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Who is Samuel Hui?
Samuel Hui

Samuel Hui, born on September 6th, 1948 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, is a male singer, actor and musician from Hong Kong, China, and graduated from the University of Hong Kong.

In p>1967, he became the lead singer of Lotus Band, and released his first album JustALittle in the same year. In 197, he developed in his personal capacity. In 1971, he received attention with his song "Lingyun Tower". In 1973, he starred in his first film "Little Hero on the Road". The Cantonese album Ghost Horse and Double Stars released in 1974 opened the curtain of Cantonese pop music in Hong Kong. In 1977, he won the centennial award of the 1st Golden Record Award with his album "Half a catty and 82 liang". In 1978, the comedy film Deed of Sale became the annual box office champion of Hong Kong films. In 1981, his song Impression won the 4th Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Award. In 1982, he signed a contract with New Art City Film Company; In the same year, the comedy film Best Partner became the annual box office champion of Hong Kong films. In 1985, he won the Golden Needle Award in the 8th Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards, becoming the first Hong Kong singer to win this honor. In 1986, he won the jade solid gold Honorary Award at the Top Ten jade solid gold Awards Ceremony. In 1989, he released the album Samuel Hui 89 Songs.

In p>199, he got attention for playing the role of Ling Huchong in the movie the legendary swordsman. In 1991, he won the Best Film Song Award in the 1th Hong Kong Film Awards for "Laughing at the Sea". In 1992, he announced his retirement from music and held 41 "Farewell Concerts" at Hong Kong Red Stadium. In 1993, he starred in the comedy film "The Water Margin Laughs" and then faded out of the film industry. He returned to the music scene in 24 and gave 38 concerts at Hong Kong Red Stadium. In 25, he won the CASH Golden Sail Music Award and the Music Achievement Award. Held a concert in Guangzhou Gymnasium in 21. Held a concert in Shanghai in 214. In October 216, he held a concert at Hong Kong Gymnasium (Red _ Gymnasium).

Chinese name: samuelHui

mbth: Samuel Hui

Alias: Sam, Song God

Nationality: China

Nationality: Han nationality

Constellation: Virgo

Blood type: O

Height: 18cm

Weight: 72kg < Musician

Graduation institution: Hong Kong University

Representative works: Double Star Love Song, Iron Tower Lingyun, Genius Idiot Dream, the voice of the prodigal son, half a catty, a laugh at the sea, a paper boat, silence is golden, and the god of wealth to

Main achievements: the 8th Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Golden Needle Award

Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Honors Award in jade solid gold

. He studied at Yongkang Primary School in Diamond Hill and Nguang Primary School in Niuchiwan. In 1961, I entered Shengfangji Middle School, and I became interested in music in middle school.

In p>1964, he formed Harmonick band with friends, and served as the bass guitar player and lead singer of the band. In 1965, he performed in a nightclub and Li's "The Sound of Music". After Harmonick broke up, he joined BarSix. In 1966, I attended the preparatory course of middle school in Yinghua College.

Acting experience

Music

Diamond record period

In p>1967, he joined the Lotus Band and became the lead singer of the band; After that, he released his first album "JustALittle" in the name of Lotus Band, and released his second album "IamBeWaiting" in the same year. In 1969, he was admitted to the University of Hong Kong to study psychology. Because he was too busy with his homework, he did not renew his contract with the Diamond Record Company.

polaroid recording period

in p>197, she developed as a solo singer, and released her debut album "Time of the Heart" in the same year. In 1971, he officially signed a contract with Polaroid Records, and then released the album "April Lady"; In the same year, he sang his first Cantonese song "Lingyun Tower" in TVB special program "Double Star Good News", which was popular in Hong Kong. In 1972, the album TheMorningAfter was released. In September 1973, he held a concert in Hong Kong City Hall, becoming the first Hong Kong singer to hold a solo concert.

In p>1974, the album "TheMorningAfter" was released and sold 1, copies in one day. Then released the album "themefromjeremy"; In November, he held a concert with Lotus Band in Hong Kong City Hall. In December, "Samuel Hui Night" concert was held at Caritas Centre. In the same year, the Cantonese album Ghost Horse Double Star sold 15, copies in Southeast Asia. This album contains love songs with the flavor of China minor, such as Double Star Love Song, Waiting for the Jade Man, etc. The title song of this album, Ghost Horse Double Star, was created by Samuel Hui, and it is the first Chinese song to be played on BBC Radio and Radio Television Hong Kong English Station.

In March, 1975, she was awarded the gold record by Polaroid Records for her Cantonese album Ghost Horse and Double Stars. In May, the album Interlude》; was released; In August, the released album crazy money sold 2, copies in Southeast Asia. The title song of the album with the same name was written by Samuel Hui, and a lot of Hong Kong slang was added. This song was welcomed by the audience after it was played on the BBC Radio's song-ordering program.

