Alan Au Wai Lun

Biography

Alan Au Wai Lun was born in Hong Kong in 1963 and grew up in Tai Hang Sai Estate. He was educated at St. Francis English School and St. Stephen's College. Influenced by his maternal grandfather from a young age, he learned poetry and singing, and excelled academically during his primary and secondary school years. He performed in the musical "The King and I" at Hong Kong City Hall during his secondary studies. Despite poor results in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, he returned to Hong Kong from Canada in 1984 to participate in TVB's "3rd New Talent Singing Awards," reaching the top 15 finalists. After the contest, he joined TVB's second artist training class alongside Ting Ting Wai and signed a three-year contract. In 1986, he was selected as one of seven newcomers dubbed the "Seven Stars of the Galaxy" in the martial arts drama "The Demon Saber and the Divine Sword," but was later frozen out. He left the entertainment industry in 1991 to work in insurance, before returning to performing in concerts and stage plays in 2015. He married fellow "Seven Star" Wang Ming Ming in 1993, who passed away in 2015, and later married Leung Lai Ting in 2024.