Joey Ou

Biography

Joey Ou is a Hong Kong musician and media personality of Chinese origin, born on August 8, 1960, in Zengcheng District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. He began his artistic career at an early age as a member of the band Island (小島樂隊), then joined the band Fan Fung (凡風), and co-founded the band New Youth (新青年) with Guo Qihua. He also worked as a DJ at Commercial Radio Hong Kong on 903 FM, and had a close relationship with the station's prominent figure Lam Hai Fung. In 1994, he emigrated to Canada with his wife, but returned to Hong Kong twice, in 1999 and 2007. He wrote a column titled "Music Attitude" (音樂態度) in the Hong Kong Economic Journal (信報), covering musical and cultural topics. Joey Ou is considered an influential figure in Hong Kong's music and media scene.