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Yip Sai Wing | |||||||||||
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| Born | 19 August 1963 | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Musician | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1983–present | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Zhang Weiling (m. 2011) | ||||||||||
| Partner | Hui Wan Shan (1995–2002) | ||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉世榮 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶世荣 | ||||||||||
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| Genres | Rock, Cantopop | ||||||||||
| Instrument(s) | Drums, vocals, percussion | ||||||||||
| Labels | Fei Lok Records | ||||||||||
Yip Sai Wing (born 19 August 1963) is a Hong Kong musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Beyond, formed with the lead vocalist Wong Ka Kui.
In 2003, Beyond won the "Best Original Film Song" at the 23rd Annual Hong Kong Film Awards for "Vast Skies" (長空 or "Chang Kong"), which was written by Yip and Wong Ka Keung.
Starting from 2002, he started to develop his career in mainland China. He married Chinese model Zhang Weiling in 2011. [1]
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