Sam Hui

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.

Sam Hui
Hui in 2024
Born	(1948-09-06) 6 September 1948 (age 77) Xiguan, Guangzhou, China
Education	The University of Hong Kong (B.SocSc., 1971)
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter record producer actor
Years active	1967–92 2003–present
Spouse	Rebecca Hui ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Hui Sai-cheung (father) Lee Sin-wan (mother)
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Original Film Song 1991 The Swordsman
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	許冠傑
Simplified Chinese	许冠杰
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xǔ Guànjié Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Heoi2 Gun3git6
Musical career
Also known as	God of Songs (歌神) Brother Sam
Origin	Hong Kong
Genres	Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop
Instruments	Vocals guitar harmonica violin piano sanxian drums
Labels	Diamond Records (1967) Polydor (1971-83) Contec Sound (1983-85) Cinepoly Records (1985-90) Polygram (1990-92) IEC (2007-present)

Discography

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)

Filmography

• 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)

Other websites

• Samuel Hui on IMDb
• Sam's latest album's official site Archived 2007-11-09 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Lau Dong

Golden Needle Award of RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award 1985

Succeeded by Tang Ti-sheng