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Anita Mui: Musical career
Well-known in Chinese communities the world over, Mui shot to stardom after winning the first
New Talent Singing Contest in 1982, beating over 3,000 contestants. She entered show business as a singer when she was five and turned professional when she was seven. Although they did not complete their secondary education, Anita and her sister, Ann Mui. performed Chinese operas and pop songs in numerous restaurants and nightclubs, until she won the singing contest in 1982 with the song "Season of Wind" (風的季節). Despite her title as "new talent" at that time, she had already been a singer for ten years.
Because of her huge success as a pop singer, and her ever-changing images, she is often referred to as the "
Madonna of Hong Kong", a comparison resented by some fans who felt that she deserves to be recognised in her own right. Her singing career was once compared to that of Diana Ross by CNN.
Mui's first album was released with the
Capital Artist Record Company within a year of the contest. Her debut drew a lukewarm response from audience.
In 1985, Mui won her first
10 Best Solid Gold Best Female Singer award. The same award went to her in the following four years. She maintained an unbroken record. Mui won also best songs awards, both for album songs and movie theme songs.
Mui also gained popularity overseas. She held a concert in Taiwan in 1988, and became the first artist from Hong Kong to give a solo concert there. That same year, she was invited to sing at the Olympics opening ceremony.
Mui had her first concert in 1985, lasting 15 nights. Her 28 consecutive concerts in late 1987 won her the title of "Ever Changing Anita Mui" (百變梅艷芳), which became her trademark.
In 1990, Mui announced that she would put an end to receiving music awards to give a chance to newcomers. She held farewell concerts for 33 consecutive nights before retiring from stage. She stepped down at only 28 years old, but returned from retirement in 1994.
Over the years, Mui has released over 40 albums. Possibly her best was her fourth album, released in 1986 and named "Bad Girl" (壞女孩) which had an eight platinum-selling record (about 400,000 pieces sold). "Bad Girl" is holding the best-selling Cantonese album in Hong Kong.
"Anita Classics Movement Live" Concert, held from November 6 to November 11, 2003 at Hong Kong Colosseum, was her sixth and the last concert.
- 心債 (1982)
- 赤色 (1983)
- 飛躍舞台 (1984)
- 似水流年 (1985)
- 壞女孩 (1985)
- 蔓珠莎華(國語大碟) (1985)
- 妖女 (1986)
- 似火探戈 (1987)
- 烈焰紅唇 (1987)
- 夢裡共醉 (1988)
- 百變梅艷芳再展光華87-88演唱會 (1988)
- 百變梅艷芳-烈焰紅唇(國語大碟) (1988)
- We'll be Together (1988)
- 淑女 (1989)
- In Brasil (1989)
- 愛我便說愛我吧 (1989)
- 封面女郎 (1990)
- 百變梅艷芳夏日耀光華演唱會90 (1990)
- 慾望野獸街 (1991)
- 親密愛人(國語大碟) (1991)
- The Legend of the Pop Queen Part I (1992)
- The Legend of the Pop Queen Part II (1992)
- 情幻一生 (1993)
- 變 (1993)
- 皇者之風 (1993)
- 戲劇人生 (1993)
- 是這樣的 (1994)
- 小心(香港版 及 台灣版) (1994)
- 歌之女 (1995)
- 一個美麗的回響演唱會 (1995)
- 鏡花水月 (1997)
- 情歌．梅艷芳(精選大碟) (1997)
- 芳蹤乍現台北演唱會實錄(國語大碟) (1997)
- 女人花(國語大碟) (1997)
- 仲夏變奏 (1998)
- 情歌II (精選大碟) (1998)
- 床前明月光 (國語大碟) (1998)
- Larger Than Life (1999)
- 沒話說 (1999)
- I'm So Happy (2000)
- 眾裡尋芳 (2001)
- With (2002)
- 梅艷芳極夢幻演唱會2002 (2002)Sources: http://www.anitamuinet.com/album/album.html, http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Makeup/3094/diskhome.html
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