Sam Hui - Wikipedia

Hui is considered by some to be the first major superstar of Cantopop, known as the God of Song. As an actor, he is well-known for portraying the main character ... SamHui FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch HongKongmusicianandactor(born1948) InthisHongKongname,thesurnameisHui.InaccordancewithHongKongcustom,theWestern-stylenameisSamHuiandtheChinese-stylenameisHuiKoon-Kit. SamHuiChinese:許冠傑SamHuiin2009Born(1948-09-06)6September1948(age 73)Guangzhou,Guangdong,ChinaOther namesHuiKoon-kit,SamuelHuiEducationTheUniversityofHongKong(B.SocSc.,1971)OccupationMusiciansingersongwriterrecordproduceractorYears active1967–19922003–presentSpouse(s)RebeccaHui​(m. 1971)​Children2ParentsHuiSai-cheung(father)LeeSin-wan(mother)RelativesMichaelHui(brother)RickyHui(brother)AwardsHongKongFilmAwards–BestOriginalFilmSong1991TheSwordsmanMusicalcareerAlsoknownasGodofSongs(歌神),BrotherSamOriginHongKongGenresCantopop,HongKongEnglishpopInstrument(s)VocalsguitarharmonicaviolinpianosanxiandrumsLabelsDiamondRecords(1967)Polydor(1971-1983)ContecSound(1983-1985)CinepolyRecords(1985-1990)PolyGram(1990-1992)IEC(2007-present) MusicalartistChinesenameTraditional Chinese許冠傑SimplifiedChinese许冠杰TranscriptionsStandardMandarinHanyuPinyinXǔGuànjiéYue:CantoneseJyutpingHeoi2Gun3git6 Websitewww.samhuiofficial.com SamuelHuiKoon-kit[1][2](born6September1948),[1]usuallyknownasSamHui,[1][3]isaHongKongmusician,singer,songwriterandactor.HeiscreditedwithpopularisingCantopopbothviatheinfusionofWestern-stylemusicandhisusageofvernacularCantoneseratherthanwrittenvernacularChineseinbitinglyricsthataddressedcontemporaryproblemsandconcerns.[4]HuiisconsideredbysometobethefirstmajorsuperstarofCantopop,knownastheGodofSong.[5]Asanactor,heiswell-knownforportrayingthemaincharacter"KingKong"infiveinstallmentsofAcesGoPlacesfilmseries.[6][better source needed] Contents 1Earlylife 2Career 2.1Singer 2.2Film 2.3Retirement 2.4Farewellconcerts 3Personallife 4Discography 4.1Cantonesealbums 4.2Englishalbums 5Filmography 5.1Films 6Seealso 7References 8Externallinks Earlylife[edit] HuiwasborninGuangzhou,Guangdong,Chinain1948.Hisparentswerebothmusicians;hisfatherwasatraditionalChinesemusicianwhilehismotherwasaChineseoperasinger.In1950,alongwithhisthreeolderbrothers,Michael,Ricky,andStanley,HuiandhisparentsarrivedinHongKongasrefugeesin1950,originallylivinginDiamondHill.[7]HuigraduatedfromtheFacultyofSocialSciencesoftheUniversityofHongKong,[8]YingWaCollegeandSt.FrancisXavier'sCollegeinthelate1960sandearly1970s.HuiworkedwithMichaelandRickyonseveralcomediesintheearly1970s.HuihasalsogainedcreditforpopularisingCantopop,byincorporatingtheidiosyncrasiesofWesternpopularmusicintotheoldCantopopgenre.[9] Career[edit] Singer[edit] Inthe1960s,Huibeganhissingingcareer.In1967,HuijoinedrecordlabelDiamondRecords.[10] HuistartedhistelevisioncareerasahostonayouthmusicTVshowontheTVBnetwork.HuiandhisbrotherMichaelHuibecamehostsinHuiBrothersShow(Chinese:雙星報喜;Jyutping:soeng1sing1bou3hei2;CantoneseYale:sēungsīngbouhéi),whichpremieredonApril23,1971.