Alan Tam - Wikipedia

Alan Tam ; Tam Wing-lun. (1950-08-23) 23 August 1950 (age 72) · Hong Kong · China · Great Britain · Ngee Ann Polytechnic · Singer; actor; songwriter; businessman. AlanTam FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch HongKongsinger AlanTamMH譚詠麟Tamin2006BornTamWing-lun(1950-08-23)23August1950(age 72)[1][2]HongKongNationalityChinaGreatBritainEducationNgeeAnnPolytechnicOccupationSingeractorsongwriterbusinessmanYears active1969–presentSpouse(s)SallyYeungKit-mei(楊潔薇) ​​(m. 1981)​Partner(s)WendyChuWing-ting(朱穎婷) ​​(m. 1991)​Children1TamHiu-fung(譚曉風)(1996-07-01)1July1996(age 26)Parent(s)TamKong-pak(譚江柏)[3]AwardsGoldenHorseAwards–BestActor1981IfIWereforRealRTHKTop10GoldSongsAwards–GoldenNeedleAward1996LifetimeAchievementMusicalcareerAlsoknownasUncleLun(倫伯)LuckyLun(幸運倫)Principal(校長)[4]PrincipalTam(譚校長)[4]AhLun(亞倫)GenresCantopopMandopopHongKongEnglishpopJapanesepopInstrument(s)VocalsLabelsPolyGram(1979–99)UniversalMusic(1999–present) MusicalartistChinesenameTraditional Chinese譚詠麟SimplifiedChinese谭咏麟TranscriptionsStandardMandarinHanyuPinyinTánYǒnglínYue:CantoneseYaleRomanizationTàahmWinglèuhnJyutpingTaam4Wing6leon4IPA[tʰȁːm wèŋlɵ̏n] WebsiteAlan.Tamwinglun Alan-Tam.com, Tamwinglun.com InthisChinesename,thefamilynameisTam. AlanTamWing-lun[5]MH(traditionalChinese:譚詠麟;simplifiedChinese:谭咏麟;pinyin:TánYǒnglín;CantoneseYale:Taam4Wing6leon4;born23August1950)isaHongKongsingerandactor.HeplayedamajorroleindevelopingtheCantopopsceneinthe1980sashewasknownforsingingromanticballadswithmodernarrangements.From1983to1987,AlanTamreceivednumerousmusicawardsandwonMostPopularMaleArtistandIFPIAwardforsuccessivefouryears,whichmadehimthemostfamoussuperstarsingerofHongKongin1980s.Inearly1988,hepubliclyquitallpopmusicawardceremoniesandputmosteffortsinsearchingnewdirectionforCantopopmusic. Today,heisstillactiveinthemusicandfilmindustry,releasingnewalbumsonaregularbasis.Sincethelate1980s,hehasservedasamentorforthecantopopmusicindustry,earningthenicknamethe"Principal"or"PrincipalTam".[4]TodayheisregularlyseenacrossthemediainHongKong,mainlandChina,Taiwan,andvariouspartsofEastAsiaparticipatinginalltypesofentertainment-relatedeventsandcharityactivities.Asof2013,AlanTamhaslaunchedatotalof115soloalbumsandhassoldover35millionrecordsworldwide;healsoholdstherecordforhavingheldthemostconcertsinHongKongasasoloartist. Contents 1Biography 1.1Earlylife 1.2Personallife 2Career 2.1Earlyyears 2.2Asasolosinger 2.3Actor 2.4PresidentofArtistesGuild 2.5Entrepreneur 2.6Politics 3References 4Externallinks Biography[edit] Earlylife[edit] Tamwasbornin1950tofootballplayerTamKong-pak(譚江柏),whorepresentedtheRepublicofChinanationalteamduringthe1936summerolympics.[3][6][7]HeattendedShauKeiWanGovernmentSecondarySchoolandChiLinBuddhistSecondarySchool.Then,hemajoredinEconomicswhileattendingNgeeAnnPolytechnicinSingapore. Personallife[edit] TamwedSallyYeungKit-meiin1981.Theyhavenochildren.TammethispartnerWendyChuin1991;asonwasborntothemin1995.