Samuel Hui Koon-kit (born 6 September 1948), usually known as Sam Hui, is a Hong Kong Cantopop musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is credited with popularizing Cantopop. His music includes Western-style music and popular, street Cantonese jargon in his lyrics writing.
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hui.
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Sam Hui |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Sam_Hui_20240331_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Sam_Hui_20240331_%28cropped%29.jpg) Hui in 2024 |
Born | (1948-09-06) 6 September 1948 (age 75)
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Education | The University of Hong Kong (B.SocSc., 1971) |
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Occupations | - Musician
- singer
- songwriter
- record producer
- actor
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Years active | 1967–92 2003–present |
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Children | 2 |
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Parent(s) | Hui Sai-cheung (father) Lee Sin-wan (mother) |
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Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Original Film Song 1991 The Swordsman
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Traditional Chinese | 許冠傑 |
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Simplified Chinese | 许冠杰 |
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Also known as | God of Songs (歌神) Brother Sam |
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Origin | Hong Kong |
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Genres | Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop |
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Instruments | - Vocals
- guitar
- harmonica
- violin
- piano
- sanxian
- drums
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Labels | Diamond Records (1967) Polydor (1971-83) Contec Sound (1983-85) Cinepoly Records (1985-90) Polygram (1990-92) IEC (2007-present) |
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Cantonese albums
- gwai maa seung sing (1974)
- tin choi yu bak chi (1975)
- The Private Eyes (1976)
- 財神到 (1978)
- The Contract (賣身契) (1978)
- 79夏日之歌集 (1979)
- 念奴嬌 (1980)
- Security Unlimited (摩登保鑣) (1981)
- 難忘您‧紙船 (1982)
- 最佳拍檔大顯神通 (1983)
- 新的開始 (1983)
- 最喜歡你 (1984)
- 最緊要好玩 (1985)
- 熱力之冠 (1986)
- 宇宙無限 (1986)
- 潮流興夾Band (1987)
- 許冠傑新曲與精選 (1987)
- Sam and Friends (1988)
- 許冠傑89歌集 (1989)
- 香港情懷90 (1990)
- 90電影金曲精選 (1990)
- 歌神與您繼續微笑04 (2004)
- 人生多麼好 (2007)
English albums
- Time of The Season (1971)
- Morning After (1974)
- Interlude (1975)
- Came Travelling (1977)
- Back Alley Princess (馬路小英雄,1973)
- The Tattooed Dragon (龍虎金剛, 1973)
- Chinatown Capers (小英雄大鬧唐人街, 1974)
- Naughty! Naughty! (綽頭狀元, 1974)
- Games Gamblers Play (鬼馬雙星, 1974)
- The Last Message (天才與白痴, 1975)
- The Private Eyes (半斤八兩, 1976)
- Money Crazy (發錢寒, 1977)
- The Contract (賣身契, 1978)
- Security Unlimited (摩登保鑣, 1981)
- Aces Go Places (最佳拍檔, 1982)
- Aces Go Places 2 (最佳拍檔大顯神通, 1983)
- Aces Go Places 3 (最佳拍檔之女皇密令, 1984)
- A Family Affair (全家福, 1984)
- Robby the Rascal (1985)
- Working Class (打工皇帝, 1985)
- Aces Go Places 4 (最佳拍檔千里救差婆, 1986)
- The Legend of Wisely (衛斯理傳奇, 1987)
- Chicken and Duck Talk (雞同鴨講, 1988; Cameo)
- Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit (新最佳拍檔, 1989)
- Dragon from Russia (紅場飛龍, 1990)
- The Swordsman (笑傲江湖, 1990)
- Front Page (新半斤八兩, 1990)
- Laughter of the Water Margins (水滸笑傳, 1993)
- All's Well, Ends Well Too (花田囍事, 1993)
- Winner Takes All (大贏家, 2000)
Preceded by Lau Dong |
Golden Needle Award of RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award 1985 |
Succeeded by Tang Ti-sheng |