The Four Golden Flowers was a TV musical performance girl group in the 1970s. They are one of the first all-girl modern music group in Hong Kong.

Four Golden Flowers
Born
OccupationSinger
Years active1973 to late 1970s
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese四朵金花
Simplified Chinese四朵金花
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSì Duǒ Jīn Huā
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSei3 Do2 Gam1 Faa1
Musical career
OriginBritish Hong Kong
GenresCantopop, Hong Kong English pop
LabelsEMI
Past membersLydia Shum (沈殿霞)
Liza Wang (汪明荃)
Felicia Wong (王愛明)
Teresa Cheung (張德蘭)

The members include Lydia Shum (沈殿霞), Liza Wang (汪明荃), Felicia Wong (王愛明) and Teresa Cheung (張德蘭).[1]

The group debuted on the TVB variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight in early 1973 as all four members at that time were TVB artists. The group then frequently performed on the show and eventually disbanded in the late 1970s.[2][3][4]

Legacy

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Many famous Hong Kong actresses were in this group. The Four Golden Flowers produced Lydia Shum (Fei-Fei), who died on February 26, 2008, because of liver cancer. The group also produced "The Big Sister" Liza Wang, who played an important part in the growth of Hong Kong's entertainment industry.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Information Services Department, HKSAR Government. "Exhibition reviews Lydia Sum's memorable showbiz career (with photos)". Information Services Department, HKSAR Government. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  2. ^ "慈雲山下". TV Week (香港電視) (277): 70–71. 1973-03-01.
  3. ^ 慧英 (1975-01-10). "最受歡迎的電視女藝員沈殿霞". TV Week (香港電視) (375): 56, 108–109.
  4. ^ TVB. "TVB 歡樂今宵 - 四朵金花 (TVB Channel)". TVB. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2018-10-12.