Dave Wong
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Dave Wong is a Chinese pop
C-pop
C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese popular music , a loosely defined musical genre by artists originating from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Others come from countries where the Chinese language is used by a large number of the population, such as Singapore and Malaysia...

 artist who was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His memorable hits include "一場遊戲一場夢" (A Game A Dream) and "幾分傷心幾分痴" (Bits of Sadness, Bits of Craze), "誰明浪子心" (Who Can Understand A Loner's Heart?), "忘了你 忘了我" (Forget You Forget Me), and "安妮" (Annie).

Biography

Wong was born in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, as the son of a former Shaw Brothers actor, Wong Hap. He moved to Taiwan when he was 17. Before landing his first record deal in 1988, Wong wrote songs for other singers under pen-names such as "Little Grass" and "Northern Wind". He worked as a Tae Kwon Do instructor, ice-skating coach, taxi-driver, delivery-man, waiter, bar-tender and cook. He also spent 3 years in the Taiwanese military in order to obtain a Taiwan ID card, despite holding a Hong Kong British
British nationality law and Hong Kong
British nationality law as it pertains to Hong Kong has been unusual ever since Hong Kong became a British colony in 1842. From its beginning as a sparsely populated trading port to today's cosmopolitan international financial centre of over seven million people, the territory has attracted...

 passport.

Wong released his Mandarin debut album A Game A Dream (一場遊戲一場夢), which sold over 500,000 copies in December 1987, which was used as the theme song in the 1988 telemovie The Game They Call Sex. Another of his hits, "幾分傷心幾分痴" (Bits of Sadness, Bits of Craze), released in 1988, shares the melody and base music of "一場遊戲一場夢" (A Game A Dream) but sung in Cantonese with different lyrics. It was an insert song on Looking Back in Anger
Looking Back In Anger
Looking Back in Anger was a 1989 Chinese TV series and one of the most watched TVB series by Chinese people in Hong Kong and around the world. Many factors contributed to the success of this series...

and the music video features Yin Szema.

He found success in Hong Kong during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Many of his songs were used as the theme songs of popular TVB series. He is one of the few artists from Taiwan to break into the Hong Kong market, with four years of chart-topping record sales. He is likewise successful in other markets such as Malaysia, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 and mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...

.

Wong migrated to Canada in 1994, after his second marriage in 1 April 1993. He carried on releasing two Mandarin albums a year until 1998. In 31 March 1996, he released a new Mandarin album under a different label, Pony Canyon
Pony Canyon
is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...

, which ceased operations in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 in late 1997 due to the Asian financial crisis. Altogether, he had released a total of five Mandarin albums in just a period of two years at Pony Canyon with notable hits like "I Love You (我愛你)".

In 1 January 1999, Wong made a comeback in the Hong Kong music industry, and signed a recording contract with EEG
Emperor Entertainment Group
Emperor Entertainment Group is one of the largest entertainment groups in Hong Kong founded by Albert Yeung Sau-Shing in and established in Wan Chai in 1986, along with Music Icon Entertainment Limited and Emperor Motion Picture Group, EEG operates under the major conglomerate Emperor Multimedia...

. In 1 January 2000, the album Giving was released with a few new songs as well as remixes of his older classics. Following the success of this album, Wong held a major charity concert in late February of the same year at Hong Kong Coliseum
Hong Kong Coliseum
Hong Kong Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena, in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.It was built by the Urban Council and inaugurated on 27 April 1983....

 in Hong Kong.

Two years later, he released his latest Cantonese album through EEG called L'amour et le Reve (愛與夢). Around the same time, he participated in various movies including Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...

's New Police Story
New Police Story
New Police Story is a 2004 Hong Kong action film starring Jackie Chan and directed by Benny Chan.The film is a reboot of the Police Story series. New Police Story relies much more on drama and heavy action than its predecessors.-Plot:...

(新警察故事).

He performed his first Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 concert on 26 November 2004 and another in Xi'an
Xi'an
Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...

 on 16 September 2006.
In 1 January 2007, he released his latest Mandarin album Goodbye Madman (別了瘋子); like his previous Mandarin album Regaining Consciousness (蘇醒), it was not heavily promoted.

After his 10 year contract with EEG expired, Wong held his 'I am Back' Concert on 23 October 2009 at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

Dave will hold a series of world tour concerts starting from 7 August 2010 in Beijing, 23 October in Singapore, 6 November in Tianjin and may retire from showbiz afterwards. However, recently there was news that he is working on his new album and will only be leaving the song-writing scene after the album was completed and will still continue to perform in concerts.

