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Khalil Fong
Khalil Fong
Born	Fong Tai Tung; 14 July 1983 (age 41); Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active	2005–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	方大同
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Fāng Dàtóng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	fong1 daai6 tung4
	Musical career
Origin	Hong Kong, China
Genres	R&B, Soul, Neo soul, Hip hop, Blues, Funk, Mandopop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion
Labels	In Hong Kong and Taiwan: Warner Music (2005–2013); Gold Typhoon (2013–2014); In Hong Kong: FU MUSIC (2016–Now); In Taiwan: Ocean Butterflies (2016–Now);
Website	khalilfong.com

Khalil Fong (Chinese: 方大同; born 14 July 1983) is a Hong Kong–based singer-songwriter and producer.

Fong grew up in Hawaii, Shanghai, and Guangzhou before launching his music career in Hong Kong. He is notable for introducing a more sophisticated R&B and soul sound to the Chinese music market, drawing inspiration from artists like Stevie Wonder, Musiq Soulchild and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Following the release of his 2016 album Journey to the West, Fong had to step back from making music due to health concerns. He made a comeback in 2024 with his new album The Dreamer, announcing his return to music creation.

Fong is a member of the Baháʼí Faith.^[1] He is a vegetarian.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Album title	Mandarin title	Release Date
Soulboy^[3]^[4]	—	18 November 2005
This Love^[5]^[6]	愛愛愛	29 December 2006
Wonderland	未來	28 December 2007
Orange Moon	橙月	19 December 2008
Timeless	可啦思刻	11 August 2009
15	—	21 April 2011
Back to Wonderland	回到未來	12 December 2012
Dangerous World	危險世界	11 April 2014
Journey to the West	西遊記	28 September 2016
The Dreamer	夢想家	18 October 2024

Live albums

Album title	Mandarin title	Release Date
This Love Live 2007	—	23 August 2007
Wonderland Live 2008	—	29 July 2008
Timeless Live	Timeless 演唱會Live專輯	27 November 2009
Khalil Timeless Live in HK 2009	—	28 January 2010
15 Live in HK 2011	15 香港演唱會2011	23 December 2011

Compilation albums

Album title	Mandarin title	Release Date
The Soulboy Collection	—	26 November 2013

Filmography

Television series

CRHK Love Park (戀愛樂園)^[7]^[8]

Film

Year	English title	Mandarin title	Role	Notes
2010	Love in Disguise	戀愛通告	Himself	Cameo

