Anita Mui

Anita Mui
梅艷芳
Mui in 1990
Born	(1963-10-10)10 October 1963 Mong Kok, British Hong Kong
Died	30 December 2003(2003-12-30) (aged 40) Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong
Burial place	Tian Tan Buddha, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	1982–2003
Family	Ann Mui (sister)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Also known as	Madonna of the East
Origin	British Hong Kong
Genres	Cantopop Mandopop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Capital Artists (1982–2000) Music Nation Group (2001–2003)
Musical artist
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	梅艷芳
Simplified Chinese	梅艳芳
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Méi Yànfāng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Mùih Yihm-fōng Jyutping Mui4 Jim6-fong1

Anita Mui Yim-fong (Chinese: 梅艷芳; 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 a Cantopop diva. She was dubbed as the "daughter of Hong Kong" and is considered one of the most iconic Cantopop singers.^[1]

Mui once held a sold-out concert in Hammersmith, London, England, where she was dubbed the "Madonna of the East" (東方麥當娜), which brought her to further international fame.^[2] That title stayed with her throughout her career, in both Eastern and Western media.^[3][4][5]

In the 1980s, the gangtai style of music was revolutionised by Mui's wild dancing and on-stage femininity.^[6] She was famed for her outrageous costumes and high-powered performances in tandem with contralto vocals, which are rare in female artists.^[7]

Her fan base reached far beyond Hong Kong into many parts of Asia, including Taiwan, mainland China, Singapore, Korea 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;^[1][4] her sister, Ann Mui, died three years earlier, at the same age from the same disease.