Mike Tsang | |||||||||||
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Born | Mike Tsang Pei-tak 7 November 1993 Shanwei, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||
Occupation | Singer | ||||||||||
Years active | 2019–present | ||||||||||
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Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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Labels | Universal Music Hong Kong Polygram Records China | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Chinese | 曾比特 | ||||||||||
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Mike Tsang Pei-tak (Chinese:曾比特; born 7 November 1993), better known simply as Mike, is a Hong Kong singer, who burst onto the music scene when his debut single "I Am Not Even" (我不如) topped the charts of three of Hong Kong's five broadcasters in early 2021, a feat that very few newcomers have accomplished. [1] Debuting under the Universal Music Hong Kong label, Tsang went on to win a number of new artist awards, including the 2021 Ultimate Song Chart Best Male Newcomer (Bronze) and the Hong Kong Gold Songs Award Presentation Ceremony 2021/2022 Best Male Newcomer (Gold), with "I Am Not Even" winning a Top 10 Gold Song Award.
Born in Shanwei City, Guangdong, China on 7 November 1993, Tsang is the youngest of three. The family moved to Hong Kong when he was around 6 and settled down in the Lower Ngau Tau Kok public housing estate, a Government housing project for low income families. With the passing of his father when Tsang was only 10 years old, his mother was forced to take on various jobs while bringing up three young children on her own. Times were hard and Tsang has often expressed admiration for his mother's tenacity and strength, as she allowed her children to pursue their dreams despite limited means. [2]
Tsang's growing love for music began in secondary school, when he was invited into the school choir by his music teacher. He is a self-taught pianist and guitarist, and as a student, was constantly working odd jobs to pay for his singing lessons. [2] [3] Upon graduation from the Hong Kong Design Institute’s Digital Music and Media programme, Tsang worked as a sound engineer as well as a part-time singing instructor, alongside singing gigs at events, restaurants, weddings and shopping malls. [1]
Since high school, Tsang has been a regular winner in the amateur singing competition circuit, [4] with accolades including Open Group Champion in the HKSAR 20th anniversary Galaxy Rising Star Singing Contest in 2017, [5] as well as in the 2017 Hong Kong i-SiNG championship, whereupon he represented Hong Kong in the i-SiNG World Singing Competition (held in Yangon that year), ultimately placing fourth in the finals. [3]
Tsang came into the public eye in the 2019 ViuTV Hong Kong reality competition show King Maker II . Despite finishing eighth, his singing and personality caught the attention of renowned music producer and composer Eric Kwok, who introduced him to sign up with Universal Music Hong Kong in 2020, and has since produced almost all of Tsang's music. [1] [2]
On 8 January 2021, Tsang released his debut single "I Am Not Even" (我不如 aka Wo Bu Ru), which shot to No.1 in three of Hong Kong's five broadcaster charts (Commercial Radio's Ultimate Song Chart; TVB's Jade Solid Gold Song Chart and ViuTV's Chill Club Music chart), while placing second in the fourth (RTHK Chinese Gold Song chart). [6] One year later, when Billboard launched the Hits of the World charts for Hong Kong Songs in February 2022, "I Am Not Even" (Wo Bu Ru) was still charting at No.17. [7]
In December 2021, Tsang was awarded Best Male Newcomer (Bronze) in Commercial Radio's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2021 , and subsequently in July 2022 (delayed due to pandemic), Best Male Newcomer (Gold) in the Hong Kong Gold Songs Award Presentation Ceremony 2021/2022 jointly organised by TVB and RTHK, with "I Am Not Even" earning him his first Top 10 Gold Song Award. [6]
2022 was a breakout year for Tsang. He was selected to participate in a major Mainland China reality singing competition Infinity and Beyond (Cantopop Season) jointly produced by Hong Kong TVB and China's Mango TV/Hunan Television, and created such an impression that Mango TV invited him to join a second programme back-to-back, their signature reality performance show Call Me by Fire (season 2) . [8] [9] This success led to several new opportunities, including his first solo album; first solo concert and performances in China's prestigious CCTV gala shows.
