Albert Au

Albert Au
Background information
Chinese name 區瑞強 (traditional)
Chinese name 区瑞强 (simplified)
Pinyin oū ruì qiáng (Mandarin)
Jyutping au1 seoi3 koeng4 (Cantonese)
Born (1955-07-31) July 31, 1955
Hong Kong
Origin Hong Kong
Occupation Singer, DJ
Years active 1979-present
Genre(s) Folk music
Instrument(s) vocal, Guitar
Ancestry Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
Website

Albert Au Shui Keung (Chinese: 區瑞強) is a Hong Kong English pop and Cantopop singer-songwriter and DJ of RTHK. Albert grew up in Hong Kong, and his ancestral hometown is Zhaoqing city, Guangdong province. A graduate of Hong Kong Baptist University, he debuted in 1979 and achieved considerable fame in the 1980s with his folk music. He also appeared in movies and on TV. He is also operating some music educational establishments.[1]

Filmography

  • McDull, the Alumni (2006)
  • Throw Down (2006)
  • Tigers, The Legend of Canton (Guang Dong wu hu zhi tie quan wu di Sun Zhong Shan) (1993)
  • Let Us Flirt, Partner (Pai dang chuang qing guan) (1985)
  • Return of Pom Pom, The (1984)
  • The Militarism Revival (Nu ba tai yang qi) (1983)
  • Return of the Condor Heroes (Sun diu hap lui) (1983)
  • Love Encore (TVB 1982)
  • Sealed with a Kiss (Liang xiao wu zhi) (1981)
  • Don't Play with Fire (Di yi lei xing wei xian) (1980)
  • Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)

Albums

  • Folk Together (Disc 1)
  • Folk Together (Disc 2)
  • Folk Together (Disc 3)

Covered Songs

  • The Sound of Silence
  • I'll Have To Say I Love You In a Song
  • Longer
  • Vincent
  • If
  • You've Got a Friend
  • Windflowers
  • Bridge Over Trouble Water
  • Danny's Song
  • Dust In the Wind
  • Diary
  • Perhaps Love
  • The End of the World
  • Visions
  • Love Me Tender
  • Both Sides Now
  • Rhinestone Cowboy
  • Streets of London
  • House of Rising Sun
  • Yellow Bird
  • Try to Remember
  • Country Roads
  • When a Child Is Born

References

  1. ↑ 区瑞强：我会一直唱到七十岁 重拾粤语好歌 [Albert Au: I will sing until age 70 – Picking up good Cantonese songs again]. Guangdong News (in Chinese). 16 Feb 2009.
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