Alan Tam Wing-lun

First exposed to Cantonese opera as a two-year-old, Tam joined the Hong Kong Children and Juvenile Chinese Opera Troupe at the age of three. Since then he has studied foundation and paichang (traditional style) training under several teachers, including Cheung Bo-wah, Lui Hung-kwong, Cheung Wing-mui, Ng Cheuk-jung, Fu Yuet-wah and Wang Jialing. Tam also studied singing techniques under Lam Kam-tong. In 2013, he won the Hong Kong Arts Development Council Award for Young Artist (Xiqu), and in 2014 he was selected to perform in the Rising Stars in Cantonese Opera Showcase organised by the West Kowloon Cultural District.