Capital Artists
Alex To was born and raised in Hong Kong to a Filipino singer father Ollie Delfino and the Chinese singer Chang Loo. To's mother had emigrated from Shanghai in 1952 after the communists had outlawed popular music. In 1980, at the age of 18, he studied abroad in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada majoring in commercial design. In 1985, at age 23, he graduated from university and worked as an Art Director back in Hong Kong. That same year, he entered the 4th annual New Talent Singing Awards and won first place (the Gold Award). He was then signed to Capital Artists and began his career in the music industry. His debut Cantonese album "只想留下" was released in 1986. His first Mandarin album "談情說愛" was released in 1990 in Taiwan.