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Albert Au

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Albert Au
Born (1955-07-31) 31 July 1955 (age 69)
Hong Kong
Occupation(s)Singer, dj
Years active1979–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese區瑞強
Simplified Chinese区瑞强
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinOū Ruìqiáng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationĀu Seui kèuhng
JyutpingAu1 Seoi3-koeng4
Musical career
GenresFolk music
Instrument(s)vocal, guitar
Website[1]

Albert Au Shui Keung (Chinese: 區瑞強) is a Hong Kong English pop and Cantopop singer-songwriter and DJ of RTHK. Albert grew up in Hong Kong, and his ancestral hometown is Zhaoqing city, Guangdong province. A graduate of Hong Kong Baptist University, he debuted in 1979 and achieved considerable fame in the 1980s with his folk music. He also appeared in movies and on TV. He is also operating some music educational establishments.[1]

Albert will have two live shows to be performed at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on June 21 and 22, 2021, titled "My Home You Will Reunite Concert 2021".[2] Before that, he performed an online gig on May 14, accompanied by his friends on piano and guitar, it was billed as a prelude to the two live shows.[3]

Filmography

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Albums

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  • Folk Together (Disc 1)
  • Folk Together (Disc 2)
  • Folk Together (Disc 3)

Covered Songs

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  • "The Sound of Silence"
  • "I'll Have To Say I Love You in a Song"
  • "Longer"
  • "Vincent"
  • "If"
  • "You've Got a Friend"
  • "Windflowers"
  • "Bridge over Trouble Water"
  • "Danny's Song"
  • "Dust in the Wind"
  • "Diary"
  • "Perhaps Love"
  • "The End of the World"
  • "Visions"
  • "Love Me Tender"
  • "Both Sides Now"
  • "Rhinestone Cowboy"
  • "Streets of London"
  • "House of Rising Sun"
  • "Yellow Bird"
  • "Try to Remember"
  • "Country Roads"
  • "When a Child Is Born"

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ 区瑞强:我会一直唱到七十岁 重拾粤语好歌 [Albert Au: I will sing until age 70 – Picking up good Cantonese songs again]. Guangdong News (in Chinese). 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. ^ "開騷唱歌保育香港廣東歌 區瑞強樂見TVB開放平台". Singtao News. 2021-06-18
  3. ^ "Albert Au My Home You Will Reunite Concert 2021 Online Prelude Concert". The Straits Times. 2021-05-21
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