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	Definition of Cantopop
		Cantopop draws influence not only from other forms of Chinese music, but from a variety of international styles, including: jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, electronic music, Western pop music, and others.
		Cantopop stars such as Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Alan Tam, Priscilla Chan and Danny Chan quickly became household names in the then British colony in the late 1980s with exciting talents such as Beyond, Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau soon to emerge as firm contenders in the early 1990s.
		Nonetheless, the Cantopop era has been given a new lease of life with the introduction of the nonsensical and contentious 'New Four Heavenly Kings' under the approval of veteran singer Alan Tam and they are Hacken Lee, Andy Hui, Leo Ku and Edmond Leung with the primary aim of resuscitating the ailing industry.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Cantopop (1492 words)

	Cantopop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cantopop stars such as Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Alan Tam, Priscilla Chan and Danny Chan quickly became household names in the then British colony in the late 1980s with exciting talents such as Beyond, Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau soon to emerge as firm contenders in the early 1990s.
		Cantopop songs are usually written in modern written Chinese; relatively few Cantopop songs use truly colloquial Cantonese terms, and fewer songs contain Classical Chinese (Wenyan) lyrics.
		Cantopop songs were usually sung by one singer, sometimes with a band, accompanied by piano, synthesizer, drum set, guitar, and bass guitar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cantopop (1972 words)

	Cantopop
		Around 1971, Sindokla (仙度拉), a minor singer who had never sung Cantopop before, was invited to sing the first Cantonese TV theme song, "The Yuanfen of a Wedding that Cries and Laughs" or "Tai Siu Jan Jyuan" (啼笑姻緣).
		Cantopop maintains the Cantonese Opera tradition of matching the musical notes with tones in the Cantonese language.
		It is notable that the Cantopop industry in Hong Kong attracted many stars raised in Overseas Chinese communities, such as Sammy Yip from Canada and Coco Lee from the United States.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/c/ca/cantopop.html (889 words)

	The Relationship between Cantopop Music and Hong Kong@Everything2.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Cantopop, as it came to be known, kept the literacy feature of traditional Chinese lyrics while including the western musical elements.
		Cantopop songs were usually sung by one singer, sometimes with a band, accompanied by piano, synthesizer, drum set, guitar, and bass guitar.
		Cantopop can be generally defined as a music type with lyrics that are written in Chinese (either colloquial or classical) and sung in Cantonese accompanied by western musical instruments.
	everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=1707084 (2343 words)

	Hong Kong Pop Industry
		Cantonese Pop (or Cantopop for short) had its influences from the West, and the music is usually a hybrid of local and international pop material, but it is the feel good taste of the saccharine ballads that dominates the market.
		That is why Cantopop is created, packaged and marketed to an eager audience, whose obsession with their pretty idols (many of whom are talentless) is seen as an unlimited goldmine for producers and music companies.
		The success of Cantopop could be seen as an inexplicable phenomenon, but insiders know that it is due to the fact that marketing of Cantopop has been honed to an exact science, a brilliant strategy that has made this industry increasingly profitable.
	www.hkfilms.150m.com /Chinese/hkpopindustry.htm (1136 words)

	Cantopop
		Cantopop refers to the multi-million dollar Cantonese pop music industry in Asia.
		The beautiful music, the Classical Chinese lyrics, the increasing popularity of televisions, and the rising of Hongkonger's self-respect were the reasons that "The Yuanfen of a Wedding that Cries and Laughs" became a big hit.
		The lyrics of his songs are unusually coarse and vulgar, his target is mainly the not-so-educated and his songs seldom appears on TV or radio.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ca/Canto-pop.html (627 words)

