Anita Mui

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Anita Mui Yim-fong (Template:Zh; 10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress who made major contributions to the Cantopop music scene and received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout her career, and is regarded as "Queen of Cantopop". She was dubbed as the "daughter of Hong Kong" and is considered one of the most iconic Cantopop singers.<ref name="standard1">"Anita Mui's Mom loses court fight over $100m estate", thestandard.com.hk; accessed 4 July 2017. Template:Webarchive, The Standard; retrieved 14 June 2008.</ref>

Mui once held a sold-out concert in Hammersmith, London, England, where she was dubbed the "Madonna of Asia", which brought her to further international fame.<ref name="UKTel">Template:Cite news</ref> That title stayed with her throughout her career, in both Eastern and Western media.<ref name="Lexis1"/><ref name="peoplecn">People's Daily. "The legend of Anita Mui: Shining star's lonely life" Template:Webarchive, people.com.cn; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref><ref name="thestar">Template:Cite news</ref>

In the 1980s, the gangtai style of music was revolutionised by Mui's wild dancing and on-stage femininity.<ref name="Bara">Baranovitch, Nimrod. China's New Voices. University of California press. Template:ISBN. p. 164.</ref> She was famed for her outrageous costumes and high-powered performances in tandem with contralto vocals, which are rare in female artists.<ref name="Time Magazine">Template:Cite news</ref> Her 1985 album, Bad Girl, sold over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong and remains the highest-selling album of all time in the territory.

Her fan base reached far beyond Hong Kong into many parts of Asia, including Taiwan, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan<ref>雜誌選香港十大明星出書逐個數 Template:Webarchive，Oriental Daily News 30 October 2003</ref><ref>The Legend of Popular Empress Template:Webarchive，Pop Asia May 2004</ref> and Malaysia. In the Hong Kong entertainment industry, where stars often rise and fall quickly, Mui consistently remained in the spotlight for 21 years (1982–2003). Her career came to an abrupt end in 2003 when she announced she had cervical cancer. She died later that year at the age of 40;<ref name="standard1"/><ref name="peoplecn"/> her sister, Ann Mui, died three years earlier, at the same age from the same disease.

Early life

Mui was born at Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon, in October 1963.<ref name="UKTel"/><ref name="Sina1">Sina.hk Template:Webarchive, Template:Lang focus; retrieved 17 June 2008. Template:In lang</ref> She is the youngest daughter in a family of four children, and the only one of the four born in Hong Kong, as her siblings were born in China. Her mother Mui Tam Mei-kam was born in Xiguan,Guangzhou, still alive as a Centenarian.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She was a Chinese medicine practitioner, who opened Yuet Wah Chinese Medical Clinic, Wah Geong Chinese and Western Music College, and a music brand in Hong Kong. Her siblings are Mui Kai-Ming, Mui Tak-Ming and singer Ann Mui,<ref name="peoplecn"/> The children were raised in a single parent family. Mui's father died when she was very young. In some of her interviews, Mui mentioned that she had little memory of her father and that her family was impoverished. This meant that she had to help provide for her siblings at an early age, dropping out of school at the age of 13 or 14. More hardship followed the family when the bar that her mother ran was destroyed by a fire.<ref name="UKTel"/> To earn a living, Mui entered the show business around the age of four with her sister Ann.<ref name="Lexis1"/><ref name="SCMP1">Profile, SCMP.com; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref> She performed Chinese operas and pop songs in theatres, amusement parks and on the streets.<ref name="Lexis1"/><ref name="SCMP1"/> Both Mui and her elder sister Ann performed in practically any nightclub that offered them a chance to make a living.<ref name="UKTel"/>

At the age of 15, due to the frequency of performances at different venues (up to six venues per day) that she had, her voice was affected due to the development of nodules on her vocal cords. Following the advice of the doctor, she took a year off and to keep herself occupied, she attended art lessons with her cousin. After a year, she started performing again despite the change in her vocal range, which lowered her voice by an octave.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Singing career

In 1982, encouraged by her sister, Mui competed in the first New Talent Singing Awards. There, Mui got a big break by emerging champion with the song "The Windy Season" (風的季節), originally sung by Paula Tsui, beating over 3,000 contestants.<ref name="SCMP1" /><ref>2000 World Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides Publishing Company. Template:ISBN</ref> Despite her title as "new talent" at that time, she had already been singing for more than 10 years performing as a busker from street and club performances during her childhood.<ref name="HKPV" />

For winning the New Talent contest, Mui released her debut album, Debt Heart (Template:Lang), with the local record company Capital Artists.<ref name="HKPV">HKVPradio.Template:Cite web Anita Mui: Number One and Only; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref> The album drew a lukewarm response from the market. However, her subsequent albums, Red (Template:Lang) (1983) and Leaping in the Spotlight (Template:Lang) (1984) fared much better, as she developed her personal style and image, with guidance and support from fashion designer Eddie Lau. In 1983 and 1984, she won the RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs awards back to back.<ref>"RTHK award 1983 Template:Webarchive, rthk.org.hk; retrieved 14 July 2008.</ref><ref>RTHK award 1984 Template:Webarchive, rthk.org.hk; retrieved 14 July 2008.</ref>

Her winning streak continued when she won another major award in 1985, her first top 10 Jade Solid Gold Best Female Singer award.<ref>Top ten songs award 1985 Template:Webarchive; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref> Thereafter, she won the award every year until 1989.<ref>ten songs award 1986Template:Dead link; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref><ref>ten songs award 1987Template:Dead link; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref><ref>Top ten songs award 1988 Template:Webarchive; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref><ref>Top ten songs award 1989 Template:Webarchive; retrieved 5 July 2008.</ref> She was awarded the Gold Songs Gold Awards (Template:Lang) in 1989 for the ballad "Song of the Sunset" (Template:Lang), which became one of her signature songs throughout her career.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1985, at the age of 21, Mui held her first concert lasting 15 nights (thus being one of the youngest singers to hold a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum).

