Why did he quit the awards ceremony at his peak? Why did he confront Zhang Guorong back then? Why wasn't he named one of the Four Heavenly Kings? With many questions, today we will dissect a real and inspirational Hong Kong singer, the eternal 25-year-old Principal Tam Wing Lin.
Speaking of the title of Principal Tam, many people do not know its origin, only know that as the principal of the Hong Kong entertainment industry, his status is noble and respected. But in fact, the title of the principal is a joke with fans when Tan Yonglin opened more than 20 concerts in a row that year. At that time, Tan Yonglin had already held many concerts in a row, and then the enthusiasm of the fans was still high, and they appeared at his concerts on time every day.
And Tan Yonglin said this at the halfway point of the concert (roughly meaning): This concert is like a school, and the fans are like students who go to school on time, and I am like a principal, standing on the stage every day to provide everyone with wonderful performances. And after these words were publicized by the media at that time, Principal Tan, this name has been following Tan Yonglin through dozens of spring, summer, autumn and winter!
Tam Wing Lin's status in hong Kong showbiz, like his nickname Principal Tam, has always been the presence of the top kings.
Tam Wing Lin, born in Hong Kong in 1950, his father is a football player, so Tan Wing Lin likes sports since he was a child, and has a lively personality, his family situation is relatively good compared to his artist friends of the same period, so Tam Wing Lin went to college, and dropped out of college because of rebellion.
After dropping out of school, Tan Yonglin worked as a postman and also sold toys, but his favorite is still singing in the nightclub, because the family is still relatively solid, there is no burden, so Tan Yonglin is more casual, in 1968, 18-year-old Tan Yonglin and Chen You, Peng Jianxin, Ye Zhiqiang, Chen Baixiang and other five people formed a band called loosers, the band's biggest success is to win a competition championship trophy, but then there are not many opportunities to perform, I can only go to some bars and nightclubs to perform on stage, and I don't earn much. So later, Chen Baixiang, one of the band members, quit the band and went to sell clothes, and the loosers band had to disband.
After the band disbanded, Tan Yonglin was not dead hearted, still with a strong love for music, so in 1973, Tan Yonglin found Zhong Zhentao to replace Chen Baixiang and formed a Wenna band, the five members are commonly known as Wenna Five Tigers.
After forming the Band of Wenna, Tan Yonglin put all his thoughts on the band's career, and finally in 1974, signed a contract with Polydor Records, and released two discs in the same year, the disc was released after the response was very good, the band finally developed in an optimistic direction.
From the formation of the band in 1973 to the dissolution of the band in 1978, in the six years, the Wenner Band handed over a perfect answer to the audience, but the Wenner Band, like other bands, could not escape the law of long-term division.
After the band disbanded, Tam Wing Lin briefly starred in TVB and hosted programs.
In 1979, because of the olive branch thrown by the Taiwan Film Company, Tam Wing Lin went to Taiwan alone to develop and made a number of literary and art films, and in the same year, Tam Wing Lin launched her first solo album "Anti-Fighting Star", and won the Gold Award of Radio Television Hong Kong for "Baby". This is the first time that Tan Yonglin has won a song award in his personal capacity, so it has also given Tan Yonglin a lot of motivation and hope.
Later, in 1980 and 1981, two consecutive music albums were released, of which the 81-year album "Can't Forget You" won 4 platinum high sales, (Hong Kong record statistics name: 1 platinum equals 50,000 copies), since then, Tam Wing Lin has completely established the status of Hong Kong's first-line singer.
In 1981, while succeeding musically, Tam Wing Lin also won the Film Emperor Trophy at the 18th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan for the film "If I Were True". At this time, Tan Yonglin can be described as his highest moment in more than 30 years.
In 1982, when the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards held in Hong Kong, Tam Wing Lin won the Golden Melody Award for "Thinking of the Future", and then began to hold concerts, which also opened the music era belonging to Tan Wing Lin.
In the years that followed, Tam Wing Lin launched three love trilogy albums set in romantic love stories, "The Root of Love", "Love in the Mist" and "Love Trap", each of which received high sales, and then completely established Tam Wing Lin's status as a superstar in Hong Kong.
