{{Short description|Hong Kong singer and actor}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2022}} {{infobox person | name = Wilfred Lau | image = Wilfred_Lau.20120518.JPG | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Lau Ho-Lung (劉浩龍) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|8|13}} | birth_place = [[Hong Kong]] | nationality = | occupation = singer, actor | years_active = 2004—present | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 劉浩龍 | s = 刘浩龙 | p = liu2 hao4 long2 | j = lau4 hou5 lung4 }} | module2 = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes | alias = C-Hing | background = temporary | origin = [[Hong Kong, China]] | genre = [[Cantopop]], [[C-rock]] | instrument = [[Vocals]], [[guitar]], [[harmonica]] | label = Go East Entertainment (2004–2006)<br>[[Amusic]] (2007-present) }} }} '''Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung''' is a [[Hong Kong]] singer and actor. He is also known as "師兄" (C-Hing, [[Senpai and kōhai|Senpai]]) in the [[entertainment industry]] because he was the winner of the 16th annual [[New Talent Singing Awards|New Talent Singing Awards International Finals]] in 1997, despite not actually becoming a singer until 2004. Many{{Who|date=September 2022}} have compared his voice to the voice of [[Eason Chan]].
Wilfred attended [[St. Joseph's Primary School, Hong Kong|St. Joseph's Primary School]] (聖若瑟小學), a boys' school for his primary education, which he was schoolmate of [[Priscilla Chan (singer)|Priscilla Chan]]'s younger brother. He graduated from [[cmn:蘇浙公學|Kiangsu-Chekiang College]]. As a child, he had always wanted to become a singer due to seeing Priscilla's awards while he visited her brother's home, but his teacher made him give up his dream. At age 21, after seeing the concerts of [[Anita Mui]] and [[Andy Hui]], he finally had enough courage to enter the 1997 [[New Talent Singing Awards|New Talent Singing Awards International Finals]] where he won first place (the Gold award), the ''Best Performance Award'' (最佳演繹大獎), and the ''Best Performance Art Potential Award'' (最具演藝潛質獎).
==Career== As the winner, Wilfred was signed to Capital Artists. His first job in Capital Artists was to appear as a guest in TVB's version of [[Edmond Leung]]'s music video for the song 好朋友 (Good Friend). In the following 4 years, he hosted television shows on TVB. The company did not arrange Wilfred to record albums or songs.
In 2001, Capital Artists withdrew its business in [[Hong Kong]]. Wilfred searched for other record companies but most of them turned him down. With the help from Eddie Ng who gave him the song "舊人" to save him time from finding and recording a demo, and after three years of searching, Go East Entertainment Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of [[Universal Music Group]], signed him and arranged for him to record his debut album '''Start Up,''' which was released in 2004. His contract with Go East ended in October 2006. He is now signed to [[East Asia Music]].
== Personal life == Joey Yung and Wilfred Lau publicly announced their relationship in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hk|first=Cosmopolitan|title=容祖兒、劉浩龍不結就分！5年情盡因為師兄堅持呢件事？|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com.hk/love/joey-yung-lau-c-hing-love-break-up|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Cosmopolitan|language=zh-Hant}}</ref> On April 28, they announced that they have broke up and they will continue being friends, supporting each other.<ref>{{Cite web|last=周咏詩|date=2019-01-31|title=【容祖兒劉浩龍分手】5年情玩完 Joey「不放手」：你快樂 所以我快樂|url=https://www.hk01.com/談情說性/289744/容祖兒劉浩龍分手-再見5年情亦是朋友-你快樂-所以我快樂|access-date=2021-05-07|website=香港01|language=zh-HK}}</ref>
==Discography== *Start Up (2004) *Singing in the Ring (2004) *Past & Present (CD+VCD) (2005) *All The Best 新歌+精選 (CD+VCD) (2006) *All The Best 新歌+精選 (CD+Live Karaoke DVD) (2006) *Le Nouvel Album (EP) (2008)
'''Other Compilations''' *Love 06 (2006) *Perfect Match (2005) *細聽... 細說 (2006)
=== Select songs === {{colbegin|colwidth=22em}} *記得 *思覺失調 *緋聞男友 *跳水 *恢復自由 *錯定離手 *94340634 *二等天使 *斷尾 *戰友 {{colend}}
==Performances== *Special guest of the [[New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition]] (2005). *Guest starred in [[Eason Chan]]'s Wrestling with God (人神鬥) musical (19 August 2005).
==Concerts== *2005 - Wilfred Lau 903 Hit 4 On Fire 0813 Concert (劉浩龍 加州紅903熱火樂團音樂會). *J.A.W.S. ([[Justin Lo]], [[Alex Fong (singer)|Alex Fong]], Wilfred Lau, [[Stephy Tang]]) at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and Melbourne Arts Centre on the 19th and 21st, respectively, of May 2006.
==Achievements== *1997 New Talent Singing Awards International Finals - Gold Award, Best Performance Award, Best Performance Art Potential Award *Golden Hit for New Star TVB [[Jade Solid Gold]] Award *[[Metro Radio]] Hits for the Princes and Princesses Best Newcomers Category (2004).
==Filmography== {{colbegin|colwidth=27em}} * ''[[Moments of Love]]'' (2005) * ''[[Lady Cop & Papa Crook]]'' (大搜查之女) (2008) * ''[[The Sniper (2009 film)|The Sniper]]'' (2009) * ''[[Split Second Murders]]'' (2009) * ''[[Fire of Conscience]]'' (火龍) (2010) * ''[[Once a Gangster]]'' (飛砂風中轉) (2010) * ''[[Frozen (2010 Hong Kong film)|Frozen]]'' (2010) * ''[[Merry-Go-Round (2010 Hong Kong film)|Merry-Go-Round]]'' (2010) * ''[[Bruce Lee, My Brother]]'' (2010) * ''[[Overheard 2]]'' (2011) * ''[[Romancing in Thin Air]]'' (2012) * ''[[All's Well, Ends Well 2012]]'' (2012) * ''[[Motorway (film)|Motorway]]'' (2012) * ''Diva'' (2012) * ''[[Doomsday Party]]'' (2013) * ''[[Overheard 3]]'' (2014) * ''[[12 Golden Ducks]]'' (2015) * ''[[Second Life (TV series)|Second Life]]'' (2015) (TV series) * ''[[Full Strike]]'' (2015) * ''Guia in Love'' (2015) * ''[[Nessun Dorma (film)|Nessun Dorma]]'' (2016) * ''[[Chasing the Dragon (film)|Chasing the Dragon]]'' (2017) * ''Keep Calm and Be a Superstar'' (2018) * ''The Leaker'' (2018) * ''The Cursed'' (2018) * ''A Home with a View'' (2019) * ''[[Shock Wave 2]]'' (2020) * ''[[G Storm]]'' (2021) * ''[[The Heir to the Throne]]'' (2024) {{colend}}
<ref name="one">{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2022290/ |title=Wilfred Lau |accessdate=April 16, 2010 |publisher=imdb.com |archive-date=December 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226023413/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2022290/ |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name="two">{{Cite web |url=http://chinesemov.com/actors/Wilfred%20Lau.html |title=Wilfred Lau |accessdate=April 16, 2010 |publisher=chinesemov.com |archive-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925181824/http://chinesemov.com/actors/Wilfred |url-status=live }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=8046 A Singer By Choice - March 23, 2005]
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