{{Short description|Hong Kong lyricist and writer}} {{Use Hong Kong English|date=April 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Family name hatnote|Leung|lang=Hong Kong}} {{Infobox person | name = Lin Xi | image = Albert Leung in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2013.JPG | alt = | caption = Lin in 2013 | native_name = {{nobold|林夕}} | native_name_lang = zh | other_names = God of Lyrics (詞神) | birth_name = Leung Wai Man (梁偉文) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|12|7}} | birth_place = British Hong Kong | citizenship = {{unbulleted list|Hong Kong|Taiwan<ref name="FTV News" />}} | alma_mater = University of Hong Kong (BA) | occupation = {{hlist|Lyricist|writer}} | awards = {{unbulleted list|'''Golden Needle Award'''|2008 Lifetime Achievement}} | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | name1 = Chinese name | c = {{linktext|林|夕}} | p = Lín Xī | j = Lam4 Zik6 | altname = Birth name | t2 = {{linktext|梁|偉|文}} | s2 = {{linktext|梁|伟|文}} | j2 = Loeng4 Wai5man4 }} | module2 = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | alias = Lam Zik | origin = Hong Kong | genre = {{hlist|Cantopop|Mandopop}} }} }}
'''Albert Leung Wai Man''' ({{zh|s=梁伟文|t=梁偉文|j=Loeng4 Wai5 Man4}}, born 7 December 1961),<ref>{{cite web |title=金曲34》陳奕迅、王菲御用填詞人！「香港詞神」林夕買房炒股致富：錢財到某一個數字就沒關係了|url=https://www.businesstoday.com.tw/article/category/183034/post/202306170026/|website=今周刊|access-date=2024-03-22|language=zh-tw}}</ref> better known by his pen name '''Lin Xi''' ({{zh|t=林夕|j=Lam4 Zik6}}),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-09 |title=Lin Xi |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2030434/lin-xi |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> is a Hong Kong and Taiwanese lyricist and writer. A prominent figure in Cantopop and Mandopop, he has written lyrics for nearly all major Hong Kong singers, with notable collaborations with Leslie Cheung, Faye Wong, Anthony Wong, Eason Chan, and Miriam Yeung. His lyrics are known for their poetic style, psychological depth, and social commentary. From 1995 to 2003, he won the Lyricist of the Year award at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards for nine consecutive years, making him the lyricist with the longest winning streak for this accolade. He went on to win the same award again for four consecutive years from 2006 to 2009. He also won the Golden Melody Award for Best Lyricist twice in 1999 and 2010. In 2009, he was honored with the Golden Needle Award, the highest distinction in the Hong Kong music industry.
After attending a rally against Hong Kong's moral and national education plan in 2012, Leung became active in social movements. Since 2017, he has been blacklisted in mainland China for his support for the democracy movement in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web |last=香港經濟日報HKET |title=又封殺？ 介紹林憶蓮演出歌曲 《歌手》刪填詞人林夕 - 香港經濟日報 - 中國頻道 - 即時中國 |url=https://china.hket.com/article/1659939 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=香港經濟日報HKET |language=zh-Hant}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=林夕名字內地被消失變「佚名」 惹網民熱議 (17:19) - 20200102 - SHOWBIZ |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20200102/1577956026841/%e6%9e%97%e5%a4%95%e5%90%8d%e5%ad%97%e5%85%a7%e5%9c%b0%e8%a2%ab%e6%b6%88%e5%a4%b1%e8%ae%8a%e3%80%8c%e4%bd%9a%e5%90%8d%e3%80%8d-%e6%83%b9%e7%b6%b2%e6%b0%91%e7%86%b1%e8%ad%b0 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=明報 Our Lifestyle |language=zh-hant}}</ref> He moved to Taiwan in 2015 and became a citizen in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Storm.mg |title=港人逃亡潮3分之1來台！林夕已拿到身分證 黃秋生取得就業金卡-新新聞 |url=https://new7.storm.mg/article/3615262 |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=new7.storm.mg |language=zh-TW}}</ref>
==Education== thumb|Leung in 2007 Leung attended all-boy secondary schools in Kowloon at Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College and La Salle College. He received a bachelor of arts with a major in translation studies from the University of Hong Kong in 1984.
