Jonathan Wong

Biography

Born in the USA, Jonathan picked up the piano and violin at the age of 6 and began taking a serious interest in dance during his high school years at Milton Academy. Jonathan graduated from Cornell University in 2008, double majoring in Psychology and Dance, where he sang in the Cornell University Glee Club and also was music director and arranger for the university's a cappella group "Last Call". His vocal arrangements and solo performances helped "Last Call" secure numerous national and international awards, while his achievements in dance made him the single recipient of the 2008 Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award. In 2009, Jonathan debuted as a singer in Hong Kong. He releases his first multilingual solo album Beyond Singing (超越聲音) in October 2009, where he was heavily involved in the production process, ranging from composing to arranging, producing to writing lyrics. Notable tracks include "Roswell" (羅茲威爾), "Separate Ways" (1+1), "Fino A Ti Amo" (摸黑) & "南北極". In November, Jonathan was in charge of arranging and conducting the A Cappella segment at the TVB Jade Singers Anniversary Celebration 2009.

In 2010, Jonathan joined Avex Group, a top music label in Japan, and became the first ever international artist jointly developed by the group’s domestic and international departments. On June 16, 2011, Jonathan released his first Japanese single "Kimi wa bara yori utsukushii" (君は薔薇より美しい(You are more beautiful than a rose)). In the same year, he became a talk show host in the popular TVB J2 programme "Big Boys Club" (兄弟幫); starred as the male lead role in a highly popular musical "A Love Fetherlite", and toured Shenzhen and Guangzhou in a series of performance. In May 2012, Jonathan was invited to be a guest composer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s (HKUST’s) "The Intimacy of Creativity" concert presented by Prof Bright Sheng, one of the world’s best known composers/ conductors. At the concert he performed also as a vocalist for his own composition with a group of award-winning international and regional musicians and composers. In June, Jonathan released his first Mandarin album "Rising". Songs on the album became pop-chart favorites and received critical acclaim being the remarkable outcome of Jonathan’s innovative collaborative efforts with top-notch producers/ singer-songwriters including Eric Kwok, Edward Chan, Hins Cheung, Taz Tan, Khalil Fong and Chiu Tsang Hei.

On August 10–11, 2012, Jonathan held his debut solo concert at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre to thousands of fans. The two full-house concerts was a big success, and Jonathan’s multiple talents in singing, dancing, music composition and instrumental performances won immense audience and media support.

Jonathan has always been active in supporting community services and youth campaigns. Since 2012, he has been appointed as the youth ambassador to most of Hong Kong’s major charities and social welfare organizations. In his capacity as Hong Kong YWCA’s Youth Ambassador, Jonathan performed as a special guest at the 50th anniversary fundraising concert of YWCA’s Chinese Orchestra.

In October–December 2012, Jonathan was featured as the music coach/ guest performer at the top-rated TV reality show "Mai Wang Zhang Ba" (麥王爭霸）for Guangdong TV in Southern China. In November 2012, Jonathan starred in a lead role in a micro-film for the famous jewelry brand Chow Sang Sang X Forevermark, and received strong audience and media endorsement. Jonathan’s acting opportunities have increased significantly in 2013. He has been invited to appear in both movies and TV drama series in various roles, some of which are yet to be released. These roles include: a policeman in "Tales from the Dark Part 1″; a martial arts fighter in "Ip Man: The Final Fight" (葉問: 終極一戰); a terrorist in a TVB action drama series "Tiger Cubs 2(飛虎2)"; an adroit young entrepreneur in "Queen Divas" (新抱喜相逢); and a law enforcer in "Zai Zhan Ming Tian" (再戰明天).

In April 2013, released his first single of the year "跳火坑 Double Down". Jonathan once again collaborated with the highly popular and respected producer Eric Kwok, and lyricist Bo Lin. The Cantonese and English A Cappella (featuring famous American YouTube artist Peter Hollens) versions of this single’s music videos attracted global attention from both local and international media, including MTV Europe’s MTV 3, VIVA, and UK music magazine NME. In September 2013, he released his second single "萬夫莫敵 Invincible".

In February 2014, Jonathan released his first single of the year "你最好 All of You", in which he co-wrote with famous Taiwanese songwriter/producer Skot Suyama. The song became No. 1 on the Commercial Radio and Guangzhou Radio’s "Chinese Pop Song" Chart.

On September 29, 2014, Jonathan released his fifth album "A Fighter's Confession 戰士。告白" on iTunes Worldwide. The album includes 14 songs, including chart-topping No.1 songs "跳火坑 Double Down", "你最好 All of You"，and "千色 Fighting For" and "Fighting For" Music Movie.《A Fighter’s Confession》also ranked No.1 on the HMV "Top 40" and "Asian Chart".

"千色 Fighting For" went No.1 on TVB JSG Chart, Metro Radio, as well as Guang Dong Pop Radio Chart. The mandarin duet version of the song "迷彩", which features Hollywood star Celina Jade also went No.1 on the TVB8 Chart. "Fighting For" Music Movie was selected by the Hanoi International Film Festival 2014 to premiere in Asia, and was the only Hong Kong short film to be in competition with 30 other shorts.

Chinese Albums

Digital Singles

Unreleased Singles

Japanese Album

Awards and nominations

Endorsements

Radio Drama

Ambassador