death_date tradchinesename birth_date associatedact genre origin pinyinchinesename death_place othername simpchinesename instrument yearsactive image name occupation birth_place jyutpingchinesename ancestry label article_title birth_name
18 october 2002 羅文 12 february 1945 roman and the four steps cantopop , hong kong english pop hong kong luó wén hong kong law kee -lrb- 羅記 -rrb- godfather of cantopop 罗文 vocals 1960 -- 1996 romantam25cd.jpg roman tam 羅 文 singer , actor baise , guangxi , china lo4 man4 guiping , guangxi , china emi bmg eeg roman tam
 tam pak-sin -lrb- 譚百先 -rrb-
roman tam

roman tam , known by the stage name lo man -lrb- 羅文 -rrb- , nickname law kee -lrb- 蘿記 -rrb- , -lrb- 12 february 1945 -- 18 october 2002 -rrb- was a renowned hong kong cantopop singer .
he is regarded as the '' `` godfather of cantopop '' '' .
