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 Qingyuan, formerly romanized as Tsingyun, is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong province, China, on the banks of the Bei or North River. During the 2020 census, its total population was 3,969,473, out of whom 1,738,424 lived in the ...

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. In 1977, she was the contestant of the

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but did not win the title. She made albums for primarily

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() and

Cinepoly Records Cinepoly Records (新藝寶) is a Hong Kong–based record label founded in 1985. It was a subsidiary of PolyGram Records and the film company Cinema City. Ownership of Cinepoly Records switched to Universal Music Group after Universal acquired ...

. Some of her songs are heard in Cantonese-language series and films. In 1983, Mak recorded "Rhine River Romance" (), lyricised by Cheng Kwok-kong () and composed by

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professor, Stephen Chu (), called the song a fairy tale feeling. In 1989, she sang "Years of Silence" (), written by Gene Lau and composed by Beyond band member

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, before the rock band Beyond re-recorded it in a rockier style. She is married to actor

Kwong Wa Kwong Wa (born Chan Muk-wah on 19 November 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is known for his portrayals of Chinese historical characters such as Lao Ai (''A Step into the Past''), Xiang Yu (''The Conqueror's Story''), Tang Sanzang (''Jour ...

since 19 December 1992, with a son and a daughter. On 16 October 2019, she held a concert called 《BACK月黑風高旺角夜麥潔文MUSIC 2019》.

Discography

Unless noted, the following albums are

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. English translations are unofficial. Compilations that do not contain newly released songs are omitted. HTA Records () * ''Not Investigating the Past'' (''tsin tsan mok zeoi gau''), 1981 Crown Records () * ''Rhine River Romance'' ( ''loi yaan hoh tzi loon'', 1983) * ''Golden Date'' ( ''wong gam yeok wooi'', 1984) * ''The Young Wanderer'' ( ''Kong woo long tsi'', 1984), as Connie Mak * ''Five Lucky Stars'' ( ''ng fook sing'', 1985), with Derek Wan, Michelle Pau Tsui-mee (), Wong Yee-kar (), and Susanne Ho Kar-lai () * ''Laiyinhe zhi lian'' / ''Jianghu langzi'' ( / , 1985), Mandarin, as Connie Mak * ''The Grand Hong Kong'' ( ''dai heung gong'', 1985), as Connie Mak

* ''Kitman Mak'' (, 1986) * ''

Dancing Queen "Dancing Queen" is a song by the Swedish group ABBA, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, '' Arrival'' (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. Andersson and Ulvaeus also produced the ...

'', 1987, EP * ''Come on Rock!'' (1988) * ''Kitman Remix'' (1988), EP * ''Bewildered'' ( ''mai lyun'', 1988) * ''New Songs and Hits'' (, 1989), compilation World Record International () * ''Eternally Unforgotten'' ( ''baat sang naan mong'', 1990) Forward Music Hong Kong () * ''Presentation'' ( ''Tsing Hin'', 2003)

References

External links

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