Dave Wong
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| Chinese name | 王傑 |
| Chinese name | 王杰 (Traditional) |
| Pinyin | wang2 jie2 (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | wong4 git6 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Wong Wen Ching |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | October 20, 1962 Yonghe City, Taiwan |
| Other name(s) | Wang Chieh, Wang Jie, Wong Kit, Dave Wang |
| Occupation | Singer, Actor, Stuntman |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano |
| Label(s) | Warner Music, EEG |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
Dave Wong, known in Mandarin Chinese as Wang Chieh and in Cantonese as Wong Kit was a Chinese pop star famous in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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[edit] Biography
He was born in Taiwan as the son of a former Shaw Brothers actor, Wong Hap, and given the name 王文清 (pinyin: Wong Wen Ching). He grew up in Hong Kong and the United States.[1] Wong shot to the top of the Tawainese music charts in 1987 with his debut album A Game, A Dream, which sold over 500,000 copies[2], and found great success in Hong Kong during 1989. 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 and China.
His music can be described as being melancholy and haunting in a blend of rock and ballads. Wong is an established songwriter having written many of his most popular songs but also covers songs by other artists, both Asian and western.[3] However, he delivers all his songs with distinctive passion and energy.
To date he has recorded 22 studio albums in Mandarin and 11 in Cantonese. In addition, 19 compilations of his popular songs have been released.[2]
After staying in the market for about four years, he took his leave. He filed for bankruptcy as his highly publicized second marriage to Taiwanese model, Muo Qi-Wen (older sister of TVB actor Edward Mok), was falling apart. He later divorced her. He then emigrated to Canada in 1994.
Wong is a devout Buddhist, and in recent years has been contemplating becoming a monk [2]
[edit] Recent moves
Wong later returned to the Hong Kong music industry, and signed a recording contract with EEG, the company which current Hong Kong pop artists such as Joey Yung and The Twins work under.
After a multi year hiatus in Canada, he returned to Hong Kong Media with the popular Giving which featured new songs as well as remixes of his older classics. Following the success of the CD, Wang held a major concert at Hung Hom Colosseum in Hong Kong. In 1999, he released his album Dave Wong Selection (王杰 精选) 1989-1999 with the lead song "Hello". He faced criticism and dissatisfying sales for his new music and image. In 2000, he starred in Legend of the Flying Swordsman (which ended up being a flop at the box office). In the same year, he released the critically acclaimed album L'amour et le Reve. Since then, he has participated in a series of movies including Jackie Chan's New Police Story.
He performed his first Beijing concert on 26 November 2004.[4] In 2007, he released his latest Mandarin album Goodbye Madman.
[edit] References
- ^ Bio at LoveHKFilm.com
- ^ a b c Fan site Heart of a Wanderer
- ^ E.g. Phil Chang's "No Smoking Days"[1]; Lionel Richie's song "Say you, say me"
- ^ crienglish.com. Taiwan Singer Dave Wang Fulfills Dream in Beijing, News Guangdong, 29 Nov 2004. Retrieved 9 Sep 2007.
[edit] External links
- Wangchieh.com: fan forum (in Chinese)
- Dave Wong at the Internet Movie Database
- Lovehkfilm.com bio