Musical style and output

His music and lyrics can be described as being melancholy and haunting in a blend of rock ballads and blues. Wong is also an established songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 having written many of his most popular songs but also covers songs by other artists, both from Asian and other continents.

To date, he has recorded 26 studio albums in Mandarin and 11 in Cantonese. In addition, numerous compilations of his popular songs have been released.

Awards

  • 1988 Golden Horse Film Awards – Best Original Film Score
  • 1989 Hong Kong International Phonograph Record Association Awards – Platinum Phonograph Record
  • 1989 CRHK Ultimate Song Chart Award – Best Newcomer Gold Award
  • 1990 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards
    RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards
    RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards is one of the main C-pop music award in Hong Kong. The award is sponsored by RTHK. Beginning in 1978, it is the oldest major award in Hong Kong, even earlier than the Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards. The ceremony is usually held in January following the end of the...

     – Most Promising Newcomer Gold Award
  • 1990 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation – Most Popular Newcomer
  • 1992 Taiwan Top Ten Idols
  • 1992 Taiwan Best Dream Sweetheart (No 1)
  • 2000 Guangzhou Music Awards – Asian & Pacific area Best Male Singer
  • 2000 Metro Hits Music Awards – Song Award
  • 2000 Original Choice Of Chinese Pop Music – Song Award 1999
  • 2000 Golden TVB8 Top Golden Melody Awards -1999
  • 2002 Golden TVB8 Melody Awards – Best Recommendation Song
  • 2003 Golden TVB8 Melody Awards – Best Recommendation Song
  • 2003 Guangzhou Television
    Guangzhou Television
    Guangzhou Broadcasting Network , also known as GZBN, is a commercial television network in Guangzhou . It made its first broadcast on January 1, 1988.-Channel listing:All the following channels can be viewed in Guangzhou and Foshan ....

     "Hit King Election Season Awards" – Best Mandarin Song
  • 2004 Jiangsu
    Jiangsu
    ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...

     Music Prize Presentation Ceremony – Best Composer
  • 2004 Metro Hits Chinese Music Awards – Chinese Song Award

Nominations

  • 1990 1st Taiwan Golden Melody Awards – Most Popular Male Singer
  • 1992 3rd Taiwan Golden Melody Awards – Best Album
  • 1993 4th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards – Most Popular Male Singer
  • 1993 1st Singapore Hit Awards – Most Popular Male Singer
  • 1994 5th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards – Best Song Hui Jia《回家》
  • 1994 2nd Singapore Hit Awards – Most Popular Male Singer
  • 1994 2nd Singapore Hit Awards – Best Song Lu《路》

Discography

Mandarin Albums
  • 《一場遊戲一場夢》 A Game A Dream (December 1987)
  • 《忘了你忘了我》 Forget You Forget Me (July 1988)
  • 《是否我真的一无所有》 Do I Really Have Nothing (January 1989)
  • 《孤星》 Lone Star (August 1989)
  • 《向太陽怒吼》 Roared to the Sun (January 1990)
  • 《我要飛》 I Want to Fly (May 1990)
  • 電影原聲帶《異域》 Move soundtrack Exotic (August 1990)
  • 《爲了愛 夢一生》 To Dream of a Lifetime Love (January 1991)
  • 《忘記妳不如忘記自己》 Forget You Better Forget Myself (July 1991)
  • 《All By Himself IV》(Jan 1992)
  • 《英雄淚》 Hero Tears (July 1992)
  • 《我》 Me (Jan 1993)
  • 《路》 Road (July 1993)
  • 《只要說妳愛我》 Just Say You Love Me (Feb 1994)
  • 《候鳥》 Migratory Birds (July 1994)
  • 《夢。在無夢的夜裏》 Dream. In the Absence of the Night Dream (Feb 1995)
  • 《情願不自由》 Would Rather not Free (Oct 1995)
  • 《手足情深》 Brotherly love (Aug 1996)
  • 《忘了所有》 Forget All (Dec 1996)
  • 《我愛你》 I Love You (Feb 1997)
  • 《起点》 Starting Point (Aug 1997)
  • 《替身》 Substitute (Aug 1998)
  • 《從今開始》 From Now On (Aug 2000)
  • 《不孤單》 Not Alone (Feb 2004)
  • 《蘇醒》 Regaining Consciousness (Sep 2005)
  • 《別了瘋子》 Goodbye Madman (Jan 2007)


