The 23rd chapter of the glorious thirty years of Cantonese singing, Kwan Chung Kit - an eternal classic
In the early Cantonese music scene, Xu Guanjie and Guan Zhengjie were two high-ranking singers, but Guan Zhengjie was more orthodox and had no scandals, so it was not suitable for speculation. Therefore, his songs are popular, people are also serious and elegant, less hype factors needed by the media, so he is an important singer, but not an important media publicity object. However, he has an important weight in the hearts of his listeners.
Since 1979, the "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" (RTHK), Kwan Cheng Kit has won a lot, a total of 9 times selected as the top ten Chinese golden songs, three times selected as the "Top Ten Golden Songs" (TVB selection). He is not only the biggest winner of the "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" in recent years, but also won the "Top Ten Outstanding Youth of Hong Kong" in 1982, and is also the first male singer in the Hong Kong music scene to receive this honor (before that, only female singer Wang Mingquan won). In 1985, Kwan was awarded the Medal of Honor by the British government.
Winning songs: 1979 "Silkworm Change", 1980 "Residual Dream", "When People Shed Tears on the Journey", 1981 "A Little Candlelight", "Drunken Red Dust", 1982 "Ten Thousand Waters and Thousands of Mountains", "Two Forgotten Smoke and Water", 1983 "Always in My Heart", "Fishing Boat Singing Late", 1984 "Tianlai".
After 1985, Kwan did not win any more awards until he quit the entertainment industry in 1988. Some people said that Guan Zhengjie was disappointed in the award before leaving, and some people said that he was full of expectations to be a brother, but it was Tan Yonglin who reached the top. But these can not be confirmed in any way, and Guan Zhengjie never evaluates other singers, relatively calm, is recognized as a polite man. And the awards have always been controversial, even if Xu Guanjie, the most popular singer, has many songs on the street, but he has not won many awards. On the one hand, there are many good songs in this era, the second is that the number of awards is limited, and the second is that the audience can choose too much.
Since 1988, Guan Zhengjie's retirement has been very thorough, neither a farewell concert nor an announcement, and suddenly disappeared. Since 1991, he has moved to Seattle, USA, to continue his construction and real estate business. This shocked and surprised fans and the media, and later the media interviewed him, it is said that Kwan Zhengjie just wanted to live a peaceful life and complete his unfinished career as an architect, so he chose an opportunity he thought was appropriate to quit.
In the past two or three decades, many TELEVISION stations and media have tried to invite him to comeback, and even hong Kong television wanted to issue him the Golden Needle Award in 2006, and Kwan Zhengjie refused to return to Hong Kong on the grounds that he "did not want to lose weight in order to receive the award". Such a complete withdrawal can really be regarded as indifferent to fame and fortune, and return to the basics. Kwan Was an important figure in the early Cantonese music scene, and he and Hui Guanjie were the pioneers of Cantonese pop songs and made great contributions to the Hong Kong music scene.
People who grew up in the eighties heard both a variety of songs and saw many strange things. First, in the early 80s, although there were factors of youth and narrow-mindedness, but repeatedly broke off diplomatic relations, set off personality defects, and could not become a role model for young people; then in the late 80s Tan Zhang controversy, impulsive fans, all walks of life behind the commercial gains, and the media that scourge the music world for sensational effects, causing Tan Zhang to quit, and it was the singers and listeners involved who suffered. These set off Guan Zhengjie's rationality and purity, in fact, Guan Zhengjie, who does not eat human fireworks, is not suitable for the entertainment industry at all, it is enough to stay for so many years, his singing voice is the most precious wealth, there is no need to fight for more. His indifference and tranquility, timely exit, set off the most beautiful side of the singer, which is admirable.