Kenny Bee
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| Chinese name | 鍾鎮濤 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 锺镇涛 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Zhong Zhen tao (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | zung1 zan3 tou4 (Cantonese) |
| Ancestry | Xinhui, Guangdong |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | February 23, 1953 |
| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter, Actor |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Associated Acts | The Wynners |
Kenny Bee is a Hong Kong-based musician and actor. He is well-known as a member of the Hong Kong English pop and cantopop band the Wynners, and as a solo artist who has been active in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for nearly three decades.
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[edit] Career
Bee made his break into the Hong Kong entertainment industry in 1973 as a member of the popular 1970s band, the Wynners, sharing vocal duties with Alan Tam. Before joining the Wynners, he was a vocalist and saxophonist on the Hong Kong nightclub circuit, and briefly fronted a band called the Sergeant Majors.
[edit] Acting
As members of the Wynners went separate ways in the late seventies, Bee embarked on a solo career as an actor in Taiwan, playing lead roles in a number of romantic movies, amongst which were "Good Morning, Taipei" (1979), "Cheerful Wind" (1981) and "The Green, Green Grass of Home" (1983), all written or directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
In the eighties Bee moved his base back to Hong Kong, and has since amassed a large number of movie credits, mainly in the genre of romantic comedies. Career highlights include "Let's Make Laugh" (directed by Alfred Cheung, 1983), "Shanghai Blues" (directed by Hark Tsui, 1984), "Fist of Fury 1991" (with Stephen Chow, 1991), "the Chinese Feast" (directed by Hark Tsui, 1995) and "Initial D" (directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, 2005). In addition, he was credited as the director for "100 Ways to Murder Your Wife" (starring himself, Chow Yun-Fat and Anita Mui, 1986).
[edit] Singing
Alongside acting, Bee develops his career as a solo singer-songwriter and has released over fifty studio and compilation albums, in Cantonese, Mandarin and English, to date. The 1980s marked the peak of Bee's popularity with the Hong Kong audience so far, during which four of his studio albums went gold and two went platinum. [1] Notable hits from this period include "Let Everything Be Gone With the Wind" (讓一切隨風), "If We Were Meant To Be" (要是有緣) and "A Romance" (一段情).
Known for a distinct, husky voice, the singer penned most of his own hits and plays multiple instruments. In the early days he was often seen on stage with a keyboard or a saxophone. In recent performances he usually accompanies himself with a guitar.
Bee released his latest Cantonese solo album, "Escape (濤出新天)," in December 2006, backed by his new band, Black Tea.
The Wynners reunited for thirteen 33rd anniversary concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum in February 2007.
[edit] Personal life
Bee married socialite-turned-actress Teresa Cheung in 1988, with whom he has a son, Nicholas Bee, and a daughter, Chloe Bee. The marriage ended in a high-profile divorce in 1999, feeding tabloids with stories on extramarital affairs, expensive spending habits and financial troubles for many months to come. Bee filed for personal bankruptcy in 2002. He is currently living with girlfriend Fan Jiang, with whom he has a second daughter.
In December 2007, Bee released an autobiography, "MacDonnell Road," titled after a street in Hong Kong he grew up on.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film |
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| 1975 | Let's Rock (大家樂) |
| 1976 | Gonna Get You (溫拿與教叔) |
| 1977 | Rainbow in My Heart (第二道彩虹) |
| Chelsia, My Love (秋霞) | |
| 1978 | Making It (追趕跑跳碰) |
| 1979 | The Story of a Small Town (小城故事) |
| Good Morning, Taipei (早安台北) | |
| All's Well that Does Well (尋夢的孩子) | |
| 1980 | 西風的故鄉 |
| The Spooky Bunch (撞到正) | |