[11] HuibecametheleadmusicianofabandTheLotus. Inthe1970s,HuiperformedEnglishsongsthatwerepopularinBritainandtheUnitedStates.Hewrotethethemesongsforthecomediesproducedbyhisbrother,MichaelHui,andstartedperformingCantonesesongs.SamHui'sfirstCantonesehit,"EiffelTowerAbovetheClouds"(鐵塔凌雲)--originallytitled"HereandNow"(就此模樣)--wasfirstplayedontheHuiBrothersShowinApril1972.[12] HuisignedacontractwithPolydorandproducedhisfirstsingleinEnglish,"AprilLady".[13] Hui'sfirstCantonesealbum,GamesGamblersPlay(Chinese:鬼馬雙星;Jyutping:gwai2maa5soeng1sing1;CantoneseYale:gwáimáhsēungsīng;lit.'ghosthorsedoublestar'),wasthepartialsoundtracktotheMichaelHui-directedfilmofthesamename.[13]Thisalbumbecamepopular,selling200,000copies,andwasoneofthemajormusicalworksthathelpedtostartthepopularityofCantopop.[14] Hui'smusicgainedpopularappeal,particularlywiththeworkingclass,foritssimplicityandtherelevanceofthelyrics.Aprolificsongwriter,anotedrecurringthemeinhismusicisthatitoftendescribesorhumorouslysatirisesHongKongsocietyandevents. In1976,Hui'ssingingandactingcareertookoffafterthereleaseofthebreakoutalbumThePrivateEyes,thesoundtracktothe1976filmThePrivateEyes.[15] InthealbumThePrivateEyes,ithumorouslyreflectedontheharshrealitiesofmiddleandlower-incomeHongKongers.Otherssuchas"SongofWaterUse"(制水歌),whichreferencedthedaysofwaterrationingduringthe1960s,and"CouldNotCareLessAbout1997"(話知你97),whichencouragedHongKongpeopletoadoptacarpediemattitudeinsteadofworryingabouttheimminenthandovertothePeople'sRepublicofChinaon1July1997,weremoretopicalinnatureandreferencedlocalevents.Whilesomeofhissongsarelighthearted,otherscarriedphilosophicalmessagesbroughtoutthroughartfuluseofChinesewordsthathavemultiplesymbolism.Examplescanbeseeninhisfarewellsongin1992and"FromtheHeartofaLoafer"(浪子心聲),whereforCantopop,thesophisticatedlanguageandmessageswererareinthelyricsofcontemporaryartists. OnJune17,1979,HuibecamethefirstsingerfromHongKongtoperformattheTokyoMusicFestival.[16] Film[edit] HuisignedacontractwithGoldenHarvestin1971.[10]Onapersonalnote,HuiisclosertohismiddlebrotherRicky(deceased8November2011)thantotheiroldestbrotherMichael.SamandMichaelreportedlyfelloutwitheachotheraftertheirpre-1985successes.[citationneeded]However,inMichael'sChickenandDuckTalk(1988),Huiappearedinashort1-minutecameo,playingtheroleofhimselfasmasterofceremoniesatthegrandopeningofDanny'sChicken,andcontributedtoitsthemesongforitsendcreditsentitled"YouHaveYourSay"(你有你講).Thenin1990,thethreebrothersreunitedinFrontPage,alampoononHongKong'ssometimesover-zealousentertainmentnewsindustry.HuialsocollaboratedwithseveralpopularsingerssuchasLeslieCheungbothmusicallyandon-screenculminatinginthehitsinglewrittenbyHuiandcomposedbyCheungentitledSilenceisGolden(沉默是金),whichCheungalsosungasasolotrackonhis1987album,HotSummer,aswellasthecatchytune,I'veNeverBeenAfraid(我未驚過)in1989astheendthemeforAcesGoPlacesV. HuialsostarredintheAcesGoPlaces,aseriesofHongKongaction–comediesinthe1980s,withKarlMaka. HewasonceseriouslyinjuredwhilefilmingTheLegendofWiselyinTibetduetolackofoxygen,thereafterfallingveryillandmanyofhisfanspointedoutthatthisnearfatalaccidentmayhavebeenpivotalonhisdecisiontoretireastheysuperstitiouslybelievedthathewashauntedbyaspirit.