Armando Chin Yong

Who is Armando Chin Yong?

Armando Chin Yong, also known as Chen Rong to the Chinese-speaking, was a Malaysian opera singer, the only tenor with an international reputation forged in European and Asian opera houses and concert halls. He received much of his singing education in Rome, Italy and Vienna, Austria. He died unexpectedly, aged 52, of a heart attack after walking his dog in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 2 February 2011 leaving his widow, Chu Shoo Woan and their 12-year old son, Ian Chin Yi. Armando Chin was a devout Christian and worshipped at Gereja Kristen Grace Taman Bukit Maluri, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur.