Hong Kong's entertainment industry used to be surrounded by stars, especially in the 1980s and 1990s, when talent was in full swing and attracted attention.
At that time, it was not only the highlight moment of the Hong Kong film series, but also the rise of the Hong Kong singing industry, when there were many kings and queens in the song world, and even more, they could compete with well-known singers around the world, creating an unprecedented prosperity in the Hong Kong music scene!
Now, thirty years later, what is the situation with these singers?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Lin Zixiang</h1>
His representative works include the theme song of the movie "Huang Feihong" "Boys Should Be Self-Reliant", the movie "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er" interlude "Long Road with You" and so on.
Not long ago, participating in the Mid-Autumn Festival activities in the Hong Kong Greater Bay Area, 74-year-old Lin Zixiang sang "Dare to Love and Dare to Hate" directly pushed the atmosphere of the party to a climax!
Lin Zixiang has a nickname called "Ge Yin". Because Lin Zixiang is too low-key, he disdains to compare with the popular king. Apart from creating new works, there is hardly any news about him at other times.
However, the emotions of Lin Zixiang and Ye Qianwen at that time attracted much attention. Lin Zixiang divorced his original wife Wu Zhengyuan, and then married Ye Qianwen, who was 14 years apart.
While a lot of people don't like the relationship, they've been together for over twenty years, living the life of Dink, and still look happy.
Today, Lin Zixiang has white hair on his head and wrinkles on his face, which is still active on the screen. Not long ago, he performed with hu xia, a young powerful singer. The strength is not reduced in that year, the spiritual temperament is still the same, the old and strong, praiseworthy!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Tan Yonglin</h1>
If Lin Zixiang's hair is very pale and old, and the "headmaster" Tan Yonglin is really not eroded by the years, he can't see that he is already seventy years old! The two took a group photo of Tan Yonglin and Lin Zixiang like the next generation. In fact, the two are only three years apart!
In Hong Kong, Tam Wing Lin has a brilliant achievement and a respectable status in the music scene, and he was the lead singer of The Wenner Band. He has won consecutive Awards for Most Popular Male Singer and has won several awards. Even in the Chinese music circle, Tan Yonglin also has an important position, an unshakable status of heavenly king.
Speaking of Tam Wing Lin, we have to mention his brother Zhang Guorong. At that time, the scene of "Tan Zhang's hegemony" still lingered. The singers of the two kings competed and competed with each other in music, and almost contracted various awards at the music ceremony, and their strength was equal!
In 1987, When Tam YongLin announced that he would not attend any award ceremonies, Cheung Kwok Wing monopolized all the awards until his brother also withdrew from the award ceremony in 1989.
The fierce competition between the two has pushed the prosperity of Hong Kong's singing industry to the peak. After withdrawing from the award ceremony, other singers gradually had opportunities to develop, like the "Four Heavenly Kings" at that time. There is still no conclusive conclusion as to which of the two of them is superior, but their great contributions and achievements to the Chinese music scene are unquestionable.
He has achieved brilliant achievements in his career, but his feelings have been controversial. It's unbelievable that he has two wives in such a relationship. Because the original Yang Jiewei had no fertility, his "good girlfriend" Zhu Yongting gave birth to a son named Tan Xiaofeng. Tan Yonglin was very kind to this illegitimate son, and justifiably married Zhu Yongting, while the original match was heartbroken and shaved out of the family.
Today, Principal Tan has a young heart. He is optimistic about things, has a positive attitude, insists on exercising every day, and shares his life on some social platforms. He deserves to be a five-generation singer, and still influences the entertainment industry, and is active in front of the screen from time to time.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Wang Jie</h1>
After Principal Tan and Zhang Guorong's brother, before the Four Heavenly Kings were not yet famous, there was a singer who could be called "Heavenly King", that is, Wang Jie.
In 1987, Wang's first album "A Game, a Dream", the MV heroine starring Maggie Cheung, sold an amazing amount of 18 million copies in Asia! At that time, Qi Qin's "About Winter" only sold 1.2 million copies.
The second album of "Forget You Forgot Me" topped the chart of the top ten selling records that year, and Wang Jie was a talent at the Hong Kong Music Festival at that time! However, it took two years for Wang Jie to win the Top Ten Golden Melodies award in Hong Kong, because Wang Jie's early albums published in Taiwan were only sold in Hong Kong two years later.
At that time, Wang Jie came to Hong Kong alone to develop, and was fortunate to be favored by his brother Zhang Guorong. Wang Jie said that among the many star friends, Zhang Guorong was the best for him, and when he was blinded by others, his brother defended him everywhere.
Later, Chen Baiqiang, Zhang Guorong and Mei Yanfang died one after another, which was the best time for Wang Jie's development.
After that, the emergence of the four kings of Hong Kong pushed the prosperity of Hong Kong's entertainment industry to another peak. Wang Jie's reputation has gradually receded. He once said that the rise of the four heavenly kings was hindering himself. In fact, no matter how Wang Jie develops, the birth of the four heavenly kings is a development trend of the times.
