{{Short description|Hong Kong singer and actress}} {{Redirect-distinguish|Connie Mak|Connie Mack (disambiguation){{!}}Connie Mack}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{infobox person | name = Connie Mak Kit-man | image = 麥潔文.jpg | alt = | caption = Mak attending the press conference for "''Caritas Star Studded Charity Show''" (明愛暖萬心) 2019. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|12|19}} | birth_place=British Hong Kong| occupation = Singer and actress | spouse = Kwong Wa | children = 1 son, 1 daughter | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = {{linktext|麥|潔|文}} | s = {{linktext|麦|洁|文}} | p = Mài Jiéwén | j = Mak<sup>6</sup> Kit<sup>3</sup> Man<sup>6</sup> }} | module2 = {{infobox musical artist | embed = yes | alias = Connie Mak, Kitman Mak }} }}
'''Connie Mak Kit-man''' (born 19 December 1954 in HK; {{zh|t=麥潔文|j=Mak<sup>6</sup> Kit<sup>3</sup> Man<sup>6</sup>}}), also called '''Connie Mak''' and '''Kitman Mak''', is a Hong Kong singer and actress.
== Life == Mak's ancestral hometown is Qingyuan, Guangdong.
In 1977, Mak competed in a Miss Hong Kong Pageant but did not win the title.<ref name=3weekly/> She made albums for primarily Crown Records ({{lang|zh-hk|娛樂唱片}}) and Cinepoly Records. Some of her songs are heard in Cantonese-language series and films.
In 1983, Mak recorded "Rhine River Romance" ({{lang|zh-hk|萊茵河之戀}}), lyricised by Cheng Kwok-kong ({{lang|zh-hk|鄭國江}}) and composed by Joseph Koo. Hong Kong University professor, Stephen Chu ({{lang|zh-hk|朱耀偉}}), considered the song the sentiment of a fairy tale.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rfOqAAAAQBAJ&q=%E8%90%8A%E8%8C%B5%E6%B2%B3%E4%B9%8B%E6%88%80&pg=PA78 |page=78 |trans-chapter=Rain Melancholy |chapter=雨絲情愁 |trans-title=Music as Life: Book about Hong Kong Cantopop songs |title=<span style="font-style:normal;">歲月如歌--詞話香港粵語流行曲</span> |date=July 2013 |publisher=三聯書店(香港)有限公司 |isbn=9789620428807 |editor-first=Stephen |editor-last=Chu |quote= {{lang|zh-hk|如麥潔雯主唱的<萊茵河之戀> 就極富有童話故事的感覺...}} |accessdate=15 August 2014 |language=zh }}</ref>
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in 1984 awarded certifications to Lam's albums released in 1983 by Crown Records. Her album ''Rhine River Romance'' ({{lang|zh-hk|萊茵河之戀}}) received a Local Platinum Disc award ({{lang|zh|本地白金唱片}}) for selling over 30,000 copies in Hong Kong, and her other album ''Golden Date'' ({{lang|zh-hk|黃金約會}}) received a Local Gold Disc Award for selling over 15,000 copies in the same area.<ref name="Gold Disc 1984">{{Cite web |title=Gold Disc Award presented [1977-2019]: 1984 |url=https://www.ifpihk.org/en/gold-disc-award-presented#1984 |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry}}</ref>
Mak's 1986 self-titled album, released by Cinepoly Records, received a Local Gold Disc Award from IFPI in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gold Disc Award presented [1977-2019]: 1988 |url=https://www.ifpihk.org/en/gold-disc-award-presented#1988 |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry}}</ref>
In 1989, she sang "Years of Silence" ({{lang|zh-hk|歲月無聲}}), written by Gene Lau and composed by Beyond band member Wong Ka Kui,<ref>{{cite web |title=Connie Mak Kitman |work=VinylParadise.com |url=http://www.vinylparadise.com/4pop_can/1/084MKM0A.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926215752/http://www.vinylparadise.com/4pop_can/1/084MKM0A.htm |archivedate=26 September 2009 }}</ref> before the rock band Beyond re-recorded it in a rockier style.<ref>{{cite news |title=Greatest hits |work=The Star |location=Malaysia |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Entertainment/Music/News/2013/06/30/Greatest-hits.aspx |date=30 June 2013 }}</ref>
