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  Anita Mui
Anita rose to fame with Leslie Cheung and Alan Tam during the 80s, and the three of them brought on an idol craze that was never seen before in the short life of Cantonese pop.
Anita left school to perform to support her family, and it was during this time when she had most of her music and dance training.
Even with her superstar status, Anita is always ready to lend a helping hand to her mother and friends, which was shown by the hundreds of close friends that were by her deathbed and at her funeral.
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  Anita Mui   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anita Mui Yim-Fong was born in 1963 and began her show business career early (at the tender age of five), performing opera and pop songs along with her sister.
Mui also displayed talent in front of the camera, winning the prestigious Taiwan Golden Horse for her role as a tortured ghost in 1987's Rouge.
In 2003, Mui was diagnosed with cervical cancer, a disease which took the life of her sister.
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  Anita Mui - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anita Mui Yim-fong (Traditional Chinese: 梅艷芳, Simplified Chinese: 梅艳芳; pinyin: Méi Yànfāng; Cantonese Yale: muìh yihm fòng; October 10, 1963–December 30, 2003) was a popular Hong Kong pop singer and actress.
Anita Mui announced in early September 2003 that she had cervical cancer and was undergoing treatment.
Anita Mui was actively involved in charitable projects throughout her career.
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 Actors - Anita Mui
Anita Mui announced in early September 2003 that she had cervical cancer and was undergoing treatment.
Mui eventually lost her battle to cervical cancer and died of respiratory complications at Hong Kong's Sanatorium Hospital on December 30, 2003 at 02:50 (local time).
"Anita Classics Moments Live" Concert, held from November 6 to November 11, 2003 at Hong Kong Colosseum, was her sixth and the last concert, in which her final symbolic act was to "marry the stage", which was accompanied by her classic hit "Song of Sunset" (夕陽之歌) as she exited the stage for the final time.
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 Wikinfo | Anita Mui   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anita Mui Yim-fong (梅艷芳; pinyin: Méi Yànfāng; Cantonese Yale: muìh yihm fòng) (October 10, 1963 - December 30, 2003) was a popular Hong Kong pop singer and actress.
"Anita Classics Movement Live" Concert, held from November 6 to November 11, 2003 at Hong Kong Colosseum, was her sixth and the last concert.
In 1995 she found some international recognition by starring opposite Jackie Chan in 1995's Rumble in the Bronx, the film that was largely responsible for Jackie Chan himself breaking into the American market.
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 Anita Mui
Mui went on to carve out a reputation as "the Madonna of Asia" with her outrageous costumes, raunchy stage performances and a stream of hits which netted her numerous awards and helped transcend the image of Chinese female singers.
Mui's uniquely deep, haunting voice was used for the theme songs in dozens of films and shows and she remained phenomenally popular across Asia right up to her death.
But despite her glittering career, Mui said her biggest regret was not furthering her education, saying she would have preferred to have been a lawyer instead of a pop-star.
www.jackiechankids.com /files/Anita_Mui.htm   (615 words)

  
 The legend of Anita Mui
Hong Kong heartthrob singer/actress Anita Mui died of lung failure that was caused by cervical cancer in a Hong Kong hospital at 2: 50 a.m.
Mui went on to carve out a reputation as "the Madonna of Asia" with her occasionally outrageous costumes, bold stage performances and a stream of hits which netted her numerous awards.
Mui didn't talk much about the difficulties she experienced on her journey from a bar singer to becoming a major star in Asia.
www.china.org.cn /english/culture/83814.htm   (700 words)

  
 The name Anita Mui has become synonymous with legendary stories
Anita Mui has definitely come a long way from her humble beginnings and her success today is definitely worth her years of hard work, effort and patience.
Anita seldom played with other children her age because she had to work and study at the same time.
From 3000 contestants, Anita was able to beat all of them to the first prize with her flawless and proficient performance.
www.genting.com.my /en/live_ent/2002/anitamui/profile.htm   (731 words)

  
 Bestowed upon the title of a diva. Anita Mui had more than what it took to deserve the title.
Anita Mui had more than what it took to deserve the title.
Anita also said that it would be her dream to go into musicals once she is done with her recent concert tour.
Anita also brought along another new protégé of hers, Pang Geng Chi who did a number and also joined her in her short musical play.
www.genting.com.my /en/live_ent/2002/anitamui/index.htm   (286 words)

