Aaron Kwok
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| Pinyin | Guō Fùchéng (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Jyutping | Gwok3 Fu3 Sing4 (Cantonese) | ||||||||
| Birth name | Aaron Kwok Fu-shing（郭富城） | ||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||
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26 October 1965 Hong Kong |
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| Other name(s) | Kwok Fu-shing | ||||||||
| Occupation | Singer, actor | ||||||||
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Mandopop, Dance | ||||||||
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano, Saxophone | ||||||||
| Voice type(s) | Baritone | ||||||||
| Label(s) |
UFO Record (1990–1993) Warner Music Group (1993–2006) Music Nation Group (2006–present) |
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| Years active | 1987–present | ||||||||
| Ancestry | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | ||||||||
| Influenced by | Michael Jackson, Madonna | ||||||||
| Influenced | Show Luo, Alien Huang | ||||||||
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Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. He has been active since the 1980s and to the present. He is considered one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong. Kwok's onstage dancing and displays is influenced by Michael Jackson. While most of his songs are in the dance-pop genre, he has experimented numerous times with rock and roll, ballad, rock, R&B, soul, electronica and traditional Chinese music.
Kwok earned 130 million HKD in 2014.
Kwok graduated from St. Joseph's College in Hong Kong. After graduating from secondary school, Kwok worked as a junior staff in King Fook Gold & Jewellery Co. Ltd. His father, who owns a small gold retail store, desired that he gain experience in the business with the view of eventually handing the family business over to him. If not for one of Kwok's brothers taking over the gold business, his father would not have allowed him to join the entertainment industry. In 1984, he was fired for prolonged absenteeism (sick leave) caused by a foot muscle injury from trying the splits at a party.
After being fired from the jewellery company in 1984, at the age of 19, Kwok joined a dancer training course at TVB, where his talent for dancing was immediately recognised. Kwok then performed in music videos and variety shows for other singers. In 1987 he was transferred to the acting department of the talent training course and became a TV actor, where he played minor parts in TVB dramas. In 1990 he did a TV commercial in Taiwan for the Honda motorcycle DJ-1RR. The commercial gained him instant popularity with Taiwanese girls, and he immediately burst onto the music scene.
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