Beginning in late 1987 through early 1988, Mui held a series of 28 concerts at the Coliseum . This established a record at the time and dubbed Mui the title of "Ever Changing Anita Mui" (Template:Lang), which had become her trademark.<ref name="CNN1">Template:Cite news</ref> Her popularity was also gaining prominence outside of Hong Kong, as she was invited to sing at the 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Seoul together with Janet Jackson as well as also performing her own solo with one of her hit songs of that year, "Blazing Red Lips (烈燄紅唇)".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="anet">Profile Template:Webarchive, Anitamuinet.com; retrieved 21 June 2008.Template:In lang</ref>

On February 12, 1994, Mui was invited to hold a concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena which is located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The venue opened on December 31, 1993, with a concert by Barbra Streisand, and subsequent concerts by Luther Vandross, Mui herself and Janet Jackson.<ref name="Concert Archives – MGM Grand Garden Arena’s 1994 Concert History">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1995, Mui performed the song "Bad Girl" (a Cantonese cover of Sheena Easton's "Strut") in Guangzhou, China, where it was banned,<ref name="Bara" /><ref name="Str1">Template:Cite web</ref> as it was considered pornographic in nature.<ref name="Bara" /> The government authorities in Guangzhou were infuriated when she chose to sing the song on the last day of her concert.<ref name="Str1" />

In 1990, during her birthday celebration with her fan club, Mui announced that she would put an end to receiving music awards to give a chance to newcomers. She held farewell concerts for 33 consecutive nights before retiring from the stage. At the age of 28, she stepped down from the industry, only to return from retirement in 1994.<ref name="SCMP3">SCMP. ""Actresses hit wrong note in a year of off-key performances", scmp.com; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref> Mui mentored several Hong Kong newcomer singers who have since become successful, most notably Andy Hui, Denise Ho, Edmond Leung, the band Grasshopper, and Patrick Tam.<ref name="HKPV" />

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Mui at the "Anita Classic Moment Live 2003" concert in the Hong Kong Coliseum

Mui released 50 albums in total.<ref name="SCMP2">"Thousands say farewell to a superstar" Template:Webarchive." South China Morning Post; retrieved 17 June 2008.</ref> Her best-selling album was the 1985 "Bad Girl" (Template:Lang), which sold over 400,000 copies in a week (platinum 8x by Hong Kong's standards) and broke the selling record in Hong Kong.<ref name="HKPV"/><ref>梅艷芳壞女孩 Template:Webarchive，梅艷芳壞女孩</ref><ref>1986年梅艷芳壞女孩銷量報導，1986年梅艷芳壞女孩銷量報導</ref><ref>誠品線上 Template:Webarchive，誠品線上</ref> In 1994, she sold over 10 million albums. She was the first female singer in Hong Kong to achieve such sales result.<ref name="Lexis1">Star with a 'true heart' brought happiness to thousands of fans Template:Webarchive, lexisnexis.com; retrieved 23 June 2008.</ref><ref name="SCMP1"/><ref>東方日報，東方日報 1994年</ref>

Mui performed in 300 concerts in her career.<ref name="Lexis1"/><ref name="SCMP1"/> CNN compared her singing career with stars like Diana Ross and Madonna.<ref name="Anita Mui Charity Concert">" "Anita Mui Charity Concert" "</ref>

In 1998, aged 35, Mui was awarded the RTHK Golden Needle Award, being one of the youngest recipients to receive the award as a lifetime achievement.<ref>"RTHK" Template:Webarchive, 歷年十大中文金曲頒獎音樂會; retrieved 27 June 2008.</ref>

In 2003, Mui announced that she had cervical cancer, from which her sister had also died.<ref name="standard1" /><ref name="SCMP1" /> She held a series of eight shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum from 6–11 November and 14–15 November 2003, which were to be her last concerts before her death.<ref name="HKPV" /><ref>Yesasia.com. "Anita Classic Moment Live Karaoke (DVD)", yesasia.com; Retrieved 23 June 2008.</ref>

Her symbolic act was to "marry the stage", which was accompanied by her hit song "Sunset Melody" (Template:Lang) as she exited the stage. The last song she performed on stage was "Cherish When We Meet Again" (Template:Lang), a rendition of The Manhattans' "Kiss and Say Goodbye", on 15 November 2003, where she was accompanied by her friends on stage.

