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Michael Kwan

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For the author, see Michael David Kwan.
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Kwan. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Michaal Kwan and the Chinese-style name is Kwan Ching-kit.

Michael Kwan
關正傑
Born (1949-03-27) March 27, 1949 (age 76)[1]
British Hong Kong[2]
CitizenshipCUKC (1949-1982)
BDTC (1983-1990)
USA (1990-present)
EducationUniversity
Alma materSt. Paul Co-educational College Primary School[3]
St Paul's Co-educational College[4]
The University of Hong Kong
OccupationsArchitect, singer
Years active1968–1988[2]
SpouseMargaret[2]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese關正傑
Simplified Chinese关正杰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinguan1 zheng4 jie2
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggwaan1 zeng3 git6
Musical career
GenresCantopop, Hong Kong English pop
InstrumentsSinging, guitar, violin, trumpet, clarinet, harmonica, piano
LabelsPhilips

Michael Kwan Ching-kit (Chinese: 關正傑, born 27 March 1949) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer previously with the Philips label (the brand Polygram was not adopted until later in Hong Kong), and later with EMI. His back catalogue (1986–1988) continues to be published by Universal Music Group. He retired his music career in 1988 and now works as an architect in Seattle, United States, with his wife and son.[2][5][6]

Biography

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Kwan was born in British Hong Kong and graduated from St. Paul's Church Titus Kindergarten (now St. Paul's Church Kindergarten) in 1954[7], he attended the primary school affiliated with St. Paul's Co-educational College Primary School and St Paul's Co-educational College in his early years.[3] In 1986, Kwan released the album "Revelation", returning to the image and singing style of PolyGram's later years.[8]

Retirement from music

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After releasing his last album "One Autumn" (Chinese: 一個秋天) in 1988, Kwan continued to participate in some music activities. In 1989/90, he sang three TV theme songs (not recorded in any album), including the TVB TV series "Sharks in the Sea", the Macau TV series "Policewoman 90" and the Hong Kong and Taiwan children's drama "Berlin Weekly". He officially retired from the music scene on December 31, 1989 after attending the New Year's Eve program "Together for the Creation of 90". Before leaving the music scene, he neither gave any notice nor held a farewell concert.[9]

The media took photos of Kwan returning to Hong Kong in the 1990s, and his recent photos circulated online in 2014.[10]

Individual honor

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In 1985, he was awarded the Medal of Honor by the United Kingdom[11][12] (also call Medal of Honor).[13]

Evaluate

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Writer Eunice Lam (1980): " Michael Kwan Ching-kit's voice is noble and elegant... his handling of the emotions in the lyrics is... delicate and gentle."; "He appeared like a shy college student. The audience wanted to protect him and did not expect to see any tricks, but just wanted to appreciate his beautiful voice."[14]

References

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  1. ^ "新電視信箱". 新電視周刊. 1983. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d 尋找關正傑　隱世歌神
  3. ^ a b "聖保羅中學本屆 各部畢業生名單". 華僑日報. 21 January 1961. p. 14. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022. Cite error: The named reference "聖保羅中學本屆 各部畢業生名單" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "英文中學會攷放榜". 華僑日報. 4 August 1965. p. 19. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ University of Hong Kong (2002). Growing with Hong Kong: the University and its graduates: the first 90 years. Hong Kong University Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-962-209-613-4. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. ^ 星蹤成謎：關正傑隱世多年 [Michael Kwan Hidden for Years]. Apple Daily. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  7. ^ "各校畢業生名單". 華僑日報. 17 July 1954. p. 14. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. ^ 李謨如. "關正傑". 大公報. No. 16 August 1986.
  9. ^ "65岁关正杰神隐26年后现身 满头银发". 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ "神隱26年 白頭關正傑終現身". 蘋果日報. 15 October 2014.[dead link]
  11. ^ Huang, Liling.; 黃麗玲. (2002). Ming zhou kai cang II. Xianggang: Ming chuang chu ban she you xian gong si. p. 68. ISBN 978-988-97987-7-2. OCLC 147713856.
  12. ^ "英王元旦日 关正杰 获荣誉奖章". 新明日報. 2 January 1985.
  13. ^ "关正杰获颁 荣誉勋章". 新明日報. 21 April 1985.
  14. ^ 林燕妮 (21 December 1980). "藝人的心". 南洋商报. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020.
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