In the past few years when Tam Wing Lin has rapidly become popular, the Cantonese saliva songs of the first generation of singers, Xu Guanjie, have gradually stepped down from the peak state, and Tam Wing Lin is in a state of one-man dominance in the Hong Kong music scene.
It was not until 1983 that Zhang Guorong quickly became popular in Hong Kong with the song "The Wind Continues to Blow", which formed a picture of two superstars competing with each other.
In terms of music, Zhang Guorong should belong to the younger generation for Tan Yonglin, but the rise of this descendant is eye-catching, and there is a hidden tendency to catch up with Tan Yonglin, so Tan Yonglin's fans began to deliberately demean Zhang Guorong, and Zhang Guorong also had a huge fan base at that time, so the fans of the two superstars attacked each other and fought endlessly.
The competition between the two superstars has also been hyped up by the media and called "Tan Zhang's competition". During this period, Tam Wing Lin and Cheung Kwok Wing almost monopolized the major award ceremonies in the Hong Kong music scene.
But although it is said that the two compete for hegemony, in fact, tan Yonglin and Zhang Guorong have a good relationship, and it is only the fans of the two who attack each other.
At the music awards ceremony in 1987, Tam Wing Lin became one of the biggest winners, winning the Golden Melody Award for several consecutive singles, full of spirit and enthusiasm from fans. Zhang Guorong's side is much darker.
When the most popular male singer was announced, the most important award, the conference invited Zhou Runfa, who was popular at the time with "The True Colors of Heroes", as the guest of honor, and when the list of awards was about to be announced, Tan Yonglin's fans shouted Tan Yonglin's English name Alan, and Zhou Runfa said: Alan, Alan, do you think you will fight? (Meaning: Alan, Alan, you think it was arranged on purpose?) ）。 When Zhou Runfa finished saying this, Tan Yonglin's face changed. And when the list of winners was revealed, it happened to be Tan Yonglin.
Tan Yonglin, who was suspected of being deliberately arranged by the conference, booed many of Zhang Guorong's fans when he took the stage to receive the award.
Perhaps because the honors were enough, or to prove his innocence, Tam yonglin announced a decision not to participate in any musical award ceremony after receiving the award.
Since then, this victorious general who has won major music awards ceremonies has completely withdrawn from the stage of the awards ceremony. A few years after Tan Yonglin withdrew, Zhang Guorong also withdrew from the award ceremony.
Soon after, Jacky Cheung came to prominence with his amazing singing voice. Andy Lau switched from the film industry to the song world, and his popularity was high. Dawn had a large number of fans as soon as she debuted with her handsome appearance, and Aaron Kwok quickly became popular in Hong Kong with an advertisement.
At the award ceremony without Tam Wing Lin and Cheung Kwok Wing, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Li Ming, and Aaron Kwok became regulars of the award, and in 1992, with their strong popularity, they were named "Four Heavenly Kings" by the media.
Although he withdrew from the awards ceremony, Tam Yonglin did not quit the music scene. Since then, Tam wing Lin still has a new album released every year and has participated in many movies.
In 1990, PolyGram Records announced that Tam wing Lin's record sales had reached 10 million copies. This sales volume was unmatched in the Hong Kong music scene at that time. This also proves that Tan Yonglin's music supremacy is still standing.
In 1991, Tan Yonglin appeared on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, singing the song "Flowers in the Water". A few years later, the classic song "Can't Say Goodbye", which has influenced it to this day, was released.
After 2000, Tan Yonglin was popular in the mainland for several years with "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", and held a "Left Lin Right Lee" world tour, which was full.
At the age of 71, Tan Yonglin still has not stopped working, releasing two albums in 2017 and 2018, and holding 12 concerts with Hui Guanjie in the Red Pavilion.
The most recent time to participate in the event was at the "2021 Greater Bay Area Mid-Autumn Festival Film and Music Gala", from the screen, President Tan is indeed old, no matter how strong people are, they can't withstand the erosion of the years. Although Principal Tan often claims to be 25 years old forever, can he really be 25 years old forever? Oh, just kidding!
In fact, the 25-year-old that Tan Yonglin refers to is the mentality!