She acted as well, earning the Golden Horse’s Best Actress award for her role in the 1987 Hong Kong film ‘Rouge’. Mui was pushed into the international spotlight in 1988, when she performed live at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Her fame spread beyond Hong Kong as she grew a fanbase among Cantonese communities across the world. ‘Behind the Yellow Line’ was one of many projects that Mui collaborated with her lifelong friend, Leslie Cheung. She also grew famous for her extravagant live performances and concerts, changing costumes throughout, with each outfit more outrageous and gorgeous than the last. Iconic albums like 1986’s “Temptress” and 1987’s “Flaming Red Lips” would cement her position in the Hong Kong entertainment scene. Success would follow in the years to come, with her 1984 song “The Years Flow Like Water” being an award-winning song. With academic life seemingly leading her nowhere, Mui dropped out of school at 13, and focussed on singing instead.Īt 18, she joined a singing contest organised by TVB, a Hong Kong television broadcast company. A natural contralto, she wowed audiences with her rendition of Paula Tsui’s “The Season of the Wind”, and won the contest. This became the first time that Mui would perform on stage and it would not be her last.īecause of her work commitments, she performed poorly in school and even worse, was ostracised by her fellow students who saw her as little more than a street urchin.
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© Provided by Free Malaysia TodayĪctor Tony Leung shars a photo of himself with Mui and his wife Carina Lau (right), on what would have been her 58th birthday this year.
With a biopic on her life currently playing in cinemas nationwide, now is a good time as ever to learn about the star whose light was sadly snuffed out too soon.īorn to a Hong Kong couple in 1963, Mui lost her father at a young age and her mother, a manager of street performers, put her daughters to work quickly. While most Gen Z very likely have not heard of her, Anita Mui was a household name with older Malaysians, fondly remembered and forever missed after she left too early.Ĭalled “The Madonna of the East” by some and “Queen of Cantopop” by others, she was a class-act whose talent remains undisputed to this day.īut behind the glamour and lights of stardom was a life filled with heartbreak and hardship.
(Golden Harvest pic)Ĭelebrities often hold a special place in people’s hearts, and it is those who burn the brightest and fastest who are remembered the longest. A talented actress and singer, Anita Mui was the pride and joy of Hong Kong.
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