Anthony Lun | |
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Chinese name | 倫永亮 (traditional) |
Chinese name | 伦永亮 (simplified) |
Pinyin | lún yông liàng (Mandarin) |
Jyutping | leon4 wing5 loeng (Cantonese) |
Origin | Hong Kong |
Born |
Hong Kong |
12 April 1956
Occupation | Songwriter, Arranger, Musical Director, Singer |
Genre(s) | Cantopop |
Instrument(s) | piano, violin, percussions |
Label(s) | Capital Artists, Bali Records Company, Golden Pony, Pony Canyon, Universal Music (HK), EMI, Opus Forever Music |
Years active | 1986-present |
Ancestry | Zhaoqing, Guangdong |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Anthony Lun is a Hong Kong songwriter, arranger, musical director and singer who sings in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese and English.
Anthony Lun is a graduate of La Salle College, Hong Kong, Santa Clara University (Bachelor of Arts) and University of Michigan (Masters of Music).
Upon returning to Hong Kong in 1986, Anthony released an album, "Anthony Lun's Composition Collection". However, he only came to the Hong Kong music industry's attention after winning the Asia Pacific Popular Song Contest the same year. He entered the competition at the initiation of Poon Kwong Pui who wrote the winning song, "Lyrics". The song is also available in his second, self-titled album. In 1990, he released an album called "Man Behind The Piano" and the song of the same title became a hit.
Between 1989 and 1997, Anthony composed over 300 songs with 42 No. 1 hits. He composed songs performed by famous Asian artistes including Jackie Chan, Faye Wong, Sandy Lam, Anita Mui, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Lui Fong, Alex To, Elisa Chan and Cass Phang.
In 1991, Anthony won the prestigious Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards in the Best Movie Theme category for soundtrack of the movie, "Au Revoir, Mon Amour" (Till We Meet Again). The notable theme song, "何日" (When) was sung by Anita Mui. In 2001, he also composed the score for an award-winning movie Peony Pavilion ().