Leo Ku

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Leo Ku
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Born (1972-08-18) 18 August 1972 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Singer, record producer, mv director, host, cartoonist, designer, model, actor
Years active1991-present
Spouse
Lorraine Chan
(m. 2014)
Children1 son
Awards MTV Asia Awards Favorite Artist, Hong Kong
2008

Chinese name
Chinese 古巨基
Musical career
Also known asGe Jai
Origin Hong Kong, China
Genres Cantopop, Mandopop
Instrument(s)Guitar
LabelsMusic Plus (EEG)
(2009–present)
Gold Typhoon (EMI)
(2003–2009)
EEI (Warner Music)
(1998–2001)
Music Impact (Sony BMG)
(1994–1998)
Website www.leoku.cc

Leo Ku Kui-kei (born 18 August 1972) is a Hong Kong Cantopop and Mandopop singer, actor, TV host, model, cartoonist, MV director, and producer and designer. He employs falsetto as a singing technique and was named as one of the "Five Fresh Tigers of TVB".

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Career

Leo Ku paid passengers' fares to take the red minibus from Sai Wan to Tsuen Wan for free. GW3980 Sai Wan to Tsuen Wan 15-01-2019.jpg
Leo Ku paid passengers' fares to take the red minibus from Sai Wan to Tsuen Wan for free.

Joining TVB in 1991, Ku has released over 35 albums and he has won nearly 300 male singer and music awards over the course of his career.

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, Romance in the Rain and My Fair Princess III: Heavenly Earth.

Ku's most famous Mandarin Chinese song is "Really Want", the theme song for the drama series Romance in the Rain. The song was broadcast across China. Wen Lane Street, known, no cry of alarm. His best known 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 .

Discography

Creations

Films

Cantonese voice-overs

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Television series

Television presenter

Radio presenter

Awards

Leo Ku has won song and artist awards from Commercial Radio Hong Kong, Jade Solid Gold , Metro Showbiz , RTHK, and others.

Notes

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

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