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Tan (19450216—2002061018), formerly known as Tan Baixian, was originally from Guiping, Guangxi, and was fond of music and stage performances. From 65438 to 0967, he formed the amateur band "Rowan Four Steps Choir", set foot in the music world and began his singing career. 1972, he and Shen Dianxia, the pistachio, formed the "Couple Choir" and performed abroad for many times. Be well received. 1974, Tan became a TVB singer, and began to actively participate in many charitable activities, such as Po Leung Kuk fund-raising, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Night, Scout Night, Yan Chai and Pok Oi Hospital Fund-raising. He sang the theme songs of many popular TV dramas, such as Bright Future, Family Changes, Xiao Li Flying Knife, and Legend of the Condor Heroes. Among them, it topped the top ten popular radio stations in Hong Kong for 24 consecutive weeks, and the theme song "Xiao Li Fei Dao" swept the Chinese world all over the world and won numerous awards and honors. 1976, Tam held a solo concert at Lee's Stage in Hong Kong 15, and all the tickets were sold out in one day, becoming the first solo concert artist in Hong Kong and setting off a solo concert boom in Hong Kong.
Since then, Tan has participated in many performances, which was well received. 1At the end of 989, Tan gave a concert at the newly-built Hong Kong Cultural Center and became the first artist to perform there. In the same year, he gave 44 performances, breaking the performance record of Hong Kong artists. 199 1 year, in order to bid farewell to the century-old building "Lee's Stage", Tan, as the first Hong Kong artist to perform on Lee's Stage, held a concert "Goodbye to Tan's Lee's Stage". In the same year, 14 solo concert was held again at the Hong Kong Cultural Center, which received enthusiastic response and the tickets were sold out instantly.
On August 2nd 1996, Tam officially announced that it would completely quit the stage after the concert. On August 2 1 day, radio and television stations specially prepared the program "The Last Coronation" for Tan. The stars paid tribute to Tan and called him the godfather of music. Since September, Tan has held a "Brilliant Stage" concert in Hung Hom Gymnasium to enjoy eternal glory with his fans.
Beyond songs, stage performances and art education
Tan loves stage art and is committed to the development of stage plays in Hong Kong. 198 1 year, out of Tan's own love for stage art and enthusiasm for cultivating a new generation, Tan established the "Art School" to cultivate young people who love art. 1982, Tan served as the sole producer of The Legend of the White Snake, the first Cantonese song and dance stage play in Hong Kong. He performed 22 performances with students from the Art School and movie stars such as Wang Mingquan, Mi Xue and Lu Haipeng, which was an unprecedented success. 1984, Tan, who spared no effort to promote musicals, once again exclusively produced the second stage play "The Biography of Liu Yi", and performed 25 performances together with the students of the Paiyi Society, film star Ouyang Peishan and others, which was packed.
Tan also likes Cantonese opera. 1February 1993, 1993 performed Cantonese opera in public for the first time, performed Cantonese opera with Hong Hong, the only daughter of the famous Cantonese opera actress Xian Nvhong, and held a large fund-raising party for TVB. People in Cantonese opera were surprised by Tan's excellent performance.
Besides setting up the "Art School", Amy Tan also absorbed many young singers as apprentices, including the famous Joey Yung and Ekin Cheng.
One of the earliest orientals who made a sensation overseas.
Tan is also one of the earliest China artists who caused a sensation in the West. From 65438 to 0979, Tan became the first oriental artist to be allowed to perform in Albert Hall, London, England, with unprecedented pomp. In the same year, he also held solo concerts at Madison Park Theatre in new york and National Theatre in Singapore. 1980 went to new york Lincoln Center to hold a solo concert. In the same year, he was invited to perform at the Singapore National Theatre again. From 65438 to 0987, Tan became the first oriental to perform at Carnegie Hall in new york, USA. 1990 Tam was invited to Vancouver, Canada to perform for the "Happy Apricot" charity fund-raising party, and was also invited to participate in the cruise celebrity charity auction held in Toronto, Canada. In the same year, he also went to Singapore to attend the "Star House Charity Gala" hosted by the Singapore government. 199 1 year, he took more than 20 people, including bands, dancers and staff, to perform in the United States and Canada 14, and the tickets were sold out. He also gave a fund-raising performance for China children suffering from bone marrow diseases in Toronto, Canada, and his charitable act aroused enthusiastic response from Chinese people all over the world.
1992, Tam went to Toronto to perform golden songs and good music charity evening, and invited the huge lineup of Toronto Symphony Orchestra to accompany him. Another famous Hong Kong musician, Mr. Gu Jiahui, served as guest conductor and raised more than1000000 yuan in donations. He also set up the "Tam Music Scholarship Fund" at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto to promote the cultivation of talents in the music industry, so he was awarded a commemorative certificate by the mayor of Toronto. 1993165438+10, performed with Toronto Symphony Orchestra of Canada again, with Gu Jiahui as the conductor, and raised more than one million yuan for the Heritage Conservation Foundation of China, Canada, and won the honorary artist award awarded by the Governor of Ontario, Canada. Tan has been famous overseas many times, adding luster to Chinese people all over the world.
