Researching Wilfred Lau
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14 people with the Lau surname? In that year Lau was ranked number 3565 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Wilfred means "Peaceful or Willow Tree Near Ford" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Wilfred Lau on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Wilfred Lau and the Lau Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3042 people with the Lau surname in the UK? Lau is now ranked number 1791 for popularity in the UK. |
Lau Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Wilfred Lau
Wilfred Lau
Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He is also known as "師兄" (C-Hing, Senpai) in the entertainment industry because he was the winner of the 16th annual New Talent Singing Awards International Finals in 1997, despite not being never actually becoming a singer until 2004. Many have made comparisons to his voice to the voice of Eason Chan.
Wilfred attended St. Joseph's Primary School (聖若瑟小學), a boys' school for his primary education, which he was schoolmate of Priscilla Chan's younger brother. He graduated from Kiangsu-Chekiang College. As a child, he had always wanted to become a singer due to seeing Priscilla's awards while he visited her brother's home, but his teacher made him give up his dream. At age 21, after seeing the concerts of Anita Mui and Andy Hui, he finally had enough courage to enter the 1997 New Talent Singing Awards International Finals where he won first place (the Gold award), the Best Performance Award (最佳演繹大獎), and the Best Performance Art Potential Award (最具演藝潛質獎).
Source: Wilfred Lau, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lau
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