Mui's star on the Avenue of Stars

Acting career

Mui was also well known as an actress across Asia, as she starred in more than 40 films over a 20-year period.<ref>"HK pop diva Anita Mui dies of cancer", chinadaily.com; retrieved 14 July 2008.</ref> Her films were mainly of the action-thriller and martial arts variety, but she had also taken comedic and dramatic roles.Template:Citation needed

Her first acting award as a supporting actress was won at the Hong Kong Film Awards for her performance in Behind the Yellow Line (1984) alongside fellow Cantopop icon Leslie Cheung. Three years later in 1987, her performance in Stanley Kwan's Rouge, which also starred Cheung, won her the Best Actress Award at the Golden Horse Awards,<ref name="peoplecn"/> as well as at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1989.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the same year, she starred alongside Chow Yun-fat in Tsui Hark's A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon, which features her iconic ballad "Song of the Sunset". She also co-starred with Chow Yun-fat in the 1988 romantic comedy The Greatest Lover.

In 1990, she was cast in the titular role for Kawashima Yoshiko, a biopic of the flamboyant cross-dressing spy Yoshiko Kawashima based on the novel by Lilian Lee, who also authored the original novel and screenplay for Rouge. In 1992, she starred alongside comedy icon Stephen Chow in Justice, My Foot!, proving her calibre in the comedy genre. She also paired up with Stephen Chow in 1993 in Fight Back to School III. In the same year, she starred in The Heroic Trio with Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung, and it proved to be one of her most popular action films. In 1994 and 1995, she found some international recognition by starring opposite Jackie Chan in The Legend of Drunken Master and Rumble in the Bronx.<ref name="UKTel"/> In 1996, she starred in Who's the Woman, Who's the Man with Leslie Cheung and Anita Yuen in a gender-bending love triangle story.

Later, in 1997, she also won another best supporting actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in Eighteen Springs. In 2001, she starred in yet another Johnnie To comedy Wu Yen alongside Sammi Cheng and Cecilia Cheung as the lewd yet charming Emperor Qi. In 2002, she won Best Actress at the Changchun Film Festival Golden Deer Awards for Best Actress with her performance in July Rhapsody, which she starred alongside Jackie Cheung.<ref>Hanban.edu. "Hanban.edu." Film Festival Closes in Northeast China; retrieved 19 June 2008.</ref>

In 2003, Mui was originally cast for a major role for House of Flying Daggers but eventually declined due to her failing health before any of her scenes were filmed.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> After her death on 30 December 2003, director Zhang Yimou decided to alter the script to remove her character rather than recasting her.<ref name=":0" /> The film is dedicated to her memory.<ref name=":0" />

Throughout her career, the tabloid magazines were unforgiving. Rumours relentlessly plagued Mui, who was accused of having tattoos on her arms and plastic surgery, being addicted to drugs, suicidal behavior and being linked to the death of a triad leader in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="HKPV"/> Rumours of affairs with leading actors also circulated.<ref name="UKTel"/>

Politics, activism, and philanthropy

Mui's Classic Moment Live 2003 outfit on display at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Mui attended a local Hong Kong rally publicly calling for democracy during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests that reportedly drew in 1 million people, which led to the founding of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Lisa Stokes">Template:Cite book</ref> She also performed at the 1989 Hong Kong concert for Chinese Democracy and vowed never to perform again in mainland China.<ref name="Independent">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> Her rendition of Bloodstained Glory (血染的風采) has been praised as best among many. According to the posthumous memoirs of democracy activist Szeto Wah, Mui lent significant financial and material support to Operation Yellowbird, to help activists flee from China after the Tiananmen protests.<ref name=standard32996122>Lee, Diana and Wong, Natalie (12 July 2011) "Stars who played their part" Template:Webarchive, thestandard.com.hk; access 4 July 2017.</ref>

Mui was also actively involved in charitable projects throughout her career to give back to the community. After the Eastern China flood of 1991, she changed her mind about her boycott of mainland China and took part with other Hong Kong stars in a Beijing concert to raise funds for victims of the catastrophe.<ref name="Independent" />

One of the care centres established by Mui.

The Tibetan red-crown Shamarpa (of Kagyudpa lineage) once said "She had a true heart. She was an unconventional woman and brought happiness to lots of people during her life."<ref name="Lexis1"/><ref name="SCMP1"/> Her establishment of a nursing home in San Francisco, prompted the mayor of the city in 1992 to name 18 April as "Anita Mui Day".<ref name="UKTel"/> In 1993, she established the "Anita Mui True Heart Charity Foundation" (Template:Lang). That same year, she was also one of the founders of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild.<ref name="HKPV"/><ref name="HKpag">Hong Kong performing artistes guild Template:Webarchive Profile; retrieved 23 June 2008.</ref> The Canadian city of Toronto declared 23 October 1993 to be "Anita Mui Day".

During the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, she initiated a fundraising concert titled the 1:99 Concert to raise money for SARS-affected families, which attracted famous fellow celebrities such as Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung.<ref name="peoplecn"/><ref name="Lisa Stokes" /> She was also awarded the "Fighting Against SARS Award" from RTHK and the newspaper Ming Pao.<ref name="HKpag"/> In 2003, she wrote and published the book The Heart of the Modern Woman (Template:Lang). Profits from the book went to the Children's Cancer Foundation.<ref name="thestar"/>

Personal life

In 1990, Mui began dating Benjamin Lam Kwok-bun, who was a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. The relationship ended three years later.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite rumours of her dating several men, Mui never married during her lifetime.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 5 September 2003, Mui publicly announced that she had cervical cancer, from which her sister had also died.<ref name="standard1"/><ref name="SCMP1"/>

Death and legacy

Mui eventually succumbed to cervical cancer and died of respiratory complications leading to lung failure at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital on 30 December 2003 at 2:50 am Hong Kong Time.<ref name="standard1" /><ref name="peoplecn" /><ref name="thestar" /> She was 40 years old. Thousands of fans turned out for her funeral at North Point in January 2004 including Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh.<ref name="Lexis1" /><ref name="SCMP1" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mui was cremated and her ashes are interred at the Po Lin Monastery's mausoleum on Lantau Island.

