Lawrence Chou

Lawrence Chou
Chou at the 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival
Background information
Chinese name	周俊偉
Born	(1979-04-19) 19 April 1979 (age 37) Hong Kong
Occupation	Actor, Singer
Years active	1998 - present

Lawrence Chou is a Canadian singer and actor.

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Chou developed a strong passion for music since he was a little kid. With his exceptional vocal talent, Chou won numerous singing contests in Vancouver and eventually earned a record deal with BMG in 1998. With two EPs and three LPs to his name, Chou quickly established himself as one of the brightest young singers in Taiwan, and was awarded the Best Male Newcomer award in 1998 by Channel V - the equivalent of MTV in Asia. Chou further revealed his musical talent as a producer and co-producer on many different albums for other artists or band since 1999, including highly acclaimed Mavis Fan's Jazz album, ASOS’s Rock album, and finished release his own independent music group the album (Fuluju - Fukulukuju) in 2003, and won the Best Electronic Music Album awards in China 2004.

Chou made his debut cameo in an omnibus film Heroes in Love in 2001 and quickly won the heart of the Hong Kong audience. Immediately afterwards, he collaborated with the director of Heroes in Love (radio celebrity Gi See Gu Bi) once more and played the lead character in Merry-Go-Round earning himself a nomination for Best Newcomer at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards.