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Sam Hui

1948 - Today

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Samuel Hui Koon-kit (born 6 September 1948), 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. Hui is considered by some to be the first major superstar of Cantopop, known as the God of Song. As an actor, he is well-known for portraying the main character "King Kong" in five installments of the Aces Go Places film series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Hui is the 1,198th most popular singer (down from 660th in 2019), the 860th most popular biography from China (down from 701st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sam Hui ranks 1,198 out of 4,381. Before him are James LaBrie, Mick Hucknall, Anne Veski, Emma Bunton, Paul Potts, and Hanka Paldum. After him are Désirée Artôt, Randy Crawford, Helene Fischer, Matti Salminen, Lou Rawls, and Mady Mesplé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Sam Hui ranks 413. Before him are Gary Thain, Valeri Brainin, Yevhen Arzhanov, Akira Emoto, Mykola Avilov, and Philip Jackson. After him are Diane Ackerman, Arnie Robinson, Amani Abeid Karume, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Ivan Yarygin, and Wolfgang Haas.

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In China

Among people born in China, Sam Hui ranks 860 out of 1,610. Before him are Henry Luce (1898), Song Renqiong (1909), Tang Jiaxuan (1938), Liu He (1952), Tang Jingsong (1841), and Huang Hua (1913). After him are Yu Rongguang (1958), Li Changchun (1944), Wu Wenjun (1919), Carina Lau (1965), David Chiang (1947), and Tsai Chin (1933).

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Among SINGERS In China

Among singers born in China, Sam Hui ranks 4. Before him are Peng Liyuan (1962), Mei Lanfang (1894), and Shi Pei Pu (1938). After him are Yao Lee (1922), Lu Han (1990), Liu Huan (1963), Wei Wei (1963), Han Geng (1984), Lay Zhang (1991), Han Hong (1971), and Sa Dingding (1979).

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