  
 Goodbye Anita Mui: Anita_mui_07
The exhibition aims to commemorate the singer-actress' achievements and to "remember the happiness and joy that she has brought to her fans through her songs and movie roles", according to a news release from the hotel.
Fans may wish to express their thoughts in a special tribute book that will be sent to Anita Mui's fan club in Hong Kong.
Mui died of lung failure arising from cervical cancer on December 30.
glutter.typepad.com /photos/goodbye_anita/anita_mui_07.html   (304 words)

  
 Gapers Block : Airbags : Adieu, Anita: Remembering Anita Mui   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anita never made any secrets of her own preferences -- supporting the pro-Democracy movement in China with the same straightforward integrity that informed her music.
Anita Mui deserves to be remembered not just for her tragically short career.
Anita Mui exercised such a fascination on our imagination because she was just like us.
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 Anita Mui
This bilingual homepage is dedicated to Anita Mui and her fans around the world.
God bless Anita for giving us hope and joy in our journey, she shall be blessed in her coming life.
Anita Mui's memory will live with us forever, thru good and bad, she is always there to remind us to be caring and generous to people around us.
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      Anita Mui: a shining star, a lonely life     The WE News Archives         (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mui was born for the stage.   Although she gave her farewell concert in 1991, she made a comeback in 1994 and caused quite a stir.   But after that, she made light of many things.
Mui was generous and straightforward and liked to make friends.   Friendship was important to her: She would make personal sacrifices to help a friend.   And she never asked for anything in return.
Mui was concerned about the public good.   She was responsible for organizing many charitable activities and also gave away a lot of money.
www.thewe.cc /contents/more/archive/december2003/anita_mui.htm   (874 words)

  
 Blog of Death: Anita Mui
Anita Mui, the Canto-pop diva of Hong Kong, died on Dec. 30 from cervical cancer.
She established the Anita Mui Charity Foundation in the early 1990s, and organized the 1:99 Concert in Hong Kong in 2003 to help raise spirits and money for families affected by the SARS outbreak.
Anita Mui is my favourite singer with a great personality that woman should be strong and tough when it comes to challenge but also can be soft and kind when it comes to friends and family or love ones.
www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000637.html   (1082 words)

  
 ASIAN POP: Farewell, Anita Mui; Satyajit Ray restored; and Japanese punkers shove rock back at America
Mui's swagger was also evident on film, where she lit up the screen opposite Hong Kong's biggest actors, including Chow Yun-Fat, Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
Mui could also deliver the goods in comedy, starring in a string of Stephen Chow films, as well as in drama, winning Hong Kong's Best Actress award in 1987 for her role as a ghost who falls in love with Chan (Leslie Cheung) in art-house director Stanley Kwan's "Rouge."
Mui, who announced in September that she had cervical cancer, vowed to beat the disease, even performing a series of sold-out concerts in Hong Kong shortly afterward, but she died at the age of 40 on Dec. 30.
sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/g/archive/2004/01/16/asianpop.DTL   (1522 words)

  
 Anita Mui dead at 40   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anita was a household name in Asia and often compared to Madonna.
In 1982, Anita won a talent contest but it was a few years later when she had her breakthrough hit with 'Homecoming'.
Anita's last tour was in May. Her most recent movie, The House of Flying Daggers, is expected to surface in 2004.
www.undercover.com.au /news/2003/20031231_anitamui.html   (407 words)

  
 Gapers Block : Airbags : Adieu, Anita: Remembering Anita Mui
In much of her stage work, Anita Mui tapped into this sentimentality of this tradition, but without producing the cloying melodrama that some Western audiences find hard to swallow.
Anita Mui deserves to be remembered not just for her tragically short career.
Anita Mui exercised such a fascination on our imagination because she was just like us.
www.gapersblock.com /airbags/archives/adieu_anita_remembering_anita_mui   (946 words)

  
 Anita Mui - Famous Chinese People - Chinese   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anita Mui Yim-fong (梅艷芳; pinyin: M?i Y?nfāng; Yale RomanizationCantonese Yale: mu?h yihm f?ng) (October 10, 1963–December 30, 2003) was a popular Hong Kong cantopoppop singer and actress.
"Anita Classics Movement Live" Concert, held from November 6 to November 11, 2003 at Hong Kong Colosseum, was her sixth and the last concert.
Anita Mui was actively involved in charitable projects throughout her career.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Anita_Mui   (1065 words)