Infinity and Beyond
Tsang's surprise win in Episode 1 (24 April) of Infinity and Beyond, where his cover of Samantha Lam's 1984 hit "First Love" (初戀) was voted top performance among all 16 participants who included veterans George Lam, Sally Yeh, Hacken Lee, Li Jian, Miriam Yeung and Coco Lee, [2] [10] coupled with his lively personality; iconic afro hairstyle, and most notably his singing prowess, [8] made him into one of the most exciting breakout stars of the series. [11] As a result, Tsang's popularity skyrocketed in China, especially in the Cantonese-speaking regions in the south. [1] His Weibo follower count shot up from 3,500 fans before start of show to reach 1 million fans in July 2022, three months after the first episode. [6] "First Love" recorded 1.4 million views on the official YouTube channels within 2 weeks of posting, making it one of Mango TV's most popular stage performances of the year. [12]
Infinity and Beyond was aired over mainstream TV in both Hong Kong and Mainland China, and by the end of 13 episodes, recorded an accumulated viewership count of 160 million people, not including online release. [13]
Call Me by Fire 2
On the contrary, Call Me by Fire (season 2) would prove to be a greater challenge. Invited to join on the back of his previous success, Tsang had by far the least experience among all participants in the show's history, having debuted just less than 18 months when filming began in June 2022. Compared to the other seasoned musicians and performers who had been in the industry for at least 5 to 40 years, including superstars like Alex To, Richie Ren, Vanness Wu, Alec Su etc., Tsang was almost an unknown to non-Cantonese speaking audiences. [14] In a contest where audience popularity voting was the determining factor, he was able to impress sufficiently with his few performances, and avoided elimination to reach the finals. [15] Although he could not make the final selection, Tsang called this a highly rewarding experience, both in terms of personal growth and friendships with fellow contestants who were top tier performers and musical minds in their own right. [16]
Call Me by Fire (season 2), broadcast online via the Mango TV platform, had an audience reach nationwide, with Episode 1 alone recording 171 million views on the first day of upload. [17]
First Solo Album, Solo Concert and National Performances
On 22 April 2022, "I'd Thought" (我以為)* was released ahead of the broadcast of Infinity and Beyond, and took the top spot in the RTHK Chinese Gold Song chart in Hong Kong, [18] as well as Music FM Radio Guangdong Cantopop weekly chart and the Chinese Music chart in the Mainland. [19] On 29 April, one week later, "Run On!" (奔跑吧!)* was re-released in Mandarin and reached No.1 on the nation-wide Music Pioneer chart in China. [20]
Tsang released his first studio album MIKE on 18 May 2022. [21] Accumulated sales topped the Hong Kong Record Merchants Association Best Selling Album chart for 3 consecutive weeks, making him the third best selling local artist of the year, sharing the spot jointly with G.E.M and the late Leslie Cheung. [22]
On 19 and 27 August 2022 respectively, Tsang held his first ever solo concerts Mike 2022 MULTIFACETED (曾比特2022點亮多面精彩音樂會)* at live houses in Guangzhou and Foshan, opening to full houses each night. [23] [24]
On 10 September 2022, Tsang was invited to perform in 2 separate events on China Central Television (CCTV) to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, namely, the annual CMG Mid-Autumn Festival Gala (the Mid-Autumn equivalent to the Spring Festival Gala), as well as the China Movie Channel (CCTV-6) Mid-Autumn Online Gala show (「明月知我」閩江之心中秋電影雲歌會)*. Both events were televised nationwide. This was a huge honour for the young singer who had only started out in the Mainland less than five months before. [25] [26]
Return to Hong Kong
