Mike Tsang Pei-tak

Biography

Mike Tsang Pei-tak was born on 7 November 1993 in Shanwei, Guangdong, China, the third of his siblings, and moved to Hong Kong with his childhood where he grew up in Ngau Tau Kok Estate. He was raised in a single-parent family after his father's early passing. He attended Kwun Tong Government Primary School and Catholic Pochiu Secondary School, where a teacher discovered him and recruited him into the school choir, sparking his passion for music. He began studying singing under instructor Chan Sin-nei in 2013, then enrolled at Hong Kong Design Institute to study digital music and media. After graduation, he worked as a sound engineer and singing instructor while performing at commercial events such as weddings and restaurants. He participated in over 30 singing competitions over four years, winning awards including third place in the 2013 Hong Kong-wide Secondary School Singing Competition and the championship of the 2016 Sing Loud competition. In 2017, he won the i-Sing Hong Kong selection and represented Hong Kong at the i-Sing World 2017 competition in Yangon, finishing fourth. In 2019, he joined ViuTV's talent show "King Maker II" and placed eighth, catching the attention of Eric Kwok who brought him to Universal Music in 2020. He released his debut single "I'm Not Better" in January 2021, which topped Hong Kong's three major music charts, making him the third male newcomer to achieve this feat upon debut. He received multiple awards including the Golden Song Award and Best New Male Singer at the Hong Kong Music Awards. In 2022, he expanded his mainland China fanbase through "Forever and Ever" and "Call Me by Fire", then launched his first tour across nine cities including Shanghai, Chengdu, and the Greater Bay Area in 2023. In 2024, he entered overseas Chinese markets in Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan by singing for Wong Kar-wai's "Blossoms Shanghai" and TVB's "After Marriage". In 2025, he joined Emperor Entertainment Group and performed at the 15th National Games opening ceremony. He also received the Outstanding Pop Singer Award at the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Concert and the Top Ten Distinguished Singer Award at the Metro Radio Hits Music Awards.