  
 CNN.com - Cancer claims Canto-pop diva Mui - Dec. 29, 2003
Canto-pop diva and actress Anita Mui has died after a battle with cancer, according to friends.
Mui died at Hong Kong's Sanitorium Hospital at 2:50 a.m.
Mui, who was not married, was also known for her charity work.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/hongkong.mui.ap/index.html   (334 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Hong Kong's diva Anita Mui dies at 40   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mui died at Hong Kong's Sanatorium and Hospital at 2:50 a.m.
In September, Mui confirmed media reports that she had cervical cancer but vowed to beat the disease.
Mui's death comes eight months after the suicide of Hong Kong star Leslie Cheung, who rose to fame in tandem with Mui in the 1980s.
www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2003-12-30-anita-mui_x.htm   (453 words)

  
 ASIAN POP: Farewell, Anita Mui; Satyajit Ray restored; and Japanese punkers shove rock back at America
Mui's swagger was also evident on film, where she lit up the screen opposite Hong Kong's biggest actors, including Chow Yun-Fat, Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
Mui could also deliver the goods in comedy, starring in a string of Stephen Chow films, as well as in drama, winning Hong Kong's Best Actress award in 1987 for her role as a ghost who falls in love with Chan (Leslie Cheung) in art-house director Stanley Kwan's "Rouge."
Mui, who announced in September that she had cervical cancer, vowed to beat the disease, even performing a series of sold-out concerts in Hong Kong shortly afterward, but she died at the age of 40 on Dec. 30.
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 Anita Mui   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anita Mui (Mui Yim Fong) was born on October 10, 1963 in Hong Kong, China (last I heard, she currently resides there).
Anita got into "show biz" at age 5 and turned professonal at age 7.
Later on, I realized that she was in the Heroic Trio and Heroic Trio 2/Executioners with Michelle Yeoh (I had seen those movies a while back before I realized she was in them).
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 Anita Mui - DramaWiki
April 18th, 1992 was declared "Anita Mui Day" of San Fransisco due to her involvement in development of a nursing home.
Anita Mui is also well-known as an actress across the Asia region.
Apart from singing, Mui won her first acting award as a supporting actress in the movie "Fate" in 1984.
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 Anita Mui @ Filmbug UK
One of Asia's most beloved pop music and film stars, Anita Mui (often dubbed the Hong Kong Madonna) stars in THE LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER as Jackie Chan's equally funny, brave and defiant mother.
Like Jackie Chan, Anita Mui began her career as a child, turning professional at the age of 7 and performing Chinese Opera and pop songs in nightclubs and restaurants.
Anita Mui made her feature film debut in Behind the Yellow Line in 1985 and won Hong Kong's Best Supporting Actress Award for her efforts.
www.filmbug.co.uk /db/29574   (311 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Hong Kong star dies from cancer
Anita Mui's career break came in 1982 when she won a singing contest.
The BBC's Francis Markus says Mui's death is being mourned throughout the Chinese-speaking world, where she was often compared to Madonna.
Anita Mui's older sister Mui Oi-fong, had died of ovarian cancer after a 15-year battle in 2000.
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 Late Chinese pop star Anita Mui mourned
About 7,000 fans of Chinese pop diva Anita Mui marked the first anniversary of her death at a star-studded commemoration concert.
The portrait of Canto-pop diva and actress Anita Mui is seen inside a funeral house in Hong Kong, in this file photo released by Anita Mui Funeral committee Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004.
Mui died on Dec. 30, 2003, of lung complications caused by cervical cancer.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-12/31/content_404971.htm   (227 words)

  
 Anita Mui Yim Fong | Hong Kong Movie World filmography, pictures, biography
Anita Mui first achieved stardom as a singer in the early 1980's, capturing the attention
Anita Mui rose to prominence in the movie world as a star of many of Hong Kong cinema's
Mui gained many new fans with her action packed role as "Wonder Woman" in Johnnie To's
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 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer and pop diva beloved by fans
HONG KONG - Canto-pop diva and actress Anita Mui, whose melancholic voice captivated the Chinese-speaking world, died early yesterday at Hong Kong's Sanatorium and Hospital after a battle with cervical cancer.
Mui confirmed media reports that she had cervical cancer but told a news conference: ``I am not a weak person...
Mui completed another concert series in November after her cancer announcement.
www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2003/12/31/anita_mui_hong_kong_singer_and_pop_diva_beloved_by_fans   (330 words)

  
 CNN.com - Cancer claims Canto-pop diva Mui - Dec. 29, 2003
Mui died at Hong Kong's Sanitorium Hospital at 2:50 a.m.
Mui also gained fame as an actress, winning Taiwan's Golden Horse award for best actress in 1987 for her role as a tormented ghost in the movie "Rouge."
Mui, who was not married, was also known for her charity work.
edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/hongkong.mui.ap/index.html   (0 words)

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