Alan Ko (), also known as Alan Kuo or Alan Ke, is a Taiwanese singer and actor.

Career

Ko is the son of the late Taiwanese stuntman/actor,

Blackie Ko Shou Liang Blackie Ko () (February 22, 1953 – December 9, 2003) was a Taiwanese film director, producer, stuntman, singer and actor. Blackie was considered to be the greatest automotive stunt choreographer in Asia. Personal life In 1956, his family moved ...

and his wife Sung Lai Wah. For his father, he had written two songs, each in one of his albums in the same number of track. "Wake Up" and "I Miss You", these two songs shows his relationship with his father, how much his father had changed him. Before actually starting to receive the chance to release his first album he went through a lot of hard work. Ko was initially a guitarist who had minimal experience writing songs and lyrics. He first entered Alpha Music in 1999, where he worked as a host under

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's branch of artists before quitting in 2002. Ko was eventually mentored as he befriended

Jay Chou Jay Chou ( zh, t=周杰倫, s=周杰伦, poj=Chiu Kia̍t-lûn, p=Zhōu Jiélún, first=t, w=Chou Chieh-lun; born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, and television personality. Dubbed the " King ...

, who told him that he should know how to write his own songs, so that people would want to listen to his music. Ko began to write more as a

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, including styles of R&B,

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and various genres. Ko's music director required him to edit and edit his songs, every year, every month, every week, and every day. Ko pushed harder on working on his songs for perfection despite his courage being challenged. Within six years of preparation, Ko eventually selected the best 12 songs for all the people anticipating for his music. Ko's father died of an accident in 2003, but it did not stop him nor did he wanted to be like his father, and insisted on going his own route. Prior to his death, his father told Ko "to achieve success and not let him down, or else he would not acknowledge Ko as a son". On August 19, 2005, Alan Kuo's first album came out with 12 songs and gained heavy support by famous

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singer/actor,

Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Dubbed the "God of Songs", he is regarded as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong pop music. Cheung is known for his technically skilled vocals, lengthy tours, and m ...

. Since then, Ko acted in various shows and films.

Personal life

In 2007, Ko changed his Chinese name from 柯有倫 to 柯有綸 even though he switched his name back to 柯有倫 again in 2011. In 2018, he married his wife Donna (朵拉), whom he has known for 20 years. The couple were married in

. The couple also have a daughter, born in August 2020.

Discography

Albums

Filmography

TV series

* '' K.O.3an Guo'' * ''Sonic Youth'' * ''Y2K+01'' * ''

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'' * '' Sweet Relationship'' (2007) * ''OCTB'' (2017)

Movies

* ''

The Legend Of Wisely ''The Legend of Wisely'' ( zh, t=衛斯理傳奇 or ; released in the Philippines as ''Fighters of the Empire'') is a 1987 Hong Kong fantasy adventure film directed by Teddy Robin based on Ni Kuang's novel series, '' Wisely Series'', starring S ...

'' (1987) * '' Life Express'' (2002) * ''

Happy Feet ''Happy Feet'' is a 2006 computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, and E.G ...

'' (2006) (Dub) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''L-O-V-E'' (2009) * ''Goodbye May'' (2011) * '' Din Tao: Leader of the Parade'' (2012) * ''Fearless'' (2012) * ''Hakka Love You'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''Rhythm of the Rain'' (2013) * ''Rookie'' (2015) * ''My Egg Boy'' (2016)

Collaborations

* "Celebrate the Day (Mandarin version)" (榮耀的一天) with

Yida Huang Yida Huang (; born 11 August 1979) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. The capitalization of his birth name is Yida Huang, as the previous form of "YiDA" was used as a logo by Sony Music Taiwan. He has since stopped using the "YiDA" name ...

* "Carry On" (扛得住) with

Alien Huang Alien Huang (; 28 November 1983 – 15 September 2020), also known as Xiao Gui (Little Ghost), was a Taiwanese singer, actor, television presenter, illustrator and fashion designer. He was a member of Japanese TV Asahi's disbanded boy band ...

and Bobby Dou from Alien's final studio album ''Plan B'' (

Rock Records The Rock Records Co., Ltd. () commonly known as Rock Records (), is a record label based in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in the 1980s as the Rock Music Publishing (滾石有聲出版社; ) by Tuan Chung-tan and Tuan Chung-i, It is the largest record ...

)

References

External links

ALAN in SONY MUSIC

Alan Kuo in YesAsia

Alan's Yahoo Blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ko, Alan 1981 births Living people Taiwanese singer-songwriters Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese male voice actors Musicians from Taipei Male actors from Taipei 21st-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male singers