Sam Hui

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Hui. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Sam Hui and the Chinese-style name is Hui Koon-Kit.
Sam Hui
Chinese: 許冠傑
Sam Hui in 2024
Sam Hui in 2024
Born (1948-09-06) 6 September 1948 (age 76)
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Other namesHui Koon-kit, Samuel Hui
EducationThe University of Hong Kong (B.SocSc., 1971)
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • actor
Years active1967–1992
2003–present
Spouse
Rebecca Hui
​
(m. 1971)​
Children2
Parents
  • Hui Sai-cheung (father)
  • Lee Sin-wan (mother)
Relatives
AwardsHong Kong Film Awards – Best Original Film Song
1991 The Swordsman

Musical career
Also known asGod of Songs (歌神), Brother Sam
OriginHong Kong
GenresCantopop, Hong Kong English pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
LabelsDiamond Records (1967)
Polydor (1971–1983)
Contec Sound (1983–1985)
Cinepoly Records (1985–1990)
PolyGram (1990–1992)
IEC (2007–present)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese許冠傑
Simplified Chinese许冠杰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXǔ Guànjié
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingHeoi2 Gun3git6
Websitewww.samhuiofficial.com

Samuel Hui Koon-kit[1][2] (born 6 September 1948),[1] usually known as Sam Hui,[1][3] 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.[4] Hui is considered by some to be the first major superstar of Cantopop, known as the God of Song.[5] As an actor, he is well-known for portraying the main character "King Kong" in five installments of the Aces Go Places film series.[6][better source needed]

  1. ^ a b c "In pictures: Canto-pop superstar Sam Hui's 40 years in the limelight". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Knock Off". Sight and Sound. Vol. 9, no. 7–12. British Film Institute. 1999. p. 43. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^ Chu 2017.
  4. ^ How TVMost show made its audience feel like Hongkongers, EJInsight, 12 Jan 2016
  5. ^ Tony Mitchell. "Tian Ci – Faye Wong and English Songs in the Cantopop and Mandapop Repertoire". Local Noise. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
  6. ^ Gilman, Sean (12 August 2019). "The Aces Go Places Series". Medium. Retrieved 27 May 2021.