In the Hong Kong music scene, there is an award that symbolizes the highest honor, called the Golden Needle Award . The " Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs " selection organized by Radio Hong Kong honors those who have made outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of Hong Kong music. people.
In the past, a record player was used to play records. There was a stylus and a needle on the record player. The stylus affected the quality of the song playback. The Golden Needle represents the highest quality sound quality and eternity, so the Golden Needle Award is the outstanding contribution award and lifetime achievement award in the music industry. The
award was first awarded at the Fourth Top Ten Chinese Golden Song Awards in 1981. To this day, in the field of pop music, 16 top-level singers and three bands have won this award.
Today we will take stock of the top 10 singers among them. They can be said to be the golden needles among the golden needles.
1. 1985: Xu Guanjie
Xu Guanjie was the first pop singer to win the Golden Needle Award.
He is a famous Hong Kong musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He is the first generation of Hong Kong singers and the founder of the Cantonese pop music trend. Therefore, he is known as the "originator of Hong Kong pop music".
Before Xu Guanjie, Cantonese songs had a strong commercial flavor and could not be popular on the stage. The emergence of Xu Guanjie changed the status of Cantonese songs qualitatively, and gradually became the mainstream of the Hong Kong music scene. Many of his songs reflect the current social situation and satirize current ills in Cantonese . They have a wide range of themes and have deeply resonated with the public.
His representative works include "The Iron Tower Lingyun", " Double Star Love Song ", "Ghost Horse Double Star", "Half a Category", "The God of Wealth Arrives", "The Most Important Fun", " A Lang's Love Song ", "A Sound from the Sea" Laughter", "Silence is Golden", etc.
2. 1989: Xu Xiaofeng
Xu Xiaofeng was the second singer to win the Golden Needle Award after Xu Guanjie, and the first female singer to win this award. People in the world called her "Sister Xiaofeng".
Her voice is mellow and deep, full of magnetism and very charming. Her performance is graceful, dignified and elegant, with the style of a queen.
Xu Xiaofeng has been in the music world for fifty years. Her representative works include "The Season of the Wind", "Capriccio", "Wind and Rain Together", "With the Current and Against the Current", etc. The subsequent generation of divas Anita Mui all debuted by singing Xu Xiaofeng's "Season of the Wind".
In 1992, Tsui Siu-fung held 43 consecutive solo concerts at the Coliseum , which was included in the Guinness Book of World Records at that time, setting a new record for the highest number of concerts held by a Hong Kong singer in the Coliseum. Until now, she is still the most popular singer in the Coliseum. The singer who has held the most consecutive concerts in the museum.
3. 1991: Luo Wen
Luo Wen is a pioneer in promoting the development of Cantonese pop music. He is known as the "Godfather of the Hong Kong music scene". Ekin Cheng, Joey Yung, Shuyi Kwan and other stars have all worshiped him. Under the door.
Luo Wen became popular in the 1960s, and his influence spanned more than thirty years. His singing style is traditional and grand, and his words are straight and round. He is recognized as one of the most powerful singers in the Hong Kong music scene. His main representative works include "A Few Winds and Rain", "Xiao Li Fei Dao", "Hello in the World", "Iron-Blooded Heart", "Under the Lion Rock", etc.
Luo Wen has won almost all the tribute awards in the Hong Kong music scene, including the Top Ten Golden Songs 20th Anniversary Honorary Award, the Singer Award of the Hong Kong Artist Annual Awards, and the Silver Jubilee Honorary Award for Golden Melody. Of course, it also includes the 1991 Golden Needle Award.
IV. 1994: George Lam
George Lam was a Hong Kong singer-songwriter active in the 1980s and 1990s. He has a low-key style and is taciturn, nicknamed "Geyin". But he is recognized as one of the strongest singers in the Hong Kong music scene. His terrifying power is equivalent to the sweeping monk in "Dragon", and he is known as the "Iron Lung Singer".