	TIME.com - Asia
		Cantopop stars are mobbed in Beijing and Taipei, in London and Las Vegas.
		But Cantopop is an island of musical serenity in the Kingdom of Nice.
		There's a sweet dizziness to Cantopop fandom that's reminiscent of the innocent bobby-sox frenzy of the Sinatra years.
	www.time.com /time/musicgoesglobal/asia/mcantopop.html (717 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Sam Hui
		Samuel Hui (許冠傑;) (born September 4, 1948) was a star in cantopop and movie industry in Hong Kong's 60's to 90's.
		He also had a farewell concert in 1993 where he invited other music celebrities and officially declared that he would not be active in the movie industry nor in Cantopop in the future.
		On a personal note, he was more closer to elder brother Ricky Hui as opposed to Michael Hui as they were said to have parted in high dudgeon since falling out with each other after their pre-1985 successes and have thereafter not featured together in any more films.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sam-Hui (600 words)

	The Standard - Karaoke clubs get the blues - Focus Section
		Cantopop is one of Hong Kong's main cultural exports.
		Cantopop thrives on being tame, equally palatable to toddlers, teens and adults.
		Cantopop was thriving in Asia but little-heard in America's Chinese communities when Chai left Hong Kong for Brooklyn nearly 20 years ago.
	www.thestandard.com.hk /stdn/std/Focus/GB23Dh01.html (1700 words)

	Rhythm - the Online Magazine to HKVP Radio
		The women of 1980s Cantopop were no slouches, either — Anita Mui Yim-Fong, sometimes hailed as the ‘Madonna of the East’ came onto the scene and gave Cantopop fans a bolder representation of her female strength and creativity.
		Although the crown of Cantopop Queen was firmly on top of her head, Anita Mui had competition; 1984 saw the rise of two new female faces - Sally Yeh and Priscilla Chan - both proving capable of winning the hearts of Cantopop fans everywhere.
		Young and fresh, Priscilla Chan took to the Cantopop stage with her 1984 song "A Dying Promise." After two albums that were also mostly ballads, Priscilla struck out with a fast number, called "Dancing Street," which became one of the most popular dance songs of the year.
	hkvpradio.com /rhythm/music/features/20030728_80s.php (2361 words)

	Anita Mui's death is the latest to befall Cantopop icons of the '80s. Is this the... - JAN 3, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Anita Mui's death is the latest to befall Cantopop icons of the '80s.
		With Line is overdrawn far fewer players in the market but no less stringent criteria, these '80s superstars ruled the airwaves with their distinctive blend of Cantopop: Melodious tunes and Japanese or Western covers that stuck in your mind, because they've been sung so many times over.
		But even without the demise of Cantopop icons like Anita and the genre's general decline, it would still be hard to rediscover the glamour that the '80s represented.
	newpaper.asia1.com.sg /printfriendly/0,4139,46666,00.html (1433 words)

	the of mirror eye » Sparkling Pop
		Cantopop isn’t something that I normally listen to, but every once in awhile I’ll put some on the player and get my pop on.
		But from what I understand, Faye Wong is probably one of the most distinguished of female Cantopop songs in Asia.
		Cantopop in Hong Kong, just like modern mainstream music in the U.S. is very tightly controlled and regulated by the media and the record labels.
	ofmirroreye.net /blog/2005/10/sparkling-pop (341 words)

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		They are the celebrities of Cantopop, Hong Kong's popular music voice.
		Rising Cantopop stars are offered movie deals the way new Australian cricketers seem to be given book contracts along with their baggy green caps.
		Leslie Cheung was one of Cantopop's first pop idols, and he also happens to be one of the cinema's most compelling actors.
	www.theage.com.au /cgi-bin/common/printArticle.pl?path=/articles/2002/03/28/1017206135140.html (984 words)

	Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Leo Ku (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Leo Ku Kui Kei (and#21476;and#24040;and#22522;) (born August 18, 1972) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor.
		He was an entertainment news programme (and#23067;and#27138;and#26032;and#32862;and#30524;) presenter at TVB as well as hosting the music show Jade Solid Gold from 1992 before releasing his first album (and#24859;and#30340;and#35299;and#37323;) on 1994 to become a Cantopop singer.
		He is one of the few Cantopop artists that employs the use of falsetto (and#20551;and#38899;).
	www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=leo_ku (319 words)