| Cute Girl (aka Lovable You) (就是溜溜的她) | |
| Don't Forget the Promise (你那好冷的小手) | |
| Spring in Autumn (天涼好個秋) | |
| Burning Love (燒燃0.7度) | |
| Love Comes from the Sea (美麗與哀愁) | |
| 1981 | Errant Love (聚散兩依依) |
| My Cape of Many Dreams (夢的衣裳) | |
| Another Spring (aka Once Again with Love) (又見春天) | |
| 蹦蹦一串心 | |
| The Funniest Movie (天下一大笑) | |
| Undated Wedding (佳期鬧翻天) | |
| 瘋狂世界 | |
| The Land of the Brave (龍的傳人) | |
| Special Treatment (特別治療) | |
| Cheerful Wind (風兒踢踏踩) | |
| Lucky By Chance | |
| 1982 | Crimson Street (殺入愛情街) |
| Six is Company (俏如彩蝶飛飛飛) | |
| The Green, Green Grass of Home (在那河畔青草青) | |
| 野性的青春 | |
| 1983 | Let's Make Laugh (表錯七日情) |
| 1984 | Prince Charming (青蛙王子) |
| And Now What's Your Name (先生貴姓) | |
| The Funny General (大笑將軍) | |
| Shanghai Blues (上海之夜) | |
| 1985 | The Flying Mr. B (鬼馬飛人) |
| 1986 | Strange Bedfellow (兩公婆八條心) |
| 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (殺妻二人組) | |
| Millionaire's Express (富貴列車) | |
| 1987 | To Err is Humane (標錯參) |
| Armour of God (龍兄虎弟) | |
| Reincarnation (天官賜福) | |
| My Cousin, the Ghost (表哥到) | |
| My Heart is that Eternal Rose (殺手蝴蝶夢) | |
| Project A II (A計劃續集) | |
| The Happy Bigamist (一屋兩妻) | |
| 1988 | Mr. Possessed (撞邪先生) |
| One Husband Too Many (一妻兩夫) | |
| 18 Times (好女十八嫁) | |
| Spy Games (中日南北和) | |
| 1989 | Happy Together (相見好) |
| A Fishy Story (不脫襪的人) | |
| Burning Sensation (火燭鬼) | |
| City Squeeze (偷情先生) | |
| Bachelor's Swan Song (再見王老五) | |
| Hearts No Flowers (少女心) | |
| Miracles (奇蹟) | |
| 1990 | BB30 |
| 1991 | Sisters of the World Unite (莎莎嘉嘉站起來) |
| Mainland Dundee (表哥我來也) | |
| Top Bet (賭霸) | |
| Today's Hero (志在出位) | |
| Fist of Fury 1991 (新精武門1991) | |
| 1992 | Fist of Fury 1991 II (漫畫威龍) |
| Awakening (aka Mary from Bejing) (夢醒時分) | |
| Once a Black Sheep (草莽英雌) | |
| Saviour of the Soul (九一神雕俠侶) | |
| The Ape which Turned into a Man (特異功能猩求人) | |
| 1993 | The Eagle Shooting Heroes (射雕英雄傳之東成西就) |
| The Tigers: the Legend of Canton (廣東五虎之鐵拳無敵孫中山) | |
| Rose, Rose I Love You (玫瑰玫瑰我愛你) | |
| The Moon Warriors (戰神傳說) | |
| 1995 | Ten Brothers (十兄弟) |
| The Chinese Feast (金玉滿堂) | |
| 1996 | What a Wonderful Life (奇異旅程之真心愛生命) |
| Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star (運財智叻星) | |
| 1998 | Ninth Happiness (九星報喜) |
| 2000 | Healing Hearts (俠骨仁心) |
| 2002 | Happy Family (風流家族) |
| 2004 | Super Model (我要做Model) |
| Elixir of Love (花好月圓) | |
| 2005 | Leave Me Alone (阿孖有難) |
| Initial D (頭文字D) | |
| A Chinese Tall Story (情癲大聖) | |
| 2006 | Shanghai Red (上海紅美麗) |
| 2007 | It's a Wonderful Life (心想事成) |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Cantonese Albums
- 閃閃星辰 - 1980
- 不可以不想你 - 1981
- 說愛就愛 - 1983
- 要是有緣 - 1983
- 我行我素 - 1984.07
- 鍾鎮濤精選 (Collection) - 1984
- 痴心的一句 - 1985.01
- 鍾鎮濤(淚之旅) - 1985.09
- 鍾鎮濤(Trip Mix): 淚之旅/太多考驗 (12" Single Mix) - 1985
- 情變 - 1986.05
- 鍾鎮濤(Trip Mix II): 香腸、蚊帳、機關槍/原諒我 (12" Single Mix) - 1986
- 最佳鍾鎮濤 (New Song + Collection) - 1986
- 寂寞 - 1987.03
- 聽濤 - 1987.10
- 晴 - 1988.05
- 情有獨鍾 (New Songs + Collection) - 1988.10
- 人潮內... 我像獨行 - 1989.03
- 看星的日子 - 1989
- B歌 (Collection, distributed in Singapore) - 1989
- 鍾鎮濤 (3" CD, Collection) - 1990
- 不死鳥 - 1990
- 仍是真心 - 1992.08
- 全部為你 - 1993
- 鍾鎮濤金曲精選 (2 Discs, Collection) - 1993.12
- 88極品音色系列: 鍾鎮濤 Kenny Bee (Collection) - 1997.07
- B計劃 (2 Discs, New Songs + Collection) - 1998.03
- B歌集 (2 Discs, Collection) - 1998.07
- 鍾鎮濤dCS聲選輯 (Collection) - 2000.02
- 俠骨仁心原聲專輯 - 2001.04.20
- 真經典鍾鎮濤 (Collection) - 2001.07.27
- 還有你 (2 Discs, Collection) - 2002.08.22
- 濤出新天 - 2006.12.29
[edit] Mandarin Albums
- 我的伙伴 - 1979.05.09
- 早安台北 - 1979.08.20
- 白衣少女 - 1980
- 鍾鎮濤專輯 (Collection) - 1981
- 鍾鎮濤(阿B) (Mandarin/Cantonese) - 1982
- 表錯七日情(國) (Mandarin/Cantonese) - 1983
- 哦！寶貝‧為甚麼 - 1983
- 詩人與情人 - 1989.02
- 捨不得•這樣的日子 - 1989
- 捨不得 - 1990
- 飄 - 1990.09
- 活出自己 - 1991.06
- 我的世界只有你最懂 - 1992.06
- 祝你健康快樂 - 1993.09
- 情人的眼睛 (Collection) - 1994.02
- 簡簡單單的生活 - 1994
- 情歌對唱集(寂寞) (with Teresa Cheung, Mandarin/Cantonese) - 1995.05
- 痴心愛你 - 1995.06
- 男人 - 2004.02.16
[edit] English Albums
- Why Worry - 1997
[edit] References
- ^ "Gold Disc Award" International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong Kong Group) Ltd. (IFPI Hong Kong). Retrieved on July 19, 2007
