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Alan Tam

1950 - Today

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Alan Tam Wing-lun (traditional Chinese: 譚詠麟; simplified Chinese: 谭咏麟; pinyin: Tán Yǒnglín; Cantonese Yale: Taam4 Wing6 leon4; born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He played a major role in developing the Cantopop scene in the 1980s as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. From 1983 to 1987, Alan Tam received numerous music awards and won Most Popular Male Artist and IFPI Award for successive four years, which made him the most famous superstar singer of Hong Kong in 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Tam has received more than 686,884 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Tam is the 728th most popular singer (down from 679th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 27th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Singer.

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  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alan Tam ranks 728 out of 3,528. Before him are Alanis Morissette, Peter Steele, Marinella, Pablo Milanés, Mort Shuman, and Doro. After him are Papa Wemba, Melissa Etheridge, Fiorenza Cossotto, Tanita Tikaram, Randy Crawford, and Inna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Alan Tam ranks 187. Before him are Thomas Gottschalk, Charles, Prince Napoléon, Tomomi Seo, Richard Galliano, Carl Palmer, and Ángel María Villar. After him are René Fasel, Edgar Savisaar, Kathy Baker, Adrian Năstase, Kurt Koch, and Li Yuanchao.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Alan Tam ranks 30 out of 106. Before him are Lam Ching-ying (1952), James Wong (1959), Eric Tsang (1953), John Tong Hon (1939), Leung Chun-ying (1954), and Robin Shou (1960). After him are Tony Leung Ka-fai (1958), Adam Cheng (1947), Johnnie To (1955), Corey Yuen (1951), Simon Yam (1955), and Nancy Kwan (1939).

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Among SINGERS In Hong Kong

Among singers born in Hong Kong, Alan Tam ranks 2. Before him are Anita Mui (1963). After him are Aaron Kwok (1965), Jackson Wang (1994), Kelly Chen (1972), Sammi Cheng (1972), William Chan (1985), Gillian Chung (1981), Joey Yung (1980), and Lucas Wong (1999).

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