Tsang returned to Hong Kong in November 2022 and promptly released his new single, the slow swing "Hello Again" (重見)* on 2 December. This song became his second Hong Kong triple chart-topper after "I Am Not Even" (我不如), [27] while reaching the No.1 spot in the Music FM Radio Guangdong's Cantopop weekly chart and the Chinese Music chart in the Mainland as well. [28] Tsang has indicated that going forward he will focus equally on both Cantonese and Mandarin songs to cater to the needs of fans from different locations. [29]
Despite a 9-month absence from the Hong Kong music scene in 2022, many TVB viewers who watched the Hong Kong broadcast of Infinity and Beyond came to know Tsang favourably for the first time. Viewership count for the TVB broadcast averaged 1.18 million per episode [13] and Tsang was able to expand his listener base as a result. At year-end, he won the Buzz New Male Singer Award in the 2022 Yahoo! Asia Multiverse Buzz Awards, [30] as well as Best Breakthrough Singer in the Metro Radio Hits Music Awards 2022, while "I'd Thought" (我以為)* bagged the Top 10 Hit Songs of the Year award. [31]
For the nine months from November 2022 to July 2023 after his return to Hong Kong, Tsang was invited to perform in over 20 major concerts and galas in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China. The largest amongst these were the China Central Television 2023 Sail Away Greater Bay Area Gala (2023揚帆遠航大灣區音樂會)* on 17 March 2023, and the China Movie Channel (CCTV-6) Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2023 on 29 June 2023, which also marked his fifth participation in a CCTV music gala in a year. [32] [33]
As a tribute to honour the legacy of Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung on the 20th anniversary of his passing, Universal Music Hong Kong published the album Remembering Leslie in March 2023. [34] The album featured some of Cheung's most-loved classics covered by young artists across different recording labels. Selected tracks were released in advance of the album, including Tsang's cover of "Awareness" (有誰共鳴). [35] On 1 April, "Awareness" became the album's first broadcaster chart-topper when it took the No.1 spot in TVB's Jade Solid Gold Song Chart, and todate, is the only one to make it into two of the five broadcaster charts, after placing second on RTHK's Chinese Gold Song chart as well. [36]
In June 2023, Tsang embarked on his first livehouse/hall tour in China. Running over seven months, Mike on shuttle Concert Tour (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會)* consisted of ten stops spanning nine cities from the Greater Bay Area to Shanghai and Chengdu. [37] [38] Tickets for the first stop in Guangzhou were sold out within hours and all but one stop had been fully sold out. [39] [40]
From September 2023 to December the same year, Tsang was invited to his third Mainland China major reality singing competition, Singing with Legends (aka Our Song 我們的歌), where young singers pair up with industry veterans to compete for the coveted title of "Golden Voice Duo of the Year" (年度金聲拍檔)*. In its fifth season, Singing with Legends is the annual flagship music production from SMG's Shanghai Dragon Television station. Tsang was the only young singer from Hong Kong this season and was able to collaborate several times with renowned singers and song-writers like Harlem Yu, Michael Wong, A-Lin and Alex To throughout the show. [41]
On 27 September 2023, Universal Music Hong Kong released its SING OUTSIDE THE BOX project, a digital compilation album of collaborations between 13 UMGHK artists. Tsang took part with 2 new songs, namely "Round & Round" (旋轉拍賣) with Kira Chan and "Wicked Connection" (接觸不良) with Oscar Tao. [42] On 30 December, "Round & Round" was crowned Best Song by a Duo or Group in the Metro Radio Hits Music Awards 2023. [43]
On 8 December 2023, one year after his previous single, new song "Magic Carpet" (魔氈) was released, and went on to clinch the top spot in TVB's Jade Solid Gold Song Chart and Music FM Radio Guangdong's Cantopop weekly chart. For the first time, Tsang was also able to break into China National Radio's Mandopop dominant charts with the Cantonese language "Magic Carpet", reaching No.3 in both Radio The Greater Bay Station's China Original Golden Songs Chart (華夏原創金曲榜)* and the nationwide Music Radio Station's China Music Billboard (中國Top排行榜). [44]
