Anita Mui
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Anita Mui Yim-fong was a popular Hong Kong singer and actress. During her prime years she made major contributions to the cantopop
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...

 music scene, while receiving numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout most of her career, and was generally regarded as a cantopop diva
Diva
A diva is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of "prima donna"....

. Mui once held a sell-out concert at Hammersmith
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...

, London, England, where she was dubbed the "Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

 of Asia". That title has stayed with her throughout her career, and has been used as a comparison for both Eastern and Western media.

In the 1980s the gangtai
Gangtai
Gangtai is a term derived from the shortened word of "Kong" and "Tai". It is generally used to describe C-pop songs, artists or music from Hong Kong or Taiwan.-Terminology:The term is synonymous with post-1960 cantopop or post-1970 mandopop...

 style of music was revolutionised by her wild dancing and femininity on stage. She was famous for having outrageous costumes and also high powered performances. That is combined with her contralto
Contralto
Contralto is the deepest female classical singing voice, with the lowest tessitura, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. It typically ranges between the F below middle C to the second G above middle C , although at the extremes some voices can reach the E below middle C or the second B above...

 vocals, which is low for a female artist. Her fanbase reached far beyond Hong Kong, and into many parts of Asia including Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

, Mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...

, Singapore, Malaysia as well as the overseas market. In the Hong Kong entertainment industry where stars often come and go, Mui was able to remain a major star in the spotlight for 20 years. Her career only came to a stop in 2003 when she was suddenly diagnosed with cervical cancer
Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri or cervical area. One of the most common symptoms is abnormal vaginal bleeding, but in some cases there may be no obvious symptoms until the cancer is in its advanced stages...

, dying at the early age of 40. Even so, her music and film legacy continues to live on. Her success reached well beyond that of the entertainment circle with humanitarian work, donations and charities that played a major role in helping society even well into the present day.

Early years

Anita Mui experienced much hardship and difficulty in her childhood. She was the youngest daughter in a family of five children. Her older sister, Ann Mui
Ann Mui
Ann Mui was a singer and actress. She was the older sister of Hong Kong actress and singer, the late Anita Mui and two brothers. Her mother remarried after her father died....

, was also a singer. Their father died when Anita was only five years old, thus the children were raised in a single parent
Single parent
Single parent is a term that is mostly used to suggest that one parent has most of the day to day responsibilities in the raising of the child or children, which would categorize them as the dominant caregiver...

 family. At an early age she had to help provide for her siblings, dropping out of school to do so. More hardship followed the family when the bar her mother ran was destroyed by fire. To make a living, Anita herself first entered show business at the age of five. She performed Chinese opera
Chinese opera
Chinese opera is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in China with roots going back as far as the third century CE...

s and pop songs in theatres and the streets. Both Anita and her older sister Ann Mui
Ann Mui
Ann Mui was a singer and actress. She was the older sister of Hong Kong actress and singer, the late Anita Mui and two brothers. Her mother remarried after her father died....

 basically performed in any night club that offered them a chance to make a living.

Music

In 1982 the first New Talent Singing Awards
New Talent Singing Awards
New Talent Singing Awards or NTSA for short, later re-organized into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals or NTSA International Finals for short), and most currently re-named TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship is an annual singing...

 was held. Mui got a big break by winning the contest with the song "The Windy Season" (風的季節), beating over 3,000 contestants. Despite her title as "new talent" at that time, she had already been a singer for more than 10 years from street and club performances during her childhood.

As an award to winning the New Talent contest at the time, Mui's first album was released with the local record company Capital Artists
Capital Artists
Capital Artists is a Hong Kong–based record label, and is currently owned by , a subsidiary of Lai Sun Development. Founded in 1971, Capital Artists signed some of the biggest names in the Cantopop industry, including the late Roman Tam, Anita Mui, and Leslie Cheung, among others...

. Her debut drew a lukewarm response from the audience. But subsequent albums fared much better, as she developed her personal style and image. In 1983 and 1984, she won the RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs award
1983 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards
The 1983 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards was held in 1983 for the 1982 music season.-Top 10 song awards:The top 10 songs of 1983 are as follows.-Other awards:-References:*...

 back to back. Her winning streak continued as she won another major award in 1985, her first top 10 Jade Solid Gold Best Female Singer award
1985 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards
The 1985 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation was held on January 1986. It is part of the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation series held in Hong Kong.-Top 10 song awards:...

