Alan Tam
Date of birth: 1950-08-23
Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Alan Tam Wing-Lun, آلن تام
Biography
Alan Tam Wing-Lun MH (traditional Chinese: 譚詠麟; simplified Chinese: 谭咏麟; pinyin: Tán Yǒnglín; Cantonese Yale: Taam4 Wing6Leon4; 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. In early 1988, he publicly quit all pop music award ceremonies and put most efforts in searching new direction for Cantopop music. He is also a members of The Wynners, along with Kenny Bee, Bennett Pang Kin-San, Danny Yip Chi-Keung and Anthony Chan Yau. Today, he is still active in the music and film industry, releasing new albums on a regular basis. Since the late 1980s, he has served as a mentor for the cantopop music industry, earning the nickname the "Principal" or "Principal Tam". Today he is regularly seen across the media in Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, and various parts of East Asia participating in all types of entertainment-related events and charity activities. As of 2013, Alan Tam has launched a total of 115 solo albums and has sold over 35 million records worldwide; he also holds the record for having held the most concerts in Hong Kong as a solo artist.
Movie Credits
Armour of God
1986-08-16
Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exot
Lucky Stars Go Places
1986-06-20
Lucky Stars Go Places, also known as The Luckiest Stars, is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film dire
The Last Blood
1990-12-22
Lui Tai, an Interpol agent, is assigned to protect the Daka Lama, a famous religious leader who's ta
Casino Raiders
1989-06-29
Law and Chan are gamblers and friends. Forced into a battle with the Yakuza, How far will friendship
Fortune King Is Coming to Town!
2010-02-09
"Here Comes Fortune" is about the God of Fortune coming down from heaven to spread some love and wea
梅艳芳红馆绝唱经典演唱会
2003-11-01
72 Heroes
2011-09-16
The epic film is about the 1911 Hunaghua gang uprising and the 72 revolutionaries that were involved
譚詠麟97金曲回歸演唱會
1997-02-06
Pantyhose Hero
1990-08-08
Two policemen must pretend to be a gay couple in order to investigate the murders of homosexuals in
97 Aces Go Places
1997-06-21
Eternal 25 year-old Alan Tam is a wimpy triad boss who must avenge his dad because he had a heart at
Sleepless Fashion
2011-10-21
A Devil Wears Prada comedy and Meryl Streep’s role played by Chinese actor Alan Tam, best-selling 80
譚詠麟歌者戀歌濃情三十年演唱會
2005-04-22
The Other Side of Gentleman
1984-06-28
As part of a sociology experiment, Brigitte Lin tries to get lower-class playboy Alan Tam to fall in
Polygram Forever Live 2013
2013-10-28
I Love Hong Kong 2013
2013-02-07
Eric Tsang and stars are back with another entry into the "I Love Hong Kong" franchise: this Chinese
Alan Tam & Hacken Lee Live Concert 2003
2003-07-21
Nobody else but the absolute king of Canto-pop Alan Tam joined forces with everybody's favorite Hack
Alan Tam & Hacken Lee 2004 Live
2004-05-03
Two talented singers of the times stand side by side to provide you with incredible LIVE hits! Draw
左麟右李04开心演唱会
2004-03-25
溫拿十五週年演唱會88
2004-12-30
Never Say Goodbye - The Wynners Live In Concert 2016
2016-06-21
温拿33好时光演唱会
2007-02-18
溫拿25週年演唱會98
1999-02-01
In February 2011, Hong Kong veteran pop/rock band The Wynners celebrated their 38th anniversary and
The Dragon Family
1988-08-25
Rival Triad gangs go to war...
We are Family
2006-05-30
Alan Tam plays as many as four roles in the film: a guy always in baseball cap, a man resembling the
寶麗金15週年演唱會
1986-12-13
Rich and Famous
1987-05-27
To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crime and a
Celebrating Hong Kong's 25th Anniversary of the Return of the Motherland
2022-07-01
譚詠麟87 演唱會
1987-12-01
Alan Tam In Concert '87
譚詠麟浪漫演唱會'89
1989-08-31
Alan Tam 89 Endless Romance Concert
温拿38大跃进演唱会
2011-05-20
踏上新征程2024北京卫视跨年之夜
2023-12-31
Set Sail 2024 - China Central Radio and Television Station New Year's Eve Party
2023-12-31
Back To Priscilla 30th Anniversary Concert 2014
2014-06-19
Devil Returns
1982-02-17
A woman is raped and impregnated by a psychopath, who comes back from beyond the grave to exact reve
The Age of Miracles
1996-02-03
A psychic widow (Anita Yuen) makes a bargain with Death (Roy Chiao) in order to save her son's (Alan
Once Upon a Time a Hero in China
1992-08-08
The story of a cook who tries to stop an opium ring in ancient China.
