Andes Yue Yi Fat (, born 6 February 1978) is a radio DJ and TV presenter in

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, nicknamed 發仔 (pronounced ''faat jai'' in

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). He went to

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, Ontario, Canada to study architectural drafting and worked as a TV host for a Cantonese weekend show on multicultural station

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(now OMNI2) in the early 1990s. Yue is currently a radio personality for the Hong Kong radio station

CRHK Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK, , also known as Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited, is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting companies in Hong Kong, alongside Metro Radio Hong Kong. CRHK offers a variety of radio prog ...

(Commercial Radio Hong Kong). He has been at CRHK since the mid-1990s, and hosts their overnight program ''Begin With Music'' from Monday to Friday, but also has his own Sunday morning program on CR1 (881) called ''Fat's Breakfast (發式早餐)''. On television, he hosts a music show on

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...

's Music Channel, "型人型樂館 (內容簡介)", which is only available on cable channels in

Interviews

He has interviewed many famous

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and

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singers including

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Leon Lai Leon Lai Ming Silver Bauhinia Star, SBS Bronze Bauhinia Star, BBS Medal of Honour (Hong Kong), MH ( zh, 黎明; born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, singer, film director, and businessman. He is one of the "Cantopop#1990s: Four Heav ...

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, the late

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, Alex Fong,

Janice Vidal Janice M. Vidal (born 13 April 1982) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. She was discovered by music producer Mark Lui and initially began her career as a back-up singer for Leon Lai. She debuted as a solo artist in 2004 under Lai's l ...

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, 2R,

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and

Kangta An Chil-hyun (; born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Kangta (stylized sometimes in all caps and formerly as KangTa; ), is a South Korean singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, actor and radio personality. He is well known as a ...

. His interviews are usually aired during

's ''Begin With Music''See '' 一切從音樂開始'' late on Monday night or early Tuesday morning.

Begin With Music

Andes has been on the overnight program since December 2005. The program is aired from 2-6am in Hong Kong on

's CR2 (903) and then 3-6am on CR1 (881). During "Begin With Music", Andes welcomes listeners from

and overseas to become a part of his 'family', "Fat's Family" (發仔大家庭).

Other media appearances

Yue sang a duet with

Jade Kwan Kwan Wai-Man (born July 31, 1979), better known professionally as Jade Kwan Sum-Yin (), is a Hong Kong and Canadian singer and philanthropist. Originally from Vancouver, she entered the music industry after winning the 1999 New Talent Singing Aw ...

called "一起感動過".

References

External links

Andes Yue's bio
on

Commercial Radio Hong Kong Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK, , also known as Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited, is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting companies in Hong Kong, alongside Metro Radio Hong Kong. CRHK offers a variety of radio prog ...

website 881903.com
Andes Yue's Instagram一切從音樂開始/Begin With Music Listeners Blog
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