Alan Tam

Summary

Alan Tam is a human^[1]. He was born in British Hong Kong^[2]. He was born on August 23, 1950^[3]. He worked as a singer^[4], actor^[5], songwriter^[6], television actor^[7], and recording artist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,286 views/month, #7,056 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in British Hong Kong^[2], Alan Tam…
• Alan Tam was born on August 23, 1950^[3].
• Alan Tam's father was Tam Kong-pak^[10].
• Alan Tam held citizenship in People's Republic of China^[11].
• Alan Tam worked as a singer^[4].
• Alan Tam's professions included actor^[5].
• Alan Tam worked as a songwriter^[6].
• Alan Tam worked as a television actor^[7].
• Alan Tam worked as a recording artist^[8].
• Alan Tam's education included a stint at Ngee Ann Polytechnic^[12].
• Alan Tam was educated at Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School^[13].
• Alan Tam received the Medal of Honour^[14].
• Alan Tam received the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor^[15].
• Alan Tam was a member of Alan & Hacken^[16].
• Alan Tam's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[17].
• Alan Tam is recorded as male^[18].
• Alan Tam's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Alan Tam's genre is cantopop^[20].
• Alan Tam's record label is recorded as Philips Records^[21].
• Alan Tam's discography is recorded as Alan Tam discography^[22].
• Alan Tam's Commons category is recorded as Alan Tam^[23].
• Alan Tam's residence is recorded as Xinhui District^[24].
• Alan Tam's family name is recorded as Tam^[25].
• Alan Tam's given name is recorded as Alan^[26].
• Alan Tam's official website is recorded as http://www.alan-tam.com^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: HK^[29]

• Began / founded: 1950-08-23^[30]

• Genre(s): ballad, c-pop, cantopop, mandopop, pop^[31]

• Community tags: 1970s, 1970s hong kong debut, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, actor, ballad, c-pop, cantopop, hong kong actor, hong kong rock band lead vocalist, mandopop, pop, vocalist^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 52f243b5-cca7-4ba5-b32e-125096c7646e^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in British Hong Kong^[2], Alan Tam… he was born on August 23, 1950^[3]. His father was Tam Kong-pak^[10].

Education

Educated at Ngee Ann Polytechnic^[12], an institute of technology^[34], in Singapore^[35], founded in 1963^[36] and Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School^[13], a secondary school^[37], in People's Republic of China^[38], founded in 1961^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4], actor^[5], songwriter^[6], television actor^[7], and recording artist^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Medal of Honour^[14], an orders, decorations, and medals of Hong Kong^[40], in People's Republic of China^[41], founded in 1997^[42] and Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor^[15], a Golden Horse Awards^[43], in Taiwan^[44], founded in 1962^[45].

Personal Life

Alan Tam's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[17].

Why It Matters

Alan Tam ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,286 views/month, #7,056 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was Alan Tam born?

Alan Tam was born in British Hong Kong^[2].

Who were Alan Tam's parents?

Alan Tam's father was Tam Kong-pak^[10].

What did Alan Tam do for work?

Alan Tam worked as singer^[4], actor^[5], songwriter^[6], television actor^[7], and recording artist^[8].

Where did Alan Tam go to school?

Alan Tam was educated at Ngee Ann Polytechnic^[12] and Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School^[13].

What awards did Alan Tam receive?

Honors received include Medal of Honour^[14] and Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor^[15].