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'''Sally Yeh''' (葉蒨文)
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a.k.a. '''Sally Yip''', a.k.a. '''Sin-Man Yip''' (born [[September 30]], [[1961]]) is a star in both [[Hong Kong]] [[Cantopop|pop]] and [[film|movie]] scenes.


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Her credits as an [[actor|actress]] include ''[[Shanghai Blues]]'' and ''[[The Occupant]]'' (both [[1984]]), and [[Tsui Hark]]'s ''[[Peking Opera Blues]]'' (o.t. ''Do Ma Den'', 1986), probably her finest performance (and Best Actress Award at the 1986 [[Hong Kong Movie Festival]]), though her screen fame rests chiefly on her role as the blind piano-bar singer Jennie in [[John Woo]]'s ''The Killer'' (''[[Die xue shuang xiong]]'', [[1989]]).
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'''Sally Yeh''' (born 30 September 1961), sometimes credited as '''Sally Yip''' or '''Yip Sin-man''', is a Hong Kong and Canadian singer and actress.
Born in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]], she grew up in [[Canada]]. Yeh's singing career started in the early [[1980s]] and exploded in the following decade thanks to a series of well thought-out and executed releases - thirty albums, plus forty-odd compilations, best of's and live recordings. Yeh sounds excellent in [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]], [[Mandarin (linguistics)|Mandarin]] and [[English language|English]], and her [[jazz]]-trained vocals allow her to handle a wide range of musical genres. Apart from a good record track of original hits, Sally Yeh has covered through the years a number of Western songs, ranging from [[Madonna (singer)|Madonna]] to [[Céline Dion]] by way of the ''[[Cinema of China|M*A*S*H]]'' title song.


==Early life==
Yeh's career seemed destined to take a slower pace after her marriage in [[1996]] to Hong Kong pop star and composer/producer [[George Lam]], and her catalogue was considered ready to be shelved in the oldies section by most; but in 2002 Yeh unexpectedly made a re-entry on the [[Cantopop]] market, her new record ("Can You Hear") followed by a concert tour, and by early [[2003]] she had again two titles in the Hong Kong hit parade. With new records following, her career seems settled smoothly.
Born in [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]], Yeh immigrated to [[Canada]] at the age of four with her family and grew up in [[Victoria, British Columbia]]. As a result of this, she has [[Canadians|Canadian]] citizenship.
She is the only Hong Kong singer to have been four times the recipient of the Hong Kong Best Female Singer award.


==External Links==
==Career==
[[File:Golden Needle Award Jan 2011.JPG|thumb|Yeh performing in January 2011]]
Yeh's singing career started in the early 1980s and, shortly after, her acting career started as she sang songs specifically written for the movie soundtrack. She has released a total of thirty studio albums, plus compilations and live recordings.

Yeh first relocated to Taiwan to pursue a career in singing, and later relocated to [[Hong Kong]], which at the time was the primary center of Chinese entertainment, for a better chance at fame. Ng Ching Yuen, who was the CEO of [[Warner Music Hong Kong]], arranged for her then-husband, [[George Lam]], to teach Yeh to sing and speak [[Hong Kong Cantonese]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-29 |title=林子祥：我手把手教葉倩文唱粵語歌_娛樂頻道_新浪網-北美 |url=http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/ent/entothers/sinacn/20171123/13018146039.html |access-date=2024-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429021154/http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/ent/entothers/sinacn/20171123/13018146039.html |archive-date=29 April 2020 }}</ref>

Since then, Yeh has focused primarily on the Hong Kong Cantonese entertainment world. With the support of utilizing romanization to read Chinese characters in Mandarin and Cantonese in addition to her interactions within the Chinese entertainment business, she began to make improvements on both her spoken [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] and [[Cantonese]], including reading [[Chinese characters]]. However, because she never had a formal Chinese education, her proficiency in reading Chinese is still limited on various levels.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/xCbEs6RdHCk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195352/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCbEs6RdHCk Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCbEs6RdHCk| title = 葉蒨文 1993年十大勁歌金曲 最受歡迎女歌星｜女人的弱點 | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 6 January 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> When Yeh has to read Chinese characters, she still relies on [[pinyin|Mandarin romanization]] and [[jyutping|Cantonese romanization]] for support. In a July 2022 interview, Yeh admitted that over the years of her career singing Chinese songs, very often she is not able to fully understand the lyrics and has to listen to the arrangements of the music to be able to appropriately relate to the songs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQzymeMQ8SY | title=The Point: Exclusive with Sally Yeh | website=[[YouTube]] | date=6 July 2022 }}</ref>

Yeh has received the Most Popular Hong Kong Female Singer award at the [[Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation|Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards]] four times (1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993). In 1992, Yeh collaborated with a couple of other western artists, recording "I'm Always Dreaming of You" with [[Tommy Page]] in 1992<ref>{{Citation |title=I'm Always Dreaming of You by Tommy Page, Sally Yeh - Track Info {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/im-always-dreaming-of-you-mt0018485648 |language=en |access-date=2022-08-07}}</ref> and "I Believe in Love" with [[James Ingram]] the following year.

In 2002, Yeh re-entered the [[Cantopop]] market, released the record "Can You Hear", and performed a series of concerts in different countries.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7g4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22joyce+lee%22+++canadian+cantopop&pg=PA84 |title=Billboard |date=1996-01-27 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}</ref> In 2011, Yeh received the Golden Needle Award at the 33rd [[RTHK]] Top Ten Chinese Gold Song Music Award Ceremony. Yeh has also collaborated on a number of soundtracks (mostly on [[Tsui Hark]]'s movies with scores by [[Wong Jim]]), including "Lai Ming But Yiu Loi" from ''[[A Chinese Ghost Story]]'' (1987), which won the Best Original Song award at the [[7th Hong Kong Film Awards]].

==Image and artistry==
Yeh was one of the earliest [[Overseas Chinese]] celebrities to enter the entertainment industry in China during the 1980s and one of the few from an [[list of countries and territories where English is an official language|English-speaking country]]. She was also one of the earliest Mandarin speaking celebrities to enter the Hong Kong entertainment industry. In doing so, she paved a way for future divas such as [[Faye Wong]], whom she collaborated with occasionally in her prime.

==Personal life==
On 17 July 1996, Yeh married Hong Kong pop star and composer-producer [[George Lam]]. She is stepmother to his two children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sally Yeh Shows Off White Hair & "Cutey Wrinkles" On 60th Birthday; Says She Can Now Twin With Husband George Lam |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sally-yeh-shows-white-hair-cutey-wrinkles-60th-birthday-says-she-can-now-twin-husband-george |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=TODAY |language=en}}</ref>

Yeh speaks [[English Language|English]], [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]], and [[Cantonese]] in that order of proficiency.

==Discography==
{{Main|Sally Yeh discography}}

==Filmography==
*''Honest Little Ma'' 一根火柴 (1980)
*''Marianna'' 賓妹 (a.k.a. 你要活著回去) (1982)
*''[[Crimson Street]]'' 殺人愛情街 (1982)
*''Golden Queen Commando'' (a.k.a. ''Amazon Commando'' / ''Jackie Chan's Crime Force'' / ''Sexy Commando'') 紅粉兵團 (1982)
*''Pink Force Commando'' (Sequel to Golden Queens Commando) 紅粉游俠 (a.k.a. 烈血長天) (1982)
*''A Flower in the Storm'' (a.k.a. ''Falling in the Rain Flowers'') 飄零雨中花 (1983)
*''A Certain Romance'' 少女日記 (1984)
*''Funny Face'' (cameo) 醜小鴨 (1984)
*''[[Shanghai Blues]]'' 上海之夜 (1984)
*''The Occupant'' (a.k.a. ''The Tenant'') 靈氣迫人 (1984)
*''Teppanyaki'' (a.k.a. ''New Mr. Boo, Teppanyaki / Mr. Boo 6'') 鐵板燒 (1984)
*''Seven Foxes'' X陷阱 (1984)
*''Mob Busters'' 惡漢笑擊隊 (a.k.a.情報販子) (1985)
*''[[Cupid One]]'' 愛神一號 (1985)
*''Just For Fun'' 空心少爺 (1985)
*''[[The Protector (1985 film)|The Protector]]'' 威龍猛探 (1985) (Hong Kong version)
*''Welcome'' 補鑊英雄 (1985)
*''[[Aces Go Places 4]]'' (a.k.a. ''Mad Mission IV'' / ''You Never Die Twice'') 最佳拍擋IV之千里救差婆 (1986)
*''[[Peking Opera Blues]]'' 刀馬旦 (1986)
*''[[The Laser Man (1988 film)|The Laser Man]]'' (1988)
*''[[The Diary of a Big Man]]'' 大丈夫日記 (1988)
*''[[I Love Maria]]'' (a.k.a. ''RoboForce'') 鐵甲無敵瑪利亞 (1988)
*''[[The Killer (1989 film)|The Killer]]'' 喋血雙雄 (1989)<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Woo's English Remake of 'The Killer' Is Heading to Peacock |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/john-woos-english-remake-killer-025119852.html |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=ca.news.yahoo.com |date=3 May 2022 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
*''[[Swordsman (1990 film)|Swordsman]]'' (Uncredited / She had to leave this troubled production before filming completed, but a couple shots of her remain in the film, her role was filled by Sharla Cheung Man) 笑傲江湖 (1990)
*''[[The Banquet (1991 film)|The Banquet]]'' (cameo) 豪門夜宴 (1991)
*''[[Sisters of the World Unite]]'' 莎莎嘉嘉站起來 (1991)
*''[[Love Under the Sun]]'' (2003)

<ref name="one">{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0947313/ |title=Sally Yeh
|access-date=8 March 2010 |publisher=IMDb}}</ref>
<ref name="two">{{Cite web |url=http://chinesemov.com/actors/Sally%20Yeh.html |title=Sally Yeh |access-date=8 March 2010 |publisher=chinesemov.com}}</ref>

==See also==
{{commons category|Sally Yeh}}
* [[Cantopop]]
* [[Cantopop]]
* [[Cinema of China]]
* [[Cinema of Hong Kong]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0947313}}
* [http://sallyeh.net/ Sally Yeh: The Effervescent Queen of Pop]
* [http://www.facebook.com/yehsally Sally Yeh's Facebook]
* [http://www.weibo.com/sallyyeh Sally Yeh's Weibo]
* [http://www.ilove-sally.com/ ILove-Sally.com]

{{Golden Melody Awards for Best Mandarin Female Singer}}

{{Authority control}}

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Latest revision as of 05:37, 21 February 2025

Sally Yeh
葉蒨文
Yeh in 2019
PronunciationYip6 Sin6 Man4
Born (1961-09-30) 30 September 1961 (age 63)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Canadian
Chinese
Occupations
Years active1979–present
Spouse
​
(m. 1996)​
Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Original Film Song
1988 A Chinese Ghost Story

Golden Melody Awards – Best Female Mandarin Artist
1994

Musical career
OriginTaiwan
GenresCantopop
Mandopop
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese葉蒨文
Simplified Chinese叶倩文
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYè Qiànwén
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingjip6 sin3 man4

Sally Yeh (born 30 September 1961), sometimes credited as Sally Yip or Yip Sin-man, is a Hong Kong and Canadian singer and actress.

Early life

[edit]

Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Yeh immigrated to Canada at the age of four with her family and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. As a result of this, she has Canadian citizenship.

Career

[edit]
Yeh performing in January 2011

Yeh's singing career started in the early 1980s and, shortly after, her acting career started as she sang songs specifically written for the movie soundtrack. She has released a total of thirty studio albums, plus compilations and live recordings.

Yeh first relocated to Taiwan to pursue a career in singing, and later relocated to Hong Kong, which at the time was the primary center of Chinese entertainment, for a better chance at fame. Ng Ching Yuen, who was the CEO of Warner Music Hong Kong, arranged for her then-husband, George Lam, to teach Yeh to sing and speak Hong Kong Cantonese.[1]

Since then, Yeh has focused primarily on the Hong Kong Cantonese entertainment world. With the support of utilizing romanization to read Chinese characters in Mandarin and Cantonese in addition to her interactions within the Chinese entertainment business, she began to make improvements on both her spoken Mandarin and Cantonese, including reading Chinese characters. However, because she never had a formal Chinese education, her proficiency in reading Chinese is still limited on various levels.[2] When Yeh has to read Chinese characters, she still relies on Mandarin romanization and Cantonese romanization for support. In a July 2022 interview, Yeh admitted that over the years of her career singing Chinese songs, very often she is not able to fully understand the lyrics and has to listen to the arrangements of the music to be able to appropriately relate to the songs.[3]

Yeh has received the Most Popular Hong Kong Female Singer award at the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards four times (1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993). In 1992, Yeh collaborated with a couple of other western artists, recording "I'm Always Dreaming of You" with Tommy Page in 1992[4] and "I Believe in Love" with James Ingram the following year.