. For the next four years, she won the award consecutively every year until 1989.

Mui released 50 albums in total. Her best selling album was the 1985 "Bad Girl" (壞女孩), which sold over 400,000 copies (platinum 8x by Hong Kong's standards). In her career she sold 10 million albums. It should be noted that the population of Hong Kong in the 1980s was only about 5 million.

In terms of live performances, her first concert was held in 1985 lasting 15 nights. Beginning in late 1987, a series of 28 consecutive concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum
Hong Kong Coliseum
Hong Kong Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena, in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.It was built by the Urban Council and inaugurated on 27 April 1983....

 were held through early 1988. This established a record at the time and dubbed Mui the title of "Ever Changing Anita Mui" (百變梅艷芳), which had become her trademark. Her popularity was also gaining prominence outside of Hong Kong. As she was invited to sing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

 opening ceremony in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Korea on the same stage with Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...

. She performed in 300 concerts in her career.

In 1990, Mui announced that she would put an end to receiving music awards to give a chance to newcomers. She held farewell concerts for 33 consecutive nights before retiring from the stage. At the age of 28 she stepped down from the industry, only to return from retirement in 1994. Anita mentored several Hong Kong newcomer singers who have since become successful, most notably Andy Hui
Andy Hui
Andy Hui Chi-On is a Hong Kong singer and film actor. Hui was the First Runner-up in the 5th Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1986. Hui has appeared in about 25 films....

, Denise Ho
Denise Ho
Denise Ho Wan-See, also known as HOCC, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer.-1996-2001:Denise Ho was born in Hong Kong and received her education in Canada and Diocesan Girls' Junior School, Hong Kong. She emigrated with her family to Montreal, Quebec at the age of 11. She studied and graduated High...

, Edmond Leung
Edmond Leung
Edmond Leung Hon-man is a Chinese singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and television host from Hong Kong. At age 17, Leung became a finalist in the 8th annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1989, which won him a contract with Capital Artists. He made his recording debut in 1990 with the...

 and the band Grasshopper
Grasshopper (band)
Grasshopper is a Hong Kong Cantopop boy group formed in 1982. The band consists of Edmond So Chi Wai, Calvin Choy Yat Chi and Remus Choy Yat Kit. Calvin and Remus are brothers and grew up with neighbour Edmond in a poor neighbourhood in Hong Kong. It was Remus who was interested in dancing and...

. As a lifetime achievement award in music, Mui was awarded the RTHK Golden Needle Award in 1998.

Acting

Mui was also well-known as an actress across the Asian region. As she starred in more than 40 movies over a 20 year period. Her films were mainly of the action
Hong Kong action cinema
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by Hollywood, with Chinese storytelling and aesthetic traditions, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural...

-thriller and kung fu
Martial arts film
Martial arts film is a film genre. A sub-genre of the action film, martial arts films contain numerous fights between characters, usually as the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often as a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial arts are frequently...

 variety, but she had also taken comedic and dramatic roles. Her first acting award as a supporting actress was won at the Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards
The Hong Kong Film Awards , founded in 1982, are the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong and among the most respected in mainland China and Taiwan. Award ceremonies are held annually, typically in April. The Awards recognize achievement in all aspects of filmmaking, such as directing,...

 for the movie Fate in 1984. Three years later in 1987, the film Rouge
Rouge (film)
Rouge is a 1988 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan. The movie is the adaptation of the novel by Lilian Lee.-Plot:Chan Chen-Pang, better known as the "12th Young Master" , was a fashionable playboy who frequented the opium dens prevalent in Hong Kong in 1934, where he met the high-class and...

won her Best Actress at Golden Horse Award. She won the award again in 1989 at the Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards
The Hong Kong Film Awards , founded in 1982, are the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong and among the most respected in mainland China and Taiwan. Award ceremonies are held annually, typically in April. The Awards recognize achievement in all aspects of filmmaking, such as directing,...

.

In 1993, she starred in The Heroic Trio
The Heroic Trio
The Heroic Trio is a 1993 Hong Kong action film directed by Johnny To, starring Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, and Anita Mui as the titular trio. Other cast include Damian Lau, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Paul Chun, James Pak and Yan Yee Kwan...

with Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian Chinese actress, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s....

 and Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung Man yuk is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Raised in England and Hong Kong, she has over 70 films to her credit since starting her career in 1983...