In March p>1976, the album StreetsOfLondon》; was released; On May 24th, two concerts were held in Hong Kong City Hall. In December, the Cantonese album "Half a catty and 82 Liang" was released. This album * * * contains 12 songs, including citizen songs and love songs, as well as inspirational songs such as "The Voice of the Prodigal Son". The sales volume of "Half a catty and 82 Liang" in Southeast Asia reached 35,, and the appearance of this album also marked the formal formation of the market of Cantonese pop songs in Hong Kong.

On March 26th, 1977, he won the centennial award of the 1st Golden Record Award for his book "Half a catty and 82 liang". In April, he went to Xingma to sing for one month and released the album "Samuel Hui Gold Record Selection"; In June, he co-recorded the album OneTinSoilder with Chen Qiuxia, and held two concerts in the Hong Kong City Hall on 14th and 15th of the same month. On August 27th, PopFolk77 concert was held at the Hong Kong Government Stadium. On November 28th, two concerts were held in Hong Kong City Hall. In the same year, the last English album SpacemanCameTravelling was released.

In February, 1978, the Cantonese album "The God of Wealth Arrives" sold 2, copies in Southeast Asia. Compared with Samuel Hui's first four albums, "The God of Wealth Arrives" is an album with fewer original songs. The album * * * contains 12 songs, including 7 songs adapted from Elvis Presley's works. On April 8th, he won the 2nd Golden Record Award and Platinum Record Award for "Half a catty and Eight Liang" and "The God of Wealth Arrives". In addition, he also won the Golden Record Award for "Selected Samuel Hui" and "SpacemanCameTravelling", and even won the centennial award of the 2nd Golden Record Award for "The God of Wealth Arrives". At the end of July, he held a personal concert in Hong Kong City Hall. On December 23rd, "Samuel Hui Christmas Fever Concert" was held at the Hong Kong Government Stadium. In the same year, the Cantonese album "Deed of Sale" sold 55, copies in Southeast Asia. This album contains 12 songs, and Samuel Hui participated in the creation of all the songs.

In February, 1979, at the 1st Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards Ceremony, he won the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards by virtue of the Deed of Sale; In March, a concert tour was held in Canada; On April 14th, he won the 3rd Golden Record Award and Platinum Record Award with Selected Samuel Hui and Deed of Sale. After that, he released the album "Half a catty" in Japan; On June 17th, as a representative singer of Hong Kong, he went to Japan to attend the 8th Tokyo Music Festival and won the TBS Award of Tokyo Music Festival for "YouMakeMeShine". In August, six concerts were held in the college hall for the first time; On December 22nd, a concert was held at the Hong Kong Government Stadium. In the same year, the Cantonese album "Songs of Summer in 1979" was a relaxed album with 12 songs, and Samuel Hui participated in the creation of all the songs.

In July p>198, the Cantonese album Niannujiao was released; Starting from this album, Samuel Hui introduced Cantonese slang into love songs, and thus created some songs with relaxed tunes. On August 31st, he attended the "Hong Kong Music Concert in 196s" hosted by Radio Television Hong Kong as a guest. On December 12th, at the 4th Golden Record Awards Ceremony, he won the Platinum Record Award for his album "Songs of 79 Summer".

In March p>1981, the album Modern Bodyguard was released, which included 12 songs, among which Samuel Hui participated in the creation of 11 songs. The song Impression in the album won the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards at the 4th Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards Ceremony. On March 21, he held two concerts at the government stadium and then went to the United States to hold a concert tour; Go to Xingma to sing in July; On August 3rd, at the 5th Golden Record Awards Ceremony, he won the Platinum Record Award for Nian Nujiao and Modern Bodyguard.

In p>1982, the Cantonese album "Unforgettable You Paper Boat" was released, which included 11 songs, including the love song "Unforgettable You" with western temperament and the song "Paper Boat" with relaxed style. In March, six first concerts were held in the Iraqi Pavilion; On April 3rd, he participated in the 1st Asian Music Festival in Japan as a representative of Hong Kong. On August 2nd, at the 6th Golden Record Awards Ceremony, he won the Platinum Record Award for "Unforgettable You Paper Boat". In September, two Japanese albums, Dream Chasing and ILoveYou, were released in Japan.

