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Sally Yeh
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| Pronunciation | Yip6 Sin6 Man4 | ||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1961 Taipei, Taiwan
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| Nationality | Taiwanese Canadian Chinese |
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| Years active | 1979–present | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
George Lam
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| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Original Film Song 1988 A Chinese Ghost Story Golden Melody Awards – Best Female Mandarin Artist 1994 |
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| Origin | Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Genres | Cantopop Mandopop |
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉蒨文 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶倩文 | ||||||||||
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Sally Yeh (born September 30, 1961) is a famous singer and actress from Hong Kong and Canada. She is also known as Sally Yip or Yip Sin-man.
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Early Life and Background
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.
Music and Acting Career
Sally Yeh started her singing career in the early 1980s. Soon after, she also began acting, often singing songs for movie soundtracks. She has released many studio albums, along with collections of her songs and live recordings.
She first moved to Taiwan to start her singing career. Later, she moved to Hong Kong, which was a big center for Chinese entertainment. This move helped her become more famous. A music company CEO arranged for her future husband, George Lam, to teach her how to sing and speak Hong Kong Cantonese.
Sally Yeh then focused mostly on the Hong Kong Cantonese entertainment world. She learned to read Chinese characters better by using romanization (writing Chinese sounds with English letters) for both Mandarin and Cantonese. Even though she improved, she never had formal Chinese lessons. So, she still uses romanization to help her read Chinese characters. In an interview, she shared that she often listens to the music's arrangement to understand the songs better, as she doesn't always fully understand the lyrics.
Awards and Collaborations
Sally Yeh 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.
In the early 1990s, she worked with Western artists. She recorded "I'm Always Dreaming of You" with Tommy Page in 1992. The next year, she recorded "I Believe in Love" with James Ingram.
In 2002, Sally Yeh returned to the Cantopop music scene. She released an album called "Can You Hear" and performed concerts in different countries. In 2011, she received the Golden Needle Award. This special award was given at the 33rd RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Song Music Award Ceremony.
She also sang songs for many movie soundtracks. Many of these were for Tsui Hark's movies with music by Wong Jim. 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.
Influence and Artistry
Sally Yeh was one of the first Overseas Chinese celebrities to join the entertainment industry in China in the 1980s. She was also one of the few from an English-speaking country. She was also one of the first Mandarin-speaking celebrities to become famous in Hong Kong. She helped open the way for other big stars like Faye Wong, with whom she sometimes worked.
Personal Life
On July 17, 1996, Sally Yeh married George Lam. He is a Hong Kong pop star and music producer. She is also a stepmother to his two children.
Sally Yeh speaks three languages: English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. English is the language she knows best.
Film Appearances
Sally Yeh has acted in many movies. Here are some of them:
- Honest Little Ma (1980)
- Marianna (1982)
- Crimson Street (1982)
- Golden Queen Commando (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
