Leo Ku

Leo Ku
Chinese name 古巨基 (traditional)
Jyutping Gu2 Geoi6-gei1 (Cantonese)
Origin Hong Kong
Born (1972-08-18) 18 August 1972
Hong Kong
Other name(s) Ge Jai
Occupation Singer, record producer,mv director,host,cartoonist,designer
Genre(s) Cantopop, Mandopop
Instrument(s) Guitar
Label(s) Music Plus (EEG)
(2009–present)
Gold Typhoon (EMI)
(2003–2009)
EEI (Warner Music)
(1998–2001)
Music Impact (Sony BMG)
(1994–1998)
Years active 1991—present
Spouse(s) Lorraine Chan
Official website www.leoku.cc

Leo Ku Kui-Kei is a Hong Kong Cantopop and Mandopop singer, actor, TV host, model, cartoonist, MV director, and producer and designer, a major figure in popular music culture. Ku was selected the "Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong" in 2005 by the Government of Hong Kong. He is one of the few Cantopop artists who employ the use of falsetto (假音) – Because of this, many people, including David Tao, have praised this unique talent.

Career

Joining TVB in 1991, he has released over 35 albums and he has won nearly 300 male singer and music awards since kicking off his music career in 1994, including:

In addition to Ku's career in Hong Kong, between 2000 and 2003 he played the male lead in two television drama series in mainland China, namely "Romance in the Rain" and "My Fair Princess III: Heavenly Earth" In his "Romance in the Rain" play as the first actor, "He Shuhuan", popular all over China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and other Asia Pacific areas, Ku became one of the most popular TV actors for CCTV. "Romance in the Rain" was not only the most renowned television series in China in 2001, but also had the highest rate of all the Chinese TV series replay between 2001 and 2004. It was also the 2001 Hong Kong TVB drama five highest rated one.

The most famous Mandarin Chinese song of Ku is "Really Want", the theme song for the drama series "Romance in the Rain." The song was broadcast in the whole of China Wen Lane Street, known, no cry of alarm. Moreover, his most renowned Canto-pop song is "Never Too Late" which appeared on many year-end lists about the best songs of 2006 in Hong Kong. Ku was also selected to be the first host and a contestant in the third season of the Chinese version of I Am a Singer.

Recognition of honorary

Ku's achievements in the entertainment industry for the public's approval. And in 2005 he appeared in the "Ten Outstanding Young Persons." Over the years Ku has tried to support social services and the establishment of "Leo Ku Children's Medical Charity Fund", the target beneficiaries of the fund for local and domestic health care needs children; In addition, Ku said he loves children, now he has to help raise 15 children, and later won the 2010 award ceremony of Hong Kong Service Awards presented Charity Star Award. Leo Ku and "Kubi" also in 2005, invited by Madame Tussauds Hong Kong to cast wax, is the first in the history of its own by the celebrity star of the comic character combinations adding in the Wax Museum star-studded family. Ku was also the eighth torchbearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay in Hong Kong.

Personal life

At his 39th birthday celebration on 18 August 2011, Ku finally revealed the secret that his assistant Lorraine Chan was his girlfriend for the past 17 years. For the first time, the couple took photos together when Ku was cutting his birthday cake.

Ku and Chan kept a romantic relationship since 1994, but both maintained a low profile and didn't want to make their romance public.

Discography

Main article: Leo Ku discography

Creations

Films

Cantonese voice-overs

[1] [2]

Television series

Television presenter

Radio presenter

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ "Leo Ku". imdb.com. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Leo Ku". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 3 April 2010.

External links

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