Alan Tam 譚詠麟
Background information
Also known as	Lucky Lun Principal
Born	August 23, 1950 (1950-08-23) (age 56) Hong Kong
Genre(s)	C-pop, Cantopop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actor
Years active	1979 - Present
Website	http://tamwinglun.com

Alan Tam Wing Lun (Traditional Chinese: 譚詠麟; Simplified Chinese: 谭咏麟; Pinyin: Tán Yǒnglín; born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong cantopop singer and a film actor. During the 1980s, he was well-known in Hong Kong for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. He was not renowned for singing fast songs like fellow cantopop star Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui, despite having a few tracks in fast tempo. He is also known as "Lucky Lun" (幸運麟 homonym word play on "Wheel of Fortune") as well as his affectionate title "Principal" (校長/譚校長) as if he were the principal of a Hong Kong school. August 23 is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong_1959. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese pop. ... Cantopop (Chinese: 粵語流行曲) is a colloquial abbreviation for Cantonese popular music. It is also referred to as HK-pop, short for Hong Kong popular music. It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop. ... A singer is a musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Simplified Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: or ; Traditional Chinese: or ; pinyin: or ) is one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of printed contemporary Chinese written language, simplified from traditional Chinese by the Peoples Republic of China in an attempt to promote literacy. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cantopop (Chinese: 粵語流行曲) is a colloquial abbreviation for Cantonese popular music. It is also referred to as HK-pop, short for Hong Kong popular music. It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop. ... Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: zoeng1 gwok3 wing4; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhāng Guóróng, Wade-Giles: Chang Kuo-jung; nickname Gor-gor (哥哥, Elder Brother in Cantonese), was an actor and a musician from Hong Kong. ... Anita Mui Yim-fong (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese Yale: muìh yihm fòng; October 10, 1963–December 30, 2003) was a popular Hong Kong pop singer and actress. ...

Career

Tam started his career with a well known band called the Wynners, which also have a well-known singer Kenny Bee among its members^[1]. His vocals stood out and was the lead singer in the band for many years. Dissatisfied with the progress of his career at such an important stage and especially that Kenny Bee had a more illustrious future, he took the brave step to break free from the Wynners' smothering influence and go solo. His first album as a solo artist is 'Naughty Boy' (反斗星) in 1979.^[1] An early success would be the song 'Love in Autumn' (愛在深秋) first performed in 1984. The Wynners (Chinese: ) are a Hong Kong pop band formed in the 1970s. ... Kenny Bee (born February 23, 1953) (Chung, Chun To; Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ) is a Hong Kong-based musician and actor. ... In music, solo means to play or sing alone. ...

Competition

For many years, he enjoyed gradual success and the Hong Kong press frequently reported of a fierce rivalry with the late Leslie Cheung who personified the 'bad boy' image and made it his own whereas Alan Tam was the proverbial 'goody two shoes'. It was in 1986 that his hit song 'Friends' (朋友) which upped the ante for an interesting 'duel' between the two hotly favored artists. Despite all these claims, the two artists never publicly demonstrated open conflict with each other and in 2000, both of them even collaborated to produce the single remix of Tam's popular song 'Illusion' (幻影). Although both artists are at peace with each other, it was the fans who created the unnecessary spectacle of a musical feud, which the Hong Kong press eagerly reported and added fuel to these rumors. Leslie Cheung himself admitted in person that his earlier decision to retire in 1989 was disturbingly caused by Alan Tam's fans placing joss sticks and other prayer items in front of Cheung's house which was a bad omen and a way to foretell death. Nonetheless, after Cheung's comeback, both of the singers have brushed aside the previous doubts about their friendship and even appeared in galas and other special programmes. Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: zoeng1 gwok3 wing4; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhāng Guóróng, Wade-Giles: Chang Kuo-jung; nickname Gor-gor (哥哥, Elder Brother in Cantonese), was an actor and a musician from Hong Kong. ... Media in Hong Kong are available to the public conveniently in various forms: television and radio channels, newspapers, magazines and the World Wide Web. ... Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: zoeng1 gwok3 wing4; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhāng Guóróng, Wade-Giles: Chang Kuo-jung; nickname Gor-gor (哥哥, Elder Brother in Cantonese), was an actor and a musician from Hong Kong. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ...

Legacy

Alan Tam himself established a foothold on the Cantopop scene with songs dating back to the late 1980s like 'Embrace' (擁抱), 'Flower in Water' (水中花), 'Half Dazed, Half Awoken' (半夢半醒) and the popular 'Love Trap' (愛情陷阱). The heyday of his singing career was over in the early 1990s, and while he continues to release albums from time to time, sales are no longer impressive and there is also a notable absence of hit numbers. He was also an actor in a number of entertaining films like Armour of God with Jackie Chan and the hilarious 'Master Wong v. Master Wong' which is a parody of legendary Canton kung fu exponent Wong Fei Hung. He also won the Best Leading Award in the Golden Horse Film Awards in 1981 with the film 'If I were for real'. In 2003, after the deaths of Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui, he teamed up with fellow artist Hacken Lee for a successful tour of Asia and both of them are known to collaborate on further concerts up to 2005.^[2] Since 2006, he has also been helping his godson Kelvin Kwan establish a career in the Hong Kong pop industry.^[3] Image File history File links AlanTam_-_Romance_Trap. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... UK DVD cover Armour of God is a 1986 Jackie Chan film. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... There are multiple Cantons in China Canton City : Guangzhou Canton Province : Guangdong This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Alternative meaning: Kung Fu (TV series) Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wong. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Hacken Lee (Traditional Chinese: ; born December 6, 1967), is a male Hong Kong cantopop singer well-known in Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, other parts of South-East Asia and even the United States for performing slow pop ballads. ... Kelvin Kwan (關楚耀, Kwan Chor Yiu) was born on March 24, 1983, is an artist of Go East, a subdivision of Universal Music Ltd. ...

References

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External links

• Alan Tam Dot Com
• TAMWINGLUN.Com (譚詠麟.COM)
• Profile at HKCuk.co.uk
• IMDb entry