Joe Junior

简介

Joe Junior (José Maria Rodriguez) was born in Hong Kong in 1946 and is of Portuguese descent. He spent his childhood in Hong Kong, moving between various neighborhoods and attending several schools including St. Joseph's. His passion for singing began in childhood after listening to songs played by relatives, and Paul Anka's "Diana" inspired him to become a singer. In the late 1950s he entered a talent competition on Radio Rediffusion, and at age 15 formed the band "獵人樂隊" with Chen Jia-shen. After graduating from secondary school, he formed "D'Topnotes" and then "Zouncrackers" in 1965, which attracted a record label and released his first album. In 1967 he formed "Side Effects" and his cover of "Here's a heart" set a record by topping the charts for seven consecutive weeks with sales of 20,000 copies. He released his last solo album "When" in 1977. He performed between Hong Kong and Taiwan, then emigrated to the US in the 1990s before returning to Hong Kong.