Marife Yau

Marife Yau
邱彥筒
Marife Yau
Marife Yau
Background information
Born (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 22)
Hong Kong
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • actress
Years active2022 (2022)–present
LabelsMusic Nation Records
HK Television Entertainment/
MakerVille

Marife Yau (Chinese: 邱彥筒; Cantonese Yale: Yāu Yihntùhng; born 11 June 2002),[1] known professionally as Marf, is a Hong Kong singer. She is the winner of ViuTV's King Maker IV reality TV show.[2]  She is currently a member of the Cantopop girl group Collar.[3] 

Early life

Prior to joining King Maker, Yau was a veterinary nurse.[4] 

Music career

Marf debuted as a member of the Cantopop girl group Collar. On 12 January 2022, Collar released "Call My Name!" as its debut single.[5]  Marf additionally released four singles as a solo artist. The singles are "*~Silencio...Shh", "Fool##", " // Undecided //", and "I'm Marf-elous".[6]  She has additionally been a voice actress for the Chinese version of One Piece Film: Red.[7] 

Marf fans are known as "Muffins".[8] 

Discography

Singles

  • "*~Silencio...Shh" (2023)
  • "fOoL##" (2023)
  • "// Undecided //" (2023)
  • "I'm Marf-elous" (2023)
  • "TXT OR CALL" (2024)

Collaborations

Title Year Album Artists Notes
"仍有心跳脈搏" (Still have heartbeat and pulse) 2023 — Maniac feat. Marf Yau [9]
"Distraction" (分心) — Billy Choi [zh] feat. Marf Yau [10]
"All That I Want" 2024 — Jay Fung feat. Marf Yau [11]

Songwriting credits

Title Year Album Artists Notes
"Anthropology" (亻言) 2022 In the round Alfred Hui Composer (with Alfred Hui and CK Wong)[12]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Chinese Title Role Notes
2022 One Piece Film: Red - Uta Cantonese dub
2024 Blossoms Under Somewhere 寄了一整個春天 Main Role[13]

Television dramas

Year Title Chinese title Role Network Notes
2023 Left on read 那年盛夏我們綻放如花 Yeung Yuet Ying ViuTV Main Role[14]
TBA Where is my 15 minutes 哪一天我們會紅 Michelle ViuTV Main Role[15]

References

  1. ^ "Marf". www.makerville.hk. Retrieved 7 Apr 2024.
  2. ^ Chan, Kris (22 May 2023). "5 most fashionable contestants on Hong Kong's King Maker: the ViuTV reality show that launched Mirror sees Cantopop star MC rocking Louis Vuitton, Collar's Marf Yau in Fendi and Day in Chanel". Retrieved 7 Apr 2024.
  3. ^ Chow, Yanni (14 Jan 2022). "5 things to know about Collar, Hong Kong's latest girl group from ViuTV's hit show King Maker IV". Retrieved 7 Apr 2024.
  4. ^ "(Central Station) Vote... for talents to enter Hong Kong's latest girl group". 19 Dec 2021. Retrieved 7 Apr 2024.
  5. ^ Yu, Helen (14 Jan 2022). "Meet Collar, The New Hong Kong Girl Group Taking the City by Storm". Retrieved 7 Apr 2024.
  6. ^ "Marf Yau". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 7 Apr 2024.
  7. ^ "Marf@COLLAR 為大Hit動畫電影聲演 動漫迷爸最開心" [Marf of Collar becomes voice actress of popular anime movie. Her father who is an anime fan is the happiest.] (in Chinese). 12 Aug 2022. Retrieved 7 Apr 2024.
  8. ^ 陳, 菁宇 (10 Jun 2022). "Marf@COLLAR生日 | Muffins籌備慶生活動!免費派發應援禮物/慈善義賣/巴士燈箱打卡位" [Marf of Collar's birthday | Muffins prepare celebratory events! Giving away free gifts/charity sales/bus stop ads as photo-taking spots] (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 Apr 2024.
  9. ^ "Maniac feat. Marf's song". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Billy Choi feat Marf - Distraction". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Jay Fung feat. Marf - All That I Want". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Alfred Hui-Anthropology". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Blossoms Under Somewhere". Broadway Circuit Cinema. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Left on Read". MakerVille. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Where is my 15 minutes". MakerVille. Retrieved 28 September 2024.