, and it proved to be one of her most popular action films. In 1995, she found some international recognition by starring opposite Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...

 in Rumble in the Bronx
Rumble in the Bronx
Rumble in the Bronx is a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film starring Jackie Chan and Anita Mui. Released in the US in 1995, Rumble in the Bronx had a successful theater run, and brought Chan into the American mainstream...

.

Later on in 1997, she also won another best supporting actress at Hong Kong Film Award with the movie Eighteen Springs. In 2002, she won Best actress at Changchun Film Festival
Changchun Film Festival
The Changchun Film Festival is a biennial international film festival held in the Chinese city of Changchun. Ostensibly international, its award for best film, the Golden Deer has nevertheless primarily been awarded to Chinese and other East Asia-region films...

 Golden Deer Awards for Best Actress with her performance in July Rhapsody
July Rhapsody
July Rhapsody is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. The film follows Lam Yiu-Kwok , a Hong Kong secondary school teacher, and explores his struggles with midlife crisis, marriage and seduction by a female adolescent student...

. Her ability to successfully play a wide range of roles from comedy to tragedy, allowed her to take part in many lead roles.

Anita was originally cast for Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum....

's 2004 movie House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers is a 2004 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. It differs from other wuxia films in that it is more of a love story than a straight martial arts film....

. She resigned from her role in the movie only two weeks before her death. Zhang had held her parts of filming to the last due to her poor health. Out of respect for Mui, Zhang did not cast another actress in the role and the character was removed from the screenplay. She received a dedication during the closing credits.

Throughout her career, the tabloid magazines were unforgiving. Rumours never ceased to plague Mui, who was accused of being addicted to drugs, plastic surgery, being suicidal, being linked to the death of a triad leader. Rumours of affairs with leading actors also circulated.

Community work

Mui was actively involved in charitable projects throughout her career. The Tibetan
Tibetan people
The Tibetan people are an ethnic group that is native to Tibet, which is mostly in the People's Republic of China. They number 5.4 million and are the 10th largest ethnic group in the country. Significant Tibetan minorities also live in India, Nepal, and Bhutan...

 red-crown Shamar Rinpoche once said "She had a true heart. She was an unconventional woman and brought happiness to lots of people during her life." Her establishment of a nursing home in San Francisco, prompted the mayor of the city in 1992 to name 18 April as "Anita Mui Day". In 1993, she established the "Anita Mui True Heart Charity Foundation" (梅艷芳四海一心基金會). That same year, she was also one of the founders of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild
Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild
Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild or HKPAG is the main non-profit labour association for Hong Kong artistes, canto-pop singers and stage performers. It was formed on 12 December 1993. Its current Chairman is singer Eric Tsang....

. 23 October 1993 was also announced to be "Anita Mui Day" in Toronto, Canada.

During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus . Between November 2002 and July 2003 an outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong nearly became a pandemic, with 8,422 cases and 916 deaths worldwide according to the WHO...

 (SARS) outbreak, she initiated a fund raising concert titled the 1:99 Concert
1:99 Concert
The 1:99 Concert was a fund raiser concert for victims of the 2003 SARS outbreak at the Hong Kong Stadium. The name 1:99 came from the bleach to water ratio that health officials recommended for anti-SARS cleaning solution. The concert was organized by Ellen Cheng of the Hong Kong Performing...

 to raise money for SARS-affected families. She was also awarded the "Fighting Against SARS Award" from RTHK and Ming pao newspaper
Ming Pao
Ming Pao is a Chinese language newspaper published by Ming Pao Group in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, Ming Pao established four overseas branches in North America, each provides independent reporting on local news and collect local advertisements. Currently, only the two Canadian editions remain: Ming...

.

In 2003, she wrote and published the book The Heart of the Modern Woman (現代女人心). Profits from the book went to the "Children's Cancer Foundation".

On 23 September 2004, the "Anita Mui True Heart Digital Multimedia Studio" was opened at The University of Hong Kong. It included state of the art equipment for digital audio and video editing. In Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, located on the Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of Wan Chai and Eastern districts. The Chinese name is also romanized as Tung Lo Wan as in Tung Lo Wan Road...

