25 Cantopop singers 1997-2022 - SCMP Infographics

25 Cantopop singers 1997-2022 ; Born: 1965. Aaron Kwok Fu-shing ; Born: 1995. Anson Lo Hon-ting ; Born: 1950. Alan Tam Wing-lun ; Born: 1961 25Cantopopsingers1997-2022 By and PublishedJune16,2022 HowwelldoyouknowHongKong’sCantopopsuperstars?Hereare25ofthemostpopularsingersfrom1997untilnowwhohavehelpedshapetheHongKongpopmusicscenetoday.Manyoftheirsongsarestillbeingplayedinpublicplacesandsungatkaraokeparties.Canyoucorrectlymatchtheirfacialfeaturesandnamethemall? Clickthearrowstoplay Whoisthis?誰? Cantopopstar(s)found:0/25  Reset Facematchornot:No Born:1965 AaronKwokFu-shingbecameastarliterallyovernightafterhishandsomefacewowedaudiencesinaTVcommercialin1990.Inthesameyear,hereleasedanalbumthatsoldmorethanamillioncopies.Kwokhasbeendubbedthe“KingofStage”becauseofhiseye-catchingdancemoves. Born:1995 AnsonLoHon-tingshottofameafterappearinginViuTV’spopularadaptationoftheJapanesedramaOssan’sLovein2021.ThefactthatheisalsoamemberoftheCantopopboybandMirror–andanawesomedancer–meansthereisnostoppinghismeteoricclimbtostardom. Born:1950 AlanTamWing-lunstartedhiscareerasamemberofthebandTheWynners.Afterthegroupdisbandedin1980,TamwentontobecomeoneofHongKong'sbiggest-sellingsoloartists.Alwaysquippingheis“forever25”,thesingerisstillactiveontheshowbizscenetoday. Born:1961 EverybodysaysthatAndyLauTak-wahisthehardest-workingstarontheCanto-popcircuit.Withmorethan160filmsand60albumsunderhisbelt,theactor-singerhasbecomeoneofHongKong’smostpopularentertainerssinceenteringshowbusinessin1981. Born:1967 AndyHuiChi-Onisapopsingerandmovieactor.Recognisedbothforhisonscreenperformancesandhismusicaltalent,hehaswonnumerousmusicawards,andwasnamedasoneofthecity’sTenOutstandingYoungPersonsin2005forhiscontributiontoHongKongmusicandfilm. Born:1963  Died:2003 Withamelancholiccontraltovoice,charismaticstagepresenceandconstantlychangingimage,AnitaMuiYim-fong,whodiedfromcervicalcancerin2003,wasthebiggestfemaleCanto-popsingerinHongKong.Tothisday,sheisaffectionatelyreferredtoasthe“daughterofHongKong”. Born:1982 Twins–madeupofGillianChungYun-tungandCharleneChoiTsoek-jin—arethemostsuccessfulCantopopfemaleduointhegenre’shistory.TogethertheydefinedanewgenerationofdevotedyoungCantopopfanswhogrewupwiththeirextraordinarysuccessinbothmusicandmovies. Born:1974 EasonChanYik-shunwonfirstplaceinthe1995NewTalentSingingAwards,launchinghiscareerinmusic.Hehasenjoyedgreatsuccesssincereleasinghisdebutalbumin1996,withaseriesoftop-sellingalbumsandsell-outconcerttours. Born:1969 FayeWongisgiftedwithoneofthefinestsingingvoicesinthemusicbusiness,notonlyinHongKongbutalsomainlandChina.StartingoutasShirleyWongChing-mansingingmostlyCantonesesongs,shehadamajorbreakthroughwhenshereturnedfromstudyingmusicintheUSwiththebest-sellingalbumComingHome(1994).Ditchingherstagename,WongFei,orFayeWong,wasborn. Born:1981 Twins–madeupofGillianChungYun-tungandCharleneChoiTsoek-jin–arethemostsuccessfulCantopopfemaleduointhegenre’shistory.TogethertheydefinedanewgenerationofdevotedyoungCantopopfanswhogrewupwiththeirextraordinarysuccessinbothmusicandmovies. Born:1987 GinLeeaMalaysian-Chinesesinger,madeahugeimpressiononHongKongCantopoploverswhen,in2010,shewasinvitedtocompeteinTheVoice2,asingingcompetitioninthestyleofarealityshowbroadcastbyTVB.Sincethenshehasreleasedmanymorehitsthathaveearnedherawell-earnedplaceintheHongKongandregionalmusicindustry. Born:1967 