Sam Hui
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| Chinese: 許冠傑 | |||||||||||
Sam Hui in 2024 | |||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1948 | ||||||||||
| Other names | Hui Koon-kit, Samuel Hui | ||||||||||
| Education | The University of Hong Kong (BSocSc, 1971) | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1967–1992 2003–present | ||||||||||
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Rebecca Hui (m. 1971) | ||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Original Film Song 1991 The Swordsman | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | God of Songs (歌神), Brother Sam | ||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Genres | Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop | ||||||||||
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| Labels | Diamond Records (1967) Polydor (1971–1983) Contec Sound (1983–1985) Cinepoly Records (1985–1990) PolyGram (1990–1992) IEC (2007–present) | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 許冠傑 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 许冠杰 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||
Samuel Hui Koon-kit (born 6 September 1948), is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is credited with popularising Cantopop both via the infusion of Western-style music and his usage of vernacular Cantonese rather than written vernacular Chinese in biting lyrics that addressed contemporary problems and concerns. Hui is considered by some to be the first major superstar of Cantopop, known as the God of Song. As an actor, he is well-known for portraying the main character "King Kong" in five installments of the Aces Go Places film series.