

The godfather of Cantopop Roman Tam (羅文) made significant strides in the industry. Prominent singers included Tang Kee-chan (鄧寄塵), Cheng Kuan-min (鄭君綿). Prior to the development of popular music in the 1960s, Hong Kong's musical output was dominated by Cantonese opera and English pop. Hong Kong remains the most significant hub of the genre. Boasting a multinational fanbase especially in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Singapore, and in Guangdong province of mainland China. Cantopop songs are almost invariably performed in Cantonese. Cantopop draws its influence not only from other forms of Chinese music, but from a variety of international styles, including jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, electronic music, western pop music and others. It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop. It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music".


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