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Xu Guanjie (English: Samuel Hui, September 6, 1948 -), nicknamed "Sam", was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and his native place is Panyu, Guangdong (now Guangzhou City), has composed many movements with popular Cantonese lyrics since the 1970s, creating the trend of Cantonese pop music in Hong Kong. In the Hong Kong music scene, he is known as the "God of Song", "Hong Kong Music Superstar", "The Grandfather of Hong Kong Pop Music" and "Hong Kong Pop Music". The originator of Guangdong songs."

He has two sons, Xu Huaixin and Xu Huaigu. Together with his brothers Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanwu and Xu Guanying, he is known as the Four Elites of the Xu family.

[Edit this paragraph] Personal profile

Chinese name: Xu Guanjie

English name: Sam

Constellation, Virgo

Birthday: September 6, 1948

Weight: 72kg

Height: 180cm

Blood type: Type A

Current residence: Hong Kong, China

Birthplace: Xiguan, Guangzhou

Birthplace: Hualong, Panyu

Primary schools: Diamond Hill Yongkang Primary School, Niuchiwan Enguang Primary School

Secondary school: St. Francis of Assisi Secondary School, Ying Hwa College

University: Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong

Family members: Father: Xu Shichang, mother: Li Qianyun

Three brothers: Michael Hui, Stanley Hui, Ricky Hui

Wife: Rebu Fleming

Sons: Ryan Hui, Scott Hui

Interests: swimming, singing, sports, driving

Favorite colors: blue, light colors, solid colors

Favorite food: Shanghainese food, fish balls, curry chicken

Favorite sports: fitness, swimming, driving

Favorite singers: Elvis Presley, The Beatles (Philippines) Tou Shi Band)

Favorite movie: Family Portrait

Favorite place to hang out: food stalls, markets

[Edit this paragraph] Singer resume

1948/09/06 Born in Guangzhou, the fourth child, his father Xu Shichang is a famous Chinese musician, and his mother Li Qianyun is also a member of the opera industry

In 1950, the family came to Hong Kong and settled in Diamond Hill. In 1961, he moved to Hong Kong. While studying at St. Francis High School, he began to develop a strong interest in music

In 1964, he formed the Harmonick band for the first time with his friends

In 1965, he began to perform in nightclubs and Lai's "Sound of Music". After Harmonick disbanded, he joined the band Bar Six

In 1966, he studied pre-university courses at Anglo-Chinese College; he joined the band Lotus and became the lead singer. In the same year, he met Rebu when he performed at the Grand Hotel. Since then* **Falling in Love

1967 Under the name of Lotus for Diamond Records (the predecessor of Polygram Records), he recorded his first self-written work "Just A Little" and became famous, and later released his second album CD "I am Be Waiting". Starting from 11.20, he started hosting the five-weekly youth program "Star Show" for Wireless TV

In 1969, he was admitted to the University of Hong Kong to study psychology. Due to being too busy with homework, he temporarily left Lotus

After 1970 He developed his identity as a solo singer and recorded an album of Lijin folk songs for Li Feng Records. "First Folk Album" and "Second Folk Album", among which "Interlude" became the number one song on the pop chart. Taking advantage of the situation, he launched the small disc "Time Of The Season" and signed a contract with Golden Harvest Film Company. His first film "Little Heroes" was a collaboration with Shangguan Lingfeng

1971 Completed the course at the University of Hong Kong. On 12.30, he married Rebu in the United States and officially signed a contract with Bao Lijin Records releases the mini album "April Lady". He sang his first Cantonese song "Iron Tower Ling Yun" for the first time in "Double Star Announcement".

During the Lunar New Year, he and Xu Guanwen hosted the special program "Double Star Announcement" for TVB. Later, due to its popularity, it became a weekly program in April.