In late 2023, Tsang was handpicked by renowned director Wong Kar-wai to sing for Blossoms Shanghai , Wong's first directed television series. A total of 57 Chinese golden oldies were featured as inset songs, out of which four were specially re-recorded by selected young artistes. Tsang covered two of the four songs, namely Su Rui's "Looking Back Again" (再回首)* and Danny Chan's "Life Expectation" (一生何求)*. "Blossoms Shanghai" first aired nationwide in China on CCTV-8, CCTV-1, SMG Dragon TV, Tencent Video and Jiangsu Television between December 2023 and January 2024. On 18 January 2024, Tsang's version of "Looking Back Again" was digitally released across Greater China, Singapore and Malaysia, [45] and one week later, topped the Hong Kong chart in QQ Music and KuGou, China's two largest music streaming sites. [46] . On 17 June 2024, Tsang's "Looking Back Again" was awarded Best Television Series OST of the Year (年度電視劇金曲)* in the first China Film and Television Music Festival, an offshoot of the 2024 Shanghai International Film and Television Festivals. [47]
On 1 March 2024, Tsang's cover of Mavis Hee's "The Fallen City" (傾城) was published as theme song of the TVB hit drama "Happy Ever After?" [48] and within a day upon release, shot up to the No.1 spot of the Hong Kong iTunes Store Top Song chart, thereafter remaining in the top 3 for over a week [49] and in the top 10 even after a month [50] For the first time, Tsang's "The Fallen City" took first place respectively in both KKBOX Singapore and KKBOX Malaysia's Top Cantonese New Singles Charts, as well as KKBOX Singapore's Top Cantonese Weekly Singles Chart, and also No.2 in KKBOX Taiwan's Top Cantonese New Singles Charts. [51]
Tsang emerged on the Hong Kong music scene at a time of unprecedented social unrest and a polarised society where businesses, media, and even artistes were often discerned according to presumed rather than actual affiliations. Young locals generally associated ViuTV with social activism and a stance against establishment, which in turn, they deemed was historically represented by TVB. [52] As a finalist of ViuTV's King Maker II , Tsang was attacked by netizens for appearing on both TV stations. [53] Despite having been passed over by ViuTV before joining Universal Music Hong Kong and thereby not a ViuTV artist, he was accused of "double dipping" and "betrayal" by ViuTV supporters, and, as a newcomer, was the main target of criticism, amid the many singers who also appear on both stations and in the Mainland. [54] When he was selected in the Infinity and Beyond auditions, young netizens further turned their wrath on him for performing in the Mainland and filled his social media with politically fuelled attacks. [55]
When asked to respond to the criticism, the young artiste said, "As a singer, my goal is to touch people with my music, and to let them get to know what type of person (Mike Tsang is). The thing I can do now, is to make good use of whatever platform that becomes available, to tell people about my work. That's enough for me. (When asked about reappearing on ViuTV) I'd take any opportunity given to me as long as it's fun." [56]
Both ViuTV and TVB are indirect Chinese state investments (ViuTV of China Unicom via PCCW, [57] and TVB of China Media Capital [58] ).
Album # | Title | Type | Label | Release Date | Remarks |
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1st | MIKE | Studio Album | Universal Music Hong Kong | 18 May 2022 | HKRMA Best-selling Album (3 weeks) [21] [22] |
Release Date | Title [59] | Album | Peak chart position [60] | Notes | ||||
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CR903 [61] | RTHK [62] | Metro 997 [63] | TVB JSG [64] | Chill Club [65] | ||||
2021 | ||||||||
8 Jan | "I Am Not Even" (我不如) | MIKE [21] | 1 | 2 | × | 1 | 1 | First triple chart-topper / Debut Song
