Gu Jiahui's Role Introduction

Gu Jiahui (1 93365438+1October1) is a famous composer and arranger whose ancestral home is in Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province.

196 1 participated in the composition competition of Shaw's film "Can't Love" with the song "Dream" and was selected. 1967 joined the wireless TV station as the music director. 1973, the theme song of the same name for the wireless TV series misty rain became the first theme song of the TV series with Cantonese lyrics as the main theme.

198 1, Gu Jiahui won the highest honor award of RTHK's top ten Chinese golden songs. 1982, awarded MBE by Commonwealth government. 1998, awarded the bronze bauhinia star by the HKSAR Government. In 2005, he won the "Lifetime Achievement Award" in the Pepsi Music Billboard. 20 1 1 won the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards Ceremony in April. 20 14 was awarded an honorary doctorate in social sciences by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Chinese name: Gu Jiahui.

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Alias: Gu Jia

Nationality: Canada

Ethnic group: Han nationality

Constellation: Capricorn

Place of birth: Guangzhou

Date of birth: 1933 65438+ 10/.

Occupation: composer, musician

Representative works: Shanghai Beach, Qian Shan, full of love and blood forever.

Main achievements: the highest honor award of the top ten Chinese golden songs in Hong Kong

Cash Music Achievement Award

Music billboard lifetime achievement award

Hong Kong Arts Development Award Lifetime Achievement Award

Members and ranks of the British Empire

Bronze bauhinia star, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Lifetime Achievement Award of the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards

Origin: Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province

Early experience

Gu Jiahui, born in Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province, male, 1933. From 65438 to 0948, my family moved to Hong Kong. My sister Mei Ku and I live in a wooden house in Kowloon and live in poverty. During this period, Gu Jiahui worked in the laboratory of a foreign company during the day and went to night school at night. Because Mei Ku often practiced singing, he became interested in music. In the late 1950s, Gu Jiahui worked as a pianist in Zhangxian Nightclub in Wan Chai and Dongying Building Nightclub, and formed the "Gu Jiahui Big Band".

196 1 year, after watching Gu Jiahui's performance in a nightclub, the principal of the Berklee Conservatory of Music in Boston, USA, took the initiative to apply for a scholarship for him and invited him to go to the United States for further study, which was also strongly supported and funded by Sir Run Run Shaw. Gu Jiahui seized the opportunity to attend a two-year music training class in the United States. During his study abroad, Gu Jiahui took part in the composition competition of Shaw's film "Can't Love" with his work "Dream", and won the second place among many works, which became an episode of the film and began his music career.

Performance experience

1963-70s composed music for films in Shaw Film Company and Jiahe Film Company.

1967, the radio TV station started broadcasting. At the invitation of Yang, he joined the TV station to be responsible for composition and music planning, and served as music director.

197 1 year, Gu Jiahui created a soundtrack album for the martial arts film "Big Brother in Tangshan" by kung fu movie star Bruce Lee.

1972 Composed the theme song "Love You Becomes Harmful to You" for the Cantonese musical stage play (the first musical in China), with lyrics by James J.S.Wong, the first work written for "Huang Hui" group (in Mandarin).

1974 At the invitation of Wang Tianlin, he wrote the theme song for the wireless TV series "In distress situation", which together with Samuel Hui's "Ghost Horse" was called the beginning of Cantonese pop music in Hong Kong.

1977 collaborated with James J.S.Wong for the first time in Cantonese songs, and wrote the theme song of the same name for the TV series Family Change. 1980, Gu Jiahui and David Henry Hwang collaborated to compose a song of the same name for the TV series "Shanghai Beach", which attracted wide attention. This is also the first popular Chinese minor in Gu Jiahui. During this period, Gu Jiahui's unique musical style, coupled with David Henry Hwang's Cantonese lyrics full of traditional Chinese colors, made the "Huang Hui" group.

