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Hacken Lee

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Sat-Feb 4, Coliseum

He's been through his ups and downs, but the good times are definitely here again for Canto-pop singer Hacken Lee Hak-kan.

During the late 1990s, Lee's record sales dropped and he got used to performing to half-empty concert halls, but tickets to his Lunar New Year concerts starting on Saturday have been selling fast.

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Lee, who has made more than 60 records, has invited musicians such as percussionist Lung Heung-wing, flautist Tam Po-shek, erhu performer Siu Pak-yung and violinist Huang Mengla to perform. The four collaborated with Lee on his latest album, Concert Hall, which has been one of the best-selling Chinese records recently.

He's also enlisted Joey Leung Wing-chung - who co-hosted the popular talent show A Minute to Fame with Lee last year - and TV star Roger Kwok Chun-on to perform a comedy satirising the local showbiz industry. Lee, who recently won most popular singer at TVB's music awards (for the third time), recently announced his marriage to girlfriend Emily Lo Suk-yee, a former Miss Hong Kong.

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Signed to Polygram (now Universal) after winning a singing contest in 1985, Lee released his debut album while still in secondary school. He was then compared to Alan Tam Wing-lun, who later became a crucial figure in his career.

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