Thursday, June 5, 2014

PolyGram Forever Live Concert in Kuala Lumpur, 26.07.2014


PolyGram Forever Live Concert - Star-studded line up set to rekindle PolyGram memories

The long-awaited PolyGram Forever Live Concert will be hitting Malaysia’s shore come July 2014! 2013 was an eventful year for Hong Kong’s music industry, besides being a commemorative year for prominent music figures like Leslie Cheung, Wong Ka Kui, Teresa Teng, it was also the 30th anniversary of the legendary music label, PolyGram. To celebrate this jubilee, mega label PolyGram took the opportunity to assemble its superstars for a comeback concert.

The star-studded concert line up include (not in appearance order), Daniel Chan, Shirley Kwan, Linda Wong Tat Ming Pair, Albert Au and Karen Tong. These renowned singers are widely recognised across generations and remain as fans’ number one idol till date.
Daniel Chan 陈晓东
Daniel entered the entertainment industry in 1994 with a cameo appearance in movie . His popularity started to rise after singing in a collaborative artiste album in 1995. In November, Daniel released his first cantonese album and his songs became chart toppers. With his charmastic appearance, Daniel was soon billed one of the promising newcomers in the industry. He released his first Chinese album in 1997 which went on to capture the attention of the Taiwanese market. His next few Chinese albums , < I’m Clearer Than Anyone> and were equally successful. After which, he left the music industry for a couple of years and shifted his focus to filming in mainland China.

Shirley Kwan 关淑怡
Shirley participated in the 1986 New Talent Singing Contest but did not make it to the finals. Two years later, spurred by her friends, Shirley took part in the 5th Marine Blue Singing Contest and won the contest. Label contracts soon followed with APOLLON, a Japanese music label and PolyGram, which released her Chinese albums. In 1990, she won multiple newcomer awards from various award ceremonies. Also, one of her most famous songs was awarded the Best Pop Chinese Song. After her contract ended with PolyGram, Shirley started to fade away from the music industry despite her popularity at that time. In 2005, she decided to make a comeback after 10 years of absence from the music scene.

Linda Wong 王馨平
While studying in National Taiwan University, Linda was referred by her mentor Jenny Tseng to join PolyGram. Linda debut in February 1993 with self-titled Cantonese album and her first single appeared in several music charts. In May, her Chinese album was released in Taiwan and became an instant hit. The album recorded a sale figure of 600,000 copies. She swept several awards in 1994 that include Most Potential Female Singer and Most Popular Newcomer Female Singer. By 1998, Linda has released a total 14 albums and 1 EP.

Tat Ming Pair 达明一派
In 1985, Tats Lau Yee was looking for a singer and through a third-party, met Anthony Wong. During the meeting both of them clicked instantly. In July, they officially debut as Tat Ming Pair under PolyGram. Within two months, they released their first album . After winning the Most Potential Newcomer award in 1987, they released their second album . In the following year, they won the prestigious Best Band award and their song won the Best Lyrics award. To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Tat Ming Pair in 1996, the duo held 6 sold-out concerts and released a brand new album . In 2004, the duo reunited again and held concert as well as releasing another album titled .

Albert Au 欧瑞强
Albert is known as the pioneer DJ singer and prince of folk music. In 1971, Albert was placed third for ensemble folk music during the 12th Hong Kong’s Open Singing Competition for Amateur. He was discovered by Mr Wu Xi Hui after hosting the TV Show and hosted the half hour that introduced folk music in the year of 1977. In the same year, he joined Polydor and distributed an album named . In 1978, his first album was with English songs was published. In 1979, Albert Au started recording Cantonese Songs and released his first Cantonese audio album. The first song won an award by《RTHK Chinese Song Billboard》. Albert Au’s most popular song < Returned along the fields > won the award of《Top Ten Chinese Gold Song》. Albert is very talented, he has excellent songs that inspired people such as , , and . In the year of 2006, Albert hosted and introduced Hong Kong views in Asia Tevevision’s Programme , he played the guitar and sang in the TV programme. This year, he wrote is to celebrate his 30 years of entry into the entertainment industry and to show his appreciation to his fans who has supported him all these years.

Karen Tong 汤宝如
In 1990, Karen joined the 9th TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship and got into the top 10 with the song . Same year, she won the 2nd with <One cappuccino>. She was then offered to join Polygram and became a popular music singer. Karen sang with Jacky Cheung and she has enthusiastic fans. Her album was published in November in same year and the song went in the billboard. She was awarded the silver award for < Most Promising Newcomer Award > during the 15th Top 10 Chinese Gold Songs Award and during the . During the Polygram years, she recorded < In the Polygram era>, , , and other great productions. In the year of 1998, she released her last album , she slowed down in the entertainment industry and return in 2001. She has acted in movies and TV series.

This concert promises to bring fans back to the PolyGram era with the golden classic songs and reminisce the good old days.

PolyGram Forever Live Concert in Kuala Lumpur is proudly presented by AMC Live Group.


I purchased ticket for VIP block at row 1 and seat number 5 which cost me RM400.80 after 15% discount given for early bird purchase.
 

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