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Samuel Hui Koon-kit [1] [2] (born 6 September 1948), [1] usually known as Sam Hui, [1] [3] is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is credited with popularising Cantopop both via the infusion of Western-style music and his usage of vernacular Cantonese rather than written vernacular Chinese in biting lyrics that addressed contemporary problems and concerns. [4]
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]
Jacky Cheung. Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Cheung is widely regarded as a Heavenly King of Cantopop music and an icon of Hong Kong popular culture. [3][4] He is often dubbed as the "God of Songs" for his vocal delivery and live performances. Cheung's accolades include the World Music Award (1996) for ...
Jyutping. 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.
Anita (Chinese: 梅艷芳) is a 2021 Hong Kong biographical musical drama film about Cantopop star Anita Mui directed by Longman Leung, with a script written by Leung and Jack Ng. Louise Wong, in her screen role debut, stars as the titular singer, depicting her life from childhood until her last moments before her death of cervical cancer in 2003.
Following the success of this album, Wang held a major charity concert in late February of the same year at Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong. Two years later, he released his latest Cantonese album (though called L'Amour et le Rêve 愛與夢). Around the same time, he participated in various movies including Jackie Chan's New Police Story. [2]
The group sang exclusively in English in their early days, mainly covers of popular songs from other parts of the world, most notably "Hey Jude" by the Beatles.In 1975, the group collaborated with songwriter/lyricist James Wong and released a number of original Cantonese songs for the soundtrack of the film Let's Rock, which Wong also directed.
The discography of Chinese singer Faye Wong includes 20 studio albums [1] and 5 extended plays (EP). Wong began recording when she was a high-school student in China, releasing six albums during these years, [1] including many cover versions of hits by Teresa Teng. In 1989, she began her official recording career in Hong Kong with Cinepoly Records.