Peter Lai (lyricist)
Peter Lai (Chinese: 黎彼得; 13 May 1950 – 5 August 2026) was a Hong Kong lyricist and actor. He was nicknamed "The Lyrical Maverick", having written more than 200 Cantopop songs.[1]
In the 1970s and 1980s, he co-wrote many lyrics of the first Cantopop songs with Sam Hui. He also wrote songs for Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung and Alan Tam among other Hong Kong pop stars.[2][3] Lai, along with Jim Wong, Jimmy Lo and Cheng Kwok Kong, are the pioneer generation of Cantopop lyricists in Hong Kong.[4]
Lai also worked as a screenwriter and film producer for Golden Harvest and TVB. Starting in the 1980s, he has acted in movies and TV series.
He portrayed a private tutor in the 1993 film, Flirting Scholar.[1]
Lai died from complications of a stroke in Hong Kong, on 5 August 2026, at the age of 76.[5]
References
- 1 2 Cheng, Matthew (2026-08-06). "Lyricist Peter Lai, who wrote multiple hits for Cantopop stars, dies at 76". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
- ↑ Zhu, Yaowei (2017). Hong Kong cantopop : a concise history. Hong Kong. p. 38. ISBN 978-988-8390-58-8. OCLC 962015863.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "【已冇聯絡】曾是好拍檔 黎彼得憶與許冠傑恩怨情「愁」 (18:25) - 20200606 - SHOWBIZ". 明報OL網 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ↑ 朱耀偉﹕《香港流行歌詞研究．70 年代中期至90 年代中期》（香港﹕三聯書店，1998年），頁3。
- ↑ Chen, Louis (2026-08-05). "Renowned Hong Kong lyricist and actor Peter Lai passes away at the age of 76". Dimsum Daily. Retrieved 2026-08-06.