Dave Wang is a Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor.
14 Facts About Dave Wang
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Dave Wang worked as a Tae Kwon Do instructor, ice-skating coach, taxi-driver, delivery-man, waiter, bartender, and cook.
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Dave Wang spent three years in the Taiwanese military to obtain a Taiwan ID card, despite holding a Hong Kong British passport.
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Dave Wang found success in Hong Kong during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Dave Wang is one of the few artists from Taiwan to break into the Hong Kong market, with four years of chart-topping record sales.
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Dave Wang is likewise successful in other markets such as Malaysia, Singapore and mainland China.
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Dave Wang migrated to Canada in 1994, after his second marriage on 1 April 1993.
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Dave Wang carried on releasing 2-Chinese albums a year until 1998.
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On 20 December 1999, Dave Wang made a comeback in the Hong Kong music industry and signed a recording contract with Emperor Entertainment Group.
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Dave Wang performed his first Beijing concert on 26 November 2004 and another in Xi'an on 16 September 2006.
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Dave Wang held a series of world tour concerts from August to November 2010 in Beijing, Singapore and Tianjin.
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Dave Wang stated during a television interview in July 2010 that he would retire from the music industry after the tour.
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In 2018, Dave Wang released a digital album, I know I'm no longer a popular singer, and retired in Canada.
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Dave Wang is an established songwriter, having written many of his most popular songs but covers songs by other artists, both from Asia and other continents.