Christopher Wong Hoi Kan (; born 18 November 1961), is a singer-songwriter and disc jockey (DJ) for love songs in Hong Kong. In the 1980s, he began his career as a DJ at RTHK. Before leaving Hong Kong's entertainment sector and heading abroad, he established himself as a singer-songwriter.
Biography
Early life and education
Christopher grew up in Tai Kok Tsui, the third child in his family, with two elder and one younger brother. He studied at Zhang Zhushan English Middle School and worked in an advertising company after graduating from matriculation in 1980. In 1981, he went to the Chinese University of Hong Kong's New Asia College to study for a bachelor's degree in the Department of Fine Arts, but was later transferred to the Department of English in 1982. He graduated in 1985. Before joining the music scene, he worked as a program host at Radio Hong Kong.
Career
In 1983, PolyGram released a single "Sword Immortal Li Bai" for him. Later, PolyGram intended to sign a contract with him, but he insisted on completing his university studies. Let it go. Joined Radio Television Hong Kong in 1984 to host classical music programs. In the following year, he was transferred to Radio Hong Kong Radio 2 as a full-time disc jockey.
On 2 August 1986, Christopher participated in the 2nd Asia-Pacific Pop Music Composition Contest, which was simulcast by four channels. He participated in the competition with "Encounter" with his own lyrics, despite that he lost (the champion of this competition was the famous musician Lun Yongliang, In the same year, he won the award for "Lyrics" composed by Pan Guangpei).
Since Fitto Records was only a small company at the time, it also helped him open up the Guangdong market in Mainland China, and his song "Late Autumn" is the most familiar to mainlanders. But 3 years later, due to a break with the manager company, he moved to Toronto, Canada to start a business from 1994 to 2001, and engaged in interior design work. During this period, his acting career was in a state of suspension. Andy Lau, who collaborated with the TV station, and Guo Jinan, who tried to get involved in the music scene from the TV station, wrote songs.
The "Hong Kong Philharmonic x Huang Kaiqin: One Night Love Concert" took place at the Concert Hall of the Hong Kong Cultural Center for three days straight starting on 18 October 2006; The live recording "Hong Kong Philharmonic x Huang Kaiqin: One Night Stand" was made available on 22 December. They hosted the "Double Star Love Song Concert" in the Foshan Lingnan Pearl Gymnasium on 31 December 2007 along with Tai Zhengxiao. He participated in the "Jinggewang Music Tour" in Jiangmen, Guangdong on 18 January 2008, and in May he released the album "Travel Love" in Canada, which he auctioned off to benefit charity. From 17 to 18 September 2010, "Huang Kaiqin's Good Concert" took place at the Hong Kong International Exhibition and Trade Center. On the 20th, he released his solo album "Parting," which featured the songs "So That's It" and "Good."
In 2014, he first signed with Neway Star for 2 years because his company was willing to record for him in Canada. On 17 September 2022, Huang Kaiqin held the "Listen to Huang Kaiqin 35th Anniversary Concert" at the Hong Kong Coliseum to commemorate the 35th anniversary of his debut.
Awards
1987 Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Newcomer Award Silver Award
1987 Top Ten Golden Songs Golden Melody Season Selected Golden Songs, Award-Winning Song: Sad Lover 1987 Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards and Lyricist Award, wrote lyrics for the group RADIAS under the pseudonym "Ruoyu", winning work: Love 1988 Top Ten Golden Songs Golden Melody Season Selected Golden Songs, Award-Winning Song: Companion 1989, the Hong Kong Composers and Authors Association presented the award for the song with the highest TV broadcast rate in the year, and the winning work: Love 1989 Radio Television Hong Kong Most Popular DJ Award 1990 Top Ten Golden Songs Golden Melody Season Selected Golden Songs, Award-Winning Song: Deep Love and Shallow Relationship 1990 Radio Hong Kong: Most Unforgettable DJ Award 1990 Top Ten Golden Songs Golden Melody Season Selection Golden Song, Award-Winning Song: Please Come Back 1993 Hong Kong Composers and Authors Association: Radio and TV Cantonese Pop Most Widely Performed Award - Winning Song: Joke 1993 Hong Kong Composers and Authors Association: Radio and TV Cantonese Pop Most Widely Performed Award - Winning Song: Homemade Romance 2002 Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards - Male Singer Silver Award
Filmography
Movie
Noble Banquet (Eastern China Flood Relief Movie) (1991) Comrade Lover (1989)