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1988 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation
The 1988 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation () was held in January 1989. It is part of the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation series held in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i .... Top 10 song awards The top 10 songs (十大勁歌金曲) of 1988 are as follows. Additional awards References Top ten songs award 1988, Tvcity.tvb.com {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2013 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation, 1988 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation
The Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation () is one of the main C-pop music award in Hong Kong based on the ''Jade Solid Gold'' TVB television show. The award began with the 1984 ceremonial season after the 1983 music season.1983 award.Tvcity.tvb.com." ''1983年度十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮 (十大勁歌金曲獎).'' Retrieved on 2008-01-21. Historically the ceremony is held in January following the end of the previous music season at the Hong Kong Coliseum located in Hung Hom. The show is televised on TVB station annually, and has remained to be one of the headline topics for entertainment news in the region. The other notable award is the RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards. Award format The top 10 songs of the year is the key award given out, hence the name of the award. Each year there are a number of standard awards such as "most popular male artist", "most popular female artist". Occasionally new awards are added or awards are changed. 1980s awards 1983, 1984, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yip Sai Wing
Yip Sai Wing (born 19 August 1963) is a Hong Kong musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Beyond, formed with the lead vocalist Wong Ka Kui. Biography In 2003, Beyond won the "Best Original Film Song" at the 23rd Annual Hong Kong Film Awards for "Vast Skies" (長空 or "Chang Kong"), which was written by Yip and Wong Ka Keung. Starting from 2002, he started to develop his career in mainland China. He married Chinese model Zhang Weiling in 2011. Discography * ''Beautiful Time Machine'' (EP) (美麗的時光機器) (2001) * ''Remember You'' (EP) (2003) * ''Leaves Turned Red'' (EP) (2005) * ''Mercy'' (EP) (2009) Filmography * ''The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon'' (1989) * ''Happy Ghost IV ''Happy Ghost IV'' (released in the Philippines as ''Magic to Win 4'') (Chinese: 開心鬼救開心鬼) is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. The film stars Raymond Wong and Pauline Yeung. Cast * Raymond Wong as Hong Sum-kwai ...'' (1990) * ''Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasshopper (band)
Grasshopper is a Hong Kong Cantopop male group formed in 1985. The band consists of Edmond Chi-Wai So (Chinese： 蘇志威), Calvin Yat-Chi Choy (Chinese： 蔡一智) and Remus Yat-Kit Choy (Chinese： 蔡一傑). Career Calvin and Remus are brothers and grew up with neighbour Edmond in a poor neighbourhood in Hong Kong. It was Remus who was interested in dancing and singing at the beginning. His mother was his dancing teacher. In order to enter a talent competition, the 16-year-old Remus enlisted Calvin and Edmond as his back-up dancers. The act did not make it far in the competition but began to perform as a trio. They later named themselves Grasshopper inspired by their agility and favourite cocktail. In 1985, the trio auditioned in the Hong Kong New Talent Singing Awards where Anita Mui was one of the judges. Before their turn to perform during the audition, the venue had a black-out. While waiting for candles to be lit to illuminate the venue, Anita chatted with the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Tsui
Paula Tsui Siu Fung is a Cantopop singer in Hong Kong, with a career spanning over 50 years. She was affiliated with the TVB television station until the mid-1990s and has performed for Asia Television on several occasions since 1995. Personal life Tsui is the eldest of six children, having three brothers and two sisters. After graduating from secondary school, she worked at her father's salon as a nail technician and hairstylist. Tsui was born in Hubei, but her family moved to Hong Kong when she was still a baby.Yeung 2010 She recalls being a mischievous and rebellious child. For example, she only enjoyed music classes, enjoying her natural singing talent but refused to sing the school hymns, instead singing pop songs. She believes this attitude stems from not knowing what she wanted to do, and that makes her memory of youth unclear, she only remembers frequently changing jobs. The thing that changed her life was a singing contest when Tsui entered one in 1965. Initially, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Koo
Joseph Koo Kar-Fai, MBE, GBS (born 3 February 1933), is a Hong Kong composer, who is considered one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career. Early life Koo has two siblings: an older sister, the famous Chinese singer/painter Koo Mei (顧媚) and a younger brother, Koo Kar-Tseung (顧嘉鏘)."." ''WenWeiPo.com'' 31 October 2006. 23 May 2012. Archived from thoriginal Koo began learning music at age 17 by taking piano lessons from a Filipino music teacher, who was already giving singing lessons to Koo's sister. Career Koo was to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston in the early 60s. Upon graduation he returned to Hong Kong and worked for both the Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest movie studios, scoring, among others, the Bruce Lee films ''Fist of Fury'' and ''Way of the Dragon'' in 1972. Koo joined TVB as their director of music in 1973, where from the late 1970s until immigrating to C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowell Lo
