Performer, producer and philanthropist, 41-year-old Anthony Wong Yiu-ming is a mainstream pop star with a difference.
Wong's entry into the limelight came courtesy of popular 1980s band Tat Ming Pair - Wong providing the 'Ming' to Lau Yee-tat's 'Tat'. One of the first alternative bands to win major plaudits and acclaim within the main-stream pop scene, Tat Ming Pair's avant-garde synth pop helped shape Hong Kong's musical development.
When the duo disbanded in 1990, Wong collaborated with a host of young and budding musicians, many of whom remain his closest musical allies. As is the custom, Wong has also done his share of duets, partnering the likes of Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, Sally Yeh Chen-ven, Kelly Chan Wai-lam and Sandy Lam Yik-lin.
Influenced by everything from 1970s Mando-pop to contemporary western compositions, Wong has emerged as a musician unrestricted by Canto-pop conventions.
'My musical style lies some-where between mainstream Canto-pop and alternative in Hong Kong,' he says. 'I like to explore the music horizon, and that's why people see me as something more alternative.'
Wong's refusal to stick within the confines of the genre has earned him the title of 'the David Bowie of Hong Kong'.
'I'm far too flattered, if people consider me that,' he says. 'His music has inspired me a lot.