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Anita Mui

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Mui. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Anita Mui and the Chinese-style name is Mui Yim-fong.
Anita Mui
梅艷芳
Mui in 1991
Born(1963-10-10)10 October 1963
Mong Kok, British Hong Kong
Died30 December 2003(2003-12-30) (aged 40)
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong, China
Burial placePo Lin Monastery, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1982–2003
FamilyAnn Mui (sister)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Also known asMadonna of the East
OriginBritish Hong Kong
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsCapital Artists (1982–2000)
Music Nation Group (2001–2003)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese梅艷芳
Simplified Chinese梅艳芳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMéi Yànfāng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMùih Yihm-fōng
JyutpingMui4 Jim6-fong1

Anita Mui Yim-fong (Chinese: 梅艷芳; 10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress who made major contributions to the Cantopop music scene and received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout her career, and is regarded as a Cantopop diva. She was dubbed as the "daughter of Hong Kong" and is considered one of the most iconic Cantopop singers.[1]

Mui once held a sold-out concert in Hammersmith, London, England, where she was dubbed the "Madonna of the East" (東方麥當娜), which brought her to further international fame.[2] That title stayed with her throughout her career, in both Eastern and Western media.[3][4][5]

In the 1980s, the gangtai style of music was revolutionised by Mui's wild dancing and on-stage femininity.[6] She was famed for her outrageous costumes and high-powered performances in tandem with contralto vocals, which are rare in female artists.[7] Her 1985 album, Bad Girl, sold over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong and remains the highest-selling album of all time in the territory.

Her fan base reached far beyond Hong Kong into many parts of Asia, including Taiwan, mainland China, Singapore, Korea, Japan[8][9] and Malaysia. In the Hong Kong entertainment industry, where stars often rise and fall quickly, Mui consistently remained in the spotlight for 21 years (1982–2003). Her career came to an abrupt end in 2003 when she announced she had cervical cancer. She died later that year at the age of 40;[1][4] her sister, Ann Mui, died three years earlier, at the same age from the same disease.

  1. ^ a b "Anita Mui's Mom loses court fight over $100m estate", thestandard.com.hk; accessed 4 July 2017. Archived 22 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Standard; retrieved 14 June 2008.
  2. ^ UK telegraph. "Obituary", telegraph.co.uk; retrieved 17 June 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lexis1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b People's Daily. "The legend of Anita Mui: Shining star's lonely life", people.com.cn; retrieved 17 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Anita Mui, 40: Singer called Chinese Madonna", Thestar.com; retrieved 19 June 2008.
  6. ^ Baranovitch, Nimrod. China's New Voices. University of California press. ISBN 0-520-23450-2. p. 164.
  7. ^ "Farewell to Hong Kong's Sour Beauty". Time. 4 January 2004. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  8. ^ 雜誌選香港十大明星出書逐個數，Oriental Daily News 30 October 2003
  9. ^ The Legend of Popular Empress，Pop Asia May 2004

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