Hubert Wu (; born 27 March 1990) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. Wu was the first runner-up of ''

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'' Season 2, winner of ''

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2010'', and is currently signed with Shaw Brothers Pictures as an actor and singer-songwriter.

Career

1990–2011: Early life and career beginning

Wu was born on 27 March 1990 in Hong Kong. He studied in Lam Tin Methodist Primary School,

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, then promoted to

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, and furthered his degree studies in

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(major in Management) and graduated in 2013. In 2010, Wu entered the singing competition The Voice 2, and became the Most Improved contestant on the show, as well as won the first runner-up of the competition. This led to him signing a manager's contract with Television Broadcast Limited HK (TVB). In the same year, he also represented Hong Kong in the 2010 TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship, winning the first place. In 2011, he represented Hong Kong to participate ''CMB Chin Chin Star Festival (Korea)'', where he won the bronze award.

2012–2013: ''Couple Getaway'' and ''The Butterfly Lovers''

On 6 February 2012, Wu signed a record deal with Stars Shine International and released his debut album on 14 September, entitled ''Couple Getaway''. It topped the albums sales chart for the first week of its release. On 11 November, he held his first mini-concert 'NEWAY MUSIC LIVE X Hubert Wu Concert', with

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as a guest and

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as a secret guest. At the same time, his album received gold certification. Later, he won the Best New Artist from Metro Hits Awards,

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and

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. Due to the success of ''Couple Getaway'', he had released ''Couple Getaway (Dual Edition Live +)'' in 2013. On 2 October 2013, Wu released his second full-length album, ''The Butterfly Lovers'' due to the commercial success of the soundtrack he sang for ''

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''. As Stars Shine International went bankrupt, he signed the record deal with

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2014–2015: ''Knowing'' and hosting

In 2014, Wu had sung soundtracks for several television dramas. For example, he sang a duet with

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for '' The Ultimate Addiction'' and a theme song for ''

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''. In July, he partnered with the 11 artists to host music show

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and disclosed he would guest played an accountant trainee in ''

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''. In 2015, Wu participated in the drama '' Blue Veins''. He continued singing theme songs for TVB dramas, including a duet with

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for the TV Drama, '' Eye in the Sky'' and collaborated with Alfred and

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to sing the theme song for 2015 Miss Hong Kong Pageant. He was also featured in the project of

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, ''12 Music Door. Escape'' and collaborated with different artists. In August, Wu released the lead single from the upcoming album, A Better Tomorrow. Later, in October, he released the tribute single, Knowing, charted at no.1 on iTunes Single Chart. His third album was finally released on 2 December, including the songs, A Better Tomorrow and Knowing. It topped the HMV album sales chart and iTunes albums chart.

2016–present: ''I Was Here'' and acting

Let Me Let Go, a song from the album ''Knowing'' had dominated the ''Jade Solid Gold Chart''. In April 2016, the TVB drama '' Blue Veins'' was aired, in which Wu portrayed a vampire. In May 2016, he partnered with Alfred Hui and

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hosted the reality show ''Summer Holiday''. In mid-late 2016, Wu took part in the supernatural drama ''

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''. In March 2017, he participated in another TVB drama, ''

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''. In March 2017, Wu released the single "Imperfect Me". In June, he released another single, "Friend Zone". In late 2017, ''

'' was aired. The drama received critical acclaim from the public. Wu played Shek Kam Dong in the drama and gained recognition with his performance. Another drama, ''

'', aired in late 2017 as well. He played Henry Poon in the drama. With his role in ''

'', Wu earned multiple nominations at the 2017

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, including Best Supporting Actor, Most Popular Male Character and Most Improved Male Artiste. His album, '' I Was Here'', was released on 19 December 2017. In 2019, Wu took part in the sequel '' The Exorcist's 2nd Meter'', which was aired in May 2020. His song, "Mortals Don't Know About Love" (, 2020) was a Top Ten Most Streamed Songs of the year on the

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music streaming platform. His new song, "Are You Happy?", was released at the end of July 2020, which was very popular. The hit rate on the Internet had exceeded 1 million within one month. With his role as Mok Wai-ho in '' The Exorcist's 2nd Meter'', Wu earned his first nominations for Best Actor as well as Favourite TVB Actor in Malaysia, and was placed among the top 5 nominees for Most Popular Male Character at the 2020

. In January 2021, Wu won the "Most Popular Male Singer" award at the "2020 Golden Song Awards Ceremony". In mid-2021, Wu’s contract with

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ended, and he subsequently signed a contract with Shaw Brothers Pictures. In late 2021, the TVB dramas ''

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'' and '' Hello Misfortune'' were aired. Wu played the first male lead in both dramas. With his role in ''

'', Wu garnered multiple nominations at the 2021

, including Best Actor (Top 10), Most Popular Male Character (Top 5) and Most Improved Male Artiste (Top 6).

Personal life

Wu is good friends with ''

'' co-actress

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and co-actor Anthony Ho. They formed the friendship group “降魔的偷跳小隊”.

Discography

* '' Couple Getaway'' (2012) * '' The Butterfly Lovers'' (2013) * '' Knowing'' (2015) * '' I Was Here'' (2017) * '' Are You Feeling Blissful'' (2020)

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

In 2017, Wu won the

for Most Popular Drama Theme Song with ''I Was Here'' (

). In 2020, he won the same award with ''Mortals Don't Know About Love'' ( The Exorcist's 2nd Meter). 38jiejie. 2021-01-10

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Hubert 1990 births 21st-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Chinese male singers 21st-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male singers Cantopop singers Hong Kong male singers Living people