Anthony Lun (born 12 April 1957) is a Hong Kong songwriter, arranger, musical director and singer who sings in

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, Japanese and English.

Biography

Anthony Lun is a graduate of

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, Hong Kong,

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(Bachelor of Arts) and

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(Masters of Music). Upon returning to Hong Kong in 1986, Anthony released an album, "Anthony Lun's Composition Collection". However, he only came to the Hong Kong music industry's attention after winning the Asia Pacific Popular Song Contest the same year. He entered the competition at the initiation of Poon Kwong Pui who wrote the winning song, "Lyrics". The song is also available in his second, self-titled album. In 1990, he released an album called "Man Behind The Piano" and the song of the same title became a hit. Between 1989 and 1997, Anthony composed over 300 songs with 42 No. 1 hits. He composed songs performed by famous Asian artistes including

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

Faye Wong Faye Wong ( zh, 王菲; born Xia Lin on 8 August 1969) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter. Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong. Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and her debut album '' Shirley Wong'' ( ...

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Anita Mui Anita Mui Yim-fong (; 10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress who made major contributions to the Cantopop music scene and received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout her career, and i ...

Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah (; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maint ...

Aaron Kwok Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. Active since the 1980s, Kwok is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. Dubbed the "God of Dance", Kwok's onstage dancing is influenc ...

, Lui Fong,

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and

Cass Phang Cass Phang (Chinese: 彭羚, born 2 February 1969) is a retired Cantopop singer from Hong Kong, affiliated with EMI from 1993 to 1998 and then with Sony Music Entertainment. She was born in Hong Kong, studied at Munsang College and a high scho ...

. In 1991, Anthony won the prestigious

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in the Best Movie Theme category for soundtrack of the movie, "Au Revoir, Mon Amour" (Till We Meet Again). The notable theme song, "何日" (When) was sung by

. In 2001, he also composed the score for an award-winning movie

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( 遊園驚夢). In 2004, he held a concert, "HKPO x Sandy x Anthony LIVE", with Sandy Lam at the

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featuring the

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. Apart from working with good friend

, he is also known for his musical direction (for concerts) with

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and

George Lam George Lam Tsz-Cheung (born 12 October 1947), also known professionally by his surname Lam, is a Hong Kong-based veteran Cantopop singer, singer-songwriter, music producer and actor, with a career that has so far lasted more than four decades. Lam ...

. In 2005, Anthony and a well-known Taiwanese composer, Jonathan Lee produced a theme song for the

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relief benefit performance organised by the

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. In 2006, Anthony Lun returned to Hong Kong Coliseum in April for 2 solo concerts. In 2007, November, Anthony made his acting debut on the theater stage in a play called "Far Flower World". The play was so well received that it was staged for 8 consecutive shows at APA in March 2008 with an all sold-out performances. In 2008, Anthony's first full-blown musical titled "Snow Queen" was staged in May at Kwai Tsing Theater. Anthony wrote and orchestrated the music, with librettos by Chris Shum. The musical was based on an Anderson fairy tale. In 2009, Anthony began touring with Sandy Lam as her musical director and her guest in the concerts. In 2009, Lun was part of the judging panel for season one of ''

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'' on

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. In 2013, Lun received the Hall Of Fame lifetime achievement award presented by the CASH, Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong. Lun is actively touring in concerts.

Awards

* 1986 – Winner of the ABU Popular Song Contest with the song "Lyrics" * 1987 – Most Outstanding New Artist –

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; Most Creative Pop Song of the year – "Lyrics" –

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* 1988 – Song of the Year – "Hot Red Lips" -Radio Hong Kong,

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* 1990 – Best Arranger of the year – "Burn" – Commercial Radio, Radio Hong Kong, TVB; Best Composer of the year – "Burn" – Commercial Radio * 1991 – Best Male Vocalist of the year – Commercial Radio; Best Movie Theme – " Au Revoir, Mon Amour" –

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; Gold Award – "Goodbye, My Love" – Asia Music Festival; Most Performed Work on Radio – "Heart Is Still Cold" –

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; Most Performed Work – " Heart Is Still Cold" – Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong; Best Producer of the year – Commercial Radio; Best Composer of the Year – Commercial Radio; Best Song of the Year – "Heart Is Still Cold" – TVB; Best Arranger of the Year – "Past Life" – TVB; Best Commercial of the Year – "Girodano" – Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong * 1992 – Most Performed Song of the Year – "I Said I Want You To Be Happy" – Radio Hong Kong; Best Song of the Year – "Why Did I Let You Go?" – Radio Hong Kong * 2003 – Best Original Music for the Stage – "Scent of Resurrection” * 2008 – Best Duet with Juno Mak, "Write Too Much", Metro Radio * 2013 – CASH Hall Of Fame – Lifetime Achievement Award

Honors

* 1987 – Representing Hong Kong at the

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in New Zealand * 1988 – The song "Hot Red Lips" chosen to be performed at the Olympic Games in Seoul * 1990 – Guest Artist on NHK Special, Japan * 1991 – Guest Artist on NHK TV Special, Japan * 1992 – Guest Artist in Rock N' Roll Bandstand '90–'91, Hong Kong * 1993 – Most Outstanding Youth of Hong Kong Award * 1994 – Guest on World Aids Special – NHK Special, Japan * 1994 – Guest Artist on NHK Special, Japan * 1994 –

