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Khalil Fong (Chinese: 方大同) was born on 14 July 1983. He is an American born, Hong Kong-based soul Mandopop singer-songwriter signed to Warner Music Hong Kong.
Fong was born in Hawaii and his family moved to Shanghai when he was 6. His father, Les Fong (an American-born Chinese from San Francisco, California), wanted Khalil to learn more about Chinese culture. Six years later, they moved to Guangzhou and lived there for about 2 years. Afterwards, they moved to Hong Kong.
Khalil is self-taught on the guitar and piano, beginning from the ages of 15 and 18 respectively. It was also around this time that he started writing songs and sending demos to music producers. Warner Music Hong Kong finally recruited him as a producer. Khalil follows the Bahá'í Faith.
In 2005, he had his first CD “Soulboy” released on Warner Records HK label. On December 29, 2006, Khalil released his second album “This Love”(愛愛愛).
His favorite music genres are Soul, Neo-Soul, Jazz, 50's Doowop and Rock.
Musicians that have influenced Khalil's style: