After he moved to Kuala Lumpur to pursue a course in computer engineering, his interest in the world of music and music composition began to grow.Įntering from up to 30 singing competitions in town in a single year, where he managed to surface as the winner several times, were also the stepping stones to his successful singing career today. Graduating from Sam Tet School in Ipoh, Wong often participated in musical performances in school and has been writing his own songs since secondary school. Wong, as a devoted Catholic, often sang in the church choir during his school days and was once a choir teacher at a church. Wong has also helped several other successful singers by composing songs for them, including the ballad "Courage" (勇氣), which was originally sung by Fish Leong.īorn in Ipoh, Malaysia to a Hakka family, he is the elder of two children. He has achieved a great success in Taiwan, mainland China, Hong Kong and Malaysia where he is based. Wong has released five solo albums since then, the third one being his breakthrough album, Fairy Tale. The pair had attained notable success in Taiwan, but in a mutual agreement, the two split in 2000. Wong began his singing career in a duo with Victor Wong. He is popularly known in the Mandopop scene as the "Prince of Love Songs" (情歌王子). Michael Wong Kong Leong ( Chinese: 王光良 pinyin: Wáng Guāngliáng Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Kong-liông Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Kông-liòng born 30 August 1970), also known mononymously by his Chinese name Guang Liang, is a Malaysian Chinese singer and composer who has sung and written many love-themed ballads and love songs, many of which have high popularity.
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