Samuel Hui Koon-kit, usually known as Sam Hui, is best known for being a star in the Cantopop and movie industry in Hong Kong's from the 1960s to 1990s. He was born on 6 September 1948. He graduated from the Arts Faculty of University of Hong Kong, Ying Wa College and St Francis Xavier's College in the late 1960s to early 1970s. He is also acknowledged for popularising Cantopop, by incorporating the then unknown idiosyncrasies of Western popular music into the Cantopop genre.

Sam's music appealed to Hong Kong people, particularly to the working class, with its simple lyrics and light-hearted nature. He composed most of his music and wrote the humourous lyrics that generally touches current issues in Hong Kong. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.