She is married to actor Kwong Wa since 19 December 1992, with a son and a daughter.<ref name=3weekly>{{cite news |trans-title=Kwong Wa Dresses like Andy Lau |title=江華唔扮華仔六四面 |url=http://www.3weekly.com/share/threeweekly/0177/ent/20030303ent0084/content.htm |work=3Weekly |date=3 March 2003 |publisher=South China Media Limited |accessdate=15 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034946/http://www.3weekly.com/share/threeweekly/0177/ent/20030303ent0084/content.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She held a concert on 16 October 2019 ({{lang|zh-hk|BACK月黑風高旺角夜麥潔文MUSIC 2019}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/focus/local/20190829-167019|title=【麥潔文專訪】江華監場賣錯口乖 麥潔文自覺冇老過|date=2019-08-29|website=Ming Pao Weekly|language=zh-HK|access-date=2026-03-10|archive-date=2019-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227170839/https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/focus/local/20190829-167019}}</ref>
== Discography == Unless noted, the following albums are in Cantonese language. Unofficial English translations are interpretations of Wikipedia editors. Compilations lacking newly released songs are omitted.
'''HTA Records''' ({{lang|zh-hk|香泰統一唱片, HTA統一唱片}}) * ''Not Investigating the Past'' {{lang|zh-hk|前塵莫追究}} (''tsin tsan mok zeoi gau''), 1981
'''Crown Records''' ({{lang|zh-hk|娛樂唱片}}) * ''Rhine River Romance'' ({{lang|zh-hk|萊茵河之戀}} ''loi yaan hoh tzi loon'', 1983) * ''Golden Date'' ({{lang|zh-hk|黃金約會}} ''wong gam yeok wooi'', 1984) * ''The Young Wanderer'' ({{lang|zh|江湖浪子}} ''Kong woo long tsi'', 1984), as Connie Mak * ''Five Lucky Stars'' ({{lang|zh|五福星}} ''ng fook sing'', 1984), with Derek Wan, Michelle Pau Tsui-mee ({{lang|zh-hk|鮑翠薇}}), Teresa Wong Yee-kar ({{lang|zh-hk|黃綺加 / 王綺嘉 / 王綺加}}), and Susanne Ho Kar-lai ({{lang|zh-hk|何嘉麗}}) * ''Laiyinhe zhi lian'' / ''Jianghu langzi'' ({{lang|zh-hk|萊茵河之戀}} • {{lang|zh|江湖浪子}}, 1985), Mandarin, as Connie Mak * ''The Grand Hong Kong'' ({{lang|zh|大香港}} ''dai heung gong'', 1985), as Connie Mak
'''Cinepoly Records''' <!-- Her name for Cinepoly albums is 麥潔文. "Connie Mak" is her stage name for Crown Records. "Connie Mak" cannot be used for the following albums below. --> * ''Kitman Mak'' ({{lang|zh-hk|麥潔文}}, 1986) * ''Dancing Queen'', 1987, EP * ''Come on Rock!'' (1988) * ''Kitman Remix'' (1988), EP * ''Bewildered''<ref>{{cite news |title=Sober songs sound so dull |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1538739821 |url-access=subscription |date=4 September 1988 |newspaper=South China Sunday Morning Post |access-date=10 February 2017 }}</ref> ({{lang|zh-hk|迷亂}} ''mai lyun'', 1988) * ''New Songs and Hits'' ({{lang|zh-hk|新曲與精選}}, 1989), compilation
'''World Record International''' ({{lang|zh|世紀}}) * ''Eternally Unforgotten'' ({{lang|zh-hk|畢生難忘}} ''baat sang naan mong'', 1990)
'''Forward Music Hong Kong''' ({{lang|zh-hk|豐華唱片}}) * ''Presentation'' ({{lang|zh-hk|呈獻}} ''Tsing Hin'', 2003)
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|0969638}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090926215752/http://www.vinylparadise.com/4pop_can/1/084MKM0A.htm Connie Mak] at VinylParadise.com (''Chinese'')
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