[citationneeded] Retirement[edit] Duringthelate1980s,Hui'sfatheradvisedhimtoretiretoavoidthestressesheenduredfromhostingconcerts.Hui's"lackofoxygen"sufferedonapreviousfilm,wasactuallycarbonmonoxidepoisoning.Hismotherpurportedlyalsohadreservationsabouthisperforming,includingthathemightinjurehimselfonstage.[citationneeded] AHongKongconcertin1990supposedlymarkedhisearlyretirement,howeverHuithenagreedtohosta42-showconcertseries.Aroundthetimeofthe30thshow,Hui'sfatherdiedbutdespitehisgrief,hecontinuedtohost.[citationneeded] Farewellconcerts[edit] In1991to1992,Huiheldamanyfarewellconcerts.Huihostedatotalof14showsinHongKongpreemptinghisactualretirement.[15] HuiisknownastheCanto-popgodfatherandtheElvisPresleyofHongKong.[15] HuialsohostedshowsinCanada,inVancouver,atthePacificColiseum,andToronto,Ontario,whichhededicatedtohislatefather.Despitereiteratinghisplansforretirement,HuicamebackforashortstintinthemovieWinnerTakesAllco-starringNicholasTseandRubyLin.Thishemaintained,wasaresultofbeingunabletoignorehisheart'sdesire. ThehandprintandautographofSamHuiattheAvenueofStars,HongKong Widelyacclaimedasthe"GodofSong"inHongKong(thefirstsingertobesoacknowledged),hedecidedtocomeoutofretirementin2004andheldmultiplecomebackconcertsinwhichhewaswelcomedbyaHongKongpublicatsell-outshows.Intheseconcerts,hepaidtributetohisrecentpassedclosecolleagues,LeslieCheungandAnitaMuiin2003andclaimedthattheirdeathshadinfluencedhisdecisiontoreturntoperforming,culminatinginhis2004comebacksong'04BlessYou('04祝福你).HuiperformedinaconcertinKualaLumpuron19and20February2005withhisbrother,RickyHui,andsonsbuthasnotmadeactiveplansforanyfollow-ups.HealsoperformedinVancouveron15December2005andinSingaporeon29March2008.[citationneeded] In2007,HuisignedwithECMusicandreleasedhisfirstalbumin17years,named"LifeisGood"(人生多麼好). Personallife[edit] InDecember1971,HuimarriedRebecca"Rebu"Fleming,aFilipino-American.Theyhavetwosons,RyanHuiandScottHui.HuiandhisfamilyliveinHongKong.[17][18][19]RyanHuiisasinger-songwriterandhasreleasedseveralalbums,andScottHuiisafilmdirector.[18][19] Discography[edit] Cantonesealbums[edit] 1974Chinese:鬼馬雙星 1975TheLastMessage(Chinese:天才與白痴) 1976ThePrivateEyes[15]Chinese:半斤八兩 1978FortuneGodComes(Chinese:財神到) 1978TheContract(Chinese:賣身契) 1979Chinese:79夏日之歌集 1980Chinese:念奴嬌 1981SecurityUnlimited(摩登保鑣) 1982Chinese:難忘您‧紙船 1983Chinese:最佳拍檔大顯神通 1983Chinese:新的開始 1984Chinese:最喜歡你 1985Chinese:最緊要好玩 1986Chinese:熱力之冠 1986Chinese:宇宙無限 1987BandChinese:潮流興夾 1987Chinese:許冠傑新曲與精選 1988SamandFriends 1989Chinese:許冠傑歌集 1990Chinese:香港情懷 1990Chinese:電影金曲精選 2004Chinese:歌神與您繼續微笑 2007Chinese:人生多麼好 Englishalbums[edit] 1971TimeoftheSeason 1974MorningAfter 1975Interlude 1977CameTravelling Filmography[edit] Films[edit] 1973BackAlleyPrincess(馬路小英雄) 1973TheTattooedDragon(龍虎金剛) 1974ChinatownCapers(小英雄大鬧唐人街) 1974Naughty!Naughty!