Like Ernie Djohan and many other Singaporean, Malaysian and SEAsian singing stars of the sixties, NANCY SIT was a big name in Cantopop. She became popular as a teen idol after making a few Hong Kong movies in Cantonese. She made some EPs, recording A-Go-Go or Hala Hala music similar to songs by Sakura Teng, Rita Chao and other Chinese singers. She also became popular because of her recordings of English covers.
Some of the songs included: "Woolly Bully", "Hang On Sloopy", "Love Potion No. 9", "Shaking All Over", "Day Tripper", "Born Free" (image) and Nancy Sinatra's, "These Boots Are Made For Walkin".
Nancy had since made a successful comeback on television and the movies up to the late 90s but was admitted to hospital in March, 2009.
(Review of "Hippy, Hippy Shake": She tries hard but trips over lots of English words that become unrecognizable. And "Love Potion Number Nine" becomes "Lumber Line". Forgivable I guess. It was the 60s. No offence meant to all Nancy Sit fans.)
(Review & Image: From Andy Lim Collection).
2 comments:
Hope nothing serious with her health.She would be much cheered to know that many still remember her fondly.
Yes, there are blogs about her hospitalization recently. Just key in: NANCY SIT HOSPITALISED.
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