Sandra Lang
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Sandra Lang is a former Taishan
Cantopop
singer, active in the 1970
s.
group named The Chopsticks. The group did not last long, as Lang soon went solo for TVB
.
In 1974 her Cantonese
TV theme song "The Yuanfen
of a Wedding that Cries and Laughs" (啼笑姻緣) would make Cantopop the new music phenomenon. The song was aired on TVB Jade
on 11 March 1974 at 7 pm. The 1974 version of the song was written by Joseph Koo
.
Taishan
Taishan is a coastal county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. The city is part of the Greater Taishan Region....
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...
singer, active in the 1970
1970s in Hong Kong
1970s in Hong Kong underwent many changes that shaped its future. Economically, it reinvented itself from a manufacturing base into a financial centre. The market also began leaning toward corporations and franchises.-Background:...
s.
Career
During the late 1960s Sandra Lang's career began under the HK English popHong Kong English pop
Hong Kong English pop are English language songs that are made, performed and popularized in Hong Kong. Known as simply English pop by Hong Kong people...
group named The Chopsticks. The group did not last long, as Lang soon went solo for TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
.
In 1974 her Cantonese
Standard Cantonese
Cantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a language that originated in the vicinity of Canton in southern China, and is often regarded as the prestige dialect of Yue Chinese....
TV theme song "The Yuanfen
Yuanfen
Yuan or Yuanfen is a Buddhist-related Chinese concept that means the predetermined principle that dictates a person's relationships and encounters such as the affinity among friends or lovers. In common usage the term can be defined as the "binding force" that links two persons together in any...
of a Wedding that Cries and Laughs" (啼笑姻緣) would make Cantopop the new music phenomenon. The song was aired on TVB Jade
TVB Jade
TVB Jade is a flagship TV channel in Hong Kong, established by Television Broadcasts Limited, and is one of the free-to-air Cantonese language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival ATV Home...
on 11 March 1974 at 7 pm. The 1974 version of the song was written by Joseph Koo
Joseph Koo
Joseph Koo Kar-Fai, MBE, SBS is one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong. He used the pen name Moran for Mandarin songs. He is the younger brother of famous Chinese singer Koo Mei .-Career:...
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