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nomination	Result
2005	Metro Radio Music Awards (新城勁爆頒獎禮)	New Hot Voice (勁爆熱播新聲音)	—	Won
2005	CRHK's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation (叱咤樂壇流行榜)	Chik Chak New Male Singer (叱咤樂壇生力軍男歌手銀獎)	—	Silver
2006	Metro Radio Music Awards (新城勁爆頒獎禮)	Popular Song (新城勁爆歌曲)	"糖不甩"Compose for Fiona Sit	Won
	Metro Radio Music Awards (新城勁爆頒獎禮)	Popular Mandarin Song (新城勁爆国语歌曲)	"This Love"	Won
	IFPI Hong Kong Music Sales Awards^[9]	Top 3 Best Selling Local Male Newcomers (最暢銷本地男新人)	Soulboy	Won
	CRHK's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation (叱咤樂壇流行榜)	Chik Chak Producer (叱咤唱作人銀獎)	—	Silver
	RoadShow Music Awards	Supreme Song (至尊歌曲)	"This Love" (愛愛愛)	Won
	RoadShow Music Awards	Most Potential Producer/Singer (至尊潛力創作歌手)	—	Won
2007	IFPI Hong Kong Music Sales Awards^[10]	Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year	This Love (愛愛愛)	Won
	Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards (新城国语力頒獎禮)^[11]	Popular Mandarin Hit Song (新城国语力歌曲)	愛愛愛	Won
		New Powers Singer (新勢力歌手)	—	Won
		New Powers of Creation (創作新勢力)	—	Won
2008	CRHK's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation (叱咤樂壇流行榜)	Chik Chak Male Singer (叱咤男歌手金獎)	—	Gold
		Chik Chak Top Ten Single (叱咤十大專業推介第二位)	"Love Song"	Second place
		Chik Chak Producer/Singer (叱咤唱作人金獎)	—	Gold
		Chik Chak Composer (叱咤作曲人大獎)	—	Won
	10th Mnet KM Music Festival^[12]	Best New Asian Artist	—	Won
2009	HITO Radio Music Awards (HITO流行音樂獎)^[13]	Top 10 Songs of the Year	"Love Song"	Won
	HITO Radio Music Awards (HITO流行音樂獎)^[13]	Best Loved by Audience	"未來" (Future)	Won
	Metro Radio Music Awards (新城勁爆頒獎禮)	Radio Song	"If Love" ("如果愛")	Won
		Male Artist	—	Won
		Album	Orange Moon	Won
		Singer-Songwriter	—	Won
		Fans Elected Artist	—	Won
		Popular Mandarin Song (勁爆國語歌曲)	—	Won
	Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards	Popular Song	"Kuang Chao"	Won
		Popular Mandarin Song	"Red Bean"	Won
		Top Buzz HK Artist	—	Won
	CRHK's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation (叱咤樂壇流行榜)	Ultimate Song Award	—	Won
		Male Artist	—	Bronze
		Best Music Arrangement	—	Won
	Sina Music Awards	Most Listened Songs	"The Moon Represents My Heart"	Won
		Favourite Mandarin Song	"Red Bean"	Won
		Outstanding Music Award	—	Won
	RTHK's Top Ten Chinese Songs Music Awards	Best Pop Singer	—	Won
	RTHK's Top Ten Chinese Songs Music Awards	Best Mandarin Pop Song	"Three Person Tour"	Won
2010	CASH Golden Sail Music Awards	Best Performance	"Wan Le"	Won
	Metro Radio Music Awards (新城勁爆頒獎禮)	Best Male Artist	—	Won
		Best Asia Singer-Songwriter	—	Won
		Best Hits Mandarin Song	"Wan Le"	Won
		Best Composer	"Cui Ruo" + "Hui Bo Je De Nai You Xia Xiang"	Won
		Greater China Fan Chosen Best Hits Artist	—	Won
	CRHK's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation (叱咤樂壇流行榜)	Ultimate Composer	—	Won
	RTHK's Top Ten Chinese Songs Music Awards	Most Popular Artist	—	Won
		Most Popular Mandarin Song	"Wan Le"	Silver
		Greater China Best Male Artist	—	Won
		Composer	—	Won
	Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards	Asia Best Appeal Male Artist	—	Won
		Taiwan Most Popular HK Artist	—	Won
		Singer-Songwriter	"Wan Le"	Won
	Sina Music Awards	Top 20 Songs (二十大歌曲)	"Wan Le"	Won
		Favourite Singer-Songwriter	—	Won
		Favourite Mandarin Song	"Coconut Shell"	Won
2011	Metro Radio Music Awards (新城勁爆頒獎禮)	Male Artist	—	Won
		Best Asia Singer-Songwriter	—	Won
		Song of the Year	"Hao Bu Rong Yi"	Won
		Best Composer	"Wallpaper"	Won
		Best Mandarin Song	"Zi Yi Wei"	Won
		Best Album	15	Won
	Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards	Best Singer-Songwriter	"Hao Bu Rong Yi"	Won
		Best Hong Kong Male Artist	—	Won
		Taiwan Most Popular HK Artist	—	Won
		Taiwan Best Duet	"Zi Yi Wei" (Khalil Fong/Xu Jia Ying)	Won
	CRHK's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation (叱咤樂壇流行榜)	Ultimate Song	"Hao Bu Rong Yi"	Won
		Ultimate Singer-Songwriter	—	Gold
		Ultimate Composer	—	Won
		Ultimate Male Artist	—	Silver
		Ultimate Album of the Year	15	Won
	Sina Music Awards	Favourite Mandarin Song	"Hao Bu Rong Yi"	Won
		Favourite Singer-Songwriter	—	Won
		Top 20 Songs (二十大歌曲)	"Yin Wei Ni"	Won
		Best Mandarin Duet Song	"Zi Yi Wei" (Khalil Fong/Xu Jia Ying)	Won
	RTHK's Top Ten Chinese Songs Music Awards	Best Artist	—	Won
		Best Mandarin Song (優秀流行國語歌曲獎)	"Hao Bu Rong Yi"	Bronze
		Best Chinese Song	"Hao Bu Rong Yi"	Won
2012	Kugou Music Awards^[14]	Songwriter of the Year	—	Won
		Singer-Songwriter of the Year	—	Won
		HK/TW Singer of the Year	—	Won
2014	Hito Pop Music Awards^[15]	Hit FM's Singer-Songwriter	—	Won
		Hito Overseas Singer	—	Won
		Hito Arranger	"I Want You Back"	Won
2015	Tencent x MTV Asia Music Gala 2016^[16]	Most Popular Male Singer in Hong Kong and Taiwan Award	—	Won
2016	2016 Asia Artist Awards	New Wave	—	Won
2017	28th Golden Melody Awards	Best Male Vocalist – Mandarin	Journey to the West	Won

References

^ billboard.com (13 December 2017), American-Chinese Superstar Khalil Fong Talks New Label, Publishing Children's Books, retrieved 28 July 2020
^ "Khalil Fong still the sexiest vegetarian". scmp.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^ "HMV Soul boy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
^ global.yesasia Soul boy Archived 2 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "HMV This Love". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
^ global.yesasia This Love Archived 10 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ 881903 戀愛樂園 Archived 22 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^ Khalil Fong.com Archived 26 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "2005 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ IFPI Hong Kong 2007 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Archived 17 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 April 2011
^ "2007香港新城国语力颁奖礼获奖名单" (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
^ "Winners from Past Years: 2008". MAMA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ (in Chinese) HITO Radio 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 15 June 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011
^ Khalil Fong Website News
^ Khalil Fong Website News
^ "腾讯视频&MTV亚洲金曲大赏".

External links

Official website

[1] rd.com (13 December 2017), American-Chinese Superstar Khalil Fong Talks New Label, Publishing Children's Books, retrieved 28 July 2020

[2] "Khalil Fong still the sexiest vegetarian". scmp.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

[3] "HMV Soul boy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2007.

[4] .yesasia Soul boy Archived 2 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "HMV This Love". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2007.

[6] .yesasia This Love Archived 10 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[7] 881903 戀愛樂園 Archived 22 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Khalil Fong.com Archived 26 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[9] "2005 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[10] IFPI Hong Kong 2007 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Archived 17 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 April 2011

[11] "2007香港新城国语力颁奖礼获奖名单" (in Chinese). Sina Corporation. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

[12] "Winners from Past Years: 2008". MAMA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[13] (in Chinese) HITO Radio 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 15 June 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011

[14] Khalil Fong Website News

[15] Khalil Fong Website News

[16] "腾讯视频&MTV亚洲金曲大赏".

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