1972 Cooperated with Lotus again and released his personal album "The Morning After” and “Sky line Pigeon”. Filmed the movie "Little Heroes in Chinatown"

1973 Performed charity concerts in Singapore, Malaysia and other places; held a solo concert at the City Hall on September 19; released "Horizon" in December, becoming the number one song on the pop charts. Filmed the movie "King Kong" in Thailand

In 1974, he released the album "The Morning After", which sold a thousand copies in one day and became a sensation. Later, he released the small album "Theme From Jeremy", the album of the same name. "Double Stars" was released at the same time as the movie. Total record sales in Southeast Asia reached 150,000, breaking the record of the year. The theme song of "Double Stars" became the first Chinese song to be played on BBC Radio in the United Kingdom and the English Channel of Radio Hong Kong. On 11.5, there will be another concert with Lotus in the city hall. "Xu Guanjie Night" was held at Caritas Center on 12.27. The movie "The Number One Man" was released. In November, the Hui brothers' first movie together, "The Legend of Ghost Horses", was released. The total revenue of the movie reached 6 million, making it the highest-grossing movie in Hong Kong since the opening of the port.

1975/ 03 In the "Golden Record Conference Series" hosted by Lai's, "Ghost Horse Double Star" won a gold record award from PolyGram Records. In May, the "Interlude" album was released and a concert was held at the City Hall on the 14th. In August, "Genius Idiot Money Money Money" and "Genius and Idiot" were released, and the album sold 200,000 copies in Southeast Asia. On 10.6, two Xu Guanjie concerts will be held again at the City Hall." The movie "Genius and Idiot" was released in August

1976/09/06 The eldest son Xu Huaixin was born. The album "Streets Of London" was released in March and topped the pop charts. On May 24, two concerts were held in the Great Hall. The album "Half a Category Eight Liang" was released in December, and the total sales of the album in Southeast Asia reached 350,000. The movie "Half a Category" was released in December, with a total box office revenue of more than 8.5 million

1977/03/26 At the first Golden Record Awards Ceremony, "Half a Category" won the "Centenary Anniversary" Award" (this award is awarded to the highest-selling album of the year), he will perform in Singapore and Malaysia for a month in April, and launch "Sam Hui's Selected Records". In June, she collaborated with Chen Qiuxia to record "One Tin Soilder" and performed two concerts at the Great Hall on the 14th and 15th. PopFolk77 performance held at Government Stadium on 8.27. 8.29 At the "Presley Memorial Service", Elvis Presley songs were sung to express condolences. The album "Spaceman Came Traveling" was released in November, and the theme song topped the pop charts. Two concerts will be held in the city hall on 11.28. In December, the movie "Half a Category Eight Liang" was released, with a total box office revenue of more than RMB 8.5 million. In December, the movie "The Contract of Sale" was planned.

1978/02/14 The second son Xu Huaigu was born. In February, the album "The God of Wealth" was released. Six songs on the album were adapted from Elvis's masterpieces. The total sales volume in Southeast Asia was 200,000. "Price Increase Boom" was also released on a small album. 4.8 In the "Second Golden Disc Awards Ceremony", "Half a Category" and "The God of Wealth" both won platinum records, "Sam Hui's Best Collection" and "Spaceman Came Traveling" both won gold records, and they won the gold record again with "The God of Wealth" "Centenary Award". A solo concert was held at the City Hall at the end of July. "Xu Guanjie's Christmas Fever" was held at the Government Stadium on December 23. The sales volume of "The Pact" album reached more than 7.8 million in Southeast Asia. In July, the movie "The Pact" was released, with a box office revenue of More than 7.8 million

1979/02 "Deed of Sale" became one of the top ten golden songs in Radio Hong Kong's first "Chinese Golden Songs" election. Touring in Canada in March. 4.14 In the "3rd Golden Disc Awards", "Xu Guanjie's Greatest Hits" and "The Pledge of Allegiance" both won platinum records. In April, the album "Half a Category" was released in Japan and sold more than half a million copies in three weeks. On June 17, he went to Japan to participate in the 8th "Tokyo Music Festival". He was the first Hong Kong representative singer and won the TBS Award for "You Make Me Shine".