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21 May | "I Am Not Cupid" (我不是邱比特)* | 16 | 1 | × | 2 | – |
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12 Oct | "Run On!" (奔跑吧!)* | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
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2022 | ||||||||
19 Jan | "Happy New Year" (新年快樂)* | MIKE | – | 10 | 2 | 3 | – |
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22 Apr | "I'd Thought" (我以為)* | – | 1 | 2 | × | × |
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29 Apr | "Run On!" (Mandarin) 奔跑吧! (國語版)* | x | x | x | x | x | ||
24 Jun | "My Father's Watch" (手錶)* | – | × | 1 | × | × | × | |
2 Dec | "Hello Again" (重見)* | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | Triple chart-topper
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2023 | ||||||||
8 Dec | "Magic Carpet" (魔氈)* | – | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | x |
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2024 | ||||||||
18 Jan | "Looking Back Again" (再回首)* | x | x | x | x | x | x | Cover version of the Su Rui song "Blossoms Shanghai" drama inset song
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1 Mar | "The Fallen City" (傾城) | x | x | x | x | 3 | x | Cover version of the Mavis Hee song TVB "Happy Ever After?" drama theme song
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Release Date | Title | Album | Peak chart position | Notes | ||||
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CR903 | RTHK | Metro 997 | TVB JSG | Chill Club | ||||
10 Feb 2023 | "Awareness" (有誰共鳴) | Remembering Leslie [34] | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | Cover version of the late Leslie Cheung's song |
Release Date | Title | Album | Peak chart position | Notes | ||||
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CR903 | RTHK | Metro 997 | TVB JSG | Chill Club | ||||
9 Jul 2021 | "I Am Not Cupid" (Duet) 我不是邱比特(合唱版)* | MIKE | – | – | × | – | 7 | With Jennifer Chan |
15 Nov 2021 | "Run On!" (Duet version) 奔跑吧! (Duet version)* | x | x | x | x | x | With ONE PROMISE (band) Digital release only | |
27 Sep 2023 | "Round & Round" (旋轉拍賣) | Sing Outside the Box [71] | – | – | 4 | x | x | With Kira Chan |
"Wicked Connection" (接觸不良) | x | x | x | x | x | With Oscar Tao |
Date | Event | Venue | Notes |
2022 | |||
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19 Aug | "Mike 2022 MULTIFACETED" – Guangzhou (曾比特2022點亮多面精彩音樂會—廣州站)* | Guangzhou Central Station Rock House | First solo concert [23] |
27 Aug | "Mike 2022 MULTIFACETED" – Foshan (曾比特2022點亮多面精彩音樂會—佛山站)* | Foshan Beatles Music Live House | [24] |
2023 | |||
17 Jun | "Mike on shuttle Concert Tour" – Guangzhou (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會—廣州站)* | Guangzhou Central Station Rock House | [39] |
23 Jun | "Mike on shuttle Concert Tour" – Foshan (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會—佛山站)* | Foshan Nanhai Theatre | [37] |
25 Aug | "Mike on shuttle Concert Tour" – Shenzhen (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會—深圳站)* | Shenzhen NuBond LiveHouse | [40] |
16 Sep | "Mike on shuttle Concert Tour" — Shanghai (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會—上海站)* | Shanghai MAO LiveHouse | [38] |
23 Sep | "Mike on shuttle Concert Tour" — Zhuhai (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會—珠海站)* | Zhuhai DIALOGUE SPACE | [72] |
21 Oct | "Mike on shuttle Concert Tour" — Dongguan (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會—珠海站)* | Dongguan Orange Theatres Dongcheng Theatre | [73] |
11 Nov | "Mike on shuttle Concert Tour" — Shunde (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會—順德站)* | Shunde Performing Arts Centre Theatre | [74] |
18 Nov | "Mike on shuttle Concert Tour" — Chengdu (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會—成都站)* | Chengdu CH8 Livehouse Wanmei | [75] |
24 Dec | "Mike on shuttle Concert Tour" — Jiangmen (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會—江門站)* | Jiangmen Performance Arts Center, Qiaodu Grand Theatre | [76] |
