Hong Kong DJ 'Uncle' Ray Cordeiro still plays and breaks records at 90

For a measure of Hong Kong music guru Ray Cordeiro's longevity, consider this: as a young DJ of 29, he hosted a radio talent show called Talent Time, in which a young British serviceman by the name of Terry Parsons took part and won week after week. The year was 1953, and the young serviceman would later change his name to Matt Monro and earn the nickname the "Man with the Golden Voice" as he recorded smash hits of the 1960s, including film theme songs Born Free and From Russia With Love.

Six decades on and "Uncle" Ray is still spinning records every night on RTHK's All The Way With Ray as well as making them; since 2000 he has been recognised as the "world's most durable radio DJ".

"Every night I go to the studio to do my show, I don't feel 90 but just an ordinary human being," says Cordeiro, who celebrated his 90th birthday earlier this month. "I don't think about my age as I am still very fit, and thank God I still have my voice to do the show that keeps me going until 90."

Born in Wan Chai to a large Portuguese family, Cordeiro has seen local and international stars come and go, like Canto-pop diva Anita Mui Yim-fong, who wasn't even born until a decade after that 1953 talent show.

"Her low, deep and soulful voice impressed me, and she really knew how to sing," Cordeiro said of the iconic singer, who died in 2003.

Mui is not the only star Cordeiro saw rise to fame as Canto-pop grew to international prominence.