In 2002, Yeh re-entered the Cantopop market, released the record "Can You Hear", and performed a series of concerts in different countries.[5] In 2011, Yeh received the Golden Needle Award at the 33rd RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Song Music Award Ceremony. Yeh has also collaborated on a number of soundtracks (mostly on Tsui Hark's movies with scores by Wong Jim), including "Lai Ming But Yiu Loi" from A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), which won the Best Original Song award at the 7th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Image and artistry

[edit]

Yeh was one of the earliest Overseas Chinese celebrities to enter the entertainment industry in China during the 1980s and one of the few from an English-speaking country. She was also one of the earliest Mandarin speaking celebrities to enter the Hong Kong entertainment industry. In doing so, she paved a way for future divas such as Faye Wong, whom she collaborated with occasionally in her prime.

Personal life

[edit]

On 17 July 1996, Yeh married Hong Kong pop star and composer-producer George Lam. She is stepmother to his two children.[6]

Yeh speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese in that order of proficiency.

Discography

[edit]
Main article: Sally Yeh discography

Filmography

[edit]
  • Honest Little Ma 一根火柴 (1980)
  • Marianna 賓妹 (a.k.a. 你要活著回去) (1982)
  • Crimson Street 殺人愛情街 (1982)
  • Golden Queen Commando (a.k.a. Amazon Commando / Jackie Chan's Crime Force / Sexy Commando) 紅粉兵團 (1982)
  • Pink Force Commando (Sequel to Golden Queens Commando) 紅粉游俠 (a.k.a. 烈血長天) (1982)
  • A Flower in the Storm (a.k.a. Falling in the Rain Flowers) 飄零雨中花 (1983)
  • A Certain Romance 少女日記 (1984)
  • Funny Face (cameo) 醜小鴨 (1984)
  • Shanghai Blues 上海之夜 (1984)
  • The Occupant (a.k.a. The Tenant) 靈氣迫人 (1984)
  • Teppanyaki (a.k.a. New Mr. Boo, Teppanyaki / Mr. Boo 6) 鐵板燒 (1984)
  • Seven Foxes X陷阱 (1984)
  • Mob Busters 惡漢笑擊隊 (a.k.a.情報販子) (1985)
  • Cupid One 愛神一號 (1985)
  • Just For Fun 空心少爺 (1985)
  • The Protector 威龍猛探 (1985) (Hong Kong version)
  • Welcome 補鑊英雄 (1985)
  • Aces Go Places 4 (a.k.a. Mad Mission IV / You Never Die Twice) 最佳拍擋IV之千里救差婆 (1986)
  • Peking Opera Blues 刀馬旦 (1986)
  • The Laser Man (1988)
  • The Diary of a Big Man 大丈夫日記 (1988)
  • I Love Maria (a.k.a. RoboForce) 鐵甲無敵瑪利亞 (1988)
  • The Killer 喋血雙雄 (1989)[7]
  • Swordsman (Uncredited / She had to leave this troubled production before filming completed, but a couple shots of her remain in the film, her role was filled by Sharla Cheung Man) 笑傲江湖 (1990)
  • The Banquet (cameo) 豪門夜宴 (1991)
  • Sisters of the World Unite 莎莎嘉嘉站起來 (1991)
  • Love Under the Sun (2003)

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See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sally Yeh.

References

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  1. ^ "林子祥：我手把手教葉倩文唱粵語歌_娛樂頻道_新浪網-北美". 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "葉蒨文 1993年十大勁歌金曲 最受歡迎女歌星｜女人的弱點". YouTube. 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ "The Point: Exclusive with Sally Yeh". YouTube. 6 July 2022.
  4. ^ I'm Always Dreaming of You by Tommy Page, Sally Yeh - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 7 August 2022
  5. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 January 1996.
  6. ^ "Sally Yeh Shows Off White Hair & "Cutey Wrinkles" On 60th Birthday; Says She Can Now Twin With Husband George Lam". TODAY. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. ^ "John Woo's English Remake of 'The Killer' Is Heading to Peacock". ca.news.yahoo.com. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Sally Yeh". IMDb. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  9. ^ "Sally Yeh". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
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