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* 1997 – Guest artist representing Hong Kong in the 17th World Peace Festival, Osaka * 1998 – Composer Achievement –

Public performances

* 1988 – Solo Concert with the

(4 performances at

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) * 1989 – Solo Concert with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (3 performances at

) * 1990 – Solo Concert with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (3 performances at Hong Kong Coliseum) * 1991 – Solo Concert with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (2 performances at Hong Kong Coliseum) * 1994 – Solo Concert (3 performances at Hong Kong Coliseum); Solo Concert (1 performance at Garden Hall, Tokyo); Solo Concert (1 performance in Fukuoka, Japan – open air); Joint Concert with

(1 performance in Shenzhen, China); Guest artist at

's MGM Grand Concert, Las Vegas * 1995 – Solo concert (19 performances in Kansai, Japan) * 1997 – Solo concert (12 performances in Kansai, Japan) * 1999 – Solo concert (9 performances in Kansai, Japan) * 2000 – Solo concert for Cathay Pacific Airlines (1 performance at

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– open air) * 2001 – Solo concert for

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(1 performance at Hong Kong Coliseum) * 2002 – Solo concert for

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(1 performance at Kowloon Exhibition Hall); Solo concert for

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(1 performance at Hong Kong Exhibition Hall); Solo concert (1 performance at Trump Plaza in

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); Guest Appearance at Lam Man Yee Concert (1 performance at the

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) * 2003 – Guest Appearance with the

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(1 performance at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre); Guest Appearance with the Macau Chinese Orchestra (1 performance at the

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) * 2004 – Sandy Lam x Anthony Lun x Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (5 performances at the Hong Kong Coliseum); Solo concert for the HKSAR (1 performance at the Hong Kong Government House) * 2006 – Solo Concert (2 performances at the Hong Kong Coliseum); Solo concert (1 performance at the Toronto Convention Hall); Solo concert (1 performance at the Vancouver Convention Hall) * 2013 – Solo Concert (2 performances at Queen Elizabeth Stadium) * 2016 – 2 concerts Red White and Blue (with Deanie Ip, Chiu Tsang Hei, HK Philharmonic Orchestra) at HK Convention Exhibition Centre * 2019 – Solo Concert with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (4 performances at

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)

Work experience

* Solo artist – pop singer, pianist * Album producer of artists such as

, Lui Fong,

, KC Lee,

, Amanda Lee,

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, Face to Face, Joyce Lee, Janelle Wong,

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* Musical Director of

, Lui Fong,

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, Pui Lui, Liu Yun,

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* Composer and arranger of over 300 published works with 42 No. 1 hits from 1986 to 1997 * Film Score Composer – 6 movie scores in credits: 1. 說謊的女人 (I Am Sorry), 2. 我愛扭文柴 (Now You See Love, Now You Don't), 3. 何日君再來 (Au Revoir, Mon Amour), 4. 九一神鵰俠侶 (Saviour Of The Soul), 5. 李後主-部份配樂 (Emperor Li), 6.遊園驚夢 (Peony Pavilion) * Teaching assistant at the

, 1979 -1981 * Teaching assistant at the

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, 1975 -1979

Education

* Masters in Music – University of Michigan, 1981 (graduated with cum laude) * Bachelor of Arts – University of Santa Clara, 1979 (graduated with cum laude)

Discography

* 1986 – "Seek" ( Kongo's) * 1986 – "Lyrics" (

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) * 1987 – "Anthony Lun" (Capital Artists) * 1990 – "Man Behind The Piano" (

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) * 1990 – "Cheers For Love" (Bali Records) * 1992 – "One Voice Ten Fingers" ( Golden Pony) * 1993 – "One Alone on the Road" (Golden Pony) * 1993 – "One Voice Ten Fingers" (

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) * 1994 – "Time" (Golden Pony) * 1994 – "Listen" (Golden Pony) * 1995 – "Fields Of Heart" (Golden Pony) * 1995 – "Looking Glass" (

) * 1996 – "Second Life" (Golden Pony) * 1996 – "Don't Compare" (Pony Canyon) * 1997 – "A Song For You" (Golden Pony) * 1999 – "New Songs and Best Hits" (Golden Pony) * 1999 – "Summer of 1999" ( Yamaha Records) * 2000 – "The Red Boat" (

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) * 2001 – "Anthony Lun Greatest Hits" (Golden Pony) * 2003 – "A Song For You" (Golden Pony) * 2003 – "Autumn Night" (

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) * 2004 – "Under The Roof," Live concert for DVD (EMI) * 2006 – "A feeling Unsung" (

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) * 2007 – "Live at Hong Kong Coliseum" DVD, CD ( Opus Forever) * 2010 – The Best Of Best (Forward Music)

Footnotes

Biography of Anthony Lun
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References

External links

Affinity

Zone de Pianoman – Anthony LunArchived
2009-10-25)
One Voice Ten Fingers

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