Hacken Lee's bio

Hacken Lee (born 6 December 1967) is an award winning Hong Kong based Cantopop singer, and actor, Master of Ceremonies, Association football sportscaster and lyrist.Early Years: 1985-1995

While Lee was still studying at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, Lee entered the TVB new talent show along with Alex To, William So, Vivian Chow, Grasshopper, and Eddie Ng. Although he did not get into the top 30, his passion for singing made him enter another competition. Lee won the 1985 Hong Kong 18 District Singing Contest singing "Love in the Fog" (霧之戀), a song made famous by Alan Tam, and was offered a contract with PolyGram Records.[1] As a new and relatively unknown singer, the sales of his first EP album "李克勤 (EP)" did not even reach the 5,000 mark. However, in 1988, he appeared in a TVB television series "Teenage No More" (不再少年時), which ignited his popularity and his career started taking off.

In 1992, he reached the first peak in his career. His song "Red Sun" (紅日), the lyrics of which he wrote himself, is still widely recognized to this day as the prime "feel-good" song in Hong Kong. This song appeared right at the moment when Cantopop was blooming, and his music was well-received. His first concert, held at the Hong Kong Coliseum in 1993 was very well received, with all the tickets sold out in a couple days.[1]

However, his fortune took a turn for the worse from 1995 onward following various contract disputes with his record company and a concert with a very low turnout. For a short time, he had no recording contract and became a presenter for TVB for shows such as the music programme "Jade Solid Gold", Miss Hong Kong and numerous sports events, notably soccer. At the same time, he also appeared occasionally in dramas for TVB. Although his music career was at a low point then, he made a name for himself as a host and an actor. close