Pakho Chau

Chau Pak-ho (Chinese: 周柏豪, born 12 November 1984), better known as Pakho Chau, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, songwriter, and actor. He signed with Warner Music Group and officially entered the Hong Kong music industry in 2007. He left Warner Music in July 2017 and subsequently joined Voice Entertainment and TVB New Media. He is also the founder of two fashion brands, XPX and CATXMAN.

Pakho Chau
Pakho Chau in 2013
Born (1984-11-12) 12 November 1984
Hong Kong
OccupationSinger, songwriter, actor, model
Years active2007–present
Spouse(s)
Stephanie Chu
(
m. 2016)
Musical career
GenresCantopop, Pop, Rock
InstrumentsSinging, piano, guitar
LabelsWarner Music (2007–2017)
The Voice Entertainment Group (2017–present)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周柏豪

Biography

Having once represented Hong Kong in basketball, Chau has also worked as a lifeguard, swimming teacher, and piano teacher. Chau also enjoyed a brief stint as a part-time model signed to Hong Kong modelling agency Starz People, becoming a model and spokesperson for many large companies and brands in Hong Kong.

After a while, Chau decided to pursue his long-time passion for music, and saved up money to go abroad and learn more about music and production techniques. However, he was encouraged by his modelling manager to stay in Hong Kong, and was soon introduced to a well-known record producer in Hong Kong, Chan Kwong-Wing (陳光榮). After an initial meeting, Chau worked in Chan's recording studio as an unpaid engineer for almost two years, recording and producing demos and commercial jingles.

His musical talent was noticed by Chan, and soon Chau was offered a recording contract and signed to Warner Music Group in 2007.

Career

His fans insulted him and he even received a death-insulting letter, too, due to his Human Pompillavirus advertisement.

Having learned the piano since the age of 5, and being able to play the guitar, Chau is also a songwriter. From his debut EP Beginning, Chau wrote one song, and penned the lyrics for four others.

Due to his work experience as a recording studio engineer, Chau also produces many of his own songs.

His debut single, "Same Sky" (同天空), rapidly gained airplay in Hong Kong, and instantly became a hit song. His second single, "Six Days" (六天) also achieved popularity.

Chau's popularity was determined within three days of the release of his debut EP Beginning, sold more than 6000 copies. This resulted in a strong demand for a second shipment of his debut EP.

In May 2008, a duet with Cantopop starlet Stephanie Cheng was released, called "Nothing Done" (一事無成). This song became massively popular, achieving commercial success and reaching the top of many music charts in Hong Kong.

In July 2008, in time for the Hong Kong Book Fair, Chau released a photo album, containing a collection of his own words and photos. This photo album was called "Here's Where It All Began" (我的開始在這裡), and sold extremely well, with a second edition being released the following month.

His second album, entitled Continue, was released on 21 August 2008.

After releasing several singles, Chau released Follow on 10 July 2009. This collection consisted of 4 new tracks, and several previously released tracks. Following on from the previous year, Chau released another photo album for the Hong Kong Book Fair, called "This Is My Time Machine" (假如我有時光 ‧ 机).

Discography
Further information: Pakho Chau discography

Extended plays
  • Beginning (2007)
  • Continue (2008)
  • Remembrance (2010)
  • 本體分裂 Splitting (2011)
  • Get Well Soon (2012)
  • 同行 Together (2014)
  • White (2015)
  • Roundabout (2015)
  • One Step Closer (2017)

Studio albums
  • 8 (2013)
  • Keep Going (2014)