Tam, an award-winning emperor superstar, has won numerous awards in his 35-year acting career. 1983 In recognition of Tan's contribution to Hong Kong's performing arts for many years, he was selected as one of the "Top Ten Outstanding Young People in Hong Kong". 1986 in order to praise his contributions and achievements in the entertainment circle for many years, TVB specially awarded Tam the "highest honor award of the year"; 1988 also won the "Top Ten Hong Kong Pop Singers Award" awarded by the First Artists Alliance.
1992 won the Golden Needle Award, the highest honor in Hong Kong's top ten Chinese golden songs, and 1995 was selected as "Hong Kong's top ten caring stars". Among many awards, what excites Tan most is the Golden Melody Award, which was awarded by the 24th Hong Kong Top Ten Golden Melody Awards on June 5th+10/October 8th, 2002. This award is a recognition of all his contributions to the Chinese music scene during his 35-year acting career, and a great tribute to this veteran artist. Very popular in the mainland.
During the period of 1985, Tan held seven solo concerts at Zhongshan Memorial Hall in Guangzhou at the invitation of Guangdong Stock Exchange, and was assisted by Guangdong Philharmonic Orchestra and Guangdong Dance Academy, which was warmly welcomed by mainland audiences. In the same year, he was invited by CCTV to participate in the Spring Festival Evening performance, and was widely invited by mainland cities. The theme song of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, which he sang, was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people after the TV series spread in the mainland, and was praised as the best song of Jin Yong's martial arts film.
1987 Tam accepted the invitation to celebrate the opening of Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium as a special guest, and held three concerts in the stadium, with an audience of 60,000 each. 199 1 year, at the invitation of Jiangsu TV station, went to Nanjing to participate in the special performance of the large provincial government during the Spring Festival. In the same year, he went to Beijing to participate in the performance of the film "The Last Eunuch of China Farewell to the Forbidden City". This film is Tan's first time to participate in film work. In the play, he plays a big eunuch and a small eunuch, which is deeply loved by fans and insiders. I also made a special trip from Beijing to Shanghai to participate in the charity performance of "Disaster Area in My Heart" sponsored by Shanghai TV Broadcasting Bureau, and raised more than RMB * * *130,000. During 1992, Tam went to Shanghai to shoot a personal music special "Gone with the Wind" produced by Asian TV, which received rave reviews after broadcast. During the period of 1993, Tam participated in the national environmental protection tour of "Green Saving Humanity", and was even selected as an environmental protection star, and performed in several cities in the Mainland to promote environmental awareness. At the invitation of Xinhua News Agency, he participated in a trip to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, and made large-scale charity performances in Wuhan, Nanning, Guangzhou and Hong Kong for disaster reduction and poverty alleviation, becoming the most enthusiastic singer.
Hongkong Post launched the "Hong Kong Pop Singers" stamp series on June 5438+065438+1October 8, 2005, and he became one of the singers who had the honor to launch stamps. (2 yuan RMB with a face value of HK$ 4.00)
In the early 1960s, he came to Hong Kong from Guangzhou. According to his own account, his first job after coming to Hong Kong was as a helper in a relative's tailor's shop. This job includes room and board, but there is no salary. Later, he worked as a theater waiter, a bank intern and so on. As for his career, few people seem to mention it. However, there is no doubt that his story has become a model for new mainland immigrants living in Hong Kong.
Tan has always been famous for his loud voice and clear pronunciation. In his early days, he sang pop songs mainly in Mandarin, and later turned to canto pop's non-love songs (at least the songs he was familiar with belonged to this category). 1976 became a hit with the theme song of the Japanese dubbing drama "Bright Future". Later, Family Changes, Brave Man, Under the Lion Mountain (the theme song of the TV series of the same name by Radio Television Hong Kong) and How Many Storms are all very famous non-love songs, and they have all become classic songs. His song "Xiao Li Fei Dao": "It's rare to have a good skill ..." It's a classic among the classics.
His avant-garde style and broad singing road have always been bold and innovative. He has sung almost all subjects from "Man Jiang Hong" (a TV series with old words and new songs, the words are Yue Fei's masterpiece "Man Jiang Hong" and the songs are Gu Jiahui's works) to "Persian Cat". Of course, for many people, his enchanting performances in Laser and Persian Cat will never be forgotten, so some people call him "a generation of demon men".
At present, many Hong Kong pop stars, such as Joey Yung and Ekin Cheng, all learn from him.