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Cantopop. Cantopop (a contraction of " Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese. [1] Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. [2] The genre began in the 1970s and became associated with Hong Kong popular music from the middle of the decade. [1]
Mui4 Jim6-fong1. Anita Mui Yim-fong (Chinese: 梅艷芳; 10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer who made major contributions to the Cantopop music scene and received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout her career, and is regarded as a Cantopop diva.
Shirley Kwan. Shirley Kwan or Kwan Suk Yee (Chinese: 關淑怡, born 15 August 1966) is an influential former Cantopop singer from Hong Kong. Kwan first shot to fame in 1989 with the hit "Happy Are Those in Love" (難得有情人) and was widely popular throughout the early to mid-1990s.
Hacken Lee Hak Kan (Chinese: 李克勤; Cantonese Yale: Lei5 Hak1kan4; pinyin: Lǐ Kèqín, is a Hong Kong singer, television host and actor, active since the 1980s.In 2013, Lee's song "House of Cards" swept multiple awards in many Hong Kong award ceremonies, including "World's Best Song" and "Broadcasting Index" in Metro's Awards.
Alan Tam. Alan Tam Wing-lun[5] MH (traditional Chinese: 譚詠麟; simplified Chinese: 谭咏麟; pinyin: Tán Yǒnglín; Cantonese Yale: Taam4 Wing6 leon4; born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He played a major role in developing the Cantopop scene in the 1980s as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements.
The song became very popular as soon as it was released, not only topping the musical charts of Hong Kong, especially the CRHK's "Ultimate Song Chart", on which the song occupied the number-one position for 3 weeks, it was also awarded the 1989 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards, [42] the 1989 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards, [43] as well as ...
Ming Gor (Chinese : 明哥; lit. 'Brother Ming') Anthony Wong Yiu-ming (Chinese : 黃耀明; born 16 June 1962) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and political activist. He rose to prominence as the vocalist for the Cantopop duo Tat Ming Pair during the 1980s before embarking on a solo career.
James Wong Jim. James Wong Jim (Chinese: 黃霑; Jyutping: wong4 zim1; Cantonese Yale: wòhng jīm; 18 March 1941 – 24 November 2004, also known as "霑叔" or " Uncle Jim ") was a Cantopop lyricist and songwriter based primarily in Hong Kong. Beginning from the 1960s, he was the lyricist for over 2,000 songs, collaborating with songwriter ...