In August, the "79 Summer Song Collection" was launched. For the first time, six concerts were held in the university hall. On December 22, a concert was held at the Government Stadium. In April, the movie "Half a Category" was released in Japan, triggering a Mr.Boo craze. "Half a Category" was re-released in Hong Kong and grossed 1.9 million in five days, setting a record for the highest-grossing re-release. In May, he went to Japan to promote the film "The Pledge of Allegiance", which was released in Taiwan and became the longest-running and highest-grossing movie at that time

1980 "Half a Category" and "The Voice of the Prodigal Son" were changed to English versions. It will be released in the United States in conjunction with the movie "Half a Category". The album "Niannujiao" will be released in July. On 8.31, he attended the "Hong Kong Music Concert of the 1960s" hosted by RTHK as a mysterious guest. 12.12 "79 Summer Song Collection" won the platinum record at the 4th "Golden Disc Awards". "Half a Category" was released in the United States

In 1981/03, the album "Modern Bodyguard" was released. Two concerts will be held at the Government Stadium on March 21. Later, they will go on tour in the United States and will perform in Singapore and Malaysia in July. 8.3 In the fifth "Golden Disc Awards", "Niannujiao" and "Modern Bodyguard" both won platinum records. In May, the movie "Modern Bodyguard" was released. New Arts City invited the film "The Best Partner" with a salary of 2 million.

1982 The album "Unforgettable You, Paper Boat" was released. It debuted at the Yiguan in March Six concerts were held. 4.3 Participated in the first "Asian Music Festival" in Japan as a representative of Hong Kong. 8.2 In the 6th "Golden Disc Awards", "Unforgettable You, Paper Boat" won the platinum record. During September, two Japanese mini-discs, "Dream Chase" and "ILoveYou" were released in Japan. "The Best Partner" was released and grossed 26 million at the box office, setting a record as the highest-grossing film since its inception

1983/02 The album "The Best Partner Shows Their Magical Powers" was released. He held a solo concert at the Hongkan Stadium from May 5 to May 7, becoming the first singer to hold a concert in the Hong Kong Stadium. In June, he joined Kang Yicheng Image Co., Ltd. and released his first album "New Beginning" after switching to a record company. The movie "The Best Partner Reveals Mysterious Powers" was released simultaneously in 130 theaters in Southeast Asia, Australia and other countries, which was a historical first. At the end of the year, filming began for the movie "The Queen's Secret Service"

1984/09 "I Like You Most" was released. In October, they went on a concert tour in the United States and Canada. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was released and grossed over RMB 30 million at the box office, setting a record as the highest-grossing film since the opening of the country. "Family Portrait" was released during the summer vacation

On December 23, 1985, he suffered from altitude sickness in Nepal and returned to Hong Kong to join Xinyibao Records. In July, he released "The Most Important Fun" and in November, he released "The Greatest Liang". The movie "The Working Emperor" was released during the summer vacation. Filming of "The Legend of Wesley" will begin in October. Went to Nepal for location shooting in November

1986/01 Won the Golden Needle Award at the 8th "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" awards ceremony. The "Most Important Friend" concert will be held in October to raise funds for Lotus member Zhou Huanian and the Kidney Disease Association. "Crown of Heat" will be launched at the end of October. During the Christmas period, an EP album was released, including "Infinite Universe" and "Lonely Christmas". Released "The Best Partner: Saving the Chapo from a Thousand Miles Away"

1987 Won the "Top Ten Golden Songs" Award Honor Award. In February, the "Trendy Band" was launched. "New songs and selected albums" will be released in July. Three concerts will be held in the Hong Kong Coliseum from 10.6 to 10.8. The movie "The Legend of Wesley" will be released in January. 1988/01 Filmed the New Year MTV "The God of Wealth" with fans. . The finale of the "30 Famine" hosted by Commercial Television in March. In July, he was the mysterious finale guest of "60 Years of Hong Kong Broadcasting" hosted by RTHK. The album "SamAndFriends" was released on 6.29. Guest appearance in "Chicken and Duck Talk". Started filming "The Best New Partner" and the first period film "The Swordsman"

Hui Guanjie's favorite Elvis look

1989/01/25 Released the album "Hui Guanjie's 89 Songbook". On April 7, ten concerts with a chorus of 100,000 people were held at the Coliseum." In November, the "100,000-person chorus concert Live Album" was launched. The movie "The Best New Partner" was released

1990 Returned to PolyGram Records and released the album "Hong Kong Feelings 90" at the end of March. The "Hong Kong Feelings Concert" will be held at the Hong Kong Coliseum from April 7 to April 16. Launched "90 Hong Kong Feelings Concert" and "Xu Guanjie's Classic Movie Hits". Filming of the movie "Tearful Eyes" begins. The movie "The Swordsman" was released

In 1991, his father passed away and his mother had a traffic accident.