==Career== Leung has been a lyricist since 1985. His pen name, 林夕, comes from the last name of lyricist Richard Lam and the simplified Chinese character {{linktext|梦}} (meaning "dream"). He has written over 4,000 song lyrics and is known for his ability to compose lyrics quickly.<ref>{{cite news |title=每個人心中都有一首「林夕」：這10大詞神近期作品，哪首最得你心？ |url=https://www.thenewslens.com/article/18522 |access-date=13 February 2020 |work=The News Lens |date=August 2015 |language=zh |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213084848/https://www.thenewslens.com/article/18522 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=【填詞30年作品逾3500首】林夕作品遭內地封殺 大量香港歌手受影響 |url=https://hk.nextmgz.com/article/2_709502_0 |access-date=13 February 2020 |work=壹週刊 |date=2019-11-22 |language=zh |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213090350/https://hk.nextmgz.com/article/2_709502_0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=數據解讀作詞之王–林夕 |url=https://udn.com/upf/newmedia/2015_data/20150622_linxi/index.html |website=联合新闻网 |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=zh |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213084851/https://udn.com/upf/newmedia/2015_data/20150622_linxi/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On TVB's show ''Be My Guest'', he admitted that his fastest record for writing the complete lyrics to a song is 45 minutes. He has also published over ten books, including his essays and poems.
He composed the lyrics for one of the theme songs of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, "Beijing Welcomes You", performed by a panoply of popular Chinese singers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnhan.com/gb/content/2008-08/04/content_913621.htm |title=Hanwang: Why is "Beijing Welcomes You" so popular? |access-date=23 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205035/http://www.cnhan.com/gb/content/2008-08/04/content_913621.htm |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, he described the experience as a "blemish" of his life for serving as an official mouthpiece.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-25 |title=香港著名填詞人林夕「被舉報」 廣西大學取消交流活動 |url=https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/12/151225_hongkong_lin_xi_cancellation |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=BBC News 中文 |language=zh-hant}}</ref> After the 2014 Umbrella Movement, he relocated to Taiwan and became a citizen in 2021.<ref name="FTV News">{{Cite news |date=June 2022 |title=「詞神」林夕定居台灣多年 終吐露香港移民心聲：自由選擇的真愛！ |url=https://www.ftvnews.com.tw/news/detail/2022628W0201 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218090457/https://www.ftvnews.com.tw/news/detail/2022628W0201 |archive-date=18 February 2024 |access-date=18 February 2024 |work=FTV News}}</ref> Since 2017, he has been blacklisted in mainland China and criticized by state media for his support for the Hong Kong democracy movement. In November 2019, over thousands of songs written by him were taken down from online music stores, but were restored later.<ref name="scrap">{{Cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3823249|title=China scraps over 3,000 songs by HK lyricist Albert Leung for his speech in Taiwan: report|date=2019-11-23|access-date=2019-12-11|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211082416/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3823249|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Personal life == Leung was raised a Christian but converted to Buddhism, while he also has an interest in Taoism, especially ''Tao Te Ching''. He often incorporates Buddhist and Taoist ideas into his lyrics.
He came out as gay in 2006 in an interview with his friend Johnnie To. <ref>{{Cite web |last=自由時報電子報 |date=2006-11-01 |title=林夕自認女人 靠枕邊郎找靈感 - 自由娛樂 |url=https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/100019 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=ent.ltn.com.tw |language=zh-TW}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=林夕“出柜” 自白可以做一个女人_影音娱乐_新浪网 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/x/2006-11-01/10321309179.html?from=wap |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=ent.sina.com.cn}}</ref>
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