Kang Yi became a singer

In February, 1983, he released the album "The Best Partner's Fantasy", which was composed of original songs and cover songs * * *, and the song "* * You are often a companion" in the album was the first collaboration between Samuel Hui and Zheng Guojiang. From May 5th to May 7th, he held three solo concerts in Hong Kong Red Stadium, becoming the first singer to hold a solo concert in Hong Kong Red Pavilion. In June, he signed a contract with Kangyi Chengyin Co., Ltd. and released the album "New Beginnings" in the same year, which expressed Samuel Hui's good wishes for the future of Hong Kong. In September 1984, the album "I like you best" was released; In October, a concert tour was held in the United States and Canada.

New Yibao Record Period

In p>1985, he joined New Yibao Record Company; In July, the Cantonese album "The Most Important Fun" was released. The title song of the album of the same name won the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards, and another song "Japanese Doll" won the Top Ten Golden Melody Awards. In November, the Cantonese album "Full of Weight" was released; In the same year, he won the Golden Needle Award at the 8th Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards Ceremony. In October 1986, he held a concert of "Most Critical Friends"; At the end of October, the album "The Crown of Thermal Power" was released; In the same year, he won the jade solid gold Honorary Award at the Top Ten jade solid gold Awards Ceremony.

In February, 1987, the album "Band》; with Trends" was released; The album * * * contains 11 songs, including the theme song "A windfall dream" of the movie "A windfall of 3 million" and the episode "Infinite Universe" of the movie "Wesley"; In July, released the album "New Songs and Selected Works"; From October 6th to 8th, three solo concerts were held in Hong Kong Red Stadium.

In January, 1988, I filmed New Year's Eve MTV "The God of Wealth Arrives" with my fans. In March, he served as a guest performer in the program "Hunger 3" hosted by Shangtai; In July, he was a guest performer in the "Sixty Years of Hong Kong Broadcasting" program sponsored by Radio Television Hong Kong. On June 29th, the album SamAndFriends》; was released; In the same year, he won the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards in Hong Kong with Silence is Golden.

On January 25th, 1989, the Cantonese album "Samuel Hui 89 Songs" was released. This album * * * included 1 songs, including the theme song "A Lang Love Song" of the movie "A Lang Story" and the theme song "I'm not surprised" of the movie "The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Best Partner". On April 7th, 1 "Chorus Concerts for 1, People" were held in Hong Kong Red Stadium. In November, the album LiveAlbum was released.

Back to Polaroid

In p>199, I returned to Polaroid Records; In March, the album "Hong Kong Feelings 9" was released. This concept album is a breakthrough in Samuel Hui's music creation. There are not a few songs in the album that Hong Kong people love Hong Kong. Among them, the representative works include "Together" and "A Millennium Wish". From April 7 to 16, the "Hong Kong Feelings Concert" was held at Hong Kong Red Stadium. In the same year, he released albums "9 Hong Kong Feelings Concert" and "Samuel Hui Classic Movies". In 1991, he won the Best Film Song Award in the 1th Hong Kong Film Awards with the theme song "Laugh at the Sea" of the film "the legendary swordsman".

Retire from the music scene

In p>1992, he announced his retirement from the music scene; In the same year, 41 "Farewell Concerts" were held in Hong Kong Red Stadium, breaking the record of concerts held by Hong Kong singers in Hong Kong Red Stadium. In September, a farewell concert was held in the United States and Canada. On March 18th, 1993, seven "Samuel Hui Guangzhou Glorious Retirement Concerts" were held in Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou. After that, two concerts were held in Maoming and Zhanjiang respectively.

On January 8th, 1998, he created the theme song "The Best Voice" for the 2th Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards Concert; In the same year, a special album "The Voice of Migrant Workers' 98" was released, in which the music of two songs, Half a catty and Two Stars of Ghost and Horse, were re-recorded. In February 1999, he made a guest appearance in the musical A Midsummer Night's Conjecture.

In p>21, Samuel Hui composed A Lonely Reason for Wang Jie.

comeback

On March 23, 24, the MV of "4 Wish You" created by Samuel Hui premiered; In April, Samuel Hui announced his return to the music scene; On June 1st, the first album "God of Songs and You Keep Smiling 4" was released, which included not only "Keep Smiling" and "Wish You 4" that he created to encourage Hong Kong people, but also the song "Who's in Your Heart" that he sang with SamAngels. On June 5th, 1 concerts of "Keep Smiling and LIVE" were held in Hong Kong Red Stadium. From June 3th to July 5th, six "LIVEPartII Concerts with a Smile" were held. From August 4 th to 15 th, 12 concerts of "Continue to Smile and LIVEIII" were held; From October 8 th to 18 th, 1 "Continue to smile and sing the God concert" will be held; So far, 38 concerts have been held.

From February 8 to 13, 25, six concerts were held in Hong Kong Red Stadium. At the concert, he not only sang many masterpieces, but also tried different stage shapes such as Elvis LOOK and Cowboy in the West. From 19 to 2 February, in Malaysia.