A report on Cantopop
Genre of pop music written in standard Chinese and sung in Cantonese.
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Jacky Cheung
7 linksHong Kong singer and actor.
Hong Kong singer and actor.
Dubbed the "God of Songs", he is regarded as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong pop music.
Anita Mui
5 linksAnita 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.
Faye Wong
5 linksHong Kong singer-songwriter and actress, often referred to as the "Diva of Asia".
Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress, often referred to as the "Diva of Asia".
In 2000, she was recognised by Guinness World Records as the Best Selling Canto-Pop Female.
Mandopop
5 linksMandopop or Mandapop refers to Mandarin popular music.
Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Mandarin popular music.
The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai known as Shidaiqu; with later influences coming from Japanese enka, Hong Kong's Cantopop, Taiwan's Hokkien pop, and in particular the Campus Song folk movement of the 1970s.
Leslie Cheung
4 linksHong Kong singer and actor.
Hong Kong singer and actor.
He was one of the most prominent pioneers that shaped the identity of Cantopop during the 1980s and became known for his flamboyant, often outrageous stage appearance.
Andy Lau
4 linksHong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer.
Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer.
In the 1990s, Lau was branded by the media as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop and was named as "Fourth Tiger" among the Five Tiger Generals of TVB during the 1980s.
C-pop
4 linksAbbreviation for Chinese popular music, a loosely defined musical genre by artists originating from the Greater China region.
Abbreviation for Chinese popular music, a loosely defined musical genre by artists originating from the Greater China region.
There are currently three main subgenres within C-pop: Cantopop, Mandopop and Hokkien pop.
Gillian Chung
4 linksHong Kong actress and singer.
Hong Kong actress and singer.
She is a member of the Cantopop duo Twins, along with Charlene Choi.
Alan Tam
3 linksHong Kong singer and actor.
Hong Kong singer and actor.
He played a major role in developing the Cantopop scene in the 1980s as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements.
Jackie Chan
4 linksHong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself.
Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself.
He is an operatically trained vocalist and is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of music albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred.