Hong Kong English pop (Chinese: 英文歌) are songs sung in the English language in Hong Kong. It has been locally known as just English pop. The height of the era was from 1950s to mid 1970s. The History of Hong Kong began as a coastal island geographically located in southern China. ... Other Hong Kong topics Culture - Economy Education - Geography - History Hong Kong Portal Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by China, an own legislature, the Chief Executive as the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... After the Japanese rule of Hong Kong ended in 1945, sovereignty was returned to the British. ... In the 1970s, Hong Kong underwent many changes that were to shape the future of the city. ...

Types

There are mainly two categories. The first type are artists and songs imported almost entirely from United Kingdom or the United States. The second type are English songs produced locally in the territory with a mix of Chinese and Caucasian artists. Look up Caucasian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

History

Imported English pop

Elvis, Johnny Mathis, Beatles were some of the main attraction^[1]. The Chinese name of the Beatles was a clever translation to (披頭四) meaning of "Mop-top four" to describe the four members and hairstyle. It is one of the many names given by Hong Kong fans to English-speaking musicians. The golden period was the 1950s, as the music style was already beginning to cross over to cantopop in the late 60s. Many of the musicians are actually performing music that should be classified as western rock and roll, but because modern music had little categorizing in Hong Kong at the time, they are either grouped into Chinese or English songs. Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ... John Royce Mathis (b. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... After the Japanese rule of Hong Kong ended in 1945, sovereignty was returned to the British. ... 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. ... Hong Kongs development in the 1960s are most notably at industries. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

Hong Kong English pop

Because television was available only to a limited audience in the late 1960s, early 70s, only a few of the most successful artists were ever televised. Most were heard on radios and vinyl records promoted via night club scenes or mini concerts. Some of the artists and groups that were exclusive to the era include Teddy Robin and his band Teddy Robin and the Playboys, Joe Junior and Irene Ryder. 33⅓ LP vinyl record album The vinyl record is a type of gramophone record, most popular from the 1950s to the 1990s, that was most commonly used for mass-produced recordings of music. ... Teddy Robin Kwan is an actor, film director, producer and composer from Hong Kong. ...

A number of groups also started out singing in English with individual members eventually going solo into the cantopop industry. Examples include the Wynners, which would later produce Kenny Bee and Alan Tam. Roman and the Four Steps would later produce Roman Tam. Other groups include the Chopstick Sisters with Sandra Lang. Another influential group at the time was the Lotus featuring Samuel Hui. Kenny Bee (born February 23, 1953) (Chung, Chun To; Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ) is a Hong Kong-based musician and actor. ... Alan Tam Wing Lun (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Tán Yǒnglín; born 23 August 1952) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and is a film actor. ... Roman Tam Pak-sin (real name 譚百先, stage name 羅文, nickname 蘿記 or Law Kee) (born February 16, 1950 - October 18, 2002) was a canto-pop singer. ... Lotus is a five-piece instrumental band from Philadelphia. ... Samuel Koon-kit Hui (許冠傑, Jyutping: heoi2 gun3 git6; pinyin: Xǔ Guànjié; born September 4, 1948), usually known as Sam Hui, was a star in Cantopop and movie industry in Hong Kongs 1960s to 1990s. ...

Present

A number of musicians are still imported from the US and UK today, including some local artists that perform in English. Though it is a small segment market in relation to cantopop and mandopop.

See also

• Music of Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a part of China that has produced a number of popular traditions, including a large part of what is known as Cantopop. ...

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