Michael Lai Siu-tin (Chinese: 黎小田; Jyutping: lai4 siu2 tin4; 8 November 1946[1] – 1 December 2019) was a Hong Kong music composer, record producer and actor.
[2] As a teenager who wanted to explore pop music, Lai joined a band performing in a nightclub, where he first met Joseph Koo.
[2] In 1973, he entered a songwriting contest hosted by TVB, coming in third place behind Koo and James Wong Jim.
Lai produced Leslie Cheung's second Cantonese album, Wind Blows On,[3] which propelled the singer to newfound popularity and was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
[4] Lai composed some of Mui's songs, such as "Fiery Tango" (Chinese: 似火探戈),[3] from the 1987 platinum-selling album of the same name.
[2] Lai received a Hall of Fame Award from the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong in 2006.