Sally Yeh facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sally Yeh
葉蒨文
Yeh in 2019
Pronunciation	Yip6 Sin6 Man4
Born	(1961-09-30) 30 September 1961 (age 63) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese Canadian Chinese
Occupation	Singer actress
Years active	1979–present
Spouse(s)	George Lam ​ (m. 1996)​
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Original Film Song 1988 A Chinese Ghost Story Golden Melody Awards – Best Female Mandarin Artist 1994
Musical career
Origin	Taiwan
Genres	Cantopop Mandopop
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	葉蒨文
Simplified Chinese	叶倩文
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yè Qiànwén Yue: Cantonese Jyutping jip6 sin3 man4

Sally Yeh (born 30 September 1961) is a famous singer and actress from Hong Kong and Canada. She is also known as Sally Yip or Yip Sin-man.

Early Life and Moving to Canada

Sally Yeh was born in Taipei, Taiwan. When she was four years old, her family moved to Canada. She grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. Because of this, she is a Canadian citizen.

Sally Yeh's Music and Acting Career

Sally Yeh performing in January 2011

Sally Yeh started her singing career in the early 1980s. Soon after, she began acting in movies. She often sang songs made just for the movies she was in. She has released many albums, including thirty studio albums.

Sally first moved to Taiwan to become a singer. Later, she moved to Hong Kong. Hong Kong was a big center for Chinese entertainment back then. This move gave her a better chance to become famous. The CEO of Warner Music Hong Kong helped her. He arranged for her future husband, George Lam, to teach her to sing and speak Hong Kong Cantonese.

Learning Chinese Languages

Sally mostly focused on the Hong Kong entertainment world. She used special ways to read Chinese characters. These methods helped her learn both Mandarin and Cantonese. However, she never had formal Chinese lessons. This means her reading skills in Chinese are still a bit limited. When she needs to read Chinese characters, she often uses pinyin (for Mandarin) and jyutping (for Cantonese) to help her.

In an interview in 2022, Sally shared something interesting. She said that often, she doesn't fully understand the words of the Chinese songs she sings. Instead, she listens to the music's arrangement. This helps her connect with the song's feeling.

Awards and Collaborations

Sally Yeh has won many awards for her music. She won the Most Popular Hong Kong Female Singer award four times. These wins were at the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards in 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993.

She also worked with Western artists. In 1992, she recorded "I'm Always Dreaming of You" with Tommy Page. The next year, she sang "I Believe in Love" with James Ingram.

In 2002, Sally returned to the Cantopop music scene. She released a record called "Can You Hear." She also performed concerts in different countries. In 2011, she received the Golden Needle Award. This is a very special award given at the 33rd RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Song Music Award Ceremony.

Sally has also sung for many movie soundtracks. Many of these were for Tsui Hark's movies. One famous song is "Lai Ming But Yiu Loi" from the movie A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). This song won the Best Original Song award at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Sally Yeh's Influence in Entertainment

Sally Yeh was one of the first celebrities from outside China to join the entertainment industry there in the 1980s. She was also one of the few from an English-speaking country. She was also one of the first Mandarin-speaking stars to become famous in Hong Kong. By doing this, she helped open doors for other big singers. One of these was Faye Wong, who Sally sometimes worked with.

Personal Life

On July 17, 1996, Sally Yeh married George Lam. He is also a famous Hong Kong pop star and music producer. Sally is a stepmother to his two children.

Sally can speak three languages. She speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. She is best at English, then Mandarin, and then Cantonese.

Filmography

Sally Yeh has acted in many movies. Here are some of them:

• Honest Little Ma (1980)
• Marianna (1982)
• Crimson Street (1982)
• Pink Force Commando (1982)
• A Flower in the Storm (1983)
• A Certain Romance (1984)
• Funny Face (1984)
• Shanghai Blues (1984)
• The Occupant (1984)
• Teppanyaki (1984)
• Seven Foxes (1984)
• Mob Busters (1985)
• Cupid One (1985)
• Just For Fun (1985)
• The Protector (1985)
• Welcome (1985)
• Aces Go Places 4 (1986)
• Peking Opera Blues (1986)
• The Laser Man (1988)
• The Diary of a Big Man (1988)
• I Love Maria (1988)
• The Killer (1989)
• Swordsman (1990)
• The Banquet (1991)
• Sisters of the World Unite (1991)
• Love Under the Sun (2003)

See also

• Cantopop
• Cinema of Hong Kong