, an Anita-mui themed cafe called "Happiness Moon" (囍月) is also dedicated to her legacy.

Death and legacy

On 5 September 2003, Mui made the public announcement that she had cervical cancer
Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri or cervical area. One of the most common symptoms is abnormal vaginal bleeding, but in some cases there may be no obvious symptoms until the cancer is in its advanced stages...

. It was widely believed that she had chosen medical rather than surgical therapy because she wanted to preserve the possibility to conceive. Knowing that she would not make it past the illness, she had a final series of shows entitled the "Anita Classic Moment Live Concert". The series consisted of eight shows held at the Hong Kong Coliseum
Hong Kong Coliseum
Hong Kong Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena, in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.It was built by the Urban Council and inaugurated on 27 April 1983....

 in 2003. It was her last concert series before her death. Musical guests included Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. The Chinese language media refers to him, Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings , with more than 60 million records sold as of 2000....

, Sandy Lam
Sandy Lam
Sandy Lam, also known as Lam Yik Lin, is a Cantopop singer who sings in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Japanese.-Career:...

, David Tao
David Tao
David Tao , born Tao Xuzhong , was born on 11 July 1969. He is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter. He is well-known for creating a crossover genre of R&B and hard rock tunes which has now become his signature style and for having popularized R&B in the Mandopop...

, Eason Chan
Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yik-shun is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong's music industry. Undoubtedly one of the most dominant male singers in the post-1997 era of Hong Kong music industry. Eason Chan has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the next generation of Cantopop...

, Andy Hui
Andy Hui
Andy Hui Chi-On is a Hong Kong singer and film actor. Hui was the First Runner-up in the 5th Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1986. Hui has appeared in about 25 films....

, Alan Tam
Alan Tam
Wing Lun Alan Tam, MH is an award-winning Hong Kong Cantopop and English pop singer and actor. During the early 1980s he played a major role in developing the cantopop scene as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. As of 2008, he is still active in the music...

, Hacken Lee
Hacken Lee
Hacken Lee Hak Kan is an award winning Hong Kong based Cantopop singer and lyricist, actor, Master of Ceremonies and Association football sportscaster.-Early years: 1985-1995:...

 and Kelly Chen
Kelly Chen
Kelly Chen is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. Kelly has also been known as a diva in Asia. She has a great success in Asia Entertainment industry with nearly 20 million record sales of 38 albums...

. Her final symbolic act was to "marry the stage", which was accompanied by her hit "Sunset Melody" (夕陽之歌) as she exited the stage for the final time. Her very last song performed on stage was "Cherish When We Meet Again" (珍惜再會時), a rendition of The Manhattans
The Manhattans
The Manhattans are an American popular R&B vocal group, with a string of hit records spanning four decades. Their best known million-selling songs being "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and 'Shining Star' in 1980...

' "Let's Just Kiss And Say Goodbye". Mui eventually lost her battle to cervical cancer and died of respiratory complications leading to a lung failure at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital , or HKSH, is a private hospital established in 1922 in Happy Valley, Hong Kong.It is one of the most famous of the Hong Kong hospitals, renowned for its high quality hospital services and comfortable accommodation for patients. All clients can also choose their...

 on 30 December 2003 at 02:50 (HK local time
Hong Kong Time
Hong Kong Time is the time in Hong Kong, observed at UTC+8 all year round. The Hong Kong Observatory is the official timekeeper of the Hong Kong Time.-Time standards:...

). She was 40 years old. Thousands of fans turned out for her funeral in North Point
North Point
North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. It is the northernmost point of Hong Kong Island, adjacent to both Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay, and projecting toward Kowloon Bay. Fortress Hill occupies the western end of the North Point area.-History:In 1899, The...

 in January 2004.

In 1998 an ATV
Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong...

 TV series Forever Love Song
Forever Love Song
Forever Love Song is a 1998 ATV drama series produced in Hong Kong. The story behind the main character Monica Mui is loosely based on that of Anita Mui. Names were changed and fictional elements were added.-Synopsis:...

 told a story of a character that was loosely based on the story of Anita Mui, but the character names were purposely changed. In 2007 a TV series was produced in China titled "Anita Mui Fei" (梅艷芳菲) to tell the many dramas in her life. The 42 episode series was broadcast by China Education Television
China Education Television
China Education Television is an educational TV station in the People's Republic of China. Its first broadcast was on October 1, 1986.-External links:*...