	HKVP Music Awards 2003 @ HKVP Radio
		It is up to the industry to evolve the entertainment industry and to educate the consumers rather than to follow the trends and the 'shallowness of the public' that is besetting it.
		By keeping vintage Cantopop alive, the industry veterans could teach a thing or two to these newbies in their industry.
		I chose those the nominee that had a hand in shaping Cantopop music, which was the most difficult part as all these artists played a very important part and their contributions were invaluable.
	www.hkvpradio.com /hkvpma/raf.html (694 words)

	When Canto pubs ruled - NOV 4, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		THE Cantopop and Mandopop scene was big in the mid-1990s and veteran nightclub operator Deen Shahul's $9m Canto club ruled the roost as one of the biggest players in the scene.
		Other smaller Cantopop lounges opened on the wings of the success of these two big players.
		But towards the end of the last decade, almost all of them closed down and the Cantopop and Mandopop audience moved on to cabarets and karaoke lounges.
	newpaper.asia1.com.sg /printfriendly/0,4139,116752,00.html (198 words)

	- Cantopop, or not?
		I've been listening to the genre for awhile now, and the true cantopop singers, such as Sam Hui, Roman Tam, and Leslie Cheung, sang with a style that is more reminiscent of the ballads and music sung in the 1930's to the 1960's in the US.
		Cantopop will take a backseat in a year or two.
		Though, just as they are singing more Mandarin for the majority of China, I have a feeling that singers will keep putting out some Cantonese for the many who have immigrated to other countries.
	www.internetfriends.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=610 (1114 words)

	bc Magazine, Asia's Entertainment Magazine_Mandobeat
		They are crafted to fit an image: record companies use a formula that makes Cantopop fans scream – and it’s the same one that sells CDs.
		They don’t see the machinations of the Cantopop industry – that the music, the lyrics, the media campaigns and the public appearances all follow a prescribed path.
		Indeed, to some extent, the success of a Cantopop ditty can be measured by its karaoke potential.
	hk.bcmagazine.net /hk.bcmagazine.issues/bcmagazine_webissue215/22cantopop.html (1670 words)

	Leslie Cheung remembered in Hong Kong
		A fan of the late Cantopop superstar Leslie Cheung lays flowers outside a hotel in Hong Kong April 1, 2004.
		Rain falls on a photograph of late Cantopop superstar Leslie Cheung outside a hotel in Hong Kong April 1, 2004.
		A fan of the late Cantopop superstar Leslie Cheung stands in front of flowers outside a hotel in Hong Kong April 1, 2004.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-04/02/content_319887.htm (95 words)

	Faye Wong, Chinese pop Diva : Faye Wong, a cantopop singer
		Beyond all doubt, Faye Wong is THE cantopop star.
		Faye was really good introduced herself to become THE cantopop singer : indeed, her albums were sold a lot and show she has great talents !
		Faye has won a record : she is in the Guinness World Records.
	divafaye.free.fr /eng/faye/singer (305 words)

	Leo Ku - China-related Topics LE-LH - China-Related Topics
		J??j??; born 18 August 1972) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor.
		He was an entertainment news programme (娛樂新聞眼) presenter at TVB as well as host of the music show Jade Solid Gold in 1992 before releasing his first album (愛的解釋;) in 1994 to become a Cantopop singer.
		He is one of the few Cantopop artists who employ the use of falsetto (假音).
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Leo_Ku (479 words)

	Leslie Cheung - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Cheung was considered as "One of the founding fathers of Cantopop," and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".
		The success of Summer Romance made him one of the top two Cantopop idols (the other one was Alan Tam) at the time.
		Cheung then set a record by being the first singer ever in Cantopop history to hold a retirement concert series (Final Encounter of the Legend), which ran for 33 consecutive nights (he was 33 at the time) at Hong Kong Coliseum.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Leslie_Cheung (3915 words)

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