Leo Ku

Leo Ku
Background information
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
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

Studio Albums

Leo Ku Have 21 Studio Albums

Year Album Information
1994 Explanation of Love (愛的解釋)
  • Release Date: July 1994
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
1995 Smile. Talk. Think. (笑說想)
  • Release Date: January 1995
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
Actually I... I... I... (其實我...我...我...)
  • Release Date: November 1995
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
1997 The Clock That Forgets Time (忘了時間的鐘)
  • Release Date: January 1997
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label: BMG
Enjoy Yourself Tonight (歡樂今宵)
  • Release Date: July 1997
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label: BMG
1998 Flying Love and Dreams (愛與夢飛行)
  • Release Date: May 1998
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
Stall (路邊攤)
  • Release Date: September 1998
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label:
Be My Valentine
  • Release Date: December 1998
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label: EMI
1999 Leo Ku (古巨基)
  • Release Date: March 1999
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label:
The Weather Changes (天氣會變)
  • Release Date: October 1999
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label: EMI
2000 Treasure Hunting (尋寶)
  • Release Date: January 2000
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label:
2001 New Pattern
  • Release Date: January 2001
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label: Warner
2003 Games (遊戲 - 基)
  • Release Date: November 2003
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label: EMI
2004 Nobita (大雄)
  • Release Date: July 31, 2004
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label: EMI
2005 Star Track(星戰)
  • Release Date: October 2005
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label: EMI
Final Fantasy(最終幻想)
  • Release Date: November 2005
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label: EMI
2006 Human (我生)
  • Release Date: August 2006
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label: EMI
2007 Moments
2008 Still the Master of Love Songs (我還是你的情歌王)
Guitar Fever
2009 Strings Fever
2009 You Talkin' To Me?
2010 The Age (時代)
2011 The Era (大時代)
Amazing World (大時代) - EP
2012 Dire Au Revoir A Mes Amours (告別我的戀人們)

Compilation Albums

Leo Ku Have 6 Compilation Albums

Year Album Information
1996 Second Most Loved (第二最愛)
  • Release Date: August 1996
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
1998 Having You On This Day (有你這一天)
  • Release Date: December 1998
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
2000 Greatest Hits
  • Release Date: January 2000
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
2001 Deeply deeply In Love (戀戀情深)
  • Release Date: May 2001
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label:
2005 Jade Solid Gold (勁歌金曲)
  • Release Date: February 7, 2005
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
2008 Leo Ku 2008 Jade Solid Gold 2 - New + Best Selection
  • Release Date: March 2008
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:

Live Albums

Leo Ku Have 5 Live Albums

Year Album Information
2000 Leo Ku - 903 Concert (叱咤萬人幫勝利誓師音樂會)
  • Release Date: October 2000
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
2004 Music is Live (拉闊音樂會)
  • Release Date: June 2004
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
2005 Leo Ku in Concert 2005 (05 勁歌金曲演唱會)
  • Release Date: May 2005
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
2007 Leo Ku The Magic Moments Concert 2007 (古巨基 The Magic Moments 演唱會 2007)
  • Release Date: 2007
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:
2009 Leo Ku Eye Fever Concert 2009 (古巨基 Eye Fever 演唱會 2009)
  • Release Date: 2009
  • Language: Cantonese
  • Label:

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.
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