. Fellow actors Andy Lau
Andy Lau
Andy Lau MH, JP is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time...

 and Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , nicknamed elder brother , was a film actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "one of the founding fathers of Cantopop", and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central...

 were also portrayed in the series, though some of the sensitive subjects such as her suffering of cancer, Leslie's suicide and her mother's real estate dilemma were avoided. Actress Alice Chan (陳煒) plays the role of Mui in the series.

On 11 October 2008, a show on TVB was dedicated to her titled "Our Anita Mui" (我們的梅艷芳). Many off-stage fans and personnel who worked with her got a chance to talk about their personal experiences with Mui. Singers who participated in the show included Andy Hui
Andy Hui
Andy Hui Chi-On is a Hong Kong singer and film actor. Hui was the First Runner-up in the 5th Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1986. Hui has appeared in about 25 films....

, Edmond Leung
Edmond Leung
Edmond Leung Hon-man is a Chinese singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and television host from Hong Kong. At age 17, Leung became a finalist in the 8th annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1989, which won him a contract with Capital Artists. He made his recording debut in 1990 with the...

 and Stephanie Cheng
Stephanie Cheng
Stephanie Cheng is a female cantopop singer in Hong Kong introduced by Go East Music . She was born in Hong Kong and studied at Heep Yunn College and the Australian International School...

.

Her ashes are interred at the Po Lin Monastery
Po Lin Monastery
Po Lin Monastery is a Buddhist monastery, located on Ngong Ping Plateau, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.The monastery was founded in 1906 by three monks visiting from Jiangsu and was initially known simply as "The Big Hut" . It was renamed to its present name in 1924...

's mausoleum on Lantau Island
Lantau Island
Lantau Island , based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong...

.

Will

In her will, she bequeathed two properties to her fashion designer, and the remainder to the Karen Trust – a trust she had set up and looked after by HSBC International Trustees. Its beneficiaries included her mother, Tam Mei-kam, and four nieces and nephews. The Karen Trust provided Tam with a life tenancy of HK$70,000 per month; upon Tam's death, the estate would go to the New Horizon Buddhist Association absolutely.

In 2005, Tam received a HK$705,000 lump-sum payment from the trust in May. She applied for and obtained a hardship grant to pay for medical expenditure of $50,000 in December; her application for funds from the estate to challenge the will was denied. In 2008, Anita Mui's estate was estimated to be worth HK$100 million. Tam Mei-kam contested the will, arguing that Anita was mentally unfit when she executed her will in 2003, weeks before her death. The High Court
High Court (Hong Kong)
The High Court in Hong Kong consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance. It deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts. It was named the Supreme Court before 1997.- High Court Building :...

 ruled that Mui was of sound mind when she signed the will, and that Mui simply did not trust her mother with money. Through the years, Tam mounted several legal challenges to the will, and succeeded in having the life tenancy varied to $120,000. Tam was reportedly still owing $2 million in legal costs. A fresh appeal by Tam and elder brother Peter Mui failed at the Court of Final Appeal in May 2011.

Citizenship

Mui moved to Canada in the 1990s where she lived for two years and was granted landed immigrant status. However, her constant absence from Canada resulted in her status being revoked. She never gained Canadian citizenship.

Censorship

In 1995 Mui performed the song "Bad Girl" (壞女孩) in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

, China where the song was banned at the time. It was considered during that time pornographic in nature. Government authorities were infuriated when she chose to sing the song on the last day of her concert.

