Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award

(Redirected from Golden Needle Award)

Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards (Chinese: 十大中文金曲頒獎音樂會) is one of the main C-pop music award in Hong Kong. The award is sponsored by RTHK.[1][2] Beginning in 1978, it is the oldest major award in Hong Kong, even earlier than the Jade Solid Gold Awards. The ceremony is usually held in January following the end of the previous music season. It usually takes place at the Hong Kong Coliseum, sometimes at the Sha Tin Racecourse.

Award format

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The standard format is that the top 10 songs of each year are presented. Also a "Golden Needle" award is presented in some ceremonies as lifetime achievements.

1970s awards

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1978, 1979

1980s awards

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1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

1990s awards

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1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

2000s awards

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2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

2010s awards

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2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019

Golden Needle Award

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The award is not given every year.

Year Recipient Awarding Age
1981 Joseph Koo 46
1982 No award
1983 Nonoy Ocampo
1984 Lau Dong
1985 Samuel Hui 37
1986 Tang Ti-sheng (posthumous)
1987 Chen Dieyi 80
1988 The Wynners
1989 Paula Tsui 40
1990 Wong Jim 50
1991 Roman Tam 41
1992 Cheng Kwok-kong 51
1993 No award
1994 George Lam 47
1995 Teresa Teng (posthumous)
1996 Alan Tam 46
1997 No award
1998 Anita Mui 35
1999 Leslie Cheung 43
2000 Jacky Cheung 39
2001 No award
2002 No award
2003 Richard Lam (posthumous)
2004 Liza Wang 57
2005 Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
2006 Adam Cheng 59
2007 Teresa Carpio 50
2008 Albert Leung 47
2009 Danny Chan (posthumous)
2010 Sally Yeh 49
2011 Jenny Tseng 58
2012 No award
2013 No award
2014 Jimmy Lo 66
2015 Kenny Bee 62
2016 Poon Wai Yuen
2019 Tat Ming Pair

International Pop Poll Awards

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RTHK also presents the International Pop Poll Awards annually. James Fung Wai-tong, chairman of the organising committee, said that from 1990 onwards, the awards ceremony had already given prizes to over 200 international pop songs, widening the perspectives of both the public and the local music industry with a diversified music culture.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History of RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Award". RTHK. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  2. ^ "Radio stations reluctant to scrap music awards". South China Morning Post. November 24, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "RTHK "International Pop Poll" Presentation Reveals the Top Ten Foreign Music Awards". RTHK. May 6, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "25th International Pop Poll Awards – RTHK" (in Chinese). RTHK. May 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2019.