She still had the Canadian accent in this clip, but she had spent so much time in Hong Kong she began speaking English more like a native Hong Kong/Taiwan person. Just recently, I saw an interview from just last year, and her Canadian accent has come back more. I think she is not in the Chinese entertainment business like she used to and is now spending time in Canada more often.
@Elba Que Yes she is amazing with picking up Cantonese as a Taiwanese Canadian. Very often, overseas Chinese that either grew up speaking Cantonese or Mandarin in the household often cannot learn each other's dialects. Amazingly, Sally was the first overseas Chinese to become very famous in the Hong Kong Cantonese entertainment and is not even a native Cantonese speaker, but later learned it and because of her, an influx of other Canadian Chinese even some American Chinese, mainly Cantonese became inspired to enter into the Hong Kong entertainment business, but many of them cannot even speak Cantonese as good as Sally and many of them are very limited in Mandarin; only a small number of them can speak Cantonese and Mandarin along with English as good as Sally.
She and Celion Dion share something in common. They are both famous singers. They both are from Canada. And they both married their own music managers much older than them.
Sally Yeh is legendary & so humble too. Her English is so surprising. I wish they played a different music video clip. One that actually shows her singing talent
I love this Sally. When she’s speaking in her native tongue, she’s confident, intelligent, eloquent, honest and introspective. The interviewer was moving into dangerous territory for her when the subject of Chinese policies came up, however she handled it very well, didn’t dodge but still being honest and respectful as anyone could when given such a politically charged question.
OMG, I always remember seeing Sally Yeh and Sandy Lam back in the 90s. Always thought they were sexy as who they are. Now that I'm hearing them speak English for the first time... Man these women are sexier more than ever now!
She moved to Canada when she was 4 so she's a Canadian and is actually the most fluent in English (according to Wikipedia). Although I'm surprised too since I grew up listening to some of her songs as I kid. I assumed Cantonese was her first language and that she is from Hong Kong, since that's where my mom is from and she liked to listen to her Cantonese songs. But turns out she's actually Taiwanese-Canadian!
Born in Taiwan, spent adolescence in Canada, so the English is on point, where she wanted fame but her new country wasn't very welcoming, so she went where the opportunities were and had agents willing to give her shortcuts to sing the songs.
She's the best English singer in the 80s & 90s. She's not naughty like Madonna haha but she did her covers pretty well like Material Girl & La Isla Bonita...Sally might not always surpass Sandy Lam, Shirley Kwan & Faye in terms of uniqueness of the vocal, but Sally always always out-sing them in English songs. Strangely Anita Mui did well with English songs too, who in fact doesn't speak no words of English. Lol
@@dumisatonyjohnson8145 I would say she is Taiwanese Canadian. She was born in Taiwan but moved to Victoria of British Columbia in Canada at the age of four, but her parents will send her back to Taiwan every summer for her to keep speaking Mandarin. It's still hard for her to write any Chinese character
Sally, you were wrong! Your fans are still with you. You just have to produce more new songs. We love your singing and not so much on trendy Lok ant more. If you holds a concert, it will be a sold out in minutes.
g47s589 Well I would agreed but remember this interview was done in 1997 (you can tell when they brought up the Hong Kong handover to China in the interview). The international media didn't give Anita Mui attention until early 2000's, that's where the international media called her the Madonna of Asia. But now since Anita Mui is no longer with us, I wondered who's going to be the next "Asian Madonna"? I have a feeling the next Asian Madonna will be Korean given K-pop is getting a lot of global popularity.
Anyway, Anita Mui is constantly the top female singer in HK music industry. Dubbing Sally as the Asian Madonna is somehow inappropriate. And I think Anita did have an interview with CNN around 1992. Even Faye Wong seemed to gain international attention by appearing on the cover of 1996 Times magazine; however, I don't think at all Faye was that famous internationally especially at that time before developing the market of mainland China and Japan.
And the Kpop is getting much popularity only due to today's media, technology, and Internet. Unfortunately that only extends the width of their fame but not depth of recognition and popularity, which means more ppl in thr globe get to know them, but they do not obtain a significant recognition in any specific region of the globe (probably only beside locally in Korea).
+g47s589 you are totally right, but Sally is very good, too. Anita was the biggest HK sensation, and Sally could be considered one of the most popular pop divas, too.
She is Canadian Chinese. She immigrated to Canada at a young age and grew up in Canada. She spent time in Taiwan and then came to Hong Kong, where she has been throughout most of her career. During this interview, she had been in Hong Kong for so long speaking Cantonese and Mandarin mostly that her accent changed. Now that she is not spending as much time in the Chinese speaking region, her accent is now more Canadian again. Watch the interview "Sally Yeh Interview The Killer", which is from a few years ago her accent is more Canadianized.
This could have been as early as 1992 or as late as 1997 (before the handover which Michale Do notes they discuss). Pamela Wallin (the interviewer) hosted the interview sections of a CBC news show first called "Prime Time News" (1992 through 1994) but later rebranded as "The National Magazine" (part of "The National") in 1994 - 1995. Peter Mansbridge hosted the news portion. Pamela Wallin was replaced in 1995 by Hana Gartner. She then worked at CTV briefly before returning to CBC to host another interview show called "Pamela Wallin Live" which was basically the same celebrity interview format, and that ran until about 1999. I don't think this necessarily is from 1997 though. It makes sense that it was close to the handover but it might even have been a year or two before. I think the Pamela Wallin Live show had a distinctive logo on the screen, which is not here (just the CBC and National "N" logos). Too bad there is no search function at CBC.ca archives on the web.
Fk all the people that didn’t say shit for chickens but preferred to join this weakass & fakeass society to rob, rape, & kill chickens instead of try to call shit out & move away. Hella gey shit. Sally Yeh = a “singer” = a “copier” also because didn’t “INVENT” singing BUT copied. Copier = weak shit. Shady, ignorant, & cold blooded = whack shit. Copier, Shady, & CRUEL & COLD-BLOODED by CHOICE = a LOSER = NOT “attractive”! BETA FEMALE FOREVER & BEYOND = NOT “wifey/lover” material = FUCK & TOSS to the side & let them become wrinkled, wilt, & obsolete then replace them like the fking shady bytch that they are.