Cantonese Albums
  • 《故事的角色》 The Role of the Story (Feb 1989)
  • 《誰明浪子心》 Return of the Prodigal (Aug 1989)
  • 《人在風雨中》 Man In the Storm (Jan 1990)
  • 《流浪的心》 Stray Hearts (Oct 1991)
  • 《怒海孤鴻》 (Nov 1991)
  • 《封鎖我一生》 Blocked in my Life (July 1992)
  • 《她》 She (June 1993)
  • 《啞巴的傑作》 Silent Masterpiece (Apr 1996)
  • 《Giving》 Giving (Jan 2000)
  • 《Hello!》 Hello! (Dec 2000)
  • 《愛與夢》 L'amour et le Reve (July 2002)


Compilation Albums
  • 《今生無悔精選》 王傑新歌+精選 Featured this life with no regrets (1991)
  • 《王傑影視金曲》 Golden Wang Television (1992)
  • 《浪子心》 Return of the Prodigal (1993)
  • 《孤星夢》 王傑精選Ⅱ Star Dream (1994)
  • 《王傑外傳-西洋代表作》 Wang Jie Rumours – Western Masterpiece (May 1995)
  • 《一番傑作——經典好歌全記錄》 Masterpiece – Classic BBC Month (May 1995)
  • 《王傑經典》 Classic Wang (1996)
  • 《華納超極品音色系列 王傑》 Best of Wang (1997)
  • 《八面威風精選系列—王傑》 Wang – Best of the 80s Collection (1998)
  • 《華納我愛經典系列 王傑》 I Love Wang Classics (1998)
  • 王傑超級精選《鐵漢柔情》 Tiehan Tenderness Wang Super Selection (1999)
  • 《傑作》 Masterpiece (1999)
  • 《替身+傑出精選16》 Outstanding Features – 16 (2000)
  • 《最好2000世紀精選》 21st Century Best Selection (2000)
  • 《我們的王傑17》 Our Wang (2000)
  • 《王傑+容祖兒 純音樂世界》 Wang & Yung Pure Music (2001)
  • 《王傑萬歲 2001》 新曲+精選 Wang Long Live 2001 (new song) (2001)
  • 《華納至尊經典系列-王傑》 Extreme Classics (2002)
  • 《王傑精選 SACD 版》 Featured Wang SACD
    SACD
    SACD, founded as Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques on 7 March 1829, is a French collecting society, undertaking collective rights management for authors...

     Edition
    (2002)
  • 《華納23周年紀念精選系列-王傑》 Wang Jie 23 Anniversary Collection (2002)
  • 《孤星.英雄淚 王傑時代金選》 Lone Star (2003)
  • 《最動聽的…王傑》 The Most Beautiful... Wang (2004)
  • 《王傑2004 傑出之選》 Outstanding Selection 2004 (2004)
  • 《王傑 XRCD SPECIAL》Wang Chieh XRCD Special (2005)
  • 《王傑 華納No.1系列 2CD》 Wang Number 1s Double CD (2006)
  • 《王傑 華納最出色系列 3CD+DVD》 Most Remarkable Wang (2007)
  • 《王傑[LPCD45]》 Wang Jie (2007)


Remastered Albums
  • 《華納畅销经典 HDCD 王傑[故事的角色]》 The Role of the Story (1999)
  • 《DSD CD 王傑[故事的角色]》 The Role of the Story (2002)
  • 《LPCD 1630 王傑[故事的角色]》 The Role of the Story (2009)
  • 《AMCD 王傑[故事的角色]》 The Role of the Story (2011)

  • 《華納畅销经典 HDCD 王傑[誰明浪子心]》 Return of the Prodigal (1999)
  • 《DSD CD 王傑[誰明浪子心]》 Return of the Prodigal (2002)
  • 《金唱片复刻王 王傑[誰明浪子心]》 Return of the Prodigal (2010)

  • 《華納畅销经典 HDCD 王傑[今生無悔精選]》 Featured this life with no regrets (1999)
  • 《DSD CD 王傑[今生無悔精選]》 Featured this life with no regrets (2002)
  • 《金唱片复刻王 王傑[今生無悔精選]》 Featured this life with no regrets (2010)

  • 《華納畅销经典 HDCD 王傑[王傑影視金曲]》 Golden Wang Television (1999)

  • 《DSD CD 王傑[Giving]》 Giving (2003)

  • 《LPCD 45 我們的王傑17》Our Wang (2008)

  • 《AQCD 愛我的我愛的王傑》 新歌加經典重唱 Love Me, I Love, Wang Jie (2010)

Concerts

  • 1989 21–23 July Live In Singapore
  • 1990 22–27 February 'True Feelings' Hong Kong Concert
  • 1990 29 June 'I Want to Fly' Fans'Concert (Kaohsiung
    Kaohsiung
    Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...

