(Comprehensive News) Gu Jiahui, the godfather of Hong Kong music, died on Tuesday (January 3) at the age of 92.Born in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, Gu Jiahui, who was originally from Wu County, Jiangsu, has created countless classic Cantonese songs in his life, including Shanghai Beach Yitian Tu Longji Heroes.The founder of pop music.
Gu Mei's sister Gu Mei is a famous singer in the 1950s and 1960s of Hong Kong. He started his music career under his ears. In 1961, he participated in the composition competition of Shaw's movie.Step into the music scene.
Gu Jiahui, who is good at composing, arranging, and command, Huang Zhan, one of the four talents of Hong Kong, is the best music partner."The title.
Gu Jiahui has contributed greatly and has a lot of awards, including the "Supreme Honor Award" in Hong Kong's Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs, the Hong Kong Composer and Waller Association "Music Achievement Award", and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hong Kong Art Development Bureau.He also won the Golden Horse Award Music Award for three times in 1965, 1967 and 1977, and won the Hong Kong Film Golden Award for Best Film soundtrack in 1991.
In addition, he awarded an honorary doctorate degree in honor of Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Hong Kong University of Education, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011 and 2014 to praise his contribution to Hong Kong culture.
In 2015, he was awarded the "Golden Bauhinia Star" by the Hong Kong Government.
Gu Jiahui came to Lion City many times to participate in charity performances in his early years.In 2017, he once again led several senior Hong Kong artists to the local "Gu Jiahui · Because of love" charity concert, which was the last time he appeared in the local area.
Gu Jiahui also is also Gu Jiahui, "Hui" is a variant of "Hui".