溫拿 Never Say Goodbye 2016 香港紅館演唱會
A Love Retarded
1979-01-01
The Funny Couple
1979-01-01
The Funny Couple is a Taiwanese Romantic Comedy starring Alan Tam
Flower Just Smile in the Spring Breeze
1980-01-01
Flower Just Smile in the Spring Breeze is a Taiwanese Romance starring Alan Tam
American Commando 5 - Fury in Red
1988-12-02
Devil worshippers devise a scheme to bring Lucifer to the world, by taking advantage of mentally and
Lucky by Chance
1981-01-01
Lucky by Chance is a Taiwanese Comedy starring Alan Tam.
All the Corl One's Men
1982-01-01
All the Corl One's Men is a Taiwanese Comedy starring Alan Tam.
East Meets West
2011-11-24
Tens of millennia ago, eight gods who ceaselessly fought each other were exiled to earth. For genera
谭咏麟1991梦幻柔情演唱会
1991-03-08
宝丽金20周年演唱会
1990-12-13
Girl with a Gun
1982-12-10
An attempted rape of a deaf mute girl causes her to take revenge. Soon the killings begin.
If I Were for Real
1981-08-21
Taiwanese film about the dark days of the Cultural Revolution and the young people who were destroye
The Merry Couple
1981-11-26
Taiwanese romance film.
You're My Destiny
1987-11-16
Naomi, a corporate heiress from Japan, vacations to Hong Kong with her two colleagues. Bored, she sn
Till Death Do We Scare
1982-10-21
After a young woman loses three husbands in quick succession via freak accidents, their ghosts band
Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye
1991-03-28
Alan and Eric are childhood friends who are separated when Eric moves to America. They are reunited
No Risk, No Gain
1990-04-05
As an advisor to a reknown U.S. casino and a prominent gambler, "Supreme" Ray has encountered many a
譚詠麟'86萬眾狂歡演唱會
1986-08-12
譚詠麟魅力千禧演唱會
2000-02-04
譚詠麟飛一般演唱會2001
2001-08-10
Little Cop
1989-03-25
Ever since he was a child, Lee Chi-kin has been determined to become a police officer, despite the f
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star
1996-02-29
Angel of Nine Heavens is found to have fallen in love, and is banished to Earth. Windfall God is sec
Master Wong vs. Master Wong
1993-04-01
Wong Fei-Hong tires of his life pretending to be a kung fu master, and decides to visit Canton in an
Mummy Dearest
1985-07-04
A psychologically unstable man accidentally kills a junkie, sparking a cat-and-mouse game with a cle
Gonna Get You
1976-04-15
The five members of the band the Wynners are all packing up, ready for a singing tour in USA. Uncle
The Strange Bedfellow
1986-01-11
1. IDENTIKIT LOVE Chan has difficulties solving the case since the piece of skull was so incomplete.
Play Catch
1983-06-09
Billionaire Law and his accomplices are conspiring the murder of a judge. The conspiracy is overhear
Making It
1978-09-14
Those who grew up in Hong Kong in the 1970s definitely remember the Wynners, a band formed by Alan T
Going Up, Anybody?!
1980-08-12
An ambitious country boy gets a job as a security guard in Taipei.