Tour setlists

  1. 留住你今晚
  2. 點起你欲望
  3. 魅力的散發
  4. 心債
  5. 赤的疑惑
  6. 交出我的心
  7. 24小時之吻 (梅艷芳、草蜢 合唱)
  8. 歌衫淚影
  9. 殘月碎春風
  10. Medley:
    1. 再共舞
    2. 紗籠女郎
    3. 再共舞 Reprise
  11. IQ 博士
  12. 夢伴
  13. 冰山大火
  14. 蔓珠莎華
  15. 夢幻的擁抱
  16. 抱你十個世紀
  17. 似水流年
  18. Medley:
    1. 不了情
    2. 逝去的愛
  19. 壞女孩
  20. 顛多一千晚

  1. Medley:
    1. 冰山大火
    2. 征服他
    3. 心魔
    4. 冰山大火 Reprise
  2. 痴痴愛一次
  3. 緋聞中的女人
  4. 妖女
  5. 將冰山劈開
  6. 愛將 (梅艷芳、草蜢 合唱)
  7. 飛躍千個夢 (草蜢 主唱)
  8. 戀之火
  9. 殘月醉春風
  10. 紗籠女郎
  11. Medley:
    1. 嘆息
    2. 歌衫淚影
    3. 千枝針刺在心
  12. 胭脂扣
  13. 夢伴
  14. 壞女孩
  15. 放鬆
  16. 暫時厭倦
  17. 蔓珠莎華
  18. 她的前半生
  19. 烈燄紅唇
  20. 尋愛
  21. Oh No! Oh Yes!
  22. 裝飾的眼淚
  23. 無淚之女
  24. 似火探戈
  25. 魅力的天橋
  26. 最後一次
  27. 傷心教堂
  28. 似水流年
  29. 珍惜再會時

  1. 愛我便說愛我吧
  2. 正歌
  3. 第四十夜
  4. Video Introduction
  5. 一舞傾情
  6. 難得有情人
  7. 愛情基本法
  8. 心窩已瘋
  9. 心仍是冷 (梅艷芳、倫永亮 合唱)
  10. 明天你是否依然愛我 (梅艷芳、倫永亮 合唱)
  11. Stand By Me
  12. Dancing Boy
  13. 玫瑰、玫瑰、我愛你
  14. 不如不見
  15. 最愛是誰
  16. 夢裡共醉 (音樂)
  17. 焚心以火
  18. 脂胭扣
  19. 黑夜的豹
  20. Medley:
    1. 壞女孩
    2. 妖女
    3. 烈燄紅唇
    4. 淑女
  21. 封面女郎
  22. 她的前半生
  23. 孤身走我路
  24. 龍的傳人
  25. 血染的風采
  26. 蔓珠莎華
  27. 夕陽之歌
  28. 耶利亞

  1. 蔓珠莎華
  2. Faithfully
  3. 夢幻的擁抱
  4. 夢姬
  5. 妖女
  6. 緋聞中的女人
  7. 假如我是男人
  8. Touch
  9. 似火探戈
  10. 不信愛有罪
  11. 這一個夜
  12. Jungle Medley:
    1. 黑夜的豹
    2. 慾望野獸街
    3. 夜貓夫人
    4. 慾望野獸街 Reprise
  13. 教父的女人
  14. 壞女孩
  15. 胭脂扣
  16. 似是故人來
  17. 幾多
  18. 逝去的愛
  19. 赤的疑惑
  20. 夕陽之歌
  21. 親密愛人
  22. IQ博士
  23. 似水流年
  24. 心肝寶貝
  25. 孤身走我路
  26. 夢伴
  27. Stand By Me
  28. 珍惜再會時
  29. 回頭已是百年身

  1. 封面女郎 Introduction
  2. Medley:
    1. 淑女
    2. 壞女孩
    3. 夢伴
    4. 妖女
  3. 親密愛人
  4. Medley:
    1. 新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢
    2. 只羡鴛鴦不羡仙
  5. 女人心
  6. 激光中
  7. 黑夜的豹
  8. 放開你的頭腦
  9. 感激
  10. 珍惜再會時

  1. Overture
  2. 夢伴
  3. We'll Be Together
  4. Faithfully
  5. 愛是沒餘地
  6. 傳說 Interlude
  7. 莫問一生
  8. 烈女
  9. 耶利亞
  10. 夢姬
  11. 等著你回來 Interlude
  12. 得不到的愛情
  13. Medley:
    1. 何日
    2. 李香蘭
    3. 何日 Reprise
  14. 願今宵一起醉死
  15. Interlude
  16. Stand By Me
  17. 是這樣的
  18. Medley:
    1. 愛是個傳奇
    2. 粉紅色的一生
  19. 明星
  20. 女人心
  21. Medley: (梅艷芳、倫永亮 合唱)
    1. 分分鐘需要你
    2. 浪子心聲
    3. 胭脂扣
    4. 情人
    5. 明天我要嫁給你
    6. 憑著愛
    7. 心仍是冷
    8. 分分鐘需要你 Reprise
  22. 情歸何處
  23. 感激
  24. Interlude
  25. Touch
  26. 疾風
  27. 愛我便說愛我吧
  28. 歌之女
  29. 似水流年

