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Alan Tam

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Alan Tam Wing-lun (traditional Chinese: 譚詠麟; simplified Chinese: 谭咏麟; Jyutping: taam4 wing6 leon4; pinyin: Tán Yǒnglín; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Tam is the 870th most popular singer (down from 682nd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 25th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alan Tam ranks 870 out of 4,381. Before him are Mikel Laboa, Hozier, Kevin Ayers, Henriette Sontag, Andrew Ridgeley, and Shaggy. After him are Julio Jaramillo, Cat Power, Franca Raimondi, E-Type, 2 Chainz, and Beth Hart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Alan Tam ranks 252. Before him are Martine Aubry, Richard Norton, Marián Masný, Erri De Luca, Nelsinho Baptista, and Tapley Seaton. After him are Amy Madigan, Wei Jingsheng, Ann Wilson, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Arthur Roche, and Jeff Conaway.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Alan Tam ranks 29 out of 115. Before him are Eric Tsang (1953), Tony Leung Ka-fai (1958), Lam Ching-ying (1952), Yuen Wah (1950), Corey Yuen (1951), and Stephen Chow (1959). After him are Simon Yam (1955), Johnnie To (1955), John Lee Ka-chiu (1957), Aaron Kwok (1965), Robin Shou (1960), and Adam Cheng (1947).

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Among SINGERS In Hong Kong

Among singers born in Hong Kong, Alan Tam ranks 2. Before him are Anita Mui (1963). After him are Aaron Kwok (1965), Jackson Wang (1994), Kelly Chen (1972), Gillian Chung (1981), Sammi Cheng (1972), William Chan (1985), Joey Yung (1980), and Lucas Wong (1999).

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