Father of Cantopop Sam Hui here for new tour in June ...

SINGAPORE - Renowned "Father of Cantopop", Hong Kong veteran singer Sam Hui, will be returning to Singapore on June 7 with his new tour What ... FatherofCantopopSamHuiherefornewtourinJuneMarch12,2014publishedat4:18AMSINGAPORE-Renowned"FatherofCantopop",HongKongveteransingerSamHui,willbereturningtoSingaporeonJune7withhisnewtourWhatAWonderfulWorld.Cantopopfanscanrocktothelegendarycrooner'spopularevergreenhitsandclassicsoriginallysungbyhisdepartedfriendsandfellowsingersLeslieChung,RomanTamandAnitaMui,aswellasaperformanceputtogetherbyHui'stwosons,RyanandScottHui.Fansattheconcert,whichwillbeheldattheSingaporeIndoorStadium,canalsolookforwardtoavisualfeastofthe3-Dleopard-themedstagedesignandconcertoutfitsthattheHongKongmusiciconisfamousfor.InarecentpressconferenceinHongKong,Huisaidthathehasbeengettingbackintoshapeforthenewtour."PeoplecommentedthatIgotfat,whichtriggeredmydeterminationtoloseweightimmediately.Irun,swimandpracticekarate,andnowIhavelostsevenpounds.Ihopetoreduceanothertenmorepoundsbeforetheshow,"saidthesinger.HuiplayedavitalroleinthedevelopmentofHongKongrecordsandconcertsfromthe70s.Inacareerthatspannedoverfourdecades,the65-year-oldsinger,lyricistandfilmactorrecorded23CantonesealbumsandfourEnglishalbumsbeforecallingitquitsin1992.However,withtheuntimelydemiseofcontemporarysingerslikeCheungandMui,Huistagedacomebackin2004withsold-outconcertsacrosstheglobeincludingMalaysia,Singapore,HongKong,andChina.TicketstoSamHuiWhatAWonderfulWorld2014arepricedbetween$88and$188,andwillbeavailableforsaleonThursday(March13)[email protected]