側田

简介

Justin Lo Ting Wei, known by his stage name 側田, was born on 1 July 1976 in New York, USA. He is an American-born Hong Kong singer whose stage name is derived from a Cantonese homophone of his English name Justin. He grew up in a musical family; his uncle Lo Shang Zheng (Ted Lo) is a renowned arranger, producer, and jazz pianist in Hong Kong. He received his primary and secondary education at St. Paul's School in Hong Kong before moving to Seattle, USA in 1999 to continue his studies. He attended Washington State University and later transferred to the Rhode Island School of Design, where he earned a degree in graphic design in 1999. After graduation, he worked as a web designer at Yahoo in Santa Clara, California, but decided to leave and return to Hong Kong to pursue his passion for music. Upon his initial return to Hong Kong, he worked as a freelance designer and submitted several demo tapes to record companies without notable success, until his uncle Ted Lo introduced him in 2003 to the famous composer and producer Mark Lui, who signed him to his music company. He achieved major success in 2005 when he signed with Gold Typhoon Entertainment and released his debut album "Justin," which sold over 35,000 copies and achieved gold record status. By the end of 2005, he had won all the Best New Male Singer awards at Hong Kong's four major music award ceremonies. In 2017, he participated as a challenger singer in Hunan TV's "Singer 2017" and successfully finished in fourth place.