Alex Fong (singer)

For other people of the same name, see Alex Fong (disambiguation).

Alex Fong
Chinese name	方力申 (Traditional)
Pinyin	Fāng Lìshēn (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Fong1 Lik6-san1 (Cantonese)
Ancestry	Dali, Yunnan
Born	26 February 1980 (1980-02-26) Hong Kong
Other name(s)	Siu Fong (小方)
Occupation	Singer/actor
Genre(s)	Cantopop
Instrument(s)	Singing
Label(s)	Neway Star (2011-present) Gold Label Records/EMI (2003-2011) Universal Music/Go East Records (2001-2002)
Years active	2001-present
Official Website	Official blog

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Fong.

Alex Fong Lik-san (Chinese: 方力申, born 26 February 1980) is a professional swimmer-turned-actor and singer based in Hong Kong, nicknamed "Little Flying Fish" for his swimming achievements. As of 2005, he holds several Hong Kong swimming records. He first represented Hong Kong at the age of 11. He also represented Hong Kong at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, but failed to reach the finals. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Hong Kong. He caught the attention of record executives with his popularity amongst teenage girls and became a singer in 2001.

He had been assigned to work with Stephy Tang (鄧麗欣) of former pop-group Cookies/Mini Cookies for the past few years. They now have 6 duets: 好心好報, 好好戀愛, 十・分愛 (winner of the 2006 Jade Solid Gold 'Best Duet Gold Award'), 我的最愛, 重爱 (mandarin version of 我的最愛) and 七年.

Aside from releasing albums and filming movies, Fong is also one of the hosts of TVB's hit cooking comedy show, Beautiful Cooking, along with Ronald Cheng and Edmond Leung. On 24 April 2009, Fong and Kary Ng appeared at the Melbourne Arts Center for their Melbourne 2009 show.

In 2011, Fong left his previous record company Gold Typhoon and signed to Neway Star as his new record label.

2000 Summer Olympics - Swimming

Fong competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the Hong Kong Swimming Team. He took part in men's 200 m individual medley, men's 400 m individual medley and men's 200 m backstroke, he won his heats in 400 m individual medley and 200 m backstroke, but failed to make the final.

He is the current Hong Kong record holder in 200 m backstroke (2:05.47) and 400 m individual medley (4:29.02). Both records were set at the Sydney Olympics. He is also a member of the team that set Hong Kong records for 4×100 m medley relay (3:51.07) and 4×200 m freestyle relay (7:38.91).

Discography

Albums

• Alex Sun (2001)
• One Anniversary (2002)
• Alex Fong New Songs and Best Selections (2003)
• True (2003)
• Never Walk Alone (2004)
• 903 California Red: Eleven Fires Concert (2004)
• Be Good (2005)
• The Lost Tapes: Alex Fong Lik Sun (2006)
• In Your Distant Vicinity (2007)
• Alex Fong 2008 L For Love New and Best Selected (2008)
• Time Flies (2009)
• 7YRS (2009)

Filmography

• 2001 - 2002 (二〇〇二) Starring: Alex Fong, Nicholas Tse, and Sam Lee
• 2002 - Feel 100% (百分百感覺) (Role: Male lead with Daniel Chan, Starring as female lead: Niki Chow and Rain Li)
• 2002 - Give Me a Chance
• 2003 - My Lucky Star (行運超人)
• 2003 - Sound of Colors (地下鐵)
• 2004 - Elixir of Love
• 2004 - Love on the Rocks (恋情告急) [cameo]
• 2004 - Astonishing
• 2004 - Super Model
• 2005 - My Family (甜孫爺爺) (Role: Male lead with Harwick Lau, Starring with female lead: Shirley Yeung)
• 2006 - McDull, the Alumni (春田花花同學會)
• 2006 - Marriage with a Fool (獨家試愛) (Role: Male lead, Starring as female lead: Stephy Tang)
• 2006 - Troy (Funky Monkey Dance Party II)
• 2006 - I'll Call You (得閑飲茶) (Role: Male lead, Starring as female lead: Viann Liang)
• 2006 - Dating a Vampire (愛上尸新娘) (Role: Male lead, Starring as female lead: Miki Yeung)
• 2006 - Love @ First Note (戀愛初歌) (Role: Male lead with Justin Lo, Starring as female lead: Kary Ng)
• 2007 - Love in Macau
• 2007 - Love Is Not All Around (十分愛) (Role: Male Lead, Starring as female Lead: Stephy Tang)
• 2007 - It's a Wonderful Life (心想事成) (Role: Male Lead with Ronald Cheng, Starring as female lead: Teresa Mo and Louisa So)
• 2007 - Bullet and Brain
• 2008 - L For Love♥ L For Lies (我的最愛) (Role: Male Lead, Starring as female lead: Stephy Tang, Miki Yeung)
• 2008 - Legendary Assassin (狼牙)
• 2009 - I Corrupt All Cops
• 2009 - Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg
• 2010 - Just Another Pandora's Box
• 2010 - The Fantastic Water Babes
• 2011 - I Love Hong Kong
• 2011 - The Founding of a Party (建党伟业)
• 2011 - Love is the Only Answer(人約離婚後)
• 2011 - Summer Love
• 2011 - Chase Our Love
• 2011 - East Meets West 2011

Television

• Dressage to Win (TVB, 2008)
• Colours of Love (TVB, 2007)
• My Family (TVB, 2004)
• Sunshine Heartbeat (TVB, 2004)
• Hearts Of Fencing I (TVB, 2003)
• Feel 100% (TVB)
• Twin of Brothers (CCTV-1, 2011)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2001	Ultimate Song Chart Awards 叱咤樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮	Ultimate New Male Artist Award	Alex Fong	Bronze Award
	2001 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards	Best New Prospect Male Artist Award	Alex Fong	Silver Award
	2001 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards	Best Newcomer for Male Artist	Alex Fong	Silver Award
2003	Metro Showbiz Hit Awards 新城勁爆頒獎禮	Hit Duet Song	Ho Sum Ho Bo (好心好報) with Stephy Tang	Won
	2003 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards	Top 10 Songs	Ho Sum Ho Bo	Won
	2003 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards	Best Duet Song	Ho Sum Ho Bo (好心好報) with Stephy Tang	Silver Award
2004	Metro Showbiz Hit Awards 新城勁爆頒獎禮	Hit Song	大方	Won
		Hit Duet Song	Ho Ho Lieu Hoi (好好戀愛) with Stephy Tang	Won
		Hit Popular Male Artist	Alex Fong	Won
	2004 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards	Top 10 Songs	Ho Ho Lieu Hoi (好好戀愛)	Won
	2004 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards	Best Duet Song	Ho Ho Lieu Hoi (好好戀愛) with Stephy Tang	Won
2005	Metro Showbiz Hit Awards 新城勁爆頒獎禮	Hit Song	Mr. ABC (ABC 君)	Won
		Hit Karoke Song	Hurting Yourself, Hurting Others (自欺欺人) with Theresa Fu	Won
2006	Metro Showbiz Hit Awards 新城勁爆頒獎禮	Hit Song	In Your Distant Vicinity (在你遙遠的附近)	Won
		Hit Duet Song	Extremely Love (十・分愛) with Stephy Tang	Won
	2006 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards	Best Duet Song	Extreme Love (十分‧愛) with Stephy Tang	Gold Award

External links

• Alex Fong at the Internet Movie Database