Benny Yau
Benny Yau | |||||||||||
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Born | Benny Shui Hang Yau 8 May 1980 Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Occupation(s) | television presenter, singer, actor, cruise director | ||||||||||
Years active | 1999–present | ||||||||||
Awards | New Talent Singing Awards – Vancouver Audition 2000 First Runner-up | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 邱穟 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 邱穟 | ||||||||||
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Musical career | |||||||||||
Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||
Genres | Pop, Classical, Dance | ||||||||||
Member of | The WestCoast Players (2015–) | ||||||||||
Benny Yau (Traditional Chinese: 邱穟
Career
[edit]Yau entered a DJ competition in May 1999 for a Vancouver Chinese radio station CHMB AM 1320 (
Yau entered the New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 2000 (
In December 2009, Yau announced on his Twitter account that he is no longer affiliated with Fairchild TV.[2] Since then, Yau can be seen hosting live events for charities such as Canadian Cancer Society. In 2011, he was invited to co-host The Price Is Right Live! with Joey Fatone at River Rock Casino Resort.[3]
In 2015, Yau became one of the frontpersons of the dance music band The WestCoast Players.[4] And in 2016, Yau became an entertainment host for Princess Cruises on board their Asian cruise line, later becoming a cruise director.
Personal life
[edit]Yau was born in Hong Kong, and immigrated with his family to Vancouver, Canada in 1988. Yau is a graduate of Eric Hamber Secondary School in 1998 with the distinction of Top Music Department Graduate. He later studied Classical Voice at Vancouver Community College under the instruction of Bruce Pullan. During his high school days, Yau was a competitive swimmer. Yau is an avid collector of Amiibo figurines, and is a fan of the Pokémon franchise.[5]
Selected works
[edit]Television
[edit]- Princess Cruises The Wake Show – Presenter/Host (2016–present)
- BC Children's Hospital Miracle Weekend Telethon – Master of Ceremonies (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009)
- Mr. Sing Searches For Stars (Sing
仔 尋 星 ) – Sing仔 (2006) - New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition – Semi-finals Master of Ceremonies (2005, 2006)
- Angling Unlimited (
漁 樂 無窮 ) – Host (2001) - What's On – Host (2000–2002)
Live events
[edit]- Canadian Cancer Society's The Monopoly Affair – Vancouver – Master of Ceremonies (2016, 2019)[6]
- The Price Is Right Live! – Co-Host (2011)
- Canadian Cancer Society Galaxy of Hope Fundraising Gala – Master of Ceremonies (2005, 2010)
- Hong Kong TVB Fans Party – Vancouver Stop – Master of Ceremonies (2008)
- New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition – Semi-finals Judge (2007, 2008)
- Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant – Guest performer (2002, 2007)
References
[edit]- ^ New Talent Visited (Part I: Auditions) – The Doughboy Speaks: The Blog of Benny Yau Blog entry. Retrieved 13 May 2011
- ^ Twitter statement from bennyyau66's Twitter account. Retrieved on 20 December 2009
- ^ Twitter statement from bennyyau66's Twitter account. Retrieved on 13 May 2011
- ^ The WestCoast Players band biography – VanHattan Entertainment. Retrieved on 3 February 2016.
- ^ 12 Things You Didn't Know About Benny Yau. DeborahMoore.com Retrieved 10 January 2019
- ^ "The Monopoly Affair – Vancouver". Canadian Cancer Society. Retrieved 31 January 2016.