Peter Lai (lyricist)
Hong Kong lyricist and actor (1950–2026)
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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]