The Fortune Code
1990-01-19
Set in China during the Japanese occupation. A young man breaks out of a POW camp to marry his sweet
A Girl Without Sorrow
1979-08-25
The son of a wealthy businessman (Alan Tam) sees Yun Bai (Lin Feng-Jiao) at an art exhibition for th
The Tigers: The Legend of Canton
1993-07-24
As the leader of a revolution to end imperial rule, Suen Chung Shan is captured by a traitor, forcin
Exposed to Danger
1982-07-09
A young woman is released from prison and starts her life over. Getting a job at a newspaper, she tr
Esprit D'amour
1983-12-15
A young woman has a tragic accident, slipping on a skateboard and falling off the roof of a tall bui
港樂．Alan Live 2002
2002-02-21
Poor Chasers
1980-02-16
Pairs of best college friends, Shen Jung (Brigitte Lin) and Li Lun-mei (Chelsia Chan); Chen Cheng-hs
Fooling Around Jiang Hu
2016-01-09
Underworld godfather Kim, nicknamed Egg Tart, is friendly and sociable. He likes singing more than b
It Takes Two
1982-07-15
It Takes Two is a 1982 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Karl Maka and starring Dean Shek and Richar
Affectionately Yours
1985-04-10
Affectionately Yours is a 1985 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Ying Kit. It stars Eric Tsang, Alan T
Love Soldier of Fortune
1988-02-20
Love Soldier of Fortune is a Hong Kong Romance directed by Stanley Fung and starring Maggie Cheung.
Kung Hei Fat Choy
1985-02-15
Money God was being naughty in heaven and as a punishment, he was sent to Earth to do good deeds for
Left Right Love Destiny
1999-10-10
The Romancing Star II
1988-01-21
Chow Yun Fat leaves his buddies Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, and Nat Chan Bak Cheung to their own devic
The Banquet
1991-11-30
Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer
Men Suddenly in Black
2003-08-11
Four men attempt to fool around as much as they can before their wives return from a 14-hour Buddhis
Lives in Flames
2012-04-19
Alan just for fired from his fifth job in 2 years and his father keep hoping that he could take over
House of the Rising Sons
2018-07-19
The musical biography of the 1970s Hong Kong rock band The Wynners. Starting with their humble begin
Alan & Hacken Live 2013
2013-12-15
Having stuck around for ten years, Alan Tam and Hacken Lee plan to do more as a duo than just singin
Alan Tam 40th Anniversary Live
2015-02-13
Cantopop legend Alan Tam commemorated his 40th anniversary with a series of concerts at the Hong Kon
My Family
1986-01-30
The Ng family: Doctor Ng, Mrs. Ng, Ng Chee (little daughter), Ng Lei and Ng Choi (son and daughter o
My Darling, My Goddess
1982-09-18
Kok is a bored valet driver who spends most of his day dreaming about the beautiful bikini-clad woma
My Little Sentimental Friend
1984-07-09
Rocky Chan (Eric Tsang), is a shy character who is always nervous and awkward. On his 1st wedding an
PolyGram Forever Live
2013-10-28
Spring Fever
1981-12-05
Sun Ya-fang, a freshman from college, is wooed by her schoolmates Chen, a boastful and frivolous pla
Alan Tam Live In Concert 2010
2010-07-16
Alan Tam & Hacken Lee Live 2009
2009-02-01
Love Me Love Me Not
1981-11-05
Taiwanese romance film.
Agent Mr. Chan
2018-02-15
Top agent Mr. Chan (Dayo Wong) suddenly finds himself removed from duties after his partner Wonder C
Part Time Job
1980-02-01
The wealthy family, Liang Dacheng, was very envious of the students using the summer vacation to wor
谭咏麟94纯金曲演唱会
1994-04-22
The Best Sound Ever Reborn
2008-02-05
Remake of the album 愛的根源 which was released in 1984, which adopted with live recording format record
Let's Rock
1975-12-24
Drama by James Wong Jim
Alan Tam X Teresa Carpio Live In Concert 2012
2012-10-16
Alan & Hacken 2009 Live Concert
2009-02-01
Alan Tam and Hacken Lee are back with their latest crowd-pleasing shows! The pop superstar duo reuni
左麟右李演唱会2003
2003-04-04
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
1986-06-05
Two men, Fat and Roberto, are both married and unhappy. Together they make diverse plans to murder t
The Story Behind the Concert
1986-02-22
Chronicles a lounge-singer's rise to fame.
谭咏麟：爱的根源
2008-01-01
谭咏麟2014笑唱人生40年
2014-11-29
Uni-Power大合唱会
2010-02-04