2024 | |||
13 Jan | "Mike on shuttle Concert Tour" — Guangzhou finale (曾比特穿梭巡迴音樂會—廣州站收官場) | [77] |
Date | Event | Venue | Notes |
2021 | |||
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15 May | "Cantosongs 101 Silent Concert" (《廣東歌101》無聲演唱會)* | Times Square, Causeway Bay | Solo and with AGA [78] |
29 May | "Community Chest Charity Show 2021" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | With Gin Lee, Kerryta Chau [79] |
7 Aug | "Gimme LiVe" 2021 | Mira Place, Tsimshatsui | [80] |
20 Aug | "Jace Chan PROCESSED Concert" | Music Zone, KITEC | Guest [81] |
21 Aug | KKBox "Lossless Music Fiesta" | Stanley Plaza, Stanley | Solo and with Gin Lee [82] |
19 Nov | "TVB 54th Anniversary Gala" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | With various [83] |
28 Nov | "2021 Po Leung Kuk Gala Spectacular" | Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom | With Gin Lee, MC Cheung [84] |
11 Dec | "Jace Chan UNBORDERED Concert" | Star Hall, KITEC | Guest [85] |
31 Dec | New TV "2021 Countdown Concert" (2021美麗的夜香港跨年演唱會)* | Central Harbourfront Event Space | Solo and with George Lam, Vincy Chan [86] |
2022 | |||
7 Jun | Mango TV "Weekend Forest Concert" (《週末出片大會》森林音樂會)* | Ranhou Forest Camping Grounds, Kaifu, Changsha | [87] |
28 Jun | CCTV China Movie Channel Hong Kong SAR 25th Anniversary Commemorative Online Gala (庆祝香港回归祖国25周年云歌会)* | Online broadcast due to pandemic | With Gigi Yim [88] |
10 Sep | CCTV "2022 CMG Mid-Autumn Festival Gala" | Jiyang Lake Ecological Garden, Zhangjiagang, Suzhou | With Isabelle Huang [25] |
CCTV China Movie Channel Mid-Autumn Online Gala (「明月知我」閩江之心中秋電影雲歌會)* | Online broadcast due to pandemic | With Fan Shiqi [26] | |
19 Nov | "TVB 55th Anniversary Gala" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | With Gigi Yim, Johnson Lee, Louis Yuen [89] |
3 Dec | "2022 Tung Wah Charity Gala Show" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | Solo and with Jasmine Yam [90] |
10 Dec | TVB "Infinity and Beyond 25th Anniversary Concert" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | Solo and with Kerryta Chau [91] |
2023 | |||
14 Jan | "2023 Yan Chai Charity Gala Show" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | [92] |
11 Mar | "2023 Pok Oi Charity Gala Show" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | Red Team Leader [93] |
17 Mar | CCTV "2023 Sail Away Greater Bay Area Gala" (2023揚帆遠航大灣區音樂會)* | Guangzhou Nansha Port Phase 4 Cargo Terminal | With Ron Ng [32] |
18–19 Mar | "Andrew Lam 40 years Retrospective Concert (Part 2)" (蘇格蘭場今天星閃閃林敏驄暨車總腦交戰時日如飛40週年成人禮作品展演唱會之part2更精采)* | AXA x WONDERLAND, West Kowloon Cultural District | [94] |
25 Mar | Youku-TVB "Memories Beyond Horizon All-stars Concert" (無限超越群星演唱會)* | The Venetian Macao | [95] |
30 Mar | Music FM Radio Guangdong "35th Music Pioneer Awards Press Event Concert" (《音樂先鋒榜35載榮耀盛典》新聞發佈演唱會)* | Guangzhou Haixinsha Asian Games Park | [96] |
1 Apr | Universal Music Hong Kong "Reminiscing Leslie Live Concert" | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre | Solo and with Gigi Yim [97] |
22 Apr | StarMac Entertainment "One Night in Zhaoqing 2023" | Zhaoqing Sports Center | [98] |
1–2 May | Wynn Macau "Special for You" Concerts | Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace | Solo and with Ron Ng [99] |
21 May | Hana Kuk "Hanafinity Concert 2023" | Star Hall, KITEC | Guest [100] |
3 Jun | "Community Chest Charity Show 2023" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | Solo and with Joyce Chu, DEZ [101] |
29 Jun | CCTV-6 China Movie Channel "The Greater Bay Area Film Concert 2023" | AsiaWorld–Arena | With Gigi Yim [33] |
8 Jul | "2023 Caritas Hong Kong Charity Show" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | |
27 Aug | TVB "Miss Hong Kong Pageant 2023" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | [102] |
3 Nov | TVB-SJM Resorts "Jardim Secreto Music Fiesta" | Grand Lisboa Palace Resort, Macau | Solo and with Gigi Yim [103] |