The movie "The New Half" was released

1992 held forty-one "Farewell Concerts" at the Coliseum, setting a record for Hong Kong singers to hold concerts at the Coliseum and formally bidding farewell to the music scene

1992/09 Farewell Concert Tour in the United States and Canada

1993/01 Pictured in the movie "Happy Events in the Flower Fields", in which Sam played a negative role (Zhou Tong). Co-starring: Leslie Cheung (The Magician), Mo Shunjun (Dominatrix), Ng Mang-tat, Wong Chan, Kwan Chi-lam, Sandra Ng (Zhou Tong's sister Zhou Ji), Wong Pak Ming (Lam Ka Sing), Lo Man Yee, etc.

1993/03 /18 The first "Xu Guanjie Guangzhou Glorious Retirement Concert" was held at Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium. Guangzhou is his birthplace

1993/06 Painting on the movie "Water Margin" starring Sam

1993 PolyGram launches 18 CD "Song God Set"

1998/01/08 Radio Television Hong Kong hosted the "70 Years of Hong Kong Broadcasting" and the "20th Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs Awards Concert" and released CD/VCD. Sam composed the theme song "The Best Voice" for the conference, with lyrics written by Xiaomei and vocals by various stars. "Twenty Years of Golden Melody" is a collection of ten famous songs that have been popular in Hong Kong and even Asia over the past 20 years and were voted by 30,000 people. "Impression" written by Sam is one of them.

1998 Bao Likin launched "Voices of a Working Man '98", which adapted two songs using Sam's old voice and new mixes

1999/02 Twenty performances of the musical "A Midsummer Night's Conjecture" were performed, and the actor For Ekin Cheng, Gigi Leung, Miriam Yeung, Jordan Chan, etc., and went on stage to meet the audience at the last minute

2000/01/29 Sam guest-starred in the movie "The Winner". Other actors include Mai Jia, Nicholas Tse, Ruby Lin, Alec Su, Joey Yung, Hui Guanying, etc. Among them, Sam wrote the theme song "If You Are a Liar" for Nicholas Tse to sing.

2003 Universal released multiple sets of Sam's complete works, including 18 Guangdong album CD complete works 1000 Limited edition, "Unforgettable Hui Guanjie for 30 Years", "Complete English Albums", "Complete Live Concert Recordings", etc.

2004/03/23 Sam has feelings for several superstars Luo Wen, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui He passed away one after another, and with the SARS and bird flu attacks, he wrote a song "04 Blessings for You" especially for the people of Hong Kong, and sang two lines at the beginning

2004/05/03 Sam returned to sing Tickets will be sold to the public, and he will personally sing 4 songs at the ticket sales site to thank the fans

2004/05 Then Universal launches the "04 Continue" collection, which includes 3 CDs + DVDs, and may be the last collection of old songs

2004/06/01 EMI released Sam's first new song plus selection CD "Song God Keeps Smiling with You 04". There are three new songs, including duets with Sam's Angels. The first new song is: "Keep Smiling", "04 Bless You", "Who's in Your Heart", and the other 13 songs are old songs from Kang Yi's Chengyin period

2004/06/05,

07-15 Held 10 [Continue to Smile Singer LIVE] concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum, breaking many records during the concerts. Including: the longest concert time record, the fastest ticket sales record, the longest concert overtime record, etc.

2004/06/16 Ten more concerts will be held in August due to the overwhelming response. , following the first ten performances, it will be decided to hold six more performances from June 30 to July 5, and tickets will be officially sold to the public next Monday

2004/06/30-07 /05 [Keep Smiling Music God LIVE Part II] *** Concert held 6 times

2004/08/04-15 [Keep Smiling Music God LIVE III] Concert held 12 times, originally There will only be 10 concerts, but due to the overwhelming response from fans, two more concerts will be held on the 14th and 15th

2004/10/08-18 The final episode of the "Keep Smiling Singer" concert held on 10 So far, *** has held 38 solo concerts.

