Gary Chua

Biography

Gary Chua was born in 1968 in Hong Kong into an artistic family, with his mother being a Cantonese film actress and his aunt a 1960s Cantonese film actress. He spent his childhood in Hong Kong before moving to the United States for further studies. He obtained a certified public accountant qualification and studied accounting at New York University, but chose to pursue his passion for singing. He won a Chinese talent competition in the US in 1990 and was discovered by Beyond's manager in Atlantic City. He signed with Sony Records in 1989 and officially began his singing career in 1991 with his debut album. He achieved major success with his opening track "為了你，為了我" composed by Wong Ka Kuo. He released several successful albums in the early 1990s, then expanded into acting across China, Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore. He won Best New Actor award for his role in the drama "大家族" in 1994, and also won a Top Ten Chinese Singer award in Japan in 2003. He returned to the public eye in 2018 after a 26-year absence.