Lowell Lo Kwun Ting (, born 12 October 1950) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and film composer. He wrote the film scores to many Hong Kong films. He is now also an environmental activist. Early life Lowell Lo Kwun Ting was born on 12 October 1950 in Hong Kong. Both his parents are opera singers. At the age of 16, he and his family moved to Seattle in the United States. There, he was a family friend of Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that .... In 1977, he returned to Hong Kong. Filmography Films * ''Find Your Voice'' (2019) * ''Sons of the Neon Night'' (2019) * ''Crossing Hennessy'' (2010) * ''Black Rose II'' (1997) * ''How to Meet the Lucky Stars'' (1996) * ''Spider Woman'' (1995) References External links * HK cinemagic entry {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wynners
The Wynners are a Hong Kong pop band formed in the 1970s. The group consists of Alan Tam (lead vocals), Kenny Bee (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Bennett Pang (lead guitar), Danny Yip (bass), and Anthony Chan (drums). History Beginning as a Hong Kong English pop band, The Wynners were assembled by manager Pato Leung in 1973 out of an earlier incarnation of the group, ''the Loosers''. Bee, who was with ''the Sergeant Majors'' before joining the Wynners, was the only one not part of the original lineup. The group soon became one of the most popular teen idol groups in Hong Kong at the time. The group's first studio album, ''Listen to the Wynners'', released in 1974, was a commercial success. It included the Walkers' hit ''Sha-La-La-La-La''. The next albums were equally successful, such as the 1976 release ''Some Kind of Magic'', which included hits such as ''Save Your Kisses For Me'', a cover of the 1976 Eurovision winner by British pop band Brotherhood of Man. Their su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hui
Samuel Hui Koon-kit (born 6 September 1948), usually known as Sam Hui, 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. 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 "King Kong" in five installments of Aces Go Places film series. Early life Hui was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China in 1948. His parents were both musicians; his father was a traditional Chinese musician while his mother was a Chinese opera singer. In 1950, along with his three older brothers, Michael, Ricky, and Stanley, Hui and his parents arrived in Hong Kong as refugees in 1950, originally living in Diamond Hill. Hui graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Chan
Danny Chan Pak-Keung (; 7 September 1958 – 25 October 1993) was a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, records producer and actor. He is widely recognised as the first modern day pop idol in Hong Kong, gaining fame alongside performers Alan Tam, Anita Mui, and Leslie Cheung, who were collectively known as "Three Kings and a Queen" (三王一后) or "Tam Cheung Mui Chan" (譚張梅陳) in the 1980s. He actively engaged in various charity shows and activities. His innate fashion sense was renowned in Hong Kong show business. Chan is best remembered for his Cantopop romance ballads and soul touching music compositions. His most renowned works include ''"Waiting"'' ( 等), ''" Life Expectation"'' ( 一生何求), ''"Ripples"'' ( 漣漪), ''"Loving You Alone"'' ( 偏偏喜歡你) and ''"Cherish Tonight"'' ( 今宵多珍重). Chan died on October 25, 1993, after being in a coma for 17 months. Career Chan was born on 7 September 1958 at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam (薄扶林). His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Ka Keung
Steve Wong Ka Keung (; born 13 November 1964) is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and the bassist for the rock band Beyond. He is also younger brother of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Wong Ka Kui, who died in 1993. Life and career 1964–1999: Early life and Beyond Wong was born on 13 November 1964 in British Hong Kong and his ancestry is Taishan, Guangdong. He played music with Kubert Leung in a band. In late 1983 he joined Beyond to replace the band's original bassist Lee Wing Chiu (李榮潮). From the album ''Modern Stage'' (現代舞台)'s release in 1988, Wong began singing on some tracks, notably "Cold Rain Night" (冷雨夜) with lyrics by him and music by his brother Wong Ka Kui. In June 1993, his brother Wong Ka Kui died in an accident in Japan. In 1994 Beyond released the album ''2nd-Floor Band Room'' (二樓後座) and from then lead guitarist Paul Wong and he received the role of Beyond lead vocalist and main songwriter. In late 1999, Beyond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wong (musician)
Paul Wong Koon-chung (born 黃貫中; 31 March 1964), known professionally as Paul Wong, is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He achieved fame in Asia as the lead guitarist of the rock band Beyond until the band disbanded in 2005. After the lead vocalist Wong Ka Kui's death Paul Wong became the lead vocalist and main songwriter for Beyond. He also earned the award "The Best Rock Singer" in Hit Awards in 2012. Biography 1964–2005: Early life and Beyond Paul Wong was born on 31 March 1964, growing up with father, mother and two younger brothers in Kowloon City. Still, his mother later lived separately from her husband and children as his parents divorced. As a juvenile he was the champion at a couple of art contests. Until he majored in design at Hong Kong Polytechnic College, he was invited by drummer Yip Sai Wing to handle a design project for Beyond's first concert. Later he became friends with them as well as a member replacing the former lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