    )
  • 1990 20 July 'Care Candidates' Fans'Concert (Taipei
    Taipei
    Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

    )
  • 1991 August 'Forget Myself' Live Taiwan Tour (Kaohsiung, Tainan
    Tainan
    Tainan City is a city in southern Taiwan. It is the fifth largest after New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taipei. It was formerly a provincial city, and in 2010, the provincial city merged with the adjacent Tainan County to form a single special municipality. Tainan faces the Taiwan Strait in...

     and Taipei)
  • 1991 4 September 'CTS TV Live' Taiwan Concert
  • 1992 January 'You Love Wang Jie Loves You' Taiwan Concert
  • 2000 23 February 'Giving For The Children' Hong Kong Concert
  • 2000 8–9 December Live China Tour (Guangzhou
    Guangzhou
    Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

    )
  • 2000 28 December Live China Tour (Shaoguan
    Shaoguan
    Shaoguan , historically known as Shaokwan and Shao-chow, is a prefecture-level city in the north of Southern China's Guangdong province...

    )
  • 2000 30 December Live China Tour (Shenzhen
    Shenzhen
    Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...

    )
  • 2001 4–6 April 'Wang's 2001' Hong Kong Concert
  • 2001 26 April - 1 May Live US Tour
  • 2002 27 April 'Live in Genting
    Genting Highlands
    Genting Highlands otherwise known as Resorts World Genting is the flagship integrated resort developed by Genting Group. It is nestled on a mountain peak within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia...

    ' Malaysia Concert
  • 2003 21 March 'Love Me & I Love Charity Concert' (Taipei
    Taipei
    Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

    )
  • 2003 12 & 14 September 'A Night of Love Songs' US Concert (Sheraton Convention Centre)
  • 2003 5 October Live in US (Atlantic City)
  • 2004 24 October Live in US (Atlantic City)
  • 2004 24 November 'Purple Sky' Beijing Concert
  • 2006 16 September 'Going Home' Xi'an
    Xi'an
    Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty...

     Concert
  • 2007 'Dave Wang Live US Tour (US Caesars Casino Hotel)
  • 2009 20–21 September Live in US (Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
    Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
    The Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada opened publicly on June 10, 2004. This $1 billion complex with a belle époque theme overlooks the Horseshoe Falls and is one of the most prominent features of the Niagara skyline...

    )
  • 2009 23 October I Am Back!Dave Wang Concert 2009 (Hong Kong)
  • 2010 20–21 February Lunar New Year Live in US (Foxwoods Resort Casino
    Foxwoods Resort Casino
    Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. Together with the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, it is one of the largest casino complexes in the world in terms of floor space for gaming. The entire resort comprises of space. The casino has over 380 gaming tables...

    )
  • 2010 7 August Dave Wang World Tour.Beijing
  • 2010 23 October Dave Wang World Tour.Singapore (Singapore EXPO - The MAX Pavilion)
  • 2010 6 November Dave Wang World Tour.Tianjin
  • 2011 23 May Dave Wang World Tour.London (HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London)

Movies

  • 1977 Executioners from Shaolin
  • 1978 Soul of the Sword
  • 1989 Seven Wolves
  • 1989 Seven Wolves 2
  • 1991 Casino Raiders 2
  • 1992 Invincible
  • 2000 The Legend of the Flying Swordsman
  • 2000 A War Named Desire
  • 2000 Roaring Wheels
  • 2001 Esprit d'Amour
  • 2002 Return From The Other World
  • 2002 Love is a Butterfly
  • 2002 Summer Breeze of Love
  • 2004 Heat Team
  • 2004 New Police Story
    New Police Story
    New Police Story is a 2004 Hong Kong action film starring Jackie Chan and directed by Benny Chan.The film is a reboot of the Police Story series. New Police Story relies much more on drama and heavy action than its predecessors.-Plot:...


TV Serials

  • 1989 Yang Zi Bu Jiao Shui Zhi Guo (40 Episodes) Taiwan CTS Series Aired On April
  • 1992 Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (20 Episodes) Hong Kong TVB Series Aired from Oct 5-Oct 30
  • 2005 Just Love
    Just Love
    Just Love is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in May 2005. The drama was broadcast in Singapore's MediaCorp TV Channel 8 in 2007....

    老婆大人 (20 Episodes) Hong Kong TVB Series Aired from May 9−Jun 3

Commercials

  • 1990 Solvil et Titus TV Advertisement
  • 2002 Edenbo TV and Magazines Advertisement

External links

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