This is the 65th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades.
For over half a century, Alan Tam Wing-lun has stood as a colossus in Hong Kong show business.
To his legions of fans, he is Principal Tam – a moniker that denotes a kind of institutional authority over the city’s music industry. As lead vocalist of The Wynners, he defined the sound of a generation; as a solo singer, he set records that remain impressive; and as a mentor, he has shepherded countless young stars into the limelight.
