Ram Chiang Chi-kwong (born 2 July 1961), Although TVB's website lists his birthday as July 1

Ram Chiang has gone on record saying that date is wron

is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong actor and former singer-composer, currently under

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(TVB) management. A versatile actor who is most recognized for his many supporting roles in TVB dramas, Chiang was awarded the "TVB Professional Actor Award" in 2014 for his many years as a dedicated TVB employee. He also won the

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with his role in the 2014 drama ''

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''.

Career

Ram Chiang started out singing

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of other artistes before he was invited by

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, one of the singers he imitated, to perform alongside him on stage in 1985. During the concert, George Lam gave him the English name "Ram" as opposed to George's "Lam", since "L" and "R" together make

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. After this, Chiang was signed to

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in 1985. He became well known for performing classic 90s Hong Kong pop songs such as "You Needn’t Be Acquaintances to Meet with Each Other" (相逢何必曾相識, a duet with

Rita Carpio Rita Maria Carpio (; born June 17, 1965) is a Hong Kong pop singer of Filipino-Macanese ethnicity. Active since the 1980s, she is most well known for the 1990 Cantopop classic "You Needn’t Be Acquaintances to Meet with Each Other" (相逢何必 ...

), and "Queen's Road East" (皇后大道東, a collaboration with

Lo Ta-yu Lo Ta-yu (; born 20 July 1954), also known as Luo Dayou and Law Tai-yau, is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter. During the 1980s, Lo became one of the most influential Mandopop singer-songwriters with his melodic lyrics and love songs, and his ...

). After becoming disenchanted with the Hong Kong music industry, Chiang decided to quit being a singer in the early 1990s and signed with TVB to become an actor. He mostly played supporting roles. In 2014, his popularity skyrocketed when

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wrote a role tailor-made for Chiang when he was cast as Ko Yam (高音), a talented washed up musician with a tragic past in the comedy ''

''. The role won him the "2014 Best Supporting Actor" award at TVB's annual anniversary awards and saw a resurgence in his singing career.

Personal life

Chiang is married and has a son. He is a private person and does not talk about his family much. Being a devout

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, Chiang does not attend the blessing ceremonies of any projects he works on, as ceremonies involve

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and

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rituals. It is an industry standard in Hong Kong for the filming cast and crew to offer incense to the gods to ask for their blessings of safety and smooth production during filming.

Discography

*拯救行動 (1987) — EP *''Meeting/Going'' (相逢/走; 1990) — Cantonese album *相逢何必曾相識-未來的語言 (1990) — Mandarin album *''Cheung Chi Kwong and his Friends'' (蔣志光與他的朋友; 1992) — Cantonese album *''Passage to Music'' (創作路; 1993) — Cantonese album * 多情多寂寞 (1993) — Mandarin album * ''Legendary Voices'' (傳奇巨聲, 2014) — Compilation album with

Filmography

Television dramas

Films

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiang, Ram Living people TVB actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Hong Kong male film actors 1961 births Hong Kong male singers Hong Kong singer-songwriters Hong Kong Christians