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Alan Tam himself established a foothold on the Cantopop scene with songs dating back to the late 1980s like 'Embrace' (擁抱), 'Flower in Water' (水中花), 'Half Dazed, Half Awoken' (半夢半醒) and the popular 'Love Trap' (愛情陷阱). He continues to release albums on a annual basis even in 2008 for the last 30+ years. |
Alan Tam himself established a foothold on the Cantopop scene with songs dating back to the late 1980s like 'Embrace' (擁抱), 'Flower in Water' (水中花), 'Half Dazed, Half Awoken' (半夢半醒) and the popular 'Love Trap' (愛情陷阱). He continues to release albums on a annual basis even in 2008 for the last 30+ years. |
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He was also an actor in a number of films like |
He was also an actor in a number of entertaining films like [[Armour of God]] with [[Jackie Chan]] and the hilarious 'Master Wong v. Master Wong' which is a parody of legendary [[Canton, China|Canton]] [[kung fu]] exponent [[Wong Fei Hung]]. He also won the Best Leading Award in the [[Golden Horse Film Awards]] in 1981 with the film '[[If I were for real]]'. |
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In 2003, he teamed up with fellow artist [[Hacken Lee]] for a world tour of over 90 concerts and both of them are known to collaborate on further concerts up to 2005.<ref>[http://www.theaircanadacentre.com/aboutACC.php?level=4&articleID=118 theaircanadacentre.com]</ref> Since 2006, he has also been helping his godson [[Kelvin Kwan]] establish a career in the Hong Kong pop industry.<ref name=CCWB>{{cite news|url=http://newsserver.ccwb.net/html1/2006/12/7/f117491.shtml|publisher=Huanqiao Yulewang|title=香港男新人王关楚耀现身佛山 (New Hong Kong star Kelvin Kwan coming to Foshan)|date=2006-12-07|accessdate=2007-03-28}}</ref> |
In 2003, he teamed up with fellow artist [[Hacken Lee]] for a successful world tour of over 90 concerts and both of them are known to collaborate on further concerts up to 2005.<ref>[http://www.theaircanadacentre.com/aboutACC.php?level=4&articleID=118 theaircanadacentre.com]</ref> Since 2006, he has also been helping his godson [[Kelvin Kwan]] establish a career in the Hong Kong pop industry.<ref name=CCWB>{{cite news|url=http://newsserver.ccwb.net/html1/2006/12/7/f117491.shtml|publisher=Huanqiao Yulewang|title=香港男新人王关楚耀现身佛山 (New Hong Kong star Kelvin Kwan coming to Foshan)|date=2006-12-07|accessdate=2007-03-28}}</ref> |
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In 2007, Alan Tam was the recipient of the 30th CASH Hall of Fame Award. In 2008, he was elected president of the Artists' Guild in Hong Kong. |
In 2007, Alan Tam was the recipient of the 30th CASH Hall of Fame Award for his outstanding contribution to the music industry. In 2008, he was elected president of the Artists' Guild in Hong Kong. |
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==Competition== |
==Competition== |
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Revision as of 02:28, 4 August 2008
Template:Infobox Chinese actor and singer Alan Tam Wing-Lun, MH is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and film actor. During the 1980s, he was famous for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. He was also renowned for singing fast songs, "Love Trap" is one of the many good examples. "Love Trap" was awarded with 25th Anniversity Solid Gold Golden Hit in 2006 勁歌金曲25週年榮譽金曲獎. He is also known as "Principal" (校長/譚校長) as if he were a school principal.
Career
Tam started his career with The Wynners, a band which had Kenny Bee among its members. Tam was one of the two lead singers in the band for many years. His first album as a solo artist was 'Naughty Boy' (反斗星) in 1979. An early success would be the song 'Love in Autumn' (愛在深秋) first performed in 1984.
Legacy
Template:Sample box start Template:Multi-listen start Template:Multi-listen item Template:Multi-listen end Template:Sample box end Alan Tam himself established a foothold on the Cantopop scene with songs dating back to the late 1980s like 'Embrace' (擁抱), 'Flower in Water' (水中花), 'Half Dazed, Half Awoken' (半夢半醒) and the popular 'Love Trap' (愛情陷阱). He continues to release albums on a annual basis even in 2008 for the last 30+ years.
He was also an actor in a number of entertaining films like Armour of God with Jackie Chan and the hilarious 'Master Wong v. Master Wong' which is a parody of legendary Canton kung fu exponent Wong Fei Hung. He also won the Best Leading Award in the Golden Horse Film Awards in 1981 with the film 'If I were for real'.
In 2003, he teamed up with fellow artist Hacken Lee for a successful world tour of over 90 concerts and both of them are known to collaborate on further concerts up to 2005.[1] Since 2006, he has also been helping his godson Kelvin Kwan establish a career in the Hong Kong pop industry.[2]
In 2007, Alan Tam was the recipient of the 30th CASH Hall of Fame Award for his outstanding contribution to the music industry. In 2008, he was elected president of the Artists' Guild in Hong Kong.
Competition
He enjoyed successes since late 70's with Wynners and early 80's when he went solo. The Hong Kong press frequently reported of a fierce rivalry with the late Leslie Cheung. Despite all these claims, the two artists never publicly demonstrated open conflict with each other. Although both artists are at peace with each other, it was the fans who created the unnecessary spectacle of a musical feud, which the Hong Kong press eagerly reported and added fuel to these rumors. Nonetheless, in the late 90's, both of the singers have brushed aside the previous doubts about their friendship and even appeared in galas and other special programmes. In 1999, Leslie Cheung, together with other 17 singers, participated in the Album "Paying Tribute to Alan Tam" (誰可改變15週年紀念集) and collaborated to produce the single remix of Tam's popular songs 'Illusion' and 'Foggy Love'(幻影)(霧之戀)[3]
References
- ^ theaircanadacentre.com
- ^ "香港男新人王关楚耀现身佛山 (New Hong Kong star Kelvin Kwan coming to Foshan)". Huanqiao Yulewang. 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
- ^ [1], Universal Music Hong Kong, retrieved on August 3, 2008 .
External links
- Alan Tam Dot Com
- TAMWINGLUN.Com (譚詠麟.COM)
- Profile at HKCuk.co.uk
- IMDb entry