 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).As the winner, Wilfred was signed to Capital Artists.