Alan & Hacken (Chinese: 左麟右李; Cantonese Yale: Jólèuhn Yauhléih) is a series of concert tours and studio albums by Cantopop stars Alan Tam and Hacken Lee produced between 2003 and 2014.
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The name of the duo act, also known as "Neighbors" in English, is a play of words on the Chinese idiom 左鄰右里 using homophones 麟 and 李 in the artists' names. The concert became known for the "happy culture" which it inspired, especially welcomed in a period of economic downturn and an air of pessimism in Hong Kong society as a whole.
Tam and Lee first performed a duo act under the Alan & Hacken name in a concert tour in 2003 and 2004 which included over 100 shows in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Canada, and the United States.[1] They released an eponymous studio album in late 2003 following positive acclaim for their double act.[2] Tam and Lee held further series of concerts under the Joleuhn Yauhleih name in 2009.[3][4]
In 2013-14 Alan & Hacken held a reunion tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their double act. The tour held 13 concerts in Hong Kong and further shows abroad.[5][1][6]
The Alan & Hacken concerts and albums were produced by PolyGram, where both Alan Tam and Hacken Lee had been signed artists since the formation of the duo, and later Universal Music which acquired PolyGram. In 2016 Lee departed Universal Music to join Emperor Group, officially ending the Alan & Hacken franchise.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Ng, Gwendolyn (2014-07-24). "Alan Tam and Hacken Lee celebrate the 10th anniversary of their popular double act". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "左麟右李". 网易云音乐. 環球唱片. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "谭咏麟认错人引爆笑 李克勤起哄打落水狗". 新浪网 影音娱乐. 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ ""大只佬"自有大票房 左麟右李红馆一连开十场". 腾讯网 娱乐. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "Hacken Lee gets up close and personal with select audience during intimate Macau show". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "左麟右李 流下男兒淚". 香港文匯報. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "李克勤過檔英皇 左麟右李絕唱". 東方網 | 馬來西亞東方日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-05-29.