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Leo Ku

Chinese name 古巨基 (Traditional)
Pinyin Gǔ Jùjī (Mandarin)
Jyutping gu2 geoi6 gei1 (Cantonese)
Birth name Leo Ku Kui-Kei
Origin Maoming, Guangdong, China
Born August 18, 1972 (1972-08-18) (age 35)
Hong Kong
Occupation Singer, record producer and actor
Genre(s) Cantopop,Mandopop
Instrument(s) Singing
Label(s) Gold Label (EMI)
(2003–present)

EEI (Warner Music)
(1998–2001)
Music Impact (Sony BMG)
(1994 - 1998)
Years active 1994—present (singer)
1991—present (actor)
Official site Leo ku

Leo Ku Kui-Kei is a Hong Kong Cantopop and Mandopop singer and actor. Maoming ( is a Prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Cantopop (Chinese 粵語流行曲 is a colloquial Portmanteau for " Cantonese popular music ". Mandopop ( is a colloquial abbreviation for " Mandarin Popular music ". A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Gold Label Records is an independent Hong Kong -based entertainment company launched with the support of EMI. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Cantopop (Chinese 粵語流行曲 is a colloquial Portmanteau for " Cantonese popular music ". Mandopop ( is a colloquial abbreviation for " Mandarin Popular music ". He was an entertainment news programme (娛樂新聞眼) presenter at TVB as well as host of the music show Jade Solid Gold in 1992 before releasing his first album (愛的解釋) in 1994 to become a Cantopop singer. Television Broadcasts Limited ( commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial Television station in Hong Kong. Jade Solid Gold ( Chinese: 勁歌金曲 literally "powerful song golden song") is a music show on the TVB television channel Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Cantopop (Chinese 粵語流行曲 is a colloquial Portmanteau for " Cantonese popular music ". He is one of the few Cantopop artists who makes use of falsetto (假音) - Because of this, many people, including David Tao, have praised this unique talent. The term falsetto (Italian diminutive of falso, false refers to the Vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the Modal voice register and David Tao is a popular Chinese Singer-songwriter. He is well-known for creating a crossover genre of R&B and Hard rock tunes which has now become his signature He is the first singer to have won all four newcomer gold awards from Hong Kong's radio/television stations. Early in his career he was nicknamed 古怪基 by the media, a pun on his name's pronunciation, literally meaning Strange Kei due to his strange appearance on stage. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical

Leo Ku's most well known songs include "Love Coming Home" (愛回家), "Belated Love" (愛得太遲), "Shower" (花灑), "The Genius and the Idiot" (天才與白痴), "Monica", "Love and Honesty" (愛與誠), "Sorrow Hits Man" (傷追人), "Nobita" (大雄), "Killing Move" (必殺技), "Let Heaven Shed Its Tears" (任天堂流淚), "Holiday in Rome" (羅馬假期), "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" (歡樂今宵), "Friendship" (友共情), "Second Most Loved" (第二最愛) and "Blue Skies and White Clouds" (藍天與白雲) - A cover of Keisuke Kuwata's song 悲しい気持ち (JUST A MAN IN LOVE). has gained fame as a Japanese Multi-instrumentalist, Singer-songwriter, and willingness to experiment with music and film

Leo Ku held his Magic Moments performance in Toronto, Canada at Rogers Centre (formerly Skydome) to a crowd of 10,000 on May 30, 2008. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario SkyDome redirects here for other uses see SkyDome (disambiguation Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Contents

Musical career

One of his songs "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" (歡樂今宵) released on 1997 earned him various musical awards most notably the Silver Male pop singer by Commercial Radio. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Commercial Radio Hong Kong ( CRHK,) aka Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited is one of the only two commercial Radio broadcasting companies However, his singing career was stalled in the next few years but he regained popularity in 2003, because of efforts of his current manager Paco Wong (黃柏高), with the release of new albums "Games" (遊戲—基) and "Nobita" (大雄) - A reference to the Doraemon character of the same name. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Manga series created by Fujiko F Fujio (the pen name of Hiroshi Fujimoto which later became an Anime series and Asian He has been referred to as one of the 'New Four Big Heavenly Kings' by veteran singer Alan Tam along with Hacken Lee, Andy Hui and Edmond Leung and Eason Chan. Alan Tam Wing-Lun, MH is a famous Hong Kong Cantopop singer and film Actor. Hacken Lee (born 6 December 1967 is a award winning Hong Kong based Cantopop Singer, and Actor, Master of Ceremonies, Association Andy Hui Chi-On is a Hong Kong popstar and a movie actor He is the First Runner-up in the 5th Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1986 Edmond Leung is a Hong Kong Cantopop Singer, Songwriter, and Actor. Eason Chan Yik-Shun is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong 's music industry

Leo Ku's recent albums have revolved around a specific theme. The album "Games" was based on video games, "Nobita" was based on the comic books, while "Jade Solid Gold" is named after a popular music show of the same name. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative "Nobita" is one of Leo Ku's most successful albums ever, with 64,152 copies sold in 2004. It was the eighth best selling Cantopop album of 2004 in Hong Kong. Cantopop (Chinese 粵語流行曲 is a colloquial Portmanteau for " Cantonese popular music ". Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders In 2003 and 2004 has also achieved his dream of releasing his own comic book. "The Story of Kubi" is a set of two comic books hand drawn by Leo. With the continuous amount of work he has today, he is unable to release another book of the series yet.

