Eric MooEric Moo

Eric Moo, a Malaysian male singer, was born on February 9, 1963, in Kampar, Perak, and at the age of 8 moved to Singapore with the family. Younger brother 巫奇 (original name 巫启雄) is also a singer.

In secondary school Eric Moo formed the band "地下铁" (Subway Band) with classmates from Jurong Junior College, and in 1983 began performing on stage; the same year the work "邂逅" entered Singapore's 龙虎榜, peaking at number 4. In 1985 a first solo album, "心情", was published in Singapore and Malaysia.

In 1988 Eric Moo released the album "你是我的唯一" in Taiwan. Early Mandarin songs "不該讓你等太久" and "等你等到我心痛" were later adapted and covered in Cantonese by Jacky Cheung.

In 1994 Eric Moo released the compilation "太傻—巫啟賢情歌回顧展"; the same year Eric Moo entered the Hong Kong music scene, releasing a Cantonese version of "太傻" and a first Cantonese album, "心酸的情歌", and "让我跟你走", produced for 彭羚, was also chosen among that year's Top Ten Jade Solid Gold songs. In 1995 the album "有心" was released, and Eric Moo acted in a film for the first time, as the male lead in "慈雲山十三太保", and won Best New Performer at the 1996 Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1996 Eric Moo held a solo concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum, and the Chinese Wikipedia records Eric Moo as the first Malaysian singer to perform there; the record was entered in the Malaysia Book of Records. The same year the album "我感覺不到你" was released, and in 1997, with this album, Eric Moo won Best Male Vocalist for a worldwide Chinese work at Taiwan's 8th Golden Melody Awards; the same article also records that in August 1997 the Malaysian government publicly commended Eric Moo and conferred the honour "Malaysia's God of Songs".