Alan Tam

Alan Tam
譚詠麟
Tam in 2006
Born
Tam Wing-lun

(1950-08-23) 23 August 1950 (age 74)[1][2]
EducationNgee Ann Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • songwriter
  • businessman
Years active1969–present
Spouse
Sally Yeung Kit-mei (楊潔薇)
(m. 1981)
Partner
Wendy Chu Wing-ting (朱穎婷)
(m. 1991)
Children1
Tam Hiu-fung (譚曉風) (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 28)
ParentTam Kong-pak (譚江柏)[3]
AwardsGolden Horse AwardsBest Actor
1981 If I Were for Real

RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs AwardsGolden Needle Award
1996 Lifetime Achievement

Musical career
Also known asUncle Lun (倫伯)
Lucky Lun (幸運倫)
Principal (校長)[4]
Principal Tam (譚校長)[4]
Ah Lun (亞倫)
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTán Yǒnglín
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTàahm Winglèuhn
JyutpingTaam4 Wing6leon4
IPA[tʰam˩ wɪŋ˨lɵn˩]

Alan Tam Wing-lun[5] MH (traditional Chinese: 譚詠麟; simplified Chinese: 谭咏麟; pinyin: Tán Yǒnglín; Cantonese Yale: Taam4 Wing6 leon4; born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He played a major role in developing the Cantopop scene in the 1980s as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. From 1983 to 1987, Alan Tam received numerous music awards and won Most Popular Male Artist and IFPI Award for successive four years, which made him the most famous superstar singer of Hong Kong in 1980s. In early 1988, he publicly quit all pop music award ceremonies and put most efforts in searching new direction for Cantopop music.

Today, he is still active in the music and film industry, releasing new albums on a regular basis. Since the late 1980s, he has served as a mentor for the cantopop music industry, earning the nickname the "Principal" or "Principal Tam".[4] Today he is regularly seen across the media in Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, and various parts of East Asia participating in all types of entertainment-related events and charity activities. As of 2013, Alan Tam has launched a total of 115 solo albums and has sold over 35 million records worldwide; he also holds the record for having held the most concerts in Hong Kong as a solo artist. 20 of his albums have been certified platinum by the IFPI Hong Kong.[6]

  1. ^ China.org.cn. "The Hanban.com Archived 16 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine." Alan Tam Wing-lun. Retrieved on 30 September 2008.
  2. ^ Hong Kong performance artistes guild. "HKPAG Archived 19 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine." Alan Tam profile.Retrieved on 30 September 2008.
  3. ^ Sina. "Sina.com." 譚詠麟:我的父親譚江柏一-父親為我買足球. Retrieved on 30 September 2008.
  4. ^ a b c Cash.org.hk. "Cash.org.hk Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine." Article from Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd. Retrieved on 4 August 2008.
  5. ^ "EAC : 2006 Election Committee Subsector Elections - Performing Arts".[dead link]
  6. ^ "香港本地白金唱片总销量排行榜,个个都是实力歌手" [Hong Kong local platinum record sales ranking, all of them are powerful singers]. Sohu (in Chinese). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

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