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None. Musical artist. Joseph Koo Kar-Fai MBE GBS ( Chinese: 顧嘉煇; 25 February 1931 [1] – 3 January 2023) was a Hong Kong composer. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career. [2] According to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Koo was one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong.
Jan 5, 2023 · Born into a Guangzhou family, Koo picked up painting from his father and later learned the piano at the age of 17, after his sister, Koo Mei, made a name in singing and acting in Hong Kong.
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Jan 4, 2023 · Joseph Koo, a leading music composer during Hong Kong cinema’s golden era, has died in Vancouver, Canada. He was 91. Local media report his death as happening on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2023, but do not ...
Pre-concert Talk: The Godfather of Cantopop - Joseph Koo. 18.05.2024 (Sat) 7pm. Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre. Speaker: Wong Hok Yeung. The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists. The content of the programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Jan 4, 2023 · Joseph Koo Ka-fai, the Hong Kong composer synonymous with the golden age of Cantopop, has died in Vancouver, Canada, at the age of 92. Koo, who died on January 3, was known for his soundtracks to ...
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Jan 5, 2023 · Famed musician and composer Joseph Koo died at 91 due to natural causes in Vancouver’s Richmond Hospital in Canada on January 3. Dubbed ‘The Godfather of Canto-Pop’, he composed more than 1200 songs in his five-decade-long career. Some of his songs even went on to become instant classics and featured in numerous movies in Hong Kong.
Jan 5, 2023 · VANCOUVER — Renowned composer Joseph Koo, whose music helped form the soundtrack for what his family called the “Golden Era” of Hong Kong culture in the 1970s and ’80s, has died in a Metro ...
