Paul Wong (musician)

Paul Wong
黃 貫中
Wong performing in 2006
Born	Wong Koon-chung (1964-03-31) 31 March 1964 (age 57) British Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese (Hong Kong)
Education	Bachelor of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic College
Occupation	Musician singer-songwriter record producer
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Athena Chu ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	黃貫中
Simplified Chinese	黄贯中
showTranscriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Guànzhōng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Wong4 Gun3zung1
Musical career
Genres	Rock heavy metal Cantopop Mandopop
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Labels	Universal Pathe Records Warner WOW Music
Associated acts	Beyond Hann (汗) Injection Molding Machine (高速啤機) Soler The Postman
Musical artist

Paul Wong Koon-chung (Chinese: 黃貫中; Jyutping: Wong4 Gun3zung1; born 31 March 1964), known professionally as Paul Wong, is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and producer. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Beyond, which has been disestablished since 2005. He earned the award "the Best Rock Singer (新城勁爆殿堂搖擺歌手大獎)" in Hit Awards (新城勁爆頒獎禮) 2012. He is also a member of Hong Kong Artistes Christian Fellowship (香港藝人之家).

Biography[]

Early life and Beyond[]

Wong grew up in Kowloon City. During childhood his main hobby was drawing and he aspired to be an artist, having gained a lot of related awards. When he studied Design in Hong Kong Polytechnic College, he met drummer Yip Sai Wing and other Beyond members, who invited him to be the designer for the band's first concert, later on becoming the band's lead guitarist.

As the designer of Beyond, Wong's projects include the front cover of Goodbye Ideals (再見理想) and the clothing design of Life Contact Concert (生命接觸演唱會).

Regarding vocals, Wong sang lead on one or two songs per the band's album, such as "The Grand Earth" (大地), "Midnight Stray" (午夜流浪), "Forgive Me Today" (原諒我今天) and "Yearn for You" (懷念你).

On 24 June 1993, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Wong Ka Kui suddenly fell off the 2.7 m tall stage when the band were rehearsing the game show in Japan. He then got in a coma and was certified dead on 30 June 1993. Thereafter, the remaining three Beyond members decided to continue making music under the band's name the next year, Paul Wong and bassist Wong Ka Keung became the lead vocalists and main songwriters. Paul Wong's signature works are "Paradise (遙遠的Paradise)", "Let the Hands Off (請將手放開)" and "Until You Are Here (不見不散)". In 1999, Beyond were broken up and launched their solo projects possibly owing to their demarcation over musical concepts. In 2003, they reunited to have a concert tour Beyond Beyond Beyond Live 03 (Beyond超越Beyond Live 03) for the band's 20th anniversary. In 2005, they announced their breakup through Beyond final concert tour Beyond the Story Live 2005.

Solo career[]

In late 1999, Wong formed the band Hann (汗) with Jun Kung, Mak Man Wai (麥文威) from LMF and Dino Acconci. Next, he established a studio called Polar Bear Studio where Wong made all his recordings. Afterward, he signed a contract to Universal Records and within the two years released several solo albums which made him win "the Gold Award as one of the Best Singer/Songwriters (叱咤樂壇唱作人金獎)" in Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation (叱咤樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮) for the consecutive two years.

Wong once played a leading role in the musical called The Dream Broken in Victoria Harbour (夢斷維港) by troupe Theatre Space (劇場空間),^[1] adapted from a broadway musical West Side Story, localised and based on the background in Hong Kong. Hong Kong conductor Henry Shek (石信之) was the leader for Hong Kong New Phihamonic Symphonic Orchestra (香港新愛樂交響樂團) to perform at the seashore of Hong Kong Cultural Centre during the play.

In November 2002, Wong held his debut concert in Hong Kong Coliseum. After the contract to Universal has ended, he issued an indie album Existence (我在存在) in 2004, funded by himself.

Yet as a member of Beyond, in 2005 they ran eight sessions of concert in Hong Kong Coliseum, which is the last world tour of the band. Consequently he worked as the supervisor for the musical Akapi Shooting Incident (亞卡比槍擊事件) by CRHK Sammy and Kitty (森美小儀) to contribute soundtracks.

In April 2006, Wong signed a contract to Warner, promoting his projects in Mainland China. In 2021, he joined the cast of Call Me By Fire as a contestant.^[2]

Discography[]

Solo albums and EPs[]

Songs for artists[]

Filmography[]

• Sworn Brothers (1987)
• No Regret (1987)
• The Black Wall (1989)
• The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1989)
• Happy Ghost IV (1990)
• Beyond's Diary (1991)
• Daddy, Father and Papa (1991)
• Love and Let Love! (1998)
• The Boss Up There (1999)
• Sleeping with the Dead (2002)
• Escape from Hong Kong Island (2004)
• The Heavenly Kings (2006)
• Wonderful Times (2006)
• Rebellion (2009)
• Young and Dangerous: Reloaded (2013)
• The Way We Dance (2013)
• Doomsday Party (2013)

References[]

External links[]

• Paul Wong Official Website
• Beyond Music
• Hong Kong Vintage Pop Radio – Beyond
• Ovation