Alex To

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Alex To (Traditional Chinese: 杜德偉, born Alejandro Delfino on February 10, 1962 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong and Taiwan based singer and actor. He is the winner of the 4th annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1985. He has released numerous albums throughout his career and mainly has R&B influenced songs.

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Early life and career

Alex To was born and raised in Hong Kong to a Filipino father and a Shanghainese mother. In 1980, at the age of 18, he studied abroad in Canada majoring in commercial design. In 1985, at age 23, he graduated from university and worked as an Art Director back in Hong Kong. That same year, he entered the 4th annual New Talent Singing Awards and won first place (the Gold Award). He was then signed to Capital Artists and began his career in the music industry. His debut Cantonese album 只想留下 was released in 1987. His first Mandarin album 談情說愛 was released in 1990 in Taiwan.