  1. 是這樣的
  2. 艷舞台
  3. 淑女
  4. 抱緊眼前人
  5. 愛上狼的羊
  6. 女人心
  7. 愛的感覺
  8. 緋聞中的女人
  9. Touch
  10. 壞女孩
  11. 似水流年
  12. Medley:
    1. 似是故人來
    2. 心肝寶貝
    3. 胭脂扣
    4. 緣份
    5. 有心人
    6. 路...始終告一段
    7. 何日
    8. 夕陽之歌
  13. 夜蛇
  14. 烈艷紅唇
  15. 抱你十個世紀
  16. 眼中釘
  17. 一生何求
  18. 似夢迷離
  19. 但願人長久
  20. 不快不吐
  21. Medley:
    1. 你真美麗
    2. 第二春
    3. 戀之火
    4. 今宵多珍重
    5. 我要
    6. 給我一個吻
    7. 玫瑰、玫瑰、我愛你
  22. 情歸何處
  23. 你留我在此
  24. 將冰山劈開
  25. 床前明月光
  26. 心窩已瘋
  27. Big Bad Girl
  28. 夢伴

  1. Opening
  2. Stand By Me
  3. 將冰山劈開
  4. 愛我便說愛我吧
  5. 長藤掛銅鈴
  6. Medley:
    1. 艷舞台
    2. 烈焰紅唇
  7. Medley:
    1. 憑甚麼
    2. 假如我是男人
    3. 黑夜的豹
  8. 蔓珠莎華
  9. Oh No! Oh Yes!
  10. Wonderful Night
  11. Faithfully
  12. 是這樣的
  13. 夢幻的擁抱
  14. 夢姬
  15. 烈女
  16. 心債
  17. 一舞傾情
  18. 約會
  19. 胭脂扣
  20. 床前明月光
  21. 心窩已瘋
  22. 芳華絕代
  23. 床呀!床!
  24. 似水流年
  25. 似是故人來
  26. 抱緊眼前人
  27. 親密愛人
  28. Medley:
    1. 孤身走我路
    2. 夕陽之歌 
  29. Medley:
    1. 愛將
    2. 壞女孩
    3. 淑女
    4. 妖女
    5. 放開你的頭腦
    6. 夢伴
    7. 冰山大火

  1. Overture
  2. 夢裡共醉
  3. 是這樣的
  4. 抱緊眼前人
  5. 心肝寶貝
  6. Medley:
    1. 何日
    2. 李香蘭
    3. 何日 Reprise
  7. 心債
  8. 第四十夜
  9. 夏日戀人
  10. 'O Sole Mio
    'O Sole Mio
    "O sole mio" is a globally known Neapolitan song written in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the melody was composed by Eduardo di Capua. Though there are versions in other languages, "'O sole mio" is usually sung in the original Neapolitan language...

  11. 親密愛人
  12. Medley:
    1. 愛情的代價
    2. 我願意
    3. 似夢迷離
    4. 今生今世
    5. 深愛著你
  13. 孤身走我路
  14. 胭脂扣
  15. 似是故人來
  16. 似水流年
  17. Sukiyaki
  18. 花月佳期
  19. 夕陽之歌


Awards

  • New Talent Singing Awards
    New Talent Singing Awards
    New Talent Singing Awards or NTSA for short, later re-organized into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals or NTSA International Finals for short), and most currently re-named TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship is an annual singing...

     winner 1982
  • Top 10 Jade Solid Gold
    Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards
    The Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation is one of the main C-pop music award in Hong Kong based on the Jade Solid Gold TVB television show. The award began with the 1984 ceremonial season after the 1983 music season. Historically the ceremony is held in January following the end of...