Will

In her will, Mui bequeathed two properties to her fashion designer, Eddie Lau, and the remainder to the Karen Trust – a trust she had set up and looked after by HSBC International Trustees. Its beneficiaries included her mother, Template:Ill, and four nieces and nephews. The Karen Trust provided Tam with a life tenancy of HK$70,000 per month; upon Tam's death, the estate would go to the New Horizon Buddhist Association (Template:Lang).<ref name="scmp20110510">Man, Joyce (10 May 2011). "Anita Mui's mother loses battle over will", South China Morning Post; accessed 4 July 2017.</ref>

In 2005, Tam received a HK$705,000 lump-sum payment from the trust in May. She applied for and obtained a hardship grant to pay for medical expenditure of $50,000 in December; her application for funds from the estate to challenge the will was denied.<ref>Gentle, Nick (23 December 2005), "Anita Mui's mother, 82, wins special will payout", South China Morning Post</ref> In 2008, Mui's estate was estimated to be worth HK$100 million. Tam Mei-kam contested the will, arguing that Mui was mentally unfit when she executed her will in 2003, weeks before her death. The High Court ruled that Mui was of sound mind when she signed the will, and that she simply did not trust her mother with money.<ref name="standard1" /><ref name="20090403taipeitimes">"Diva’s mum denied cash", TaipeiTimes.com, 3 April 2009.</ref>

Over the years, Tam mounted several legal challenges to the will, and succeeded in having the life tenancy varied to HK$120,000.<ref name="20090403taipeitimes" /><ref name="cna20110510">Template:Cite news</ref> Tam reportedly owed $2 million in legal costs in 2011.<ref name="scmp20110510" /> A fresh appeal by Tam and Mui's elder brother Peter Mui Kai-ming failed at the Court of Final Appeal in May 2011.<ref name="cna20110510" />

After that challenge, the Court of First Instance declared Tam bankrupt on 25 April 2012 for failing to pay legal fees, whilst allowing her to continue receiving her monthly allowance.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In January 2013, the court ruled that the monthly tenancy of HK$120,000 to Tam, suspended since the previous July, would continue to be frozen due to mounting debts of the estate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her brother was declared bankrupt on 17 January 2013 for failing to pay legal fees relating to the appeals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2013, the court ordered the estate to pay Tam HK$20,000 a month for her living costs, as well as $240,000 to settle her overdue rent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Legacy

An Anita Mui commemorative exhibition at TST East Waterfront Podium Garden in December 2016

In 1998, an ATV-produced television series Forever Love Song told a story of a character which was loosely based on that of Mui, but the character names were purposely changed. In 2007, a television series was produced in China titled Anita Mui Fei (Template:Lang) to tell the story of her life. The 42-episode series was broadcast by China Education Television. Some subjects, such as her suffering from cancer, Leslie Cheung's suicide and her mother's real estate dilemma, were avoided.<ref>Anita Mui Fei (梅艷芳菲), sina.com; retrieved 4 July 2008.Template:In lang</ref> Alice Chan portrayed Mui in the series.<ref>Profile, xinhuanet.com, 13 June 2007; retrieved 4 July 2008.Template:In lang</ref>

On 23 September 2004, the Anita Mui True Heart Digital Multimedia Studio was opened at the University of Hong Kong. It included state-of-the-art equipment for digital audio and video editing.<ref>"A Star's Legacy to HKU Students" Template:Webarchive, hku.hk; retrieved 23 June 2008.</ref> In Causeway Bay, an Anita Mui-themed cafe called Happiness Moon (Template:Lang) is also dedicated to her legacy.<ref>Template:In lang Kwongwah e-newspaper. "Profile, kwongwah.com.my; accessed 4 July 2017. Template:Webarchive</ref>

Bronze statue of Anita Mui in Hong Kong

On 11 October 2008, a show on TVB, titled Our Anita Mui (Template:Lang), was dedicated to Mui. Many fans and off-stage personnel who worked with her had a chance to talk about their personal experiences with Mui. Singers who participated in the show included Andy Hui, Edmond Leung, and Stephanie Cheng.Template:Cn On 18 July 2014, a statue of Anita Mui was unveiled on Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, she was the subject of the film Dearest Anita. The film centered around individuals whose lives had been shaped by her work, including her fans and beneficiaries of her philanthropic work.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2021, she was portrayed in the biopic Anita (Template:Lang), directed by Longman Leung.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She was played by the Hong Kong model Louise Wong.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Her work and stage costumes were displayed in an exhibition titled "Timeless Diva: Anita Mui" in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum lasting around eight months from 24th December 2023 to 2nd September 2024, commemorating the 20th anniversary of her passing. The exhibit included items from her private collection, including her TBS Award from the 1983 12th Tokyo Music Festival which was since housed in the museum, with courtesy of her former fashion designer and close friend Eddie Lau.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Discography

Studio albums

Cantonese

Capital Artists Ltd.
Go East Entertainment Co. Ltd.
  • With (2002)

Japanese

English titles are official English titles used by record labels for below releases: Express (part of EMI Japan)

  • Fantasy of Love / Debt of Love Template:Lang (kuchibiru o ubau mae ni / inochi hateru made) — EP (1983)
    "Fantasy of Love" is the Japanese version of the Cantonese song "Gau cheut ngo dik sum" (Template:Lang). "Debt of Love" is the Japanese version of the Cantonese song "Sum chai" (Template:Lang).
  • Marry Me Merry Me / nantonaku shiawase Template:Lang (nichii hanayome / nantonaku shiawase) — EP (1983)
    Marry Me Merry Me is sometimes referred as Marry Me Marry Me.

