Khalil Fong

Khalil Fong
Chinese name 方大同
Pinyin Fāng Dàtóng (Mandarin)
Jyutping fong1 daai6 tung4 (Cantonese)
Birth name Fong Tai Tung
Origin Hong Kong
Born 14 July 1983
Hawaii, United States
Occupation Singer, songwriter
Genre(s) Mandopop, R&B, soul
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, piano, drums
Voice type(s) Tenor
Label(s) Warner Music Hong Kong (2005–present)
Years active 2005–present
Official Website Official homepage

Khalil Fong Tai Tung (Chinese: 方大同) (born 14 July 1983) is an American-born Hong Kong singer and songwriter signed to Gold Typhoon.

Biography

Fong was born in Hawaii and moved with his family to Shanghai when he was 6. His father, Les Fong (an American-born Chinese from San Francisco, California), wanted Khalil to learn more about Chinese culture. Six years later, they moved to Guangzhou and lived there for about 2 years. Afterwards, they moved to Hong Kong. For that same reason, although his musical career started and is based in Hong Kong, he never wrote songs in Cantonese as it is only his fourth language. (English, English of Hawaiian Aboriginal variation, Mandarin, Cantonese & Shanghainese)

Khalil is self-taught on the guitar and piano, beginning from the ages of 15 and 18 respectively. It was also around this time that he started writing songs and sending demos to music producers. Warner Music Hong Kong finally recruited him as a producer. Khalil is Baha'i.[1]

Musical influences

His favourite music genres are Soul, Neo-Soul, Jazz, 50's Doowop and Rock.

Musicians that have influenced Khalil's style:

Career

Although based in Hong Kong, his career and popularity grew in Taiwan. This is because his songs are sung in Mandarin rather than Cantonese. When asked, Khalil explained that Mandarin was his second language, next to English, and that he could express himself better in Mandarin rather than Cantonese. His albums are released by Warner Music Taiwan in Taiwan.

In addition to his own songs, Khalil Fong has also composed songs for other artists in Hong Kong and Taiwan, such as A-mei, Eason Chan, Fiona Sit, Andy Lau, Shiga Lin and Jacky Cheung.

Warner Music (2005 to 2013)

Khalil released his debut album Soul Boy on 18 September 2005. He has won a number of awards, including a silver award for New Male Artist at Commercial Radio. He released his second album "This Love" in December 2006. It featured one of his more popular song Love Love Love. Love Love Love wasn't an immediate hit, though. It turned out to be a sleeper hit, only gaining recognition after his third album Wonderland was launched. Wonderland's music style marked a leave from his previous albums. It featured funkier tunes rather than the slower ballads of his previous albums.

Khalil's fourth album Orange Moon was released in December 2008. It featured slower, more conventional love ballads. In an interview Khalil said that this album (Orange Moon) was meant to be a more romantic album, with most of the songs love themed.

Khalil released a cover album Timeless in August 2009. It featured songs by various singers which, according to him, influenced his music. Among the songs are You are the Sunshine of My Life by his childhood idol Stevie Wonder, Bad by Michael Jackson.

Khalil has released another album, 15, on 21 April 2011. His first new song, 好不容易 (Finally), has already been released to the public in honour of his friend's recent marriage.[2]

Gold Typhoon (2013 to present)

Khalil had his first concert tour "Khalil Fong Soulboy Lights up 2013" in Hong Kong from 30 November to 2 December at Hong Kong Coliseum.

Discography

Album Name Chinese Name Release Date
Soul Boy[3][4][5] 18 November 2005
This Love[6][7][8] 愛愛愛 29 December 2006
This Love Live 2007 23 August 2007
Wonderland 未來 28 December 2007
Wonderland Live 2008 29 July 2008
Orange Moon 橙月 19 December 2008
Timeless 可啦思刻 11 August 2009
15 21 April 2011
Back to Wonderland 回到未來 12 December 2012
Dangerous World 危险世界 11 April 2014

Filmography

Drama

Awards

2005
2006
Year Award Category Nomination Result Ref
2007 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards
IFPI香港唱片銷量大獎 		Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year This Love (愛愛愛) Won [11]
2008 Commercial Radio Hong Kong "Chik Chak Male Singer" (叱咤男歌手金獎) Gold award
"Chik Chak Top Ten Single" Love Song (叱咤十大專業推介第二位, Love Song) Second place
"Chik Chak Producer/Singer" (叱咤唱作人金獎) Gold award
"Chik Chak Composer" (叱咤作曲人大獎) Award
10th Mnet KM Music Festival Best New Asian Artist N/A Won [12]
2009 HITO Radio Music Awards
HITO流行音樂獎 		Top 10 Songs of the Year "Love Song" Won [13]
Best Loved by Audience "未來" (Future) Won
2009

Metro Hits Awards (Mandarin):

Yahoo! Hit Search Award:

Metro Hit Award:

Commercial Radio Ultimate Song Award “Male Artiste” Bronze Award Commercial Radio Ultimate Song Award『Best Music Arrangement Award』

Sina Music Award:

RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award:

2010

CASH Music –Best Performance《Wan Le》

Metro Mandarin Awards：

Metro Hits Awards：

Commercial Radio Ultimate Song Award：

RTHK Gold Top Ten Awards:

Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards：

Sina Music Awards：

2011

Metro Mandarin Awards：

Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards：

Metro Hit Awards:

Commercial Radio Ultimate Song Award:

Sina Music Awards：

RTHK Gold Top Ten Awards：

2013

Kugou Music Awards: [14]

2014

Hito Pop Music Awards:[15]

References

External links

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