The 2012 Hong Kong IFPI Top Sales Music Awards were held on February 26, 2013. G.E.M.'s Xposed was not only crowned the best-selling Mandarin release of the year, the 21-year-old singer also topped artist sales for the first time as the best-selling local female vocalist. The evergreen Andy Lau was the best-selling local male vocalist, while Twins was the best-selling local group. Although Andy Lau did not release a new album in 2012, he did release a concert DVD and Mandarin and Cantonese greatest hits compilations, the latter of which became the best-selling Cantonese release of the year. Lyricist Wyman Wong's showcase Concert YY topped sales for local live recordings.Besides We + Andy Lau Cantonese Greatest Hits 2012, the other top ten Cantonese albums of the year were Leo Ku's Dire Au Revoir A Mes Amours, Twins' 2 Be Free, Linda Chung's Love Love Love, Alfred Hui's Blue, C AllStar's New Prophecy, RubberBand's Easy, Miriam Yeung's Firebird, Raymond Lam's Self-Portrait and Lily Chen's Purely. For top ten Mandarin releases, G.E.M.'s Xposed was joined by A-mei Chang's A-mei Acoustic Best HQCD, Paul Wong's Concerto in A Minor, Joey Yung's Moment, Adason Lo's self-titled album, Hebe's To My Love, S.H.E.'s Blossomy, Yoga Lin's Fiction, Show Luo's Good Show and We + Andy Lau Mandarin Greatest Hits 2012.
The top ten local artists in sales were G.E.M., Twins, Ivana Wong, Leo Ku, Denise Ho, Joey Yung, Alfred Hui, Miriam Yeung, Andy Lau and Cantonese opera legends Lung Kim Sang and Mui Suet Sze. Newcomers Sita Chan, Fala Chen, Gloria Tang, Hubert Wu, Adason Lo, Sharco Kang, Closer, goldEN and Super Girls shared the best-selling local new male vocalist, female vocalist and group honors.
G.E.M, Joey Yung and Twins led all artists with four awards each, and Emperor Entertainment (EEG) was the biggest winner among record labels. This year, the IFPI also presented legendary composer Joseph Koo with a special award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to music and culture.
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