Mandarin

Rock Records
  • Manjusaka<ref name=anitamuinet/> Template:Lang (Man zhu sha hua) (1986)
  • Ever-changing Anita Mui: Flaming Red Lips<ref name=anitamuinet/> Template:Lang (Bai bian Mei Yan-fang: lieyan hong chun) (1988)
  • Intimate Lover<ref name=anitamuinet/> Template:Lang (Qinmi airen) (1991)
Other record labels
  • Caution Template:Lang (Xiaoxin) — Capital Artists Ltd. (1994)
    Hong Kong edition of this album consists of Cantonese versions of some Mandarin songs.
  • Flower Woman Template:Lang (Nüren hua) — Music Impact Ltd. (1997)
Anita Music Collection Ltd.
  • Moonlight on My Bed (or simply "Moonlight") Template:Lang (Chuang qian ming yueguang) (1998)
  • Nothing to Say Template:Lang (Mei huashuo) (1999)

Concert albums

Capital Artists Ltd.
  • Anita Mui in Concert 87–88 Template:Lang – Cantonese (1988)
  • Anita in Concert '90 Template:Lang – Cantonese (1990)
  • Anita Mui Live in Concert 1995 Template:Lang – Cantonese/Mandarin (1995)
  • Anita Mui Final Concert 1992 Template:Lang – Cantonese/Mandarin (2006)
Music Impact Ltd.
Music Nation Records Company Ltd.
  • Anita Mui Fantasy Gig 2002 Template:Lang – Cantonese/Mandarin (2002)

Compilation albums

Compilations released after 2004 are not included here: Capital Artists Ltd. (Cantonese)

Other record labels
  • Anita Classic Moment Live Template:Lang – Mui Music Ltd. (Cantonese/Mandarin) (2004)
  • Anita Mui Forever Template:Lang – BMG Taiwan Inc. (Mandarin) (2004)

Singles

1980s

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
RTHK TVB 903 997
"Debts of the Heart Template:Lang" 1982 1 — — — Debts of the Heart Template:Lang
"Red Doubts 赤的疑惑" 1983 1 — — — Red Anita Mui Template:Lang
"Hand Over My Heart Template:Lang" 3 — — —
"Red Impact Template:Lang" — — — —
"Leaping in the Spotlight Template:Lang" 1984 6 — — — Leaping in the Spotlight Template:Lang
"Don't Believe Love Is a Crime Template:Lang" 1 — — —
"The Years Flow Like Water Template:Lang" 1 — — — The Years Flow Like Water Template:Lang
"Dream Embrace Template:Lang" 1985 — — — —
"Manjusaka Template:Lang" 1 — — —
"Towards a New Day Template:Lang" 3 — — — Template:Lang
"Bad Girl Template:Lang" — — — — Bad Girl Template:Lang
"Flame on the Iceberg Template:Lang" 1986 1 9 — —
"Walking My Way Alone Template:Lang" 3 — — —
"Dream Partner Template:Lang" — 1 — —
"Temptress Template:Lang" — 3 7 — Temptress Template:Lang
"Break the Iceberg Template:Lang" — 1 1 —
"Love Warrior Template:Lang" 3 3 1 —
"Gossip Girl Template:Lang" 1987 — 6 16 —
"Burning Tango Template:Lang" 1 1 1 — Burning Tango Template:Lang
"Decorated Tears Template:Lang" 1 1 6 —
"Cherish When We Meet Again Template:Lang" — 3 — —
"Relax Template:Lang" — 7 14 —
"Oh No! Oh Yes!" — — 17 —
"Flaming Red Lips Template:Lang" 1 1 1 — Flaming Red Lips Template:Lang
"Church of Sadness Template:Lang" 1 1 8 —
"If I Were a Man Template:Lang" 1988 — — 9 —
"Rouge Template:Lang" — 9 16 —
"Better Not To Meet Template:Lang" 1 1 6 — Drunk in Dreams Together Template:Lang
"Drunk in Dreams Together Template:Lang" — 1 13 —
"Stand By Me" 1 5 1 —
"Love You, Miss You Template:Lang" — — 25 —
"Lady Template:Lang" 1989 1 1 1 — Lady Template:Lang
"Love at First Dance Template:Lang" 1 2 6 —
"Night Leopard Template:Lang" 1 1 10 —
"Little Angel Template:Lang" 5 — 15 — 親親小天使歌集
"United in Heart Template:Lang" — — 23 — The Legend of the Pop Queen Part I
"Sunset Melody Template:Lang" 1 1 2 — In Brasil
"Summer Lover Template:Lang" 1 1 1 —
"Say It If You Love Me Template:Lang" — 7 15 —
"Life of Passion Template:Lang" — — 14 —