Lin Zixiang's trump card in the music industry is his powerful singing voice, ultra-wide vocal range, as well as top-notch impact and explosive power. When other singers sang with him, it was easy for them to be drowned out by his voice. Because of this characteristic, he is considered "the strongest voice in the Hong Kong music scene".
Lin Zixiang's classic masterpieces include "Men Should Improve themselves", "Real Man", " Every Night ", "One Hundred Billions of Nights", "Choice", etc.
5. 1995: Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng is a famous Taiwanese pop music singer. She has huge influence among the Chinese community around the world and is an absolute benchmark figure.
Teresa Teng released her first solo album in 1967. It became a hit in Asia from the 1970s to the 1980s, and was known as "Wherever there are Chinese people, there is Teresa Teng's singing."
She has many famous songs, including "The Moon Represents My Heart", " Sweet Honey", "Small Town Story", "I Only Care About You" and so on.
Teresa Teng's influence has transcended the scope of pop music and risen to the cultural level. Huang Zhan said that such a voice is rare in a century. Li Zongsheng believes that many people in the entertainment industry are "miracles", but only Teresa Teng can be called a "legend". Faye Wong and Andy Lau all regard her as their idol. The famous host Bai Yansong said: "If there is one voice that can quiet Chinese people all over the world, it is Teresa Teng's singing."
In 1995, Teresa Teng had an asthma attack and died suddenly in Chiang Mai . Due to her influence that transcends language and region, the Hong Kong Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs Awards Ceremony specially awarded the Golden Needle Award to her as a tribute.
VI. 1996: Alan Tam
Alan Tam was the most popular singer in Hong Kong in the 1980s, and was known as "Principal Tam" in the world.
He debuted in the 1970s, first as the lead singer of the band , Winner and , and later became popular as a solo artist. In the early 1980s, Alan Tam was unrivaled in the limelight. By the late 1980s, he was competing with Leslie Cheung and became a shining star.
Alan Tam has won the "Most Popular Male Singer" award for four consecutive years at the Top Ten Golden Melody Awards Ceremony, two Golden Melody Awards, and has won the annual record sales award many times.
He is one of the most marketable singers in Hong Kong. His cumulative number of concerts in the Hong Kong Coliseum ranks first among all singers.
Alan Tam's representative works include "Love Trap", "Love in Late Autumn", "The Root of Love", "Silent Gratitude", "Friends", "Love in My Life" and so on.
In 1988, he was so high-spirited and at his peak, he announced that he would no longer accept awards, ending the era of ", Tan and Zhang competing for " ahead of schedule, and making way for newcomers in the music industry.
7. 1998: Anita Mui
Anita Mui, an all-around artist in the Hong Kong singing and film industry, is known as the "eldest sister in the music industry", "the ever-changing Anita Mui" and "the daughter of Hong Kong".
She has won numerous awards and is an iconic figure in the Hong Kong Cantonese pop music scene during its glorious heyday. She is also the first female artist in the Hong Kong entertainment industry to win the honors of "Diva" and "Queen of Movies".
Anita Mui, like Xu Xiaofeng and Tsai Chin, is a rare alto in the Chinese music scene. But what's rare is that her high notes are also gorgeous and high-pitched, full of explosive power.
She has won the "Most Popular Female Singer" in Hong Kong for five consecutive years, as well as the Gold Award for Female Singer in the Music Circle and the "Golden Melody Award" at the Top Ten Golden Melody Awards Ceremony. In the field of female singers in the 1980s, she was basically invincible.
Anita Mui has held as many as 292 concerts around the world, ranking first among Chinese female singers in the world.
She was awarded the Golden Needle Award in 1998. At the age of 35, she was the youngest singer to receive this honor.
8. 1999: Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung was one of the two supreme kings in Hong Kong in the 1980s. He was as famous as Alan Tam. The two teamed up to create the great era of "Tan and Zhang Struggle for Hegemony".
He became popular in 1983. In the mid-to-late 1980s, he reached a state of great popularity. He has won two Most Popular Male Singer Awards, two Golden Melody Awards, and two Golden Music Awards for Male Singer.
