Khalil Fong's bio

Khalil Fong's Bio

Khalil Fong, born July 14, 1983, is a soul singer and songwriter signed to a label in Hong Kong.

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Khalil Fong, born July 14, 1983, is a soul singer and songwriter signed to a label in Hong Kong.

Fong was born in Hawaii and his family moved to Shanghai when he was 6. His father (an American-born Chinese from San Francisco, California) wanted Khalil to learn more about Chinese culture. Six years later, they moved to Guangzhou and lived there for about 2 years. Afterwards, they moved to Hong Kong. When he was 16, he sent demos, which he had written, to music producers. Four years later, Warner Music Hong Kong finally recruited him as their producer. Khalil is a Bahá'í.His first language is English and he can speak Mandarin, Shanghainese, Hawaiian Pidgin English, and Cantonese.

Musical influences
His favorite music genres are Soul, Neo-Soul, Jazz, 50's Doowop and Rock.
Musicians that have affected Khalil's songwriting:
Singers: Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, D'Angelo, Steely Dan, N.E.R.D
Producers: N.E.R.D, R. Kelly, Babyface
Soul singers: Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Earth Wind & Fire
Neo-Soul Artistes: D'Angelo, Glenn Lewis, Musiq
Jazz Artistes: Bill Evans, Chet Baker, John Coltrane.
50's Artistes: Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, Jackie Wilson

Career
Although based in Hong Kong, his career and popularity grew in Taiwan. This is because his songs are sung in Mandarin rather than Cantonese. When asked, Khalil explained that Mandarin was his second language, next to English, and that he could express himself better in Mandarin rather than Cantonese.
In addition to his own songs, Khalil Fong has also composed songs for other artists in Hong Kong and Taiwan, such as Amei Chang, Eason Chan, Fiona Sit, Andy Lau, Shiga Lin and Jacky Cheung.

Khalil released his first album Soul Boy on September 18, 2005. He has won a number of awards, including a silver award for New Male Artist at Commercial Radio. He released his second album "This Love" in December 2006. It featured one of his more popular song Love Love Love. Love Love Love wasn't an immediate hit, though. It turned out to be a sleeper hit, only gaining recognition after his third album Wonderland was launched. Wonderland's music style marked a leave from his previous albums. It featured funkier tunes rather than the slower ballads of his previous albums.
Khalil's fourth album Orange Moon was released in December 2008. It featured slower, more conventional love ballads. In an interview Khalil said that this album (Orange Moon) was meant to be a more romantic album, with most of the songs love themed.
Khalil released a cover album Timeless in August 2009. It featured songs by various singers which, according to him, influenced his music. Among the songs are You are the Sunshine of My Life by his childhood idol Stevie Wonder and Bad by Michael Jackson.

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