     Best Female Singer Award 1985—1989
  • Hong Kong Film Awards
    Hong Kong Film Awards
    The Hong Kong Film Awards , founded in 1982, are the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong and among the most respected in mainland China and Taiwan. Award ceremonies are held annually, typically in April. The Awards recognize achievement in all aspects of filmmaking, such as directing,...

     for Best Supporting Actress 1985 for Behind the Yellow Line
    Behind the Yellow Line
    Behind the Yellow Line , also known as Fate, is a 1984 Hong Kong romantic comedy, with casting by Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, and Anita Mui.-Cast:* Leslie Cheung as Paul* Maggie Cheung as Monica* Anita Mui as Anita...

  • Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress 1988 for Rouge
    Rouge (film)
    Rouge is a 1988 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan. The movie is the adaptation of the novel by Lilian Lee.-Plot:Chan Chen-Pang, better known as the "12th Young Master" , was a fashionable playboy who frequented the opium dens prevalent in Hong Kong in 1934, where he met the high-class and...

  • Asia-Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best Actress 1989 for Rouge
    Rouge (film)
    Rouge is a 1988 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan. The movie is the adaptation of the novel by Lilian Lee.-Plot:Chan Chen-Pang, better known as the "12th Young Master" , was a fashionable playboy who frequented the opium dens prevalent in Hong Kong in 1934, where he met the high-class and...

  • Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress 1989 for Rouge
    Rouge (film)
    Rouge is a 1988 Hong Kong film, directed by Stanley Kwan. The movie is the adaptation of the novel by Lilian Lee.-Plot:Chan Chen-Pang, better known as the "12th Young Master" , was a fashionable playboy who frequented the opium dens prevalent in Hong Kong in 1934, where he met the high-class and...

  • Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress 1998 for Eighteen Springs
    Eighteen Springs (film)
    Eighteen Springs is a 1997 romance drama film directed by Ann Hui, starring Jacklyn Wu, Leon Lai, Anita Mui, Huang Lei and Ge You. It is a China-Hong Kong co-production based on the novel of the same name by Eileen Chang....

  • Golden Bauhinia Awards
    Golden Bauhinia Awards
    Golden Bauhinia Awards is a Hong Kong film award organised by the Hong Kong Film Critics Association. Its first award presentation ceremony took place in 1996....

     for Best Supporting Actress 1998 for Eighteen Springs
    Eighteen Springs (film)
    Eighteen Springs is a 1997 romance drama film directed by Ann Hui, starring Jacklyn Wu, Leon Lai, Anita Mui, Huang Lei and Ge You. It is a China-Hong Kong co-production based on the novel of the same name by Eileen Chang....

  • RTHK Golden Needle Award 1998
  • Golden Deer Awards
    Changchun Film Festival
    The Changchun Film Festival is a biennial international film festival held in the Chinese city of Changchun. Ostensibly international, its award for best film, the Golden Deer has nevertheless primarily been awarded to Chinese and other East Asia-region films...

     for Best Actress 2002 for July Rhapsody
    July Rhapsody
    July Rhapsody is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. The film follows Lam Yiu-Kwok , a Hong Kong secondary school teacher, and explores his struggles with midlife crisis, marriage and seduction by a female adolescent student...


Concert Tours/Specials

Year Native name English Name Released Formats
1985–1986 梅艷芳盡顯光華演唱會 Anita Mui in Concert '85 television broadcast
1987–1988 百變梅艷芳再展光華演唱會 Anita Mui in Concert 87–88 LD/CD/VHS
1990 百變梅艷芳夏日耀光華演唱會 Anita Mui in Concert '90 LD/CD
1991–1992 百變梅艷芳告別舞台演唱會 Anita Mui Final Concert VHS (limited edition)/DVD/VCD
1994 情歸何處II梅艷芳感激歌迷演唱會 Anita Mui Appreciating the Fans Concert TV broadcast only
1995 梅艷芳一個美麗的回嚮演唱會 Anita Mui in Concert '95 LD/CD/VCD
1999 百變梅艷芳演唱會1999 / 百變梅艷芳演唱會1999延續篇 Anita Mui in Concert 1999 / Anita Mui in Concert 1999 Part 2 Not released
2001 梅艷芳 Mui Music Show Anita Mui Mui Music Show Radio / TV broadcast only
2002 梅艷芳極夢幻演唱會 Anita Mui Fantasy Gig 2002 CD/DVD/VCD
2003 梅艷芳經典金曲演唱會 Anita Classic Moment Live CD/DVD/VCD

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