C-pop
C-pop is short for Chinese popular music (simplified Chinese:
Cantonese pop[change | change source]
Cantonese pop, or colloquially known as Cantopop, is a subgenre of C-pop, sung in Cantonese language. Most Hong Kong-born singers start off as Cantonese pop singers before starting a career as a Mandarin pop singer. Cantonese pop artists include:
- Aaron Kwok
- Andy Lau
- Candy Lo
- CoCo Lee
- Jacky Cheung
- Leon Lai
- Alan Tam
- Leslie Cheung
- Samuel Hui
- Priscilla Chan
- Joseph Koo
The Four Heavenly Kings[change | change source]
"The Four Heavenly Kings" of Cantonese pop are Leon Lai, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok and Jacky Cheung.
In the early 1990s, many major Cantonese pop stars (such as Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, Samuel Hui, Priscilla Chan and Joseph Koo) decided to retire because of the protests in China in 1989. Cantonese pop needed new talent to fill the gaps left by these retired stars, this led to the beginning of "the Four Heavenly Kings" or "
Mandarin pop[change | change source]
Mandarin pop (simplified Chinese: 华语
Other websites[change | change source]
- Chinese Music Blog Archived 2021-02-11 at the Wayback Machine - Chinese music online community providing Chinese music discussion, album review, lyrics translation and romanization for non-Chinese speakers.
- C-Pop Fantasie Archived 2016-01-15 at the Wayback Machine - Online resource for c-pop, providing lyrics, downloads, video shows, and more.