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Roman Tam
Sign in to saveAlso known as Roman Tam Pak Sin, Law Man, Tam Pak Sin, Roman Tam Pak-sin
Hong Kong singer (1945-2002)
Film & TV
Roman Tam Pak-sin, known professionally by his stage name Law Man, was a Hong Kong singer. He is regarded as the "Grand Godfather of Cantopop".
Known for
- 甄妮2000一份真演唱会 — 自己2000
- 顧嘉煇黃霑真友情演唱會1998
- Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star1996
- A Stage of Turbulence — 梅芷苓1995
- 霑沾自喜三十年1995
- 梅艳芳公益金友好演唱会1995
- Twilight Tubes1994
- Class of Distinction1994
- Twin Dragons — Thug1992
- The Twilight of the Forbidden City — 小德张1992
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,301
- Total plays
- 47,656
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Born in Baise, Guangxi, China, with family roots in Guiping, Guangxi. He moved to Guangzhou (Canton) in 1947 at the age of 2. He later emigrated to Hong Kong in 1962 at the age of 17 be. He was poor and was only able to sleep with a sleeping bag and a radio on the floor of a banking building. His musical interests started from listening to the radio. After forming a short-lived band known as Roman and the Four Steps to emulate The Beatles and winning a talent contest in Japan, he became a contra
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roman
- Family name
- Tan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Baise
- Place of death
- Queen Mary Hospital
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- Cantonese
- Native language
- Chinese
- Genre
- cantopop
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1945-02-12
- date of death
- 2002-10-18
- birth name
- 譚百先
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- liver cancer
- Commons category
- Roman Tam
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- name in native language
- 羅文
- permanent resident of
- Hong Kong
- end of work period
- 2002-00-00
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