[8][9] Career[edit] Earlyyears[edit] TamdevelopedapassionformusicinhissecondaryschoolyearsinHongKong.Heformedabandcalled"TheWynners"(溫拿樂隊)withhisfriends.[1]Theysubsequentlyenteredanamateursingingcontestandtookthefirstprizetobeginacareerintheentertainmentindustry,appearinginanumberofTVBvarietyshows.[1]Thegroupdisbanded,andhelaterreformedintothebandTheWynnerswithKennyBeein1973.[1][10]TheWynnersperformedmostlyinEnglish.Tamwasoneofthetwoleadsingersinthebanduntilitsplitin1978.[2] Hisfirstalbumasasoloartistwas'NaughtyBoy'(反斗星)in1979.Anearlysuccesswasthesong'LoveinAutumn'(愛在深秋),firstperformedin1984. Asasolosinger[edit] Tam'sfirstalbumasasoloartistwas"NaughtyBoy"(反斗星)in1979.[2]Helaterreleasessuchas"LoveinAutumn"(愛在深秋)in1984or"Embrace"(擁抱),"FlowerinWater"(水中花)or"HalfDazed,HalfAwoken"(半夢半醒)achievedcommercialsuccess.Inthe1981RTHKTop10GoldSongsAwards,healsowonhisfirstmajorindividualsongaward.[11]His1984albumsof(愛的根源),(霧之戀)and1985(愛情陷阱)formedasuccessfultrilogyofalbums.[2]In1988,hemadeanannouncementthathewouldnotacceptanymoreawardswithcompetitioninvolved.[2]Hecontinuedtoreleasealbumsforthenext30+years.[12]From1981to1988,hewonatop10songawardeveryyear.[13]Thiswasinadditiontohiswinningatop10songawardeveryyearfrom1983to1987fortheJadesolidgoldawards.[14][15]In1993,hereleasedtheEnglishalbum"MyLove",incollaborationwithKoreansingerKimWan-Sun. TheHongKongpressfrequentlyreportedafiercerivalrybetweenTamandfellowsingerLeslieCheung.[16]Althoughbothartistswereatpeacewitheachother,itwasthefanswhocreatedthespectacleofamusicalfeud.Inthelate90s,thesingersbrushedasideanydoubtsabouttheirfriendship,andevenappearedtogetheringalasandotherspecialprogrammes.In1999,LeslieCheung,togetherwithother17singers,participatedintheAlbum"PayingTributetoAlanTam"(誰可改變15週年紀念集)andcollaboratedtoproducethesingleremixofTam'spopularsongs"Illusion"(幻影)and"FoggyLove"(霧之戀).[16][17] In2003,heteamedupwithfellowartistHackenLeeforamajorworldtourentitledAlan&Hacken(Chinese:左麟右李,alsotranslatedas""LeftAlanRightHacken").ThenameisaplayonaChineseidiomwhichmeans"neighbours"(左鄰右里).Upto2013,theyhaveperformedaroundtheworldincountrieslikeChina,UnitedStates,Canada,Australia,UnitedKingdom,Singapore,Taiwan,Macau,Malaysia,andJapanwithover100concerts.Since2006,hehasbeenhelpinghisgodsonKelvinKwanestablishacareerintheHongKongpopindustry.[18] Oneofhissignaturefastsongs"LoveTrap"(愛情陷阱)earnedhimthe25thAnniversaryJadeSolidGoldsonghonourawardin2006.[19]By1995,hehadalreadysoldmorethan20millionalbums.By2005,hehadlaunchedmorethan104albums,and800songs.Hehastakenpartin264concerts,ofwhich189wereindividualconcerts.[2] In2007,hewastherecipientofthe30thHallofFameAwardfromtheComposersandAuthorsSocietyofHongKong(CASH)forhis30+yearsofcontributionstotheHongKongandChinesemusicindustry(以表揚他三十多年來對香港音樂創作及華人樂壇的貢獻).[4] Actor[edit] Mainarticle:AlanTamfilmography Inthe1970s,TamhostedthevarietyshowTheWynnersShowandtookpartinthetelevisiondramaOvertheRainbow.[1]HedecidedtopursueopportunitiesinTaiwanin1980,andstarredinrenowneddirectorPaiChing-jui'sAGirlWithoutSorrow.