1990s

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
RTHK TVB 903 997
"Cover Girl Template:Lang" 1990 1 1 1 — Cover Girl Template:Lang
"Yelia Template:Lang" 1 1 5 —
"Heart Remains Cold Template:Lang" 1 1 3 —
"Heart Remains Cold (solo) Template:Lang" — — 5 —
"Facing Fate with a Smile Template:Lang" — — 10 —
"Return Template:Lang" 1 1 1 — Music Factory. Queen's Road East
"The Road Has Come to an End Template:Lang" — — 13 — The Legend of the Pop Queen Part II
"Jungle of Desire Template:Lang" 1991 1 1 1 — Jungle of Desire Template:Lang
"What Day Template:Lang" 20 — 26 — The Legend of the Pop Queen Part II
"Dream Temptress Template:Lang" 1 1 1 — Jungle of Desire Template:Lang
"Faithfully" — 3 17 —
"Godfather's Woman Template:Lang" — — 25 —
"Touch" 1 — 3 — The Legend of the Pop Queen Part I
"Too Late to Turn Back Template:Lang" 1992 4 — 5 —
"It's Like This Template:Lang" — — 18 —
"Intimate Lover Template:Lang" 9 — 8 — Intimate Lover Template:Lang
"Woman's Heart Template:Lang" 1993 — — 15 — Drama of Life Template:Lang
"Where Does Love Belong Template:Lang" 1994 1 1 1 1 It's Like This Template:Lang
"In the Hazy Rainy Night Template:Lang" 1 — 5 —
"Like the Night Template:Lang" 1 1 6 1
"Grateful Template:Lang" 11 — 10 —
"It's Not Me Template:Lang" 10 — — — IFPI 100% Template:Lang
"Free Your Head and Mind Template:Lang" 3 — 4 1 Caution Template:Lang
"Caution Template:Lang" — — 22 —
"Drunk Twilight Template:Lang" — — 13 —
"The Song Girl Template:Lang" 1995 1 — 4 1 The Song Girl Template:Lang
"Lonely Love Template:Lang" — — 14 —
"Total Eclipse Template:Lang" — — 14 —
"Love Does Not Compromise Template:Lang" — — 27 —
"We Cried Template:Lang" — — 6 — We Cried 我們都哭了
"Night Snake Template:Lang" 1997 10 — 12 — Illusions Template:Lang
"Embrace the One in Front of You Template:Lang" 1 1 4 1
"Flower Woman Template:Lang" — — — — Flower Woman Template:Lang
"Day and Night Template:Lang" 1998 11 — 9 — Love Songs Template:Lang
"You Keep Me Here Template:Lang" 17 — — 17 Variations Template:Lang
"Beautiful Penang Template:Lang" — — 13 —
"East Mountain Rainy West Mountain Sunny Template:Lang" 8 8 — —
"Moonlight on My Bed Template:Lang" 3 3 16 3 Moonlight on My Bed Template:Lang
"The Wolf Love the Sheep Template:Lang" 3 — — 9
"Brilliant Stage Template:Lang" 1999 3 4 3 7 Larger Than Life
"Nausea Template:Lang" — — 10 —
"Women's Problem Template:Lang" — — 5 —
"Hanging the Bell on the Rattan Template:Lang" 5 2 9 — Nothing to Say Template:Lang
"Dont Be a Woman in Your Next Life Template:Lang" — 7 — 6

2000s

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
RTHK TVB 903 997
"I'm So Happy Template:Lang" 2000 9 — 1 3 I'm So Happy
"Lessons in Love Template:Lang" 13 — 6 5
"Welcome Bed Template:Lang" 3 3 10 5
"Glamour Forever Template:Lang" 2001 1 1 1 — With
"Love Is Difficult Template:Lang" 2002 1 1 1 1
"Single Woman Template:Lang" — — 5 7
"Women's Sorrows (duet) Template:Lang" — — — 9 On Hits (Special Edition)
"Return (Live Version) Template:Lang" 2003 — — — 9 —

Tour setlists

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  1. 留住你今晚
  2. 點起你欲望
  3. 魅力的散發
  4. 心債
  5. 赤的疑惑
  6. 交出我的心
  7. 信
  8. 24小時之吻 (梅艷芳、草蜢 合唱)
  9. 祝你好運 (梅艷芳、草蜢 合唱)
  10. 小虎子闖世界 (梅艷芳、小虎隊 合唱)
  11. 歌衫淚影
  12. 殘月碎春風
  13. Medley:
    1. 再共舞
    2. 紗籠女郎
    3. 再共舞 Reprise
  14. 滾滾紅塵
  15. IQ博士
  16. 風的季節 (梅艷芳、梅愛芳 合唱)
  17. 中國戲曲
  18. The Way We Were
  19. 待嫁女兒心
  20. 日本演歌 (梅艷芳、黎小田 合唱)
  21. 合唱歌 (梅艷芳、Guest 合唱)
  22. 夢伴
  23. 別離的無奈
  24. 冰山大火
  25. 幻影
  26. 蔓珠莎華
  27. 夢幻的擁抱
  28. 抱你十個世紀
  29. 孤身走我路
  30. 壞女孩
  31. 顛多一千晚
  32. 似水流年
  33. 不了情
  34. 逝去的愛

