Ken Choi (singer)

Ken Choi
Choi (centre) in 1999
Born (1960-11-28) 28 November 1960 (age 63)
Hong Kong
EducationUniversity of Macau
Occupation(s)Singer, television and radio host
Years active1979–1989, 2010–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese蔡楓華
Simplified Chinese蔡枫华
Musical career
Also known as
  • Prince Charming
  • Kan-choi (it means that celery is a rhyme of his name in Chinese; 芹菜)
  • Hong Kong Tamaki Hiroshi
  • Prince Red Lips
GenresCantopop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsSony Music
In this Chinese name, the family name is Choi.

Kenneth Choi Fung-Wah[1][2] (Chinese: 蔡楓華; Jyutping: coi3 fung1 waa4; born 28 November 1960[2]) is a singer and actor from Hong Kong. Before his music career, he worked at a summer job for approximately HK$20. He enrolled in a radio singing contest and won HK$3,000.[3] He composed the music for the 1981 song, "Beautiful Silhouette" (倩影, "Sin Ying"),[3] which won an award at the 1981 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards.[4] Caron (卡龍) wrote the lyrics of the song.[4]

At the 1985 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation, when Leslie Cheung won three awards, Choi—who was one of the hosts of the awards show—responded, "A moment of glory is not eternal (剎那光輝唔代表永恒)," which sparked controversy.[3][5] After the remark, his career declined in the rest of 1980s. He was reported to have lived with his mother in Kam Tin since. In 2000s and thereafter, Choi made several comebacks in concerts and broadcast varieties.[3][5]

Discography

  • What You Know (點樣講你知 dim yeung kong nei tsi, 1980)
  • Young Trio (青春三重奏 ching cheon san chung jau, 1981)
  • IQ sing sook si (IQ成熟時, 1981)
  • The Origin of Man (人之初 yan ji chor, 1982)
  • Ken Choi's New and Greatest Songs (蔡楓華新曲精選 Choi Fung-Wah san kouk ching suen, 1983)
  • Ken Choi (蔡楓華, 1983)
  • Heat Wave (高溫境界 gou wan king gaai, 1984)
  • Love Is Not a Game[6] (愛不是遊戲 ngoi bat see yau hei, 1985)
  • Absolute Emptiness (絕對空虛 joot deoi hung heoi, 1986)
  • Broken (破碎 por seoi, 1986)
  • In the Herd of Wind (風中追風 fung jung jeoi fung, 1987)
  • Revolt and Other Selections (叛逆+精選 boon yik + ching suen, 1988)
  • Kenneth Today (1989)

Filmography

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Films

  • Eclipse (薄荷咖啡, 1982; also called 女強人的故事)[7]
  • The Odd One Dies (兩個只能活一個, 1997)

Television

  • The Trio (青春三重奏, 1981), RTV, now called ATV
  • Sweet Love Encore (愛情安哥 Encore, 1982), TVB
  • The Pitfall (種計, 1985), TVB

References

  1. ^ Charles, John (2000). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997. McFarland. p. 229. ISBN 9780786408429. Retrieved 11 December 2014 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b 蔡楓華偕歌迷酒店慶牛一 [Ken Choi celebrates his 52nd birthday]. Wen Wei Po. 27 November 2012. PDF version
  3. ^ a b c d Chow, Vivienne (25 March 2011). "Scars in his eyes". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b 第四屆 (1981) [4th Annual RTHK Top Ten Gold Songs Awards (1981)]. Radio Television Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b 大陣仗復出《勁歌》 街坊數蔡楓華「佢好臭」 [Ken Choi's Big Comeback at JSG with His Latest Song, 'He Stinks']. Eastweek. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. ^ Asiaweek (vol. 11, nos. 27–39)
  7. ^ Variety's Film Reviews: 1981–1982. Another page.