Profile | How Bowie Woo, 94, grew to become Hong Kong’s final evergreen entertainer over 7-decade profession

Celebrities who attain their mid-nineties have often lengthy since traded the highlight for a rocking chair, however not Bowie Woo Fung, who, at 94 years previous, is probably going nonetheless practising his footwork.

On June 7, 2026, he took the stage for his sixth live performance on the Hong Kong Coliseum, and in doing so set the Guinness World Record because the oldest Chinese artist to carry a solo live performance. It is a exceptional feat, particularly contemplating that Woo has by no means launched a full-length studio album.

Born Woo Kai-sau in Guangzhou, in China’s Guangdong province, in 1932, Woo adopted the stage identify “Fung” (maple) as a result of maple leaves stay “red” – which additionally means “popular” in Chinese – year-round, thus symbolising his hope of an evergreen profession.

Known affectionately to generations of Hongkongers as “Sau Gor” (Big Brother Sau), Woo has actually lived as much as his identify, persevering with to function a bridge between the black-and-white grit of post-war Hong Kong and the glitz of the fashionable period.