Samuel Hui Koon-kit (born 6 September 1948), usually known as Sam Hui, is a Hong Kong Cantopop musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is credited with popularising Cantopop both with the infusion of Western-style music and using popular, street Cantonese jargon in his lyrics writing. Hui is considered by some to be the first major superstar of Cantopop, called the God of Song.
Hui graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong,Ying Wa College and St. Francis Xavier's College in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hui and his two older brothers, Michael and Ricky, worked on several comedies in the early 1970s. Hui has also gained credit for popularising Cantopop, by incorporating the idiosyncrasies of Western popular music into the old Cantopop genre.
Hui started his career as a host on a youth music TV show on the TV network TVB. Sam and Michael Hui starred as the hosts in 精裝雙星報喜 (The Hui's Brothers Show). At that time, he was the lead musician of his band named The Lotus. In the early years of his career, Hui performed English songs that were popular in Britain and the United States. He wrote the theme songs for the comedies produced by his brother, Michael Hui, and started performing Cantonese songs.
you reel me in from a real long leash
pulling me in just to tell me a speach
i don't like the looks of that
do you like the looks of that i gave it all i had
you pull my head all over this town
i get the feeling that i'm about to drown
visions of you are just like me