[2]HesubsequentlystarredinmorethantenfilmsinTaiwanincludingTheFunnyCoupleandPartTimeJob.HelaterstarredinanumberoffilmslikeArmourofGodwithJackieChanandMasterWongv.MasterWongwhichisaparodyoflegendaryCantonkungfufighterWongFeiHung.In1981,TamwontheBestActorawardattheGoldenHorseAwardsforhisroleinIfIWereforReal.[2]HehasvirtuallyretiredfromactingsinceAgeofMiracles(1996)andAcesGoingPlaces(1997).However,hemakesacomebackforHereComesFortunein2010.[1] PresidentofArtistesGuild[edit] On11January2008,TamwaselectedaspresidentoftheHongKongPerformingArtistesGuild.[20]Justamonthafterhewaselected,theEdisonChenphotoscandalcausedamediastorm.TheGuildcondemnedtheincreasingcirculationanduploadingofobscenephotosontheInternet.Tamwasintervieweddailybydifferentmediaonthehandlingofthecase.Hestated,"Thecirculationofsuchobscenephotoshascreatedabadatmosphereinsociety."[21] Afterthe2008Sichuanearthquake,Tamhelpedsetupareliefcommitteetolookafterthelivelihoodandschoolingoforphanedchildren.HewasonaHKcommitteealongwithEricTsang,JackieChan,andEasonChan.[22] Entrepreneur[edit] In1997,anannouncementwasmadeinAdmiralty,HongKongtolaunchaStarEastEntertainmentrestaurantconceptboasting40celebrityinvestors.ItwasoneofthemostpublicisedinvestmentsmadebyTamincollaborationwithhisbestfriendsNatalisChanandEricTsang.[23]In2000,amergerwasmadebetweenStarEastandPlanetHollywood.[24] Politics[edit] Duringthe2019–20HongKongprotests,andafter"worldwidecoverageforHongKong’spoliceforceutilizingheavy-handedtacticsagainststudentdemonstrators",[25]Tamsidedwiththepoliceandattendedapro-policerally,saying"Nooneintheworldhaseverseenlawenforcementofficersattackedlikethat".[26]Abacklashfromfansfollowedquickly,[27]withfanssmashinghisrecordsinpublic.[28] References[edit] ^abcdefChina.org.cn."TheHanban.comArchived16August2016attheWaybackMachine."AlanTamWing-lun.Retrievedon30September2008. ^abcdefghHongKongperformanceartistesguild."HKPAGArchived19October2008attheWaybackMachine."AlanTamprofile.Retrievedon30September2008. ^abSina."Sina.com."譚詠麟：我的父親譚江柏一-父親為我買足球.Retrievedon30September2008. ^abcdCash.org.hk."Cash.org.hkArchived6October2008attheWaybackMachine."ArticlefromComposersandAuthorsSocietyofHongKongLtd.Retrievedon4August2008. ^"EAC :2006ElectionCommitteeSubsectorElections-PerformingArts". 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^Chu,Karen(2July2019)."AsProtestsContinue,HongKong'sEntertainmentIndustryBeginstoPolarize".TheHollywoodReporter.Retrieved10August2019. ^Zhao,Shirley;Zhang,Karen(30June2019)."HongKongpolicesupportersturnoutinforcetocounterextraditionbillprotests,butclashwithrivalsandassaultjournalists".SouthChinaMorningPost.Retrieved10August2019. ^"HKstarsAlanTam,KennyBeeandTonyLeung'sappearanceatrallyupsetsfans".Today.2July2019.Retrieved10August2019. ^Hsia,Heidi(4July2019)."FanssmashAlanTam'sandKennyBee'salbumsoverpolicesupport".YahooNews.Retrieved10August2019. 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