Cantopop is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. The genre began in the 1970s and became associated with Hong Kong popular music from the middle of the decade. Cantopop then reached its height of popularity in the 1980s and 1990s before slowly declining in the 2000s and shrinking in the 2010s. The term "Cantopop" itself was coined in 1978 after "Cantorock", a term first used in 1974. In the 1980s, Cantopop reached its highest glory with fanbase and concerts all over the world, especially in Macau, Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan. This was even more obvious with the influx of songs from Hong Kong movies during the time.
Faye Wong is a Chinese singer-songwriter and actress. Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong (王靖雯). Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong at the age of 18. She debuted with the Cantonese album Shirley Wong in 1989 and came to public attention by combining alternative music with mainstream Chinese pop. Since 1994, she has recorded mostly in her native Mandarin.
Sally Yeh, sometimes credited as Sally Yip or Yip Sin-man, is a Hong Kong Cantopop diva and actress.
Jacky Cheung Hok-yau is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Cheung is widely regarded as a Heavenly King of Cantopop music and an icon of Hong Kong popular culture. He is often dubbed as the "God of Songs" for his vocal delivery and live performances.
Joey Yung is a Hong Kong singer signed to Emperor Entertainment Group. Since her debut in 1996, Yung has won numerous awards, including the JSG Most Popular Female Singer and Ultimate Best Female Singer – Gold awards a record-breaking nine times. She was ranked 63rd on the 2014 Forbes China Celebrity 100, making her the most influential Hong Kong–based female singer that year. In 2014, she reportedly earned HK$80 million (US$10.3 million).
Gigi Leung Wing-kei is a Hong Kong singer and actress.
Samuel Hui Koon-kit, usually known as Sam Hui, 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.
Fable, alternatively titled Legend, is the eighth Mandarin-language studio album by Chinese singer Faye Wong. There are 12 songs in total: ten in Mandarin and two in Cantonese. The lyrics of two Mandarin songs on the album were rewritten in Cantonese to cater for the Hong Kong market. A "Deluxe" version included a VCD with footage of Faye Wong's commercial for Head & Shoulders shampoo.
Faye Wong is the fifth Mandarin-language studio album by Chinese singer Faye Wong. The first album to hers to be released under the umbrella of EMI, it was released on September 26, 1997. There are ten songs in total, one of which is a cover. Unlike her last studio album Fuzao, which was an artistic attempt, this time the album's style is more focused on the balance between mainstream and avant-garde. The album, which was produced by Alvin Leong, is generally languid, mellow and pervaded by an attitude of contentment.
Coming Home is the fourth Cantonese studio album recorded by Chinese singer Faye Wong. It was released on 13 August 1992, after her return to Hong Kong after her year-long stay in New York City.
No Regrets, also translated as Stubborn and Regretless and Never Deplore, is the fifth Cantonese studio album recorded by Chinese singer Faye Wong. It was released on 5 February 1993, under Cinepoly. The title track was released in both Cantonese and Mandarin.
Fuzao is the fourth Mandarin-language studio album by Chinese singer Faye Wong. It was released on June 3, 1996, through Cinepoly. Wong took more artistic risks with her work as she approached the end of her record contract, resulting in the experimental nature of Fuzao. The album was positively received by critics, with The Straits Times considering the album as Wong's boldest and most artistically coherent effort to date.
Random Thoughts, alternatively Thinking Here and There or Wondering Music, is the seventh Cantonese studio album by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong. It was released through Cinepoly Records on 29 June 1994. It confirmed her move into alternative music and covers songs by the Cocteau Twins, whose influence she readily acknowledged.
Decadent Sound of Faye, also translated as Faye Beautiful Music, is the third Mandarin studio album by Chinese singer Faye Wong. It was released through Cinepoly Records on July 3, 1995. It consists entirely of rearranged versions of songs originally released by Teresa Teng.
Please Myself, also translated as Ingratiate Oneself, is the eighth Cantonese studio album by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong. Using the stage name Shirley Wong, the album was released on 20 December 1994, under Cinepoly.
Lovers & Strangers, also translated as Only Love Strangers, is the seventh Mandarin-language studio album by Chinese singer Faye Wong. It was released on September 10, 1999, by EMI. The album contains a total of 12 songs and was produced by Alvin Leong.
Toy and Help Yourself are two Cantonese extended plays (EPs) by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong when she was based in Hong Kong. In 1996, the last year of her recording contract with Cinepoly Records, Wong recorded ten original songs in Cantonese, all with lyrics by Lin Xi but composed by others such as Wong Ka Keung, Adrian Chan, and Chan Xiao Xia.
Yat yan fan sik leung gok is a 1995 EP recorded by Chinese Cantopop singer Faye Wong when she was based in Hong Kong.
Chan Fai-young is a Hong Kong Cantopop composer. Chan was born in Macau in 1970. He attended Berklee College of Music, an American college in Boston, Massachusetts.
The discography of Chinese singer Faye Wong includes 20 studio albums and 5 extended plays (EP). Wong began recording when she was a high-school student in China, releasing six albums during these years, including many cover versions of hits by Teresa Teng. In 1989, she began her official recording career in Hong Kong with Cinepoly Records. They gave her the stage name Wong Jing Man along with an English pseudonym, Shirley Wong, which was the title of her debut album.
