Michael Wong

Michael Wong Kong Leong, also known as Guang Liang, is a Malaysian singer and songwriter. He has sung and written many love-themed ballads and love songs, many of which have high popularity. He is popularly known in the Mandopop scene as the "Prince of Love Songs" (情歌王子).

Wong began his singing career in a duo with Victor Wong. The pair had attained notable success in Taiwan, but in a mutual agreement, the two split in 2000. Wong has released five solo albums since then, the third one being his breakthrough album, Fairy Tale. He has achieved a great success in Taiwan, mainland China, Hong Kong and Malaysia where he is based. Wong has also helped several other successful singers by composing songs for them, including the ballad "Courage" (勇氣), which was originally sung by Fish Leong.

Biography Born in Ipoh, Malaysia to a Malaysian Chinese family of Hakka descent, he is the elder of two children. He has a younger sister. Wong, as a devoted Catholic, often sang in the church choir during his school days and was once a choir teacher at a church. Graduating from Sam Tet School in Ipoh, Wong often participated in musical performances in school and has been writing his own songs since secondary school. After he moved to Kuala Lumpur to pursue a course in computer engineering, his interest in the world of music and music composition began to grow.

Duo with Victor Wong Entering from up to 30 singing competitions in town in a single year, where he managed to surface as the winner several times, were also the stepping stones to his successful singing career today. Finally noticed by Asia Pacific Music in the Pioneer karaoke contest, he started to learn Audio Engineering at Ocean Institute Of Audio Engineering during his contract with Asia Pacific Music as a recording artist. After his graduation, Michael produced his first album with two other college mates, Chan and Tan. With the joining of Victor Wong as a singer during that period, they submitted the album, with the theme song written by Michael, "掌心“ (The Palm) to Rock Records, which in turn, signed them up almost immediately. They then formed a duo group more commonly known in Malaysia as Michael & Victor or Guang Liang Pin Guan (光良品冠). In Taiwan and China, they were mostly known as Wu Yin Liang Pin (無印良品), a name given by their record label in Taiwan.

The split The duo arguably became the first Malaysians to attain major success in the Taiwanese music scene. Their debut album went platinum in both Malaysia and Taiwan. After working as a duo for a few years together, during which the pair secured countless awards for their success, Michael and Victor decided it was time to part in 2000.

On 9 November 2007, Wong released his 5th solo studio album, Never Apart.

31 July 2009 he released his First Digital Single which contained 2 Cantonese songs called: 店小二 (Dian Xiao Er) and 清水 (Qing Shui). 右手邊 (You Shou Bian) and 美好時光 (Mei Hao Shi Guang) were also included.

In October 2010, Wong represented Malaysia and performed at the 7th Asia Song Festival, organised by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.

On Christmas Eve 2012, he and Teresa Carpio sang at The Joint in Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas as a Christmas special and sang a song that was not recorded in any of his albums.

Tourism In 2019, Wong was appointed tourism ambassador for Perak by Tourism Malaysia.

It's a Small World In 2008, he was asked to perform the Mandarin version of "It's a Small World" at the Grand Opening of It's a Small World in Hong Kong Disneyland but after strong demand from the crowd, sang "Tong Hua" instead.

Discography

Studio albums

Michael's First Album (第一次個人創作專輯) (2001) Ray of Light (光芒) (2002) Fairy Tale (童話) (2005) Commitment (約定) (2006) Never Apart (不會分離) (2007) So Naive (太天真) (2010) Crazy Memories (回忆里的疯狂) (2013) Nine Ways To Enjoy Loneliness (九种使用孤独的正确方式) (2017)

Filmography

Film The Threesome Experience: The Movie (三人行音樂電影; Sān Rén Xíng Yin Yuè Diàn Ying) – 1998 Summer Holiday (夏日麼麼茶; Xià Rì Me Me Chá)- 2000 BTS (愛情靈藥; Ài Qíng Líng Yào) – 2001 Like A Slave (英勇戰士俏姑娘; Yīng Yǒng Shì Zhan Shì Qiào Gū Niáng) – 2005 Purple Mirage(紫色梦幻;"Zǐ Sè Mèng Huàn") – 2006 Where's the Dragon? (2015)

Dramas White Love (白色戀曲; Báisè Liàn Qu) – 2001 A Change of Fate (時來運轉; Shí Lái Yùn Zhuan) – 2001 Good Luck, Angel (王牌天使; Wáng Pái Tiān Shi) – 2003 Love Storm (狂愛龍捲風; Kuáng Ài Lóng Juǎn Fēng) – 2003 Wintry Night 2 (寒夜續曲; Hán Yè Xù Qu) – 2003 Love.18 – 2008

Musical stage drama : Mr. Wing ~ a romantic rhapsody (幸運兒; Xìng Yùn Ér) – 2005