In 1982, Gu Jiahui was awarded the order of the british empire by the Queen of England. 1998, awarded the bronze bauhinia star by the HKSAR Government. During the period, he also won the Music Achievement Award of the Hong Kong Composers and Lyrics Association, the highest honor award of Radio Television Hong Kong's top ten Chinese golden songs (predecessor of the Golden Needle Award), the best music/song of the Asian Film Festival, the Hong Kong Film Award, the Taiwan Golden Horse Award and many other awards.

1986, Gu Jiahui composed music for the theme song "One Year's Love" of the film "The True Color of Heroes", which was sung by Leslie Cheung.

1990, Gu Jiahui composed music for the theme song "Burning Heart" of the film "Love between Ancient and Modern Qin Figurines", and in the same year, he won the Top Ten Jade Solid Gold "Best Composition Award", "Best Arrangement Award" and "Jade Solid Gold Honor Award".

From 65438 to 0998, Gu Jiahui and David Henry Hwang held two "Huang Hui Concerts" in Tianhe Gymnasium.

At the end of 2004, Huang Zhifeng died of illness, and Gu Jiahui returned to Hong Kong to pay homage. So I gave up the original farewell concert and changed it to the "Golden Melody with Love for Half a Century" concert from June 65438+February1to June 65438+June 2005, and finally resigned due to illness.

In 2007, Gu Jiahui was invited by TVB to create the theme song of the same name for the TV series "The Power of Life" to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to sovereignty. Zhang Meixian wrote the lyrics and Hacken Lee and Steve Chou sang in chorus.

From October 3rd, 65438/KLOC-0 to October 5th, 2008/KLOC-0, at the invitation of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, he acted as the conductor in the special concert of his work "Selected Gu Jiahui Famous Songs".

In 2009, he was invited by Hong Kong Composers and Lyrics Association to be the judge of CASH Pop Music Creation Competition.

2011On April 27th, the awarding ceremony of "20 10 Hong Kong Arts Development Award" sponsored by Hong Kong Arts Development Council was held in Hong Kong City Hall, and Gu Jiahui won the "Lifetime Achievement Award".

2012165438+1from October 30th to February 5th, artists such as Huang Yaoming and George Lam performed on the stage, and Gu Jiahui also conducted the band.

From May 8th, 2065438 to May 9th, 2005, 12 series "Gu Jiahui Glory Festival Concert" was held in Hong Kong Red Stadium, announcing that it would no longer hold similar concerts and conduct work, concentrate on painting, and occasionally write one or two songs to enjoy retirement.

Personal life

Gu Jiahui was born in a scholarly family, his father was a painter, and he was good at antique appraisal. Gu Jiahui, whose original name was _, was originally written as "Hui" with the word "fire" as the order due to a clerical error. Sister Mei Ku, formerly known as Gu Jiami, was a singer and actress in 1950s and 1960s.

Gu Jiahui blew herself up and wanted her granddaughter Pamela to become a singer, but she didn't want to enter the business. In the 1990s, Gu Jiahui immigrated to Vancouver, but still kept close contact with the entertainment circle in Hong Kong.

Main work

musical creation

Concert record

social activity

On the evening of 20 12, 12, Gu Jiahui held the "Master Gu Jiahui Classic Concert" at the Hong Kong Stadium, raising a total of 23 10000 yuan for expanding the physical and mental counseling services of cancer patients and their families and giving medical assistance.

Winning record

(Award winning record:)

Personality assessment

Gu Jiahui is very talented in composing and arranging music, and has composed more than 1000 songs. His works combine eastern and western musical styles and are deeply influenced by Guangdong Cantonese Opera. His melodies are beautiful and smooth, with simple mode, rich connotation and unique charm, which has brought great and far-reaching influence to the development of Hong Kong music scene and is known as the godfather of Hong Kong music scene. His works have swept a number of Hong Kong pop singers, from Tan to Anita Mui, expelling the white shadow of English songs and opening up the Cantonese pop music scene (Liang Wendao Review).