At that time, what caused him a great blow was that his throat suddenly went dumb, and I heard that he had drunk poison, and Wang Jie once said that he knew who wanted to poison himself, but there was still no conclusion, so the truth about his poisoning still circulated in various ways.
Wang Jie has been married twice, has a son and a daughter, but is divorced, and his children no longer follow him. Now Wang Jie has announced his retirement from the circle. Wang Jie is 58 years old, his hair is pale, and he seems to have moved abroad. The last dynamic update on a platform was in 2020.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Rowan</h1>
The younger generation (post-90s and post-00s) may not have heard of Rowan, but he is the "godfather of music in Hong Kong, China", and no one can replace him!
Rowan has many works with a high degree of singing, such as the theme song of the TV series "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter", "Iron Blood Dan Heart" and "Hello in the World". Became popular for singing the theme song of "Under the Lion Rock"!
Rowan is known as the "Godfather of Music" because many famous Hong Kong singers have studied under Rowan. Like Zheng Yijian, Joey Yung, etc., it can be said that many heavenly king-level singers have been trained! Rowan's style led the entertainment industry, incorporating pop and fashion elements into his concerts, when Mui Yanfang, Aaron Kwok and other pop artists followed suit.
Rowan was never married and never forgot his first girlfriend. At that time, they broke up after ten years together. His predecessor was married to a Jew, and Rowan never loved anyone again.
Probably depressed. In 2002, Rowan died of liver cancer, which made many people feel sad and regretful. Since then, Hong Kong's singing scene has lost a hall-of-fame singer.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Andy Lau</h1>
Andy Lau was the first of the Four Heavenly Kings to become famous. He started out as an actor and was a member of TVB's Five Tigers.
In the show business circle, Andy Lau's enlightenment teacher is Chow Yun-fat. In the singing world, Andy Lau is under the care of Lin Zixiang. At first, he tried to sing, but was not favored by others. In the end, Andy Lau proved his strength, won many awards, and became the king of a generation.
Among the four heavenly kings, Andy Lau is not the most outstanding in all aspects, but he is the most enterprising. It is a well-known effort in the show business world. He has experienced a series of trials, such as solitaire sets, being banned, and being in debt, but Andy Lau has never given up on his dreams, which is why he has achieved his success today.
Even now, Andy Lau is already the age of Hua Jia, 60 years old, still insisting on his original dream. Forty years, he worked hard. At the end of this year, he also shot a movie with Zhang Zifeng, playing a father and daughter, and is very much looking forward to Hua Tsai's wonderful performance!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Jacky Cheung</h1>
Among the four kings, Jacky Cheung is recognized as the most skilled singer in singing, and there are many classic songs such as "Legend of the Hungry Wolf", "Kiss Goodbye" and so on, almost all of which are the hottest songs in KTV at that time!
When Andy Lau was already well-known in Hong Kong, Jacky Cheung was a little famous and experienced a period of silence. With the withdrawal of Tan Principal Zhang Guorong's brother, Jacky Cheung took advantage of the situation to have a foundation in the music industry, and then reached the heyday of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Jacky Cheung and his wife Luo Meiwei first met in the movie "Crazy Me". At the time, they were considered a perfect match. They broke up because of some disagreements, and then they got back together and walked into the halls of marriage.
After getting married, Luo Meiwei quit the entertainment circle and concentrated on taking care of her children. She has two beautiful daughters and is very cute.
Jacky Cheung and his wife are very low-key, rarely see news about them, and rarely appear in public.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Lü Fang</h1>
When Jacky Cheung was just famous, another new star also rose, his name is Lu Fang, and xueyou are on a par with each other, known as "gemini stars" by fans, and have also cooperated on the same stage, and even held concerts at the Hongkan Gymnasium.
Lu Fang's most classic song is "Friends Don't Cry", he belongs to the kind of song that people know well, but does not correspond to the kind of person who sings it. When Jacky Cheung was named the Song God of the Four Heavenly Kings, Lü Fang slowly disappeared from the public eye.
At that time, Lu Fang's relationship with Hong Kong actress Zheng Yuling was not favored by many people. Lü Fang was inferior to Zheng Yuling in appearance and fame, and was a strong woman and a weak man, so it was considered to be "climbing a high branch" at that time.
Although Lü Fang has faced a lot of pressure from public opinion for more than a decade, he wants to marry Zheng Yuling, and Zheng Yuling is an "unmarried person". The two broke up as a result, and Lü Fang became acquainted with his current wife, Wu Huibao. In March 2020, the two registered to be knocked unconscious. He gave birth to a daughter in August, and Lu Fangcai, who turned 56 last year, became a father.
Now Lu Fang often works in the mainland, participates in variety shows, and sings the classic song "Crooked Moon" with Wang Yaoqing on the stage of the Greater Bay Area at this year's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, which has aroused many people's memories.
Fleeting, when the king-level singers slowly disappeared into the public eye, the Hong Kong music scene slowly declined, but the classic is the classic, those songs that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people are still singing, but the talented musicians are getting fewer and fewer, I am afraid that the prosperity of the Hong Kong music scene will not appear again...