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Forever Love Song
''Forever Love Song'' () is a 1998 ATV drama series produced in Hong Kong.HKATV.com.HKATV.com." ''Kong To page.'' Retrieved on 2010-01-02. The story behind the main character Monica Mui is loosely based on that of Anita Mui. Names were changed and fictional elements were added. Synopsis The story is based on the music career of a singer named Monica Mui who started out by winning a singing competition. Soon Mui would be recognized as one of the best singers by fans and rise to the top of the industry. But the competing record companies would do anything to make sure she failed. Eventually both Mui and her manager would experience difficult hardships with family, work and other romance issues. Cast See also * Song Bird A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 500 ... Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Television
Asia Television Limited (, also known as ATV) is a digital media and broadcasting company in Hong Kong. Established as the first television service in Hong Kong as Rediffusion Television () on 29 May 1957, it shifted to terrestrial television on 30 November 1973, and was renamed Asia Television on 24 September 1982. ATV operated two main over-the-air channels: the Cantonese-language ATV Home and the English-language ATV World. Despite its relatively small market share, ATV received numerous awards for its programmes. One of its successes was the local version of the British game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' in 2001, which allowed ATV to enjoy a short-term upturn in its viewing figures. After 2000, ATV faced a gradual decline in production quality and viewership, as well as financial difficulties—a process hastened under the leadership of Wang Zheng. ATV's credibility was severely damaged in 2011 after its news department had falsely reported that Jiang Zemin ha ... [...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] |
Anita Mui
Anita Mui Yim-fong (; 10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress who made major contributions to the Cantopop music scene and received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout her career, and is regarded as a Cantopop diva. She was dubbed as the "daughter of Hong Kong" and is considered one of the most iconic Cantopop singers."Anita Mui's Mom loses court fight over $100m estate" thestandard.com.hk; accessed 4 July 2017. , ''The Standard''; retrieved 14 June 2008. Mui once held a sold-out concert in , |
New Talent Singing Awards
New Talent Singing Awards (Traditional Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽) or ''NTSA'' for short, later re-organised into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals (Traditional Chinese: 全球華人新秀歌唱大賽) or ''NTSA International Finals'' for short), and most currently renamed TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship (Traditional Chinese: TVB8全球華人新秀歌唱大賽) is an annual singing competition organised by TVB that searches out new singers to enter the Asian music industry. History Beginning (1982–1992) Held in Hong Kong only, contestants are required to compete through multiple rounds to display their vocal talent through different genres of songs and/or vocal challenges such as singing cappellas or in a different language etc. The winner is guaranteed a recording contract with Capital Artists Recording Company. Overseas addition (1993–1996) With increased Hong Kong Chinese emigrated to North America, TVB opened "Overseas Conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Lam
Frankie Lam Man-lung (born 19 December 1967) is a Hong Kong actor. He entered a singing contest and subsequently, signed a contract with TVB. He left TVB in 2011 to join HKTV. Lam married Hong Kong actress Kenix Kwok on 10 March 2004. Their first child, daughter Tania Lam Tin-yeuk, was born on 14 January 2010. On May 18, 2015, Lam announced he will join and invest in Global Saga, a film company established by Tony Wong and Rachel Lam. The first film from the company, ''The Merger'' was released in 2015. On 23 December 2019, Lam was appointed to be Vice President of Asia Television Limited. Filmography Television series Film *''Tour of Revenge'' (1989) *'' Running on Empty'' (1991) *''Behind the Mask'' (1993) *'' Tears and Triumph'' (1994) *'' Now You See Me Now You Don't'' (1994) *'' The Dragon Chronicles - The Maidens'' (1994) *''From The Same Family'' (1995) *''Born to be Wild (1995 Hong Kong film)'' (1995) *'' Lethal Match'' (1996) *'' The Fatalist'' (1996) *'' Godmoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Chan Kai-tai