Concerts and tours

Concerts

Tours

One Step Closer Pakho Live 2017–2018
Tour
Dateno.of showsVenueNote
28-30/4/20173Hong Kong Coliseum10th Anniversary Concert
3-side stage
23 September 20171Guangzhou Gymnasium
21 October 20171Cotai Arena
9 December 20171Huizhou Olympic Stadium
13 January 20181Shenzhen Gymnasium
20 January 20181Nanhai Gymnasium
17 March 20181Zhanjiang Sports Centre
1 December 20181Jiangmen
PendingPendingDongguan
PendingPendingShanghai
Set lists[1]
  1. 同天空
  2. 自由意志 Keep Going
  3. 起跳 Take Off
  4. Imperfect
  5. 怒花 Nova
  6. 小白+相安無事 Little White+We'll Be Fine
  7. 莫失莫忘 Don't Forget
  8. 後援 Backup
  9. How Do I Look
  10. 露齒 Say Cheers
  11. 今天應該很快樂
  12. 斬立決 Death Row
  13. 天下大亂 Chaos
  14. Toys intro
  15. 宏願
  16. 最好不過 Best Though
  17. 同行 Together
  18. 祝君好 Good Luck (ft. Chilam)
  19. Smiley Face (Chilam Solo)
  20. 百年不合 A Hundred Year
  21. 天光 Daylight
  22. 我的宣言 My Vow
  23. 終於我們 One Step Closer
  24. 無力挽回 Irreversible
  25. 只有一事不成全你 Only One Thing Cannot Satisfy You
  26. 異能 Alpha
  27. 摔角 In The Ring
  28. 金 Gold
Encore
  1. 報告總司令
  2. 六天
  3. 還記得 Still Remember

Filmography

Films

Television

2008
  • This Is My Home (我是香港人) as Ah Siu

2009

2016

2017

2018

2019
  • Wonder Women as 榮浩田(oppa)

Other appearances

2003
  • Wildchild (野仔) – Zhang Mou (張某)

2004
  • Monie Tung (董敏莉) – Men And Women Eating (飲食男女), Pool Party (池畔派對)
  • Stephanie Cheng (鄭融) – Popular Applause (叫好叫座)
  • Renee Dai (戴夢夢) – Witness (當事人)

2005

2007

2010
  • Shiga Lin (連詩雅) – I Don't Wanna Be Lonely

[2] [3]

Music Videos

Youtube Music Videos Views

Pakho Chau has accumulated over 80M video views on YouTube, being the second most viewed singer in the region. He has owned 19 music videos which reached over 1M views.

RankingTitleYearViewsLikes
1《傳聞 Rumors》201415,600,30227,000
2《我的宣言 My Vow》201313,305,48232,000
3《百年不合 A Hundred Year》20159,745,45519,000
4《我不要被你記住 I Don't Want To Be Remembered》20107,315,78011,608
5《無力挽回 Irreversible》20127,792,82515,000
6《還記得 Still Remember》20148,513,07420,000
7《小白 Little White》20154,132,84012,000
8《只有一事不成全你 Only One Thing Cannot Satisfy You》20112,760,55110,116
9《現在已夜深 It's Late Now》20142,673,9687,074
10《相安無事 We'll Be Fine》20152,346,4908,341
11《莫失莫忘 Don't Forget》20142,318,7966,574
12《最好不過 Best Though》20102,117,0025,488
13《夠鐘 It's Time》20092,000,2163,686
  • Only listed videos with 2,000,000+ views

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Pakho Chau

Advertisements

2003
  • K2 – advertisement
  • S. Square – advertisement
  • Sony – advertisement
  • Just Diamond – advertisement

2004
  • Nike League – advertisement
  • Coca-Cola – advertisement
  • Hong Kong Driving School – advertisement

2005
  • Champion clothes – spokesperson

2006
  • K2 – advertisement
  • Pizza Hut – advertisement

2007
  • Converse – advertisement
  • Indu Homme Menswear – advertisement
  • GP Wedding – advertisement
  • Puma AG Casual Wear – advertisement

2008
  • Online Game "Dance Mission" – spokesperson
  • Neway Karaoke – advertisement
  • MOOV.com – advertisement
  • Levi Strauss & Co. – advertisement
  • Clinique Men's Skincare – advertisement
  • ODM Watches – advertisement

2009

References
  1. "周柏豪入行十周年演唱會開鑼　完整歌單即時重溫" (in Chinese).
  2. Pakho Chau at hkmdb.com
  3. Pakho Chau at chinesemov.com
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