The attendance of this concert was nearly 500,000, which was more than the 420,000 people at the 41st event that year. Sam unknowingly broke his own record. He felt excited and shouted: "It's so cool!" /p>

2005/02/08-13 "Kingswood 05 Singer New Year Carnival" concerts will be held again at the Coliseum during the New Year period for 6 concerts. Since his comeback, he has held 44 concerts in one ***, becoming the singer who has held the most concerts in one year

2005/02/19-20 "Keep Smiling" Malaysian Concert 2 shows will be held, and 1 show will be held in Sydney on April 25th

2005/05/14 "Continue to Smile and Singer" will be held in Guangzhou for 1 show. After a long absence of 12 years, Guangzhou is the number one touring in the Mainland.

One game in Foshan on May 28th, one game in Zhongshan on June 25th, and one game in Panyu on August 20th

2005/08/26-27 "Keep smiling and singing "God" once again moved to Malaysia for a show, this time at the Arena of Stars in Genting. One show will be held in Singapore on October 8th

2005/12/10 The US and Canada tour begins, with the first stop being Reno, USA, where one show will be held; one show will be held in Vancouver, Canada (General Arena) on December 15th; On December 17th and 18th, there will be two shows in Las Vegas (Caesar Palace Performance Hall) in the United States; one show in Toronto (Rogers Center), Canada on December 21st; and one show in Atlantic City (Broadway) in the United States on December 25th. Hall) to hold another show

[Edit this paragraph] Lyrics

Before Hui Guanjie, Hong Kong people generally regarded Cantonese songs as vulgar works, second only to English songs and Mandarin songs. Waiting for choices, until 1971, Xu Guanjie, who graduated from the University of Hong Kong, did not shy away from popular music and wrote many songs in Cantonese that reflected the current social situation. He not only described the helplessness of wage earners, but also talked about the mood of playing mahjong; some were love songs. , but they are more satirical and inspirational works. They were highly praised by music fans after their release. Since then, Guangdong works have mushroomed in the Hong Kong music scene.

[Edit this paragraph] Influence on the music scene

In the mid-1980s, Hong Kong's "idol" singers emerged. Although Xu Guanjie made new attempts in image and added rock elements to his songs, he did not Favored by a new generation of music fans, he gradually faded away from the stage. When he officially announced his retirement in 1992, his record company released a Hui Guanjie album, in which the then-promoted singers re-sung Hui's songs. The results were very popular, and the albums were released one after another, triggering the first Hui Guanjie nostalgia craze. More than ten years later, after Hong Kong experienced SARS and the death of many important Hong Kong singers, Sam Hui held a comeback concert. One hundred thousand tickets were sold out overnight, once again attracting the popularity of Sam Hui; the philosophy reflected in Sam Hui's lyrics has become a cultural widely discussed in the world.

Hui Guanjie has a very high status in the Hong Kong pop music industry, and has also been respected and recognized by many superstars, including Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Jacky Cheung and others.

[Edit this paragraph] Performances and interviews

Participating in performances

Sam has participated in many performances as a guest performer, including some larger evening parties. The video has never been officially published

Remarks on era name

1977 PopFolk77 ★Performance held at the Government Stadium

The First Golden Disc Awards★ Receive the award

1978 The 2nd Golden Disc Awards ★Receive the award

1979 The 3rd Golden Disc Awards★Receive the award

The 8th "Tokyo" Music Festival" ★Representative

1980 Hong Kong music concert in the 1960s★Guest

The party before Gu Jiahui went to the United States★Guest

1981 The stars took care of Jiahui★ Guest

Samuel Hui Music Special (81) ★Story MTV

1982 Japan's first "Asian Music Festival" ★Representative

1984 Alan Tam Concert★Guest appearance

1985 Platinum Superstar Yao Po-leung Party★Guests

TVB hosted the "Miss Bodybuilding" Contest★Judgement and Performance

Annual Top Ten Golden Song Awards Ceremony★Receive the Award

1986 Annual Top Ten Golden Songs Award Ceremony★Receive the award

1987 The 9th Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs-"My Heart"★Receive the award

Jin BAND Flying to the Sky Concert★Performance

Starry Night★Story MTV

Night of a Thousand Stars (raising funds for Tung Wah Group of Hospitals) ★Performance

TVB 20th Anniversary Celebration Party★Performers

1988 Happy Donghua★Guests

Top Ten Golden Songs Season 2 Selection "Silence is Golden" ★Receive the Award

Talent Exhibition Competition Gu Guanghua Gala ★Performance

"Hungry Thirty" ★Performance

"Hong Kong Broadcasting 60 Years" ★Performance