Connie Mak Kit-man explained
| Connie Mak Kit-man |
| Birth Date: | 1954 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | British Hong Kong |
| Occupation: | Singer and actress |
| Spouse: | Kwong Wa |
| Children: | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Module: | | Child: | yes | | P: | Mài Jiéwén | | J: | Mak6 Kit3 Man6 |
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| Module2: | | Embed: | yes | | Alias: | Connie Mak, Kitman Mak |
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Connie Mak Kit-man (born 19 December 1954 in HK;), also called Connie Mak and Kitman Mak, is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Her ancestral hometown is Qingyuan, Guangdong.
In 1977, she was the contestant of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant but did not win the title. She made albums for primarily Crown Records (Chinese: 娛樂唱片) and Cinepoly Records. Some of her songs are heard in Cantonese-language series and films. In 1983, Mak recorded "Rhine River Romance" (Chinese: 萊茵河之戀), lyricised by Cheng Kwok-kong (Chinese: [[:zh:鄭國江|鄭國江]]) and composed by Joseph Koo. Hong Kong University professor, Stephen Chu (Chinese: [[:zh:朱耀偉|朱耀偉]]), called the song a fairy tale feeling.[1] In 1989, she sang "Years of Silence" (Chinese: 歲月無聲), written by Gene Lau and composed by Beyond band member Wong Ka Kui,[2] before the rock band Beyond re-recorded it in a rockier style.[3]
She is married to actor Kwong Wa since 19 December 1992, with a son and a daughter.[4]
On 16 October 2019, she held a concert called 《BACK月黑風高旺角夜麥潔文MUSIC 2019》.[5]
Discography
Unless noted, the following albums are Cantonese. English translations are unofficial. Compilations that do not contain newly released songs are omitted.
HTA Records (Chinese: 香泰統一唱片, HTA統一唱片)
- Not Investigating the Past Chinese: 前塵莫追究 (tsin tsan mok zeoi gau), 1981
Crown Records (Chinese: 娛樂唱片)
- Rhine River Romance (Chinese: 萊茵河之戀 loi yaan hoh tzi loon, 1983)
- Golden Date (Chinese: 黃金約會 wong gam yeok wooi, 1984)
- The Young Wanderer (Chinese: 江湖浪子 Kong woo long tsi, 1984), as Connie Mak
- Five Lucky Stars (Chinese: 五福星 ng fook sing, 1985), with Derek Wan, Michelle Pau Tsui-mee (Chinese: [[:zh:鮑翠薇|鮑翠薇]]), Wong Yee-kar (Chinese: 黃綺加 / 王綺嘉 / 王綺加), and Susanne Ho Kar-lai (Chinese: [[:zh:何嘉麗 (歌手)|何嘉麗]])
- Laiyinhe zhi lian / Jianghu langzi (Chinese: 萊茵河之戀 / Chinese: 江湖浪子, 1985), Mandarin, as Connie Mak
- The Grand Hong Kong (Chinese: 大香港 dai heung gong, 1985), as Connie Mak
Cinepoly Records
- Kitman Mak (Chinese: 麥潔文, 1986)
- Dancing Queen, 1987, EP
- Come on Rock! (1988)
- Kitman Remix (1988), EP
- Bewildered[6] (Chinese: 迷亂 mai lyun, 1988)
- New Songs and Hits (Chinese: 新曲與精選, 1989), compilation
World Record International (Chinese: 世紀)
- Eternally Unforgotten (Chinese: 畢生難忘 baat sang naan mong, 1990)
Forward Music Hong Kong (Chinese: 豐華唱片)
- Presentation (Chinese: 呈獻 Tsing Hin, 2003)
External links
Notes and References
- Book: 歲月如歌--詞話香港粵語流行曲 . 78 . Rain Melancholy . 雨絲情愁 . Music as Life: Book about Hong Kong Cantopop songs . July 2013 . 三聯書店(香港)有限公司 . 9789620428807 . Stephen . Chu . Chinese: 如麥潔雯主唱的<萊茵河之戀> 就極富有童話故事的感覺... . 15 August 2014 . zh .
- Web site: Connie Mak Kitman . VinylParadise.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090926215752/http://www.vinylparadise.com/4pop_can/1/084MKM0A.htm . 26 September 2009 .
- News: Greatest hits . The Star . Malaysia . 30 June 2013 .
- News: Kwong Wa Dresses like Andy Lau . 江華唔扮華仔六四面 . 3Weekly . 3 March 2003 . South China Media Limited . 15 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034946/http://www.3weekly.com/share/threeweekly/0177/ent/20030303ent0084/content.htm . 4 March 2016 . dead .
- Web site: 【麥潔文專訪】江華監場賣錯口乖 麥潔文自覺冇老過. 2019-08-29. 明周娛樂. en-US. 2020-01-13.
- News: Sober songs sound so dull . subscription . 4 September 1988 . South China Sunday Morning Post . 10 February 2017 .
