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Susan Wong

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Whilst still relatively unknown to the average person in Hong Kong, by keeping a very low profile, Susan Wong has quietly outsold most other better known Hong Kong singers throughout South East Asia. However for Susan's rapdily growing fans they know that they’ve discovered Asia’s best kept secret.

Susan Wong was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to Sydney, Australia with her family at the age of seven. Musically inclined from a young age, she learned to play the piano from five and later also learned the violin. At school in Sydney she sang alto in the choir and appeared in the school dramas (Gilbert & Sullivan & the like) and entered a number of piano competitions. She received an associate degree, ATCL, in piano at Trinity College.

Her first break in the music world was at the age of sixteen when her parents (with mixed feelings) entered her for a singing contest in Sydney. It was organized by TVB with the winner to be offered a recording contract with one of the big music companies in Hong Kong. She won the competition and was sent back to Hong Kong and met with the TVB producers who wanted her to sign with one of the music labels. After much deliberation she finally decided that it wasn’t right for her at that time and instead returned to Australia to study at University. She pretty much just settled back into life at Uni and put aside any dreams of a music career.

After graduating from University she returned to Hong Kong in 1997 to help run her family’s accounting business and gained CPA certification. Despite her relatively settled career Susan was thinking, “is that all there is in life”. One of the students who she was teaching piano was working for a Hong Kong independent label, and she asked the boss if they wanted a singer. Susan says “I really wanted to record the English songs that I loved. We agreed to make an album and I just went into the studio feeling really relaxed with no stress or pressure and had a fun time recording my ‘Close To You’ album.” When the album came out it in 2002 it was widely acclaimed and quickly became a favourite of music stores to play and the album was soon climbing up the sales charts in countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. The four album release’s since, ‘Close To You’ have also enjoyed wide critical and commercial success establishing Susan as probably the No.1 selling English language female singer of her genre throughout S.E.Asia.

In early 2007 Susan Wong signed a new recording agreement with Hong Kong based Evolution Limited and pre-production is currently underway for her new album that will be recorded in the USA in May. As Susan explains her motivation behind the new album, “Musically I wanted a new challenge and new musical chemistry to give me a different lift and to move on to another stage. Not everyone has opportunity to work with such high calibre musicians and producers like those I’m working with on the new album”.

Watch this space…….

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Dec 06, 02:08 AM

You are the best singer forever!!!
Oct 16, 09:57 PM

I love Susan wong
Jul 19, 04:38 AM

finally purchased your close to you album in Malaysia... ^^ *thumb up*
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Jul 16, 08:59 PM

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Apr 13, 06:49 AM

I SO LOVE ALL HER SONGS!!! l
Mar 31, 08:24 PM

Pls. open your concert live in bangkok.
Mar 06, 07:35 AM

Very very nice VOICE...
Feb 26, 09:36 PM

old but fresh, Susan is a gold voice

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