1. Danny Chan Pak-Keung was a Hong Kong singer, songwriter and actor.
21 Facts About Danny Chan
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Danny Chan was born on 7 September 1958 at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam.
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Danny Chan was an alumnus of St Paul's Co-educational College and a classmate of lyricist Andrew Lam Man Chung.
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Danny Chan won third prize at the TVB "Hong Kong Pop Song Writing Invitation" in 1977 with his self-written English song "The Rocky Road".
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Danny Chan's self-composed song on the album, "Tears for You", was an instant hit.
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Danny Chan subsequently signed music contracts with Hong Kong EMI, WEA, DMI, and finally moved back to WEA.
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Danny Chan composed a large quantity of songs during this period.
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Danny Chan reached his first peak in his musical career with this album and the next one, Loving You Alone, where the album sales achieved five platinum certifications in Hong Kong.
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Danny Chan is the main character in HK TVB TV series Breakthrough together with his favourite female partner Mary Jean Reimer.
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Danny Chan's sole comedy film Merry Christmas was a huge box office success.
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Danny Chan is one of the main characters in one of Hong Kong's the most famous romantic film from the 1980s, An Autumn's Tale, as Vincent, with Chow Yun-fat and Cherie Chung.
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Danny Chan held his first major local concert at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in July 1982, and another concert in the newly developed Hong Kong Stadium in September 1983, both of which were organised by Brainchild Productions.
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Danny Chan participated and represented Hong Kong in various music festivals, such as the World Popular Song Festival 1984 in Tokyo, the Nagasaki Asia Music Festival 1988 in Japan, Peace Music Concert 1988 in Singapore, Tokyo Music Festival 1989 and the Shanghai Music Festival Warner Music Special Concert 1991.
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Danny Chan was invited to perform at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony.
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In 1991, Danny Chan announced his decision to leave the Hong Kong music industry.
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Danny Chan had planned to hold several farewell concerts in the US, Canada and Hong Kong, but his sudden descent into a coma in May 1992 halted such plans.
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Danny Chan suffered from mild depression, which worsened during the late 1980s.
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On 18 May 1992, Danny Chan was found unconscious and he was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong.
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Danny Chan went into a coma for almost a year and a half and died on 25 October 1993 at the age of 35.
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Danny Chan was buried at Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery.
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On 26 October 1993, the day after Danny Chan's passing, Commercial Radio organized a 90-minute memorial concert at Queen Elizabeth Stadium.