Anita Mui : Anita Mui Yim-fong : 梅艷芳 : 梅艳芳 : เหมยเยี่ยนฟาง : Madonna of Hong Kong

young anita muiMui had a sister and two brothers. She was with her father when he had left his home before they born and the mother drew with another man, in the hope that it would be to their children. However, Mui, and later, his family discovered that he had already married. Mui told a local newspaper, the mother has been very low this item, and that, it was for them. Mui claimed desperately away from their families.

From the early 1980s to 2003, she was close friends with Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong more than a Popstar, suicide, in April 2003. She was devastated by his death.

Anita Mui announced in early September 2003, that the uterus, and has been in treatment. Some of his friends and the media was helpless, why it has to take so long, if it appears, treat their disease knew, when they are in a very early stage. It is also possible whether a delay in the detection, as most cases had clandestinely or treatment.

It was widely believed, it has refrained from early treatment, because she wanted, the ability to conceive. Mui finally lost his battle for the womb, and died from complications of the respiratory tract, and Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital at December 30, 2003, at 02h50 (local time). She was 40 and single. Your sister, Ann Mui, also a singer from Hong Kong, died in the same disease in 2000.

Your death by Leslie Cheung was a great loss to the Hong Kong entertainment industry

Mui first show as a singer, if four, and professionals, whether it was seven hours. Anita and her sister, Ann Mui, executed and Chinese opera character in many restaurants and nightclubs until she won the first Singing New Talent Awards 1982 with the song “season, the wind” (风的季节) against 3000 participants. Despite their name of “new talent” at that time, she was already a singer for more than a decade.

Mui’s first album released with artists from the capital within one year of the competition. Your first reaction drew a lukewarm public. But she was arrested following albums much better when it has developed his own personal style and image. Two years later, during the year 1985, Mui won his first 10 Best Solid Gold Best Female Singer excellent. The same distinction went to him in the next four years. Mui also won best songs attributes, and that both the album theme songs of films and songs.

Mui had their first concert in 1985 and lasting 15 nights. At 28 successive concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum late 1987 to early 1988 was a world record in time. Meanwhile, the title “Ever Changing Anita Mui” (百变梅艳芳) had his mark.

Mui also gained popularity overseas. It held a concert in Taiwan 1988, and was the first of artists from Hong Kong for a concert Solo. During the same year, she was invited to sing at the 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Seoul, Korea.

young anita muiIn 1990, Mui announced that it will stop receiving awards to be given a chance for newcomers. It held farewell concerts for 33 consecutive nights or more, before the scene. It met only 28 years, but the retreat, 1994.

Over the years, Mui has more than 40 albums. A may have been the best his fourth album 1986 and the name “Bad Girl” (坏女孩), which has 400000 copies sold (eight times platinum in Hong Kong Standards). She was also the first female artist to break a record turnover of 10 million Hong Kong. She is very well known, and throughout Chinese communities throughout the world. Because of their great success as a singer, and their ever-changing, the image, it is often regarded as the “Madonna of Hong Kong”, a comparison übelgenommen of some supporters, who believe it deserves d being recognized in his own right. Your voice was once in a career, compared with Diana Ross CNN.

Anita mentored several singers from Hong Kong who have been successful, above all, Andy Hui, Denise Ho, and the band Grasshopper.

During the year 1998 Mui obtained RTHK Award from the golden needle renowned reward for the life and music.

The “Classic Moments Anita Live” concert, eight displays of November 6 to November 11 and November 14 to November 15, 2003 in Hong Kong Coliseum was his last concert, which was final symbolic act, “marry the scene,” the classics Hit with their “Sunset Melody” (夕阳之歌) to leave the stage as she was last time. Your last song on the stage was “Cherish When We Meet Again” (珍惜再会时), the reading of Manhattan’s “Let’s Just Kiss And Say Goodbye”.

Anita Mui was also known as an actress in the whole region of Asia. Your films have tended to action and Kung Fu Thriller variety, but it has also developed komödiantischen and dramatic roles. The year 1993 has played in the Heroic Trio with Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, and it has proved to be one of his more political films. In 1995, she found a few international recognition by a party with Jackie Chan in Rumble in the Bronx, the film was largely responsible for Jackie Chan himself broke into the American market. Your performance in Chan’s Drunken Master II (Latin America, as The Legend of Drunken Master), Variety film critic Joe Leydon said, it “seems to be channeling the spirit of Lucille Ball.”

Apart from singing, Mui won her first award as supporting role in the film “Destiny” in 1984. In 1987, his film “Red”, as the Golden Horse Best Actress Award in 1988 and the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress of 1989. Later, in 1997, she also won another best actress distinction with the cinema “Eighteen Springs”. In 2002, she won the best actress award in the Film Festival Changchun Deer Golden Award for Best Actress.

Anita was behind the occupation of Zhang Yimou’s 2004 film House Of The Flying Daggers. She has performed on its position in the cinema only two weeks before his death. Zhang was part of the rotation at the last work because of their poor health. The shooting has already 80% when they died. Anita Zhang not replace the role with another actress. The scenario has been changed to the history of origin. The new head of The House of Flying Daggers never in the movie, because it was the role Anita’s. The film is in his memory.

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