12 Nov | Foshan People's Government "2023 China-Foshan Greater Bay Area Kungfu Film Week Closing Ceremony and Music Night" | Foshan News and Media Center | [104] |
23 Nov | Manulife "Top Stars Music Show" | AsiaWorld–Expo Arena | [105] |
2 Dec | "20th Asian Music Festival" | Longhua Cultural and Sport Center, Shenzhen | [106] |
2024 | |||
27 Jan | "2024 Yan Chai Charity Gala Show" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | [107] |
9 Feb | HOY TV–Guangdong Radio and Television "Spring Festival Gala 2024" (龍騰灣區歡樂年) | West Kowloon Cultural District, Yunfu Jinshuitai Resort, Zhuhai Novotown | Solo and with Icely Cheung [108] |
2 Mar | "2024 Pok Oi Charity Gala Show" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | Solo and with Feanna Wong [109] |
30 Apr | FTLife "FTLife Beyond Your Imagination Concert" (富通保險超越您想音樂會)* | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre | Solo and with Angela Hui [110] |
18 May | "The Infinite Bowie Wu Concert Show 2024" (修哥無限楓騷演唱會2024)* | The Londoner Arena, Macau | Solo and with Bowie Wu [111] |
1 Jun | "Community Chest Charity Show 2024" | TVB City, Tseung Kwan O | [112] |
17 Jun | "2024 Shanghai International Film and Television Festivals – China Film and Television Music Festival" | Yunjian Culture and Art Center, Shanghai | [47] |
Date | Event | Role | Notes |
2019 | |||
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30 Sep – 15 Dec | ViuTV "King Maker II" | Reality Show Contestant |
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2022 | |||
24 Apr – 17 Jul | TVB - Mango TV - Hunan TV "Infinity and Beyond" | Regular Singer |
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19 Aug – 4 Nov | Mango TV "Call Me by Fire season 2" | Reality Show Contestant |
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2023 | |||
25 Sep – 13 Oct | TVB "I Want To $leep" | Reality Show Co-Host |
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8 Oct – 17 Dec | Shanghai Dragon TV "Singing with Legends 5" | Regular Singer |
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25 Nov – 30 Dec | Nanfang Media Group (aka GDToday) "Singing in the Greater Bay Area" | Co-Host and Singer |
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2024 | |||
9 Feb | CCTV-1 "Bustling Tastes of the Chinese New Year" (龍騰虎躍▪中國年味)* | Singer | With Li Huizhen [115] |
CCTV-3 "Spring Gala awaits you" (春晚等着你)* | Singer | [116] | |
10 Feb | RTHKTV31 - Yunnan TV - Beijing TV "Chinese New Year Music Party for Year of the Dragon" (龍躍千里─甲辰年新春音樂派對)* | Singer | [117] |
TVB "Po Leung Kuk Chinese New Year Special" (新春保良迎金龍) | Singer | [118] | |
18 May | Guangxi Television "Folk Song Gala" | Singer and Creative Officer |
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Year | Award Ceremony | Platform | Category | Name | Results | Notes |
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2021 | Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2021 | Commercial Radio | Best Male Newcomer (Bronze) | — | Won | [6] |
2022 | Hong Kong Gold Songs Award Presentation Ceremony 2021/2022 | RTHK and TVB | Best Male Newcomer Awards (Gold) | — | Won | [6] |
Top 10 Gold Song Awards | "I Am Not Even" 《我不如》 | Won | ||||
Call Me by Fire (season 2) | Mango TV | Best Stage Performance | "Red Cloud Robe" 《紅雲袍》 | 3rd | [120] | |
2022 Yahoo! Asia Multiverse Buzz Awards | Yahoo! Asia | Buzz New Male Singer Awards | — | Won | [30] | |
Metro Radio Hits Music Awards 2022 | Metro Radio | Best Breakthrough Singer | — | Won | [31] | |
Top 10 Hit Songs of the Year | "I'd Thought" 《我以為》 | Won | ||||
2023 | Tencent Wave Music Awards | Tencent Music | Best Cantonese Album | "MIKE" | Nominated | [121] |
The 20th Asian Music Festival | AMF Organizing Committee | Media Select Male Singer of the Year | — | Won | [122] | |
Metro Radio Hits Music Awards 2023 | Metro Radio | Best Song by Duo or Group | "Round & Round" | Won | [43] | |
2024 | China Film and Television Music Festival | CFA, CTAA, SIFF and STVF office, SMG | Best Television Series OST of the Year | "Looking Back Again" | Won | [47] |
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