Beijing News On March 15, the social platform of Taiwanese senior musician Ho Hwa published an obituary, informing fans that Ho passed away on March 15, 2024 at the age of 59. The obituary was ghostwritten by a relative and friend, Chen Yihao. The obituary read: "If you still remember that you were inspired and moved by his sonorous witticisms and every word in his pen, I invite you to join me in sincerely praying that Mr. Ho Hau Wah, the mentor of Chinese pop music, will... Have a wonderful life, a happy life, and a smooth journey." According to Taiwan media reports, Ho was diagnosed with stage III nasopharyngeal cancer in 2004 and has been fighting the disease since then.
Ho Hau Wah, September 14, 1965 - March 15, 2024.
Ho Hau Wah was born in 1965. He is a well-known lyricist in the music industry. His representative works include Sun Yaowei's "Love Fire", Kwong Meiyun's "Easily Injured Woman", Lee Hacken's "What I Want in Life", Dick Cowboy's "How Much Love Can Come Again", etc. He has been an executive of several record companies and published books such as "Remember the Road to Happiness". After 2005, Ho worked for many mainland music platforms and entertainment media companies, planning and producing albums for artists such as Tan Weiwei, Zhang Hanyun, Li Xiaoyun, and Xie Na. After the news of his death was made public, many artists posted messages of condolences. Artist Sun Yaowei posted: "Teacher He, you are my mentor, a brother who shares adversity, and a close friend who talks about everything. Thank you. I am very sorry to say goodbye." Zhang Hanyun forwarded Ho Hua's condolences on Weibo: "Dear Ho Hua, time flies by. In every season we miss the most, when we look at the stars in the sky, we will always miss your laughter and warmth."
editor, Tian Sini
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