Danny Chan

Danny Chan Bak-keung (陳百強) (September 7, 1958 - October 25, 1993) was a popular 1980s Cantopop singer, composer and actor in Hong Kong. He died in 1993 after being in a coma for 17 months.

Career Ascension

Chan won third prize at the "HK Pop Song Composition Competition" in 1977. That same year, he made his acting debut with Hong Kong Television Broadcasts (TVB) through a TV drama called "Sweet Babe". In 1978, he won the first prize award at the "Hong Kong Yamaha Organ Competition". He held his first music concert in Hong Kong that same year. He cut his first music album, titled "First Love" in 1979.

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Chan subsequently signed a music contract with HK EMI. After spending several years with HK EMI, he signed with HK Warner Brothers where he reached superstar status with numerous hit albums. In 1985, he signed with DMI, which was a joint venture between EMI and Dickson Poon. Through DMI, Chan was able to launched several more successful albums. He returned to HK Warner Brothers in the late 1980s.

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Chan's career peaked in the early 1980s when he joined a music group called Warners and sang a number of hit songs such as 'Will Always Be Loving You' (偏偏喜欢你), 'Take Care of Yourself Tonight' (今宵多珍重), 'No' (不). Danny Chan was considered a contemporary to Hong Kong Cantopop peers like Leslie Cheung, Alan Tam. He sang and composed mostly Cantonese romantic ballads.

Related Topics:
Leslie Cheung - Alan Tam

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During the span of his music career, Chan held many music concerts in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, Canada and the United States. Chan also participated and represented Hong Kong in song festivals such as the Nagasaki Asia Music Festival in Japan (1988), Peace Music Concert (1988) and the Shanghai Music Festival in China (1991). He was also invited to perform at the Olympics Opening Ceremony at Seoul, Korea. In 1988, he performed in the presence of the royal Thai Princess in a Thai Charity Show. In 1991, Chan announced of his decision to leave the Hong Kong music industry. He held a farewell concert in Hong Kong in 1992 and subsequently retired from the Cantopop music industry.

Related Topics:
China - Japan - Singapore - Australia - Thailand - Canada - United States - Olympics

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