Four Golden Flowers

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Four Golden Flowers
Born
OccupationSinger
Years active1973 to late 1970s
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 四朵金花
Simplified Chinese 四朵金花
Musical career
Origin British Hong Kong
Genres Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop
LabelsEMI
Past members Lydia Shum (沈殿霞)
Liza Wang (汪明荃)
Felicia Wong (王愛明)
Teresa Cheung (張德蘭)

The Four Golden Flowers was a TV musical performance girl group in the 1970s. They are one of the first all-girl modern music group in Hong Kong.

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The members include Lydia Shum (沈殿霞), Liza Wang (汪明荃), Felicia Wong (王愛明) and Teresa Cheung (張德蘭). [1]

The group debuted on the TVB variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight in early 1973 as all four members at that time were TVB artists. The group then frequently performed on the show and eventually disbanded in the late 1970s. [2] [3] [4]

Legacy

Many famous Hong Kong actresses were in this group. The Four Golden Flowers produced Lydia Shum (Fei-Fei), who died on February 26, 2008, because of liver cancer. The group also produced "The Big Sister" Liza Wang, who played an important part in the growth of Hong Kong's entertainment industry.

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