The 20th episode of the glorious 30 years of Cantonese singing, Kwan Chung Kit - a superstar among amateur singers
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Hong Kong music scene was when Cantonese songs were booming, and there were many singers shining. Male singers include Xu Guanjie, Guan Zhengjie, Wen Na Band, Luo Wen, Ye Zhentang, Lin Zixiang and others, and "Double Jie" is the most prominent, that is, Xu Guanjie and Guan Zhengjie.
Kwan Chung Kit was born in 1949 and formed a band to sing when he was a student, mainly singing English songs. In the early 1970s, Hong Kong was still the world of English songs and Chinese songs, so many singers also sang these songs, and Kwan Zhengjie was no exception. He graduated from the Department of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong and worked as an architect and as a singer. In the Hong Kong entertainment industry, where most of the practitioners do not have high education, Kwan Zhengjie is one of the few artists who is both knowledgeable and literate.
As singers such as Xu Guanjie actively advocated Cantonese pop songs, Kwan Zhengjie also began singing Cantonese songs in 1976. His image is very positive, Ruyaswen, so the company arranged for him to sing TV and movie songs, which also became popular with the spread of film and television, and became a household name. His voice is low and wide, the bass performance is very good, giving people a warm and kind feeling, a bit like the image of scholars in the early years of the Republic of China, most of the songs he sang are inspirational songs, so it is not surprising that he has become an idol of Hong Kong people. From the time he entered the show business circle to the time he retired, there was never a scandal.
"Thousands of Rivers and Mountains", "The Grace of the Earth", "Two Forget the Smoke and Water", "The Silkworm Changes", "Drunken Red Dust", "Fishing Boat Singing Late", "When People Shed Tears on the Journey", "Heavenly Sounds... Legend of the Galaxy", "Monalisa". The reason why he can sing so many martial arts classics is because his voice is very suitable, and it seems that only he can sing the kind of chivalry and strength that shakes people's hearts. Compared with other modern singers, the audience likes to see the appearance of Guan Zhengjie's robe and coat, which is more in line with the mood of the song.
To add a small story, in 1986 to study in the north, the northern classmates around me were affected and also liked Cantonese songs, and the boys' favorite listeners were Tam Wing Lin and Kwan Cheng Kit. Their view is that Tan Yonglin's singing method is a typical Cantonese song, fast and slow songs are relaxed and comfortable, and Guan Zhengjie's most in line with the traditional Chinese singing method and appreciation angle have charm. And that beautiful "Monalisa", the lyrics of boys and girls have copied all over, especially girls especially like. They all thought it was a cover of a foreign song, but in fact, the composer Lo Guanting and the lyricist Tang Zhengchuan were both Hong Kong authors.