Sandra Lang (, born ) is a former Chinese

Cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") or HK-pop (short for "Hong Kong pop music") is a genre of pop music written in standard Chinese and sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production ...

singer who was active in the

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s and actress in Hong Kong. Lang is credited with over 25 films.

Early life

In 1953, Lang was born in the United States.

Career

During the late 1960s, Lang's career began as a singer in the HK English pop group named

The Chopsticks The Chopsticks was a short-lived female duo in Hong Kong. They were the first all-female modern music singing group to be marketed and launched from Hong Kong. They started singing in the late 1960s with HK English pop songs and were contracted ...

. The group did not last long, as Lang soon went solo for

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...

. In 1970, Lang became an actress in Taiwanese film. Lang appeared as Linda in The Wandering Generation, a 1970 Taiwan film directed by Yang Tun-Ping. In 1974, Lang became an actress in Hong Kong film. Lang was known as Sin Do-Laai (). Lang first appeared in Hong Kong film in Fun, Hong Kong Style, a 1974 Comedy film directed by

Ng Wui Ng Wui (December 3, 1913 - March 1, 1996) was a Hong Kong film director, writer and actor, best known for his films of the 1950s and 1960s.He is credited with over 200 films under his direction. Filmography Films * 1952 ''The Prodigal Son'' - ...

. Lang's last film was Family Affairs, a 1994 Comedy Drama film directed by Cheung Ji-Kok. Lang is credited with over 25 films. In 1974 her

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

theme song Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...

"The

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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 (), or simply Jade, is a Hong Kong Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. Bro ...

on 11 March 1974 at 7 pm. The 1974 version of the song was written by

Joseph Koo Joseph Koo Kar-Fai, MBE, GBS (born 3 February 1933), is a Hong Kong composer, who is considered one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career. Early life Koo has ...

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films. * 1970 The Wandering Generation - Linda * 1974 Fun, Hong Kong Style * 1994 Family Affairs

Personal life

In 1999, Lang became a naturalized Canadian citizen.

References

External links

Sandra Lang at imdb

Sandra Lang at filmaffinity.com
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