Chinese Name: 應昌佑
English Name: Charles Ying Cheong Yau
Place of Birth: Hong Kong
D.O.B: 2nd April 1979
Height: 5 foot 11
Weight: 160 Ibs
Nationality: CHINESE/CANADIAN
Family: Father, Mother, 1 sister and 1 dog
Education: TERTIARY (UNIVERSITY)
University[Attended]: RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (U.S.A.)
University Degrees: BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (BFA); BACHELOR OF GRAPHIC DESIGN (BGD)
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Hobbies:Sports(Basketball);Computer games; Sing; Design; Watch TV;Surfing; Travel
Favourite Music: HIP-HOP; R&B; ELECTRONICL; TRANCE; TECHNO; DRUM & BASS; CANTO-POP; ENGLISH POP; MANDARIN POP
Favourite Chinese Artists: Leon Lai; Jay Chou; Leo Ku; DJ Tommy
Favourite English Artists: EMINEM; 50 CENT; JUSTIN TIMERBLAKE; D 12; G-UNIT; BEYONCE; JAY-Z; SNOOP DOGG; DR. DRE; LUDRACRIS
Favourite Movies: THE MATRIX; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; COMRADES;
Favourite Magazines: HIP-HOP; THE SOURCE; XXL; STUFF; COMPLEX; GET ON; BOON; WARP; STREET JACK; MILK; EAST TOUCH; WALLPAPER
Favourite Cartoons: Dragon Ball; Doreamon; Slam Dunk
　
Record Company: AMusic - Along with artists such as Janice, Leon Lai, Jill, Michael Wang(Guang Liang)

Past Commercials:
2005 - McDonalds (with Janice)

Charles Ying was born in Hong Kong. His mother is taiwanese singer, Ning-Ping Chan. At the age of 4, he and his parent emigrated to Vancouver, Canada. Then at the age of 7, he came back to stay in Hong Kong and studied up to standard 7 before moving to the US for higher education. After completing his education, he came back to Hong Kong in 2002 and got employed as Nike Asia Pacific Head Office-Designer Support. He met Leon Lai who gave him a chance in the music industry in 2004. His first song was recorded in Leon Lai and Faye Wong's movie "Leaving Me Loving You"

Credits to: http://www.charles-ying.com/

This post has been edited by LyFor3ver: Aug 28 2007, 07:46 AM