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  1. Medley:
    1. 冰山大火
    2. 征服他
    3. 心魔
    4. 冰山大火 Reprise
  2. 痴痴愛一次
  3. 緋聞中的女人
  4. 妖女
  5. 將冰山劈開
  6. 愛將 (梅艷芳、草蜢 合唱)
  7. 飛躍千個夢 (草蜢 主唱)
  8. 戀之火
  9. 殘月醉春風
  10. 夢
  11. 紗籠女郎
  12. Medley:
    1. 嘆息
    2. 歌衫淚影
    3. 千枝針刺在心
  13. 胭脂扣
  14. 夢伴
  15. 壞女孩
  16. 放鬆
  17. 暫時厭倦
  18. 蔓珠莎華
  19. 她的前半生
  20. 烈燄紅唇
  21. 尋愛
  22. Oh No! Oh Yes!
  23. 裝飾的眼淚
  24. 無淚之女
  25. 似火探戈
  26. 魅力的天橋
  27. 最後一次
  28. 傷心教堂
  29. 似水流年
  30. 珍惜再會時

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  1. 愛我便說愛我吧
  2. 正歌
  3. 第四十夜
  4. 夏日戀人
  5. 一舞傾情
  6. 難得有情人
  7. 愛情基本法
  8. 心窩已瘋
  9. 心仍是冷 (梅艷芳、倫永亮 合唱)
  10. 明天你是否依然愛我 (梅艷芳、倫永亮 合唱)
  11. 你知道我在等你嗎 (倫永亮獨唱)
  12. Stand By Me
  13. Dancing Boy
  14. 玫瑰、玫瑰、我愛你
  15. 不如不見
  16. 最愛是誰
  17. 倦
  18. 夢裡共醉 (音樂/舞蹈)
  19. 焚心以火
  20. 脂胭扣
  21. 黑夜的豹
  22. Medley:
    1. 壞女孩
    2. 妖女
    3. 烈燄紅唇
    4. 淑女
  23. 封面女郎
  24. 她的前半生
  25. 孤身走我路
  26. 龍的傳人
  27. 血染的風采
  28. 蔓珠莎華
  29. 夕陽之歌
  30. 耶利亞
  31. Encore:
    1. 似水流年
    2. 心債
    3. 夢伴
    4. 冰山大火
    5. 我未失方向
    6. 赤的疑惑
    7. 再共舞
    8. 珍惜再會時

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  1. 蔓珠莎華
  2. Faithfully
  3. 夢幻的擁抱
  4. 夢姬
  5. 妖女
  6. 緋聞中的女人
  7. 假如我是男人
  8. Touch
  9. 似火探戈
  10. 不信愛有罪
  11. 這一個夜
  12. Jungle Medley:
    1. 黑夜的豹
    2. 慾望野獸街
    3. 夜貓夫人
    4. 慾望野獸街 Reprise
  13. 教父的女人
  14. 壞女孩
  15. 胭脂扣
  16. 啼笑因緣
  17. 每當變幻時
  18. 似是故人來
  19. 幾多
  20. 逝去的愛
  21. 赤的疑惑
  22. 夕陽之歌
  23. 親密愛人
  24. IQ博士
  25. 似水流年
  26. 心肝寶貝
  27. 孤身走我路
  28. 夢伴
  29. Stand By Me
  30. 珍惜再會時
  31. 回頭已是百年身

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  1. 封面女郎 Introduction
  2. Medley:
    1. 淑女
    2. 壞女孩
    3. 夢伴
    4. 妖女
  3. 親密愛人
  4. Medley:
    1. 新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢
    2. 只羡鴛鴦不羡仙
  5. 女人心
  6. 激光中
  7. 黑夜的豹
  8. 放開你的頭腦
  9. 感激
  10. 珍惜再會時

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  1. Overture
  2. 夢伴
  3. We'll Be Together
  4. Faithfully
  5. 愛是沒餘地
  6. 傳說 Interlude
  7. 莫問一生
  8. 烈女
  9. 耶利亞
  10. 夢姬
  11. 等著你回來 Interlude
  12. 得不到的愛情
  13. Medley:
    1. 何日
    2. 李香蘭
    3. 何日 Reprise
  14. 願今宵一起醉死
  15. Interlude
  16. Stand By Me
  17. 是這樣的
  18. Medley:
    1. 愛是個傳奇
    2. 粉紅色的一生
  19. 明星
  20. 女人心
  21. Medley: (梅艷芳、倫永亮 合唱)
    1. 分分鐘需要你
    2. 浪子心聲
    3. 胭脂扣
    4. 情人
    5. 明天我要嫁給你
    6. 憑著愛
    7. 心仍是冷
    8. 分分鐘需要你 Reprise
  22. 情歸何處
  23. 感激
  24. Interlude
  25. Touch
  26. 疾風
  27. 愛我便說愛我吧
  28. 歌之女
  29. 似水流年

