Anders Nelsson is an actor and musician who emerged in the 1960s Hong
Kong music scene. He was a member of the popular Hong Kong group The
Kontinentals as well as the front man for Anders Nelson & The
Inspiration. In later years he became an actor and in an early role he
played a thug in the movie Way of the Dragon that starred Bruce
Lee.Nelsson was born in California, USA, to Swedish missionaries. His
family moved to Hong Kong in 1950 when he was 4 years old. He studied
at King George V School between 1958 and 1965. Older kids in KGV
allowed him to play in their bands in school hall. They played on
Friday afternoons In the late 1950s, Nelsson was in a band called The
Cagey 5 which was a twist around of the name of their school King
George V. In a few years the band had become The Kontinentals. In 1963
Nelsson's school band The Kontinentals, signed their first recording
contract and shortly afterwards released I Think Of Her and I Still
Love You, released on the Orbit Records label. Both were chart-topping
hits in Hong Kong. He was entertainment editor for sensationalist
newspaper The Star in 1968.In the 1970s, Nelson was the front man in a
successful band called Ming
Kong music scene. He was a member of the popular Hong Kong group The
Kontinentals as well as the front man for Anders Nelson & The
Inspiration. In later years he became an actor and in an early role he
played a thug in the movie Way of the Dragon that starred Bruce
Lee.Nelsson was born in California, USA, to Swedish missionaries. His
family moved to Hong Kong in 1950 when he was 4 years old. He studied
at King George V School between 1958 and 1965. Older kids in KGV
allowed him to play in their bands in school hall. They played on
Friday afternoons In the late 1950s, Nelsson was in a band called The
Cagey 5 which was a twist around of the name of their school King
George V. In a few years the band had become The Kontinentals. In 1963
Nelsson's school band The Kontinentals, signed their first recording
contract and shortly afterwards released I Think Of Her and I Still
Love You, released on the Orbit Records label. Both were chart-topping
hits in Hong Kong. He was entertainment editor for sensationalist
newspaper The Star in 1968.In the 1970s, Nelson was the front man in a
successful band called Ming
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