HackenLeeHak-kanisaveteranoftheCantopopscene.Signedupafterwinningasingingcontestin1985,hereleasedhisdebutalbumwhilestillinsecondaryschool.HewasthencomparedtoAlanTamWing-lun,wholaterbecameacrucialfigureinhiscareer. Born:1981 HinsCheungKing-hinisaGuangzhou-bornsingerwhostartedhisCantopopcareerinHongKong.Withhisboy-next-doorcharmandtalentformusic,CheungestablishedhimselfasoneofCanto-pop’smostpopularsinger-songwritersaftermovinghereintheearlynoughties. Born:1961 JackyCheungHok-yauenteredthemusicindustrybywinningtheAmateur18-HongKongDistrictSingingContestin1984.Theentire’90swasthepinnacleofCheung’scareerandeveryalbumhadmultiplehits.Healsoearnedthenickname"Godofsongs"forhisvocaltalents. Born:1982 JanicevidaliswidelyrecognisedasoneofthemostgiftedsingersinthehistoryofCantopop.In2017shewasvotedNo1inanonlinepolltofindthesingerwiththemostbeautifulvoice,beatingsuperstarsincludingEasonChanYik-shun,JoeyYungCho-yeeandthelateLeslieCheungKwok-wing. Born:1980 JoeyYungCho-yeehaswonnumerousawardssincedebutingin1996.Sheranked63rdonthe2014ForbesChinaCelebrity100list,makingherthemostinfluentialHongKong-basedfemalesingerthatyear. Born:1977 KayTseOn-kaywasdiscoveredbycomposerandlyricistAdrianChowBok-yinduringherwinningturnataHongKongUniversitysingingcontestin2002.Thetwohaveafruitfulsinger-producerpartnershipthatresultedinanumberofpopularsongsthatweresociallyawareandrefreshinglydifferentfromthetypicalloveballadsontheCantopopmarket. Born:1972 KellyChenWai-lambecameaCantopopidolfromtheget-gowhenherdebutsoloalbumIntoxicatedLover(1995)becameacommercialsuccess.Shewentontoreleasemanymorebest-sellingrecordsandstagedmanysold-outliveconcertsbeforetakingastepbackfromherillustriouscareerin2012. Born:1999 KeungToisarguablythemostpopularmemberoftheCantopopboybandMirror.KeungjoinedHongKongbroadcasterViuTV’srealitytalentcontestKingMakerin2018—andwon.HethenwentontobecometheyoungestartisttowintwocovetedprizesontheCantopopscene–MyFavouriteMaleSingerandMyFavouriteSong—atCommercialRadio’sUltimateSongChartAwardsin2021. Born:1972 LeoKuKui-keiisbothapopularsingerandTV/filmactor.HeistheultimateMrNiceGuyinshowbizandhaswonmorethan60musicawardsfromCommercialRadio,RTHKandMetroRadiooverthecourseofhiscareer. Born:1966 LeonLai-mingtriedoutforthe5thNewTalentSingingAwardsin1986andlandedhimselfarecordingcontract,butittookfouryearsofcoachingbeforehereleasedhisfirstalbum.Hehasnowenjoyedacareerinshowbusinessstretchingbackmorethanthreedecades. Born:1956  Died:2003 LeslieCheungKwok-wingwasoneofthemostprominentpioneersthatshapedtheidentityofCantopopduringthe1980s.Beforehisdeathin2003,Cheungwasachart-toppingsingerandanartistwhohadneverbeenfarfromthespotlightthroughoutacareerthatspannedmorethantwodecades. Born:1974 MiriamYeungChin-wahcamethirdinthe1995NewTalentSingingAwardscompetitionandhassincereleasedhitafterhitandmorethan40albums.Shehaspickedupnumerousmusicawardsinherdecades-longcareerandisalsoamuch-lovedactress,appearinginmorethan30films. Born:1972 SammiChengSau-manstartedherjourneythroughtheentertainmentindustrybyfinishingthirdintheNewTalentSingingChampionshipin1988.Sincethen,hertalenthasflourished.Shehasreleasedcountlessalbumsandwonnumerousawards,sealingherreputationasoneofCantopop’sgreats. Born:1966 SandyLamYik-linstartedhershowbizcareerasaradioDJbeforebecomingoneofthiscity’stopfemalepopvocalistsinthe1990s.Oneofthehardest-workingartistsintheindustry,LamisjustaswellknownontheMando-popsceneafterher1990hitHomeAgainWithoutYou. 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