(綽頭狀元)-WuTe-chuan,aconman.[20] 1974GamesGamblersPlay(鬼馬雙星) 1975TheLastMessage(天才與白痴) 1976ThePrivateEyes(半斤八兩) 1978TheContract(賣身契) 1981SecurityUnlimited(摩登保鑣) 1982AcesGoPlaces(最佳拍檔) 1983AcesGoPlaces2(最佳拍檔大顯神通) 1984AcesGoPlaces3(最佳拍檔之女皇密令) 1984AFamilyAffair(全家福) 1985WorkingClass(打工皇帝) 1986AcesGoPlacesIV(最佳拍檔千里救差婆) 1987TheLegendofWisely(衛斯理傳奇)-asProducer. 1988ChickenandDuckTalk(雞同鴨講)-Cameo 1989AcesGoPlaces5:TheTerracottaHit(新最佳拍檔) 1990TheDragonfromRussia(紅場飛龍) 1990TheSwordsman(笑傲江湖)-LingWuChung[21] 1990FrontPage(新半斤八兩) 1993LaughteroftheWaterMargins(水滸笑傳) 1993All'sWell,EndsWellToo(花田囍事) 2000WinnerTakesAll(大贏家) [22] [23] Seealso[edit] ListofgraduatesofUniversityofHongKong References[edit] ^abc"Inpictures:Canto-popsuperstarSamHui's40yearsinthelimelight".SouthChinaMorningPost.HongKong.21October2016.Retrieved6May2018. ^"KnockOff".SightandSound.Vol. 9,no. 7–12.BritishFilmInstitute.1999.p. 43.Retrieved31May2018. ^Chu2017. ^HowTVMostshowmadeitsaudiencefeellikeHongkongers,EJInsight,12Jan2016 ^TonyMitchell."TianCi–FayeWongandEnglishSongsintheCantopopandMandapopRepertoire".LocalNoise.Archivedfromtheoriginalon3August2012. ^Gilman,Sean(12August2019)."TheAcesGoPlacesSeries".Medium.Retrieved27May2021. ^Man1998,p. 85. ^Chun,AllenJohnUckLun;Rossiter,Ned;Shoesmith,Brian(2004).RefashioningpopmusicinAsia:cosmopolitanflows,politicaltempos,andaestheticindustries.Routledge.p. 146.ISBN 0-7007-1401-4. ^Liu,TaoTao;Faure,David(1996).Unityanddiversity:localculturesandidentitiesinChina.HongKongUniversityPress.p. 184.ISBN 962-209-402-3. ^abYip1994,p. 12. ^Chu2017,p. 201. ^Chu2017,p. 48. ^abMan1998,p. 86. ^Chik2010,p. 512. ^abcdWright,Adam(21October2016)."Inpictures:Canto-popsuperstarSamHuiturns70".scmp.com.Retrieved5October2020. ^Chu2017,p. 204. ^"RebeccaFleming".myheritage.com.Retrieved5October2020. ^abYip,WaiYee(2June2014)."Afamilyaffair".straitstimes.com.Retrieved5October2020. ^abYan,LimRuey(31January2020)."'FatherofCantopop'SamHuiisagrandfatheragain".straitstimes.com.Retrieved5October2020. ^"Naughty!Naughty!(1974)".whatismymovie.com.1974.Retrieved5October2020. ^"笑傲江湖(1990)Swordsman".hkmdb.com.Retrieved5October2020. ^"SamuelHui".imdb.com.Retrieved9March2010. ^"SamHui".chinesemov.com.Retrieved5October2020. Chik,Alice(2010)."CreativemultilingualisminHongKongpopularmusic".WorldEnglishes.29(4):508–522.doi:10.1111/j.1467-971x.2010.01678.x.ISSN 0883-2919. Chu,Yiu-Wai(2017).HongKongCantopop:AConciseHistory.HongKong:HongKongUniversityPress.ISBN 978-988-8390-57-1. Man,OiKuen,Ivy(1998).CantonesepopularsonginHongKonginthe1970s:anexaminationofmusicalcontentandsocialcontextinselectedcasestudies(PDF)(M.Phil.thesis).PokFuLam,HongKong:TheUniversityofHongKong.doi:10.5353/th_b3122147.hdl:10722/33989. Yip,PuiYee(1994).TheusesofSamHui :aninvestigationoftheformationofculturalidentityinHongKong(PDF)(M.Phil.thesis).HongKong:ChineseUniversityofHongKongGraduateSchool. 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