Alex Fong (singer)

Alexander Fong (方力申, Fong Lik-Sun; born 26 February 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and swimmer. He was nicknamed "Little Flying Fish" for his swimming achievements. As of 2016, Fong still holds several Hong Kong swimming records (and some youth-grade records). He first represented Hong Kong at the age of 11. Fong has also represented Hong Kong at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He holds a degree in business administration from the University of Hong Kong. Fong caught the attention of record executives with his popularity amongst teenage girls and became a singer in 2001.

For the Hong Kong actor with the same English name, see Alex Fong (actor).

Alex Fong
方力申
Alex Fong in 2010
Born (1980-02-26) 26 February 1980
British Hong Kong
OccupationActor, singer
Years active2001–present
Musical career
Also known asSiu Fong (小方)
GenresCantopop
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsNeway Star (2011–present)

Gold Label/EMI (2003–2011)

Universal Music/Go East (2001–2002)
Chinese name
Chinese方力申
WebsiteOfficial blog
In this Chinese name, the family name is Fong.

He had been assigned to work with Stephy Tang of former pop-group Cookies/Mini Cookies for the past few years. They now have eight 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), 七年, 同屋主 and 危城.

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 2009 Melbourne show.[1]

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

In July 2016, Fong became an exhibitor with the Art of the Olympians.[2]

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.

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).[3]

Marathon swimming

Fong announced on 1 August 2019 that he would do a Hong Kong Island circumnavigation swim on 5 November to raise money for charity.[4] As part of his training, he did the Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim, a 15 km marathon swimming race held annually in Hong Kong, and won the race in the solo category.[5] He completed the charity swim in 10 hours and 38 minutes, breaking the previous record set by Simon Holliday in November 2017.[6]

Personal life

Fong and Stephy Tang, his colleague in multiple movies including L for Love L for Lies (我的最愛), Love Is Not All Around 十分愛), Marriage with a Fool (獨家試愛), and Anniversary (紀念日) have reportedly been in a relationship for 10 years as of 2016.[7] This was announced by Mark Lui at his THANK YOU Concert at the HK Coliseum in June 2013. He is also a guest manager for Tang's amateur volleyball team Loey, named after her own fashion label. As of 18 March 2016, it has been reported that Fong and Tang had ended their 10-year relationship.[8]

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

Television

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
 [11]
2001 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards Best New Prospect Male Artist Award Alex Fong
Silver Award
 [12]
2001 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards Best Newcomer for Male Artist Alex Fong
Silver Award
 [13]
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
 [14]
2003 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards Top 10 Songs Ho Sum Ho Bo
Won
 [15]
2003 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards Best Duet Song Ho Sum Ho Bo (好心好報) with Stephy Tang
Silver Award
 [16]
2004 Metro Showbiz Hit Awards
新城勁爆頒獎禮		 Hit Song 大方
Won
 [17]
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
 [18]
2004 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards Best Duet Song Ho Ho Lieu Hoi (好好戀愛) with Stephy Tang
Won
 [19]
2005 Metro Showbiz Hit Awards
新城勁爆頒獎禮		 Hit Song Mr. ABC (ABC 君)
Won
 [20]
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
 [21]
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
 [22]

References
  1. "Alex & Kary Melbourne 09 Show". greentix.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  2. http://artoftheolympians.org/artists/alex-fong-lik-sun/
  3. Hong Kong Swimming Records
  4. 媽咪擔心朋友夢見Call白車 方力申挑戰45公里環島泳望籌450萬, Sing Tao Daily, 2019-08-01
  5. Alex Fong, Mary Kwoh Will Clean Half In Hong Kong, WOWSA
  6. 方力申慈善馬拉松環島泳破紀錄　10小時38分鐘完成45公里成績驕人, HK01, 2019-11-05
  7. Loey Volleyball team (Stephy's Volleyball Team) promoting the mini-movie "Anniversary Day" marking Alex and Stephy's 10-year anniversary.
  8. huynh. "Alex Fong and Tang End 10-Year Relationship". Jaynestars.com. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  9. "Alex Fong". IMDb. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  10. "Alex Fong". chinesemov.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  11. (in Chinese) 2001 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Archived 15 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  12. (in Chinese) 2001 RTHK Top 10 Songs Awards Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  13. (in Chinese) 2001 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  14. (in Chinese) 2003 Metro Showbiz Hit Awards Retrieved 3 January 2009. Archived 5 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  15. (in Chinese) 2003 RTHK Top 10 Songs Awards Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  16. (in Chinese) 2001 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards Archived 30 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  17. (in Chinese) 2004 Metro Showbiz Hit Awards Retrieved 3 January 2009. Archived 12 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  18. (in Chinese) 2004 RTHK Top 10 Songs Awards Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  19. (in Chinese) 2004 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards Archived 30 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  20. (in Chinese) 2005 Metro Showbiz Hit Awards Retrieved 3 January 2009. Archived 6 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  21. (in Chinese) 2006 Metro Showbiz Hit Awards Retrieved 3 January 2009. Archived 30 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  22. (in Chinese) 2006 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards Archived 20 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 January 2009.
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