Kenneth Chan Kai-tai (born 16 July 1964) is a Hong Kong actor and television host for Cable TV Hong Kong channel (previously working for TVB and ATV). Career Chan is an alumnus of St. Paul's Co-educational College, Fisher Park High School (where he sang in the school choir and performed in school productions such as 'Bye Bye Birdie') and Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He used to work at JPMorgan Chase as a Customer Service Supervisor and later joined an advertising company. In 1990 he joined TVB to be the host of some TVB programmes. At the same time he also played a supporting role in some TV dramas. However, he generally failed to get a leading role in TVB. In 1998, ATV invited Chan to join the network with higher salary. At ATV, Chan is best known as the host of '' Baak Maan Fu Yung'', the Hong Kong version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. The show boosted his career. He had also played three different characters in the three seasons of the ''My Date with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Hamnett
Belinda Hamnett (; Cantonese: Hon Kwun-Ting) born 28 September 1975 in Hong Kong is an actress, model and ex-beauty queen. Being crowned Miss Asia Pageant 1997 effectively launched her career in the fashion and entertainment industry. The model turned Hong Kong film actress lives in Singapore. Personal life Belinda Hamnett spent her childhood and teenage years in Singapore where her father was stationed. Her father is English and her mother is Chinese. Hamnett resided in Changi, eastern Singapore, where she was a student at Changkat Changi Secondary School. Hamnett attended Sunday school at St Hilda's Church in Ceylon Road. Hamnett was awarded the title of Miss Asia in ATV's Miss Asia Pageant held in Hong Kong in 1997. In 2006, Hamnett revealed that she has overcome anorexia with the help of medical practitioners. |
Susan Tse
Hung Ling-fook (, born 1 November 1951), better known as Susan Tse Suet-sum (), is a Hong Kong television actress, who started her career in Chinese opera. She is the 76th generation descendant of Confucius.Yahoo.com.Yahoo.com" ''國家確認謝雪心 孔子第76代後人 原名孔令馥.'' Retrieved on 2010-01-10. This was confirmed by China's family tree study of Confucius according to her appearance on the TVB show Be My Guest. Career Tse participated in the Cross-Harbour Swimming contest at the age of 3. She then became the disciple of Cantonese opera legends Yam and Bak at the age of 11. She later joined ATV in 1996 and then TVB in 2008. Filmography Television References External links * , - ! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" , TVB Anniversary Awards The TVB Anniversary Awards (), officially known as the TVB Awards Presentation, is an annual awards ceremony honoring TVB's programming achievements in Hong Kong television; despite claims that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szema Wah Lung
Tsang Sun Chiu (曾順釗), better known by stagename Szema Wah Lung (司馬華龍), (2 August 1921 – 27 July 2012) was a Hong Kong film actor. He was known for his roles as a veteran evergreen actor, the Green Leaf King (綠葉王). In many films he played police captains. Selected filmography * ''Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl'' (1959) * '' The Story of the Great Heroes'' (1960) * ''Story of the Sword and the Sabre'' (1963) * '' Naughty! Naughty!'' (1974) * ''Bruce Lee and I'' (1976) * ''Last Hero in China'' (1993) * ''Drunken Master II'' (1994) - Senior in Restaurant #2 * '' The Blade'' (1995) * ''My Left Eye Sees Ghosts ''My Left Eye Sees Ghosts'' () is a 2002 Hong Kong film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, and starring Sammi Cheng, Lau Ching-Wan, Lee San-San, and Cherrie Ying. The film includes elements of tongue-in-cheek horror, comedy ...'' (2002) References External links * Hong Kong Cinemagic entry 1921 births 2012 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Bird (TV Series)
''Song Bird'' (天涯歌女) is a historical drama television series produced by Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB and broadcast in Hong Kong in 1989. The story is based on the life of shidaiqu singer Zhou Xuan. The Chinese name of the TV series comes from the name of one of the songs used in the 1937 film ''Street Angel (1937 film), Street Angel''. Plot The story is based on the story of the young girl Zhou Xuan (Nadia Chan) in the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China 1930s era. Zhou originally came from a poor background. She managed to join the Bright Moonlight Song and Dance Troupe to try to make a living, and met composer Yim Chi-wah (Leon Lai). A record producer recognized her skill, and helped her launch a music career in a very difficult time. The backdrop of the falling Republic of China led to the collapse of the Shanghai shidaiqu music industry. Zhou Xuan would suffer from a mental breakdown and die at an early age, but her music would make her a le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Television Original Programming
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area of , about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in classical antiquity. The division of Eurasia into two continents reflects East–West cultural, linguistic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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