Patrick Lui Yau Fai

Biography

Patrick Lui is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, known in English as Patrick Lui Yau Fai. He was born on February 16, 1966 in Hong Kong, and grew up in an area near the Golden Gate Theatre on Ma Tau Wai Road in Kowloon. He has three older brothers, including his third brother Yiu Yiu Lui. He graduated from Tak Shun School, where he was a classmate of actor Lui Chung-hin in primary school. After primary school, he attended Yuk Choi Secondary School in Sai Ying Pun, where he was a classmate of lyricist Yan Kui. He later transferred to the George English College in Tsim Sha Tsui to complete his preparatory studies. From a young age, he practiced singing, listened to rock music, and learned to play the guitar with his third brother, and performed in school shows in the fourth or fifth grade of primary school. In 1978, he participated with his brother Yiu Yiu Lui under the name "Twin Brothers" in the Hong Kong Radio Amateur Singing Contest, winning first place with their original song "Just Fancy." In 1979, he formed the band "Trinity" with his brother and Tang Kin-ming, which also won the Hong Kong Radio singing competition. In 1984, Trinity merged with another band to form "Tai Chi," where Patrick and his brother served as lead vocalists. In 1985, Tai Chi participated in the first Carlsberg Pop Festival with the song "Red Lips in the Storm" and won the overall championship of the festival, as well as the Best Original Song Award and the Most Outstanding Stage Presence Award. The following year, the band released their first Cantonese album "Red Sports Car" through Small Music Records and received the Gold Award for Best Newcomer at the 9th Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards. Patrick Lui is considered one of Hong Kong's most senior and skilled backing vocalists, having performed as a backing vocalist for concerts by many artists, starting from Danny Chan's concerts, on the recommendation of Chui Yat-chun. He has worked as a regular backing vocalist for prominent artists such as Alan Tam and Hacken Lee. He also serves as a pop vocal instructor at Berklee Music Academy.