Leslie Cheung has a handsome and trendy image. He can sing quiet love songs and is also good at singing and dancing. He is constantly seeking change, innovating his musical style and visual image.
's representative works include " the wind continues to blow ", "Monica", "Love of the Year", "Who Resonates", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Silence is Golden" and so on.
In 1989, he followed Alan Tam's footsteps and announced his retirement from the music scene at the peak of his singing career.
CNN, a well-known international media, once selected "20 groups of prominent singers and bands that have become famous around the world in the past 50 years". Leslie Cheung was the only Hong Kong singer selected.
9. 2000: Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung was the supreme king of Hong Kong pop music in the 1990s, the first of the "Four Heavenly Kings" and the title of "God of Song".
He has more than 70 champion songs in Hong Kong, and has numerous representative works. He has won the Golden Melody Award for the Top Ten Golden Songs and the Most Popular Male Singer Award 4 times, and the Male Singer Gold Award for 5 times.
Jacky Cheung has been the annual sales champion of the International Phonographic Industry Association for many times, and his cumulative record sales have exceeded 60 million.
His record sales in 1995 surpassed Madonna , ranking second in the world after Michael Jackson.
He was selected into the 1990s Superstar Hall of Fame by Universal Music Group America, and was listed as one of the 50 most influential people in Asia by the American " Time Magazine ".
Jacky Cheung is the most popular concert singer. Whether in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Mainland or overseas, tickets for his concerts are hard to get. His appeal is among the best. His cumulative number of concerts ranks first among Chinese singers, and Far ahead.
His singing skills are superb, he can switch between true and false sounds freely, and his high, high and low notes are impeccable. He can perform songs of various styles. He is well-deserved to be named the God of Songs.
10. 2010: Ye Qianwen
Ye Canwen is a Taiwanese female singer, but she has achieved great success in Hong Kong.
She was active from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. After Anita Mui retired, she won the "Most Popular Female Singer" award in Hong Kong for four consecutive years. She was a queen-level female singer in the era of the Four Kings.
In addition to welcoming female singers at the end, Karen Yeh also won top honors such as the Golden Melody Award, the Golden Melody Award for Female Singer, the Supreme Music Award for Song, the My Favorite Song Award for Best Female Singer, the Golden Award for Best Female Singer, and the Gold Award for Hottest Female Singer. He left behind classic masterpieces such as "Blessings", "Burn the Heart with Fire ", "Autumn Goes and Autumn Comes", "Lover's Friend", "A Chic Walk", "Choice", etc. The influence and popularity of the songs have Across the entire Greater China region.
In addition to the above ten singers, six singers were awarded the Golden Needle Award: Wang Mingquan , Zheng Shaoqiu , Lisa Du , Chen Baiqiang , Zhen Ni , Zhong Zhentao , as well as Wen Na Band, Tai Chi There are three band combinations: the band and Daming Yipai, with a total of 19 singers and groups.
But we were surprised to find that a few familiar names were missing from the list, namely Andy Lau, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Beyond, the most influential band in the Mainland, Faye Wong, the Queen, and the third-generation singer Eason Chan .
There is no doubt that in terms of achievements in the music industry, song popularity and influence, the above-mentioned people are more qualified to win awards than Zheng Shaoqiu, Theresa Teresa, Zhong Zhentao, Tai Chi Band, and Daming Group. Why are they not in the eyes of the organizers? In particular, Andy Lau's absence caused dissatisfaction among Chinese fans.
In fact, the organizer highly recognizes Andy Lau's achievements and status in the music industry. At the 25th Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs Awards Ceremony in 2002, the conference awarded 25 "Golden Songs Silver Jubilee Honor Awards" to 14 singers and two bands. This list basically overlaps with that of the Golden Needle Awards, with Andy Lau and Beyond being both selected.
So my personal understanding is that Andy Lau did not win the Golden Needle Award. It is not because of lack of achievement or lack of influence. There are only two reasons: one is that he does not have enough singing skills to reach the Golden Needle level, and the other is that the time has not come yet. . There is another theory: the organizer wanted to nominate him, but he said he would continue to work hard and actively refused.