In April 9, 2005, his greatest hits album, "Jade Solid Gold" (勁歌金曲), reached double Platinum (100,000 copies). Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a " best of " album is a Compilation album of successful previously released Songs by a particular In March, 2005, he held his first major concert (勁歌金曲演唱會). Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Further tours were held across Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Canada and the China, following the success of the Hong Kong concerts, featuring guest performances by Kary Ng and Justin Lo. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Singapore For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Kary Ng (born June 9, 1986) is a Pop rock singer in Hong Kong. Justin Lo (born July 1, 1976) is a Hong Kong-based Chinese American Singer-songwriter, Actor and Record producer A total of seventeen concerts were held. Leo Ku's "Jade Solid Gold" (勁歌金曲) was one of Hong Kong's top ten albums sold from December 30, 2004 to December 21, 2005. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian [1]

In October, 2005, Leo was declared one of Ten Outstanding Young Persons where his hard work on his music and film career, and his excellence in commitment to the community was recognized. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He contributed tremendously to the society, and even founded a Leo Ku Children Medical Fund (古巨基兒童醫療基金). A month later, in November, he released his first Mandarin album under Gold Label, known as "Final Fantasy" (最終幻想), it featured Mandarin versions of his well known Cantonese songs as well as original songs, targeting the Mandarin speaking community. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Its main song was "Sleeping Beauty" (睡美人).

In December 23, 2005, Leo Ku, and his management company Gold Label announced that he has sold 300,000 copies (six times Platinum) of the four albums which came out this year, with eight hit songs, including "The Genius and the Idiot" (天才與白痴) which stayed in first place at the karaoke charts for a total of nine weeks in a row. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gold Label Records is an independent Hong Kong -based entertainment company launched with the support of EMI.

Leo Ku's 2006 album "Human" (我生) received mostly positive reviews, as over 25,000 copies of the album were sold within the first three days of release. The concept of the CD was innovative as its theme deviates from romantic love and relationships, a practice most Cantopop albums adhere to. Cantopop (Chinese 粵語流行曲 is a colloquial Portmanteau for " Cantonese popular music ". Included in the album is a 60 minute music video directed by Leo Ku himself. This would be his directing debut.

In July 31, 2007, it was confirmed he filmed a music video called "Love Coming Home" (愛回家) featuring Katie Leung as the main actress, who is best known for playing as Cho Chang in the Harry Potter films. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Katie Liu Leung ( born 8 August 1987 is a Scottish actress, best known for playing Cho Chang, Harry Potter 's love interest in the film versions Dumbledore's Army (the DA for short is a fictional student organisation in J The Harry Potter films are a fantasy series

In August 24, 2007, he released his album "Moments", all the lyrics were written by Lin Xi (林夕), with music composed by Mark Lui, Ivana Wong, Justin Lo and others. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mark Lui is a renowned composer and producer of pop music and is now based in Hong Kong. Ivana Wong is a female Cantopop singer and songwriter Biography Born Wong Oi Chi (王愛之 Wong's mother decided to change her Chinese name to Wong Yuen Chi Justin Lo (born July 1, 1976) is a Hong Kong-based Chinese American Singer-songwriter, Actor and Record producer Also included with the album was a 60 minute DVD featuring footage shot from Fukuoka, London, Paris, Venice, Vienna and Beijing. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Weeks after the album's release, he held his second major concert in Hong Kong Coliseum, known as "The Magic Moments 2007" concert, from September 9 to September 12, 2007. Hong Kong Coliseum ( informally 紅磡體育館 香港紅磡體育館 紅館 is a major multi-purpose Indoor arena in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Guests which performed in the concert include Alex Fong, Justin Lo, Terence Siufay (小肥), Vivian Chow and Ekin Cheng. Not to be confused with the actor Alex Fong Chung-Sun. Alex Fong Lik-Sun is a professional swimmer -turned- Actor and Singer Justin Lo (born July 1, 1976) is a Hong Kong-based Chinese American Singer-songwriter, Actor and Record producer Vivian Chow is a Hong Kong based Cantopop singer and actress She is well known for her ladylike stage image as well as her charity works for Animal rights Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin is a Hong Kong Actor and Cantopop Singer. Early in his career he used the name Dior (because that was what it The Magic Moments X'mas Concert was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 23, 2007. Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Discography

Main article: Leo Ku discography

Films

Voice-overs

Television drama

Notes

  1. ^ Best Selling Albums of 2005. This is the discography of Cantopop artist Leo Ku. Studio albums Live albums October 2000: Leo Ku - 903 Concert Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Love on Delivery (破壞之王 aka King of Destruction) is a 1994 Hong Kong Comedy film directed by Stephen Chow Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Anna Magdalena ( is a 1998 Hong Kong film starring Kelly Chen, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Aaron Kwok. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. So Close ( Chik yeung tin see) is a 2002 action-adventure Hong Kong film directed by Corey Yuen and starring Shu Qi, Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Love Message ( Mandarin: Aiqin duanxun) is a 2005 Film directed by Ah Gan. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. My Kung-Fu Sweetheart ( is a 2006 Hong Kong Film directed by Wong Jing. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Hercules is a 1997 Animated feature, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Stuart Little is a 1999 Live-action Film, based on the novel of the same name. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Stuart Little 2 is a 2002 Film, directed by Rob Minkoff. It is a sequel to the 1999 film Stuart Little Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated Comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox (the Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Romance in the Rain ( is a Chinese Drama television series produced by Chiung Yao, a famous novelist in Taiwan Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Princess Pearl ( is a television-adaptation of Qiong Yao 's novel-series of the same name Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sina.com. Sinacom is the largest Chinese-language Infotainment Web portal. Retrieved on 2005-12-31. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.

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