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  1. 是這樣的
  2. 艷舞台
  3. 淑女
  4. 抱緊眼前人
  5. 愛上狼的羊
  6. 女人心
  7. 愛的感覺
  8. 緋聞中的女人
  9. Touch
  10. 壞女孩
  11. 似水流年
  12. Medley:
    1. 似是故人來
    2. 心肝寶貝
    3. 胭脂扣
    4. 緣份
    5. 有心人
    6. 路...始終告一段
    7. 何日
    8. 夕陽之歌
  13. 夜蛇
  14. 烈艷紅唇
  15. 抱你十個世紀
  16. 眼中釘
  17. 一生何求
  18. 似夢迷離
  19. 但願人長久
  20. 不快不吐
  21. Medley:
    1. 你真美麗
    2. 第二春
    3. 夢
    4. 戀之火
    5. 今宵多珍重
    6. 我要
    7. 給我一個吻
    8. 玫瑰、玫瑰、我愛你
  22. 情歸何處
  23. 你留我在此
  24. 將冰山劈開
  25. 床前明月光
  26. 心窩已瘋
  27. Big Bad Girl
  28. 夢伴

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  1. Opening
  2. Stand By Me
  3. 將冰山劈開
  4. 愛我便說愛我吧
  5. 長藤掛銅鈴
  6. Medley:
    1. 艷舞台
    2. 烈焰紅唇
  7. Medley:
    1. 憑甚麼
    2. 假如我是男人
    3. 黑夜的豹
  8. 蔓珠莎華
  9. Oh No! Oh Yes!
  10. Wonderful Night
  11. Faithfully
  12. 是這樣的
  13. 夢幻的擁抱
  14. 夢姬
  15. 烈女
  16. 心債
  17. 一舞傾情
  18. 約會
  19. 胭脂扣
  20. 床前明月光
  21. 心窩已瘋
  22. 芳華絕代
  23. 床呀！床！
  24. 似水流年
  25. 似是故人來
  26. 抱緊眼前人
  27. 親密愛人
  28. Medley:
    1. 孤身走我路
    2. 夕陽之歌　
  29. Medley:
    1. 愛將
    2. 壞女孩
    3. 淑女
    4. 妖女
    5. 放開你的頭腦
    6. 夢伴
    7. 冰山大火

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  1. Overture
  2. 夢裡共醉
  3. 是這樣的
  4. 抱緊眼前人
  5. 心肝寶貝
  6. Medley:
    1. 何日
    2. 李香蘭
    3. 何日 Reprise
  7. 心債
  8. 第四十夜
  9. 夏日戀人
  10. 'O Sole Mio
  11. 親密愛人
  12. Medley:
    1. 愛情的代價
    2. 我願意
    3. 似夢迷離
    4. 今生今世
    5. 深愛著你
  13. 孤身走我路
  14. 胭脂扣
  15. 似是故人來
  16. 似水流年
  17. Sukiyaki
  18. 花月佳期
  19. 夕陽之歌

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Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1983 The Sensational Pair Template:Lang Herself
Mad Mad 83 Template:Lang Red Line Girl
Let's Make Laugh Template:Lang Fong
1984 Behind the Yellow Line Anita <ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>
1985 The Musical Singer Template:Lang Jannie Fong
Lucky Diamond Template:Lang Ah Ji
Young Cops Template:Lang Man Rou Yim
1986 Why, Why, Tell Me Why? Template:Lang Fong Yim Mui
Happy Din Don Template:Lang Singer in Club
Last Song in Paris Anita Chou <ref name="bfi_film1986">Template:Cite web</ref>
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife Fang
Chocolate Inspector Kiu-kiu
1987 Scared Stiff Miss Mui
Happy Bigamist Template:Lang Yuan Tung/Park
Troubling Couples Template:Lang Mui Tai-heung
1988 Rouge Fleur(Ju Fa/Ru Hua) <ref name=":1" />
One Husband too Many Template:Lang Yuan Tung/Park(Pai Jia)
The Greatest Lover Template:Lang Anita Ko
Three Wishes Template:Lang Mui Tsai-fa, Mui Lan-fa
1989 The Canton Godfather Luming Yang
A Better Tomorrow 3: Love & Death in Saigon Chow Ying-kit
1990 The Fortune Code Jane
Kawashima Yoshiko Yoshiko Kawashima
Shanghai Shanghai Template:Lang Mary Sung Chia-pi
1991 The Top Bet Mei
Au Revoir, Mon Amour Template:Lang Ng Mui Yee
The Banquet Herself
Saviour of the Soul Yiu May-kwan, Yiu May-wai
1992 Justice, My Foot Madam Sung
Moon Warriors Yue Ya-er/Princess
1993 Fight Back to School III Judy Tong Wong
The Heroic Trio Tung/Wonder Woman/Shadow Fox
The Mad Monk Goddess of Mercy
The Magic Crane Pak Wan-fai
Executioners Tung/Wonder Woman/Dorothy
1994 Drunken Master II Wong Fei-Hung's Step-Mother, Ling
1995 Rumble in the Bronx Elaine/Yi Ling
My Father is a Hero Insp. Fong Yat Wa
1996 Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars 1996 Template:Lang Herself
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man Fan Fan, Fong Yim Mui
1997 Eighteen Springs Gu Manlu
2001 Wu yen Emperor Qi (King Xuan of Qi)
Great Great Great Great Great Ancestor (Duke Huan of Qi)
Midnight Fly Template:Lang Michelle To
Let's Sing Along Template:Lang Chu Wai-tak
Dance of a Dream Tina Cheung <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2002 July Rhapsody Chan Man-ching <ref name="variety_julyrhapsody2002">Template:Cite web</ref>

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1983 Summer Kisses, Winter Tears Template:Lang Fong Chi Mei

Accolades

See also

References

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