Leo Ku 古巨基
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Background information
Birth name	Leo Ku Kui-Kei
Born	August 18, 1972 (1972-08-18) (age 34)
Origin	Hong Kong
Died	July 23, 2007
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, record producer and actor
Years active	1994—present (singer) 1992—present (actor)
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Website	http://www.leoku.cc

Leo Ku Kui-Kei (Traditional Chinese: 古巨基; Pinyin: Gǔ Jùjī, born 18 August 1972),died 23 July is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actor. 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. 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. He is the first singer to have won all four newcomer gold awards from Hong Kong's radio/television stations. BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cantopop (Chinese: 粵語流行曲) is a colloquial abbreviation for Cantonese popular music. It is also referred to as HK-pop, short for Hong Kong popular music. It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... Jade Solid Gold (Chinese: 勁歌金曲) 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 abbreviation for Cantonese popular music. It is also referred to as HK-pop, short for Hong Kong popular music. It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop. ... Falsetto (IPA: Italian , General American , RP ) is a singing technique that produces sounds that are pitched higher than the singers normal range. ... David Tao (Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; born July 11, 1969) is a popular Taiwanese singer-songwriter. ...

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. 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, with the release of new albums "Games" (遊戲—基) and "Nobita" (大雄). 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. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Commercial Radio Hong Kong is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting company in Hong Kong (the other being Metro Radio). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alan Tam Wing Lun (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong cantopop singer and a film actor. ... Hacken Lee (Traditional Chinese: ; born December 6, 1967), is a male Hong Kong cantopop singer well-known in Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, other parts of South-East Asia and even the United States for performing slow pop ballads. ... Andy Hui Chi-On (Traditional Chinese: 許志安, born August 12, 1967 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong popstar and a movie actor who first appeared as a runner-up in the 5th Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1986. ... Edmond Leung (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Leung4 Hon3 Man4), born 05 November 1971) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, songwriter, and actor. ...

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. "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. This article is about computer and video games. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Cantopop (Chinese: 粵語流行曲) is a colloquial abbreviation for Cantonese popular music. It is also referred to as HK-pop, short for Hong Kong popular music. It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop. ...

On April 9, 2005, his "Jade Solid Gold" album has reached double Platinum (100,000 copies). Further tours were held across Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Canada and the People's Republic of China, following the success of the Hong Kong concerts, featuring guest performances by Kary Ng and Justin Lo. 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.^[1] is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kary Ng (吳家穎)，with a stage name 吳雨霏，was born on June 9, 1986. ... Justin Lo (側田, Real Name: 羅定偉 Lo Ting Wai, born on July 1, 1976 in New York, United States) is an American-born Hong Kong singer, composer and record producer. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 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. December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gold Label is a large artist management company in Hong Kong, founded by renowned manager Paco Wong. ...

Leo Ku's most well known songs include "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), "Nobita" (大雄), "Killing Move" (必殺技), "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), and most notably, "It Seems" (好想好想). This is the song he sings the most often on CCTV music concerts. Nobita is the main character of the popular manga, Doraemon, by Fujiko F. Fujio. ...

Leo Ku's most recent album "Human" 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. Included in the album is a 60 minute music video directed by Leo Ku himself. This would be his directing debut. Cantopop (Chinese: 粵語流行曲) is a colloquial abbreviation for Cantonese popular music. It is also referred to as HK-pop, short for Hong Kong popular music. It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop. ...

On June, 2007, his song "Money Money Money Money" (錢錢錢錢) was accused of being copied from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and coincidentally, Denise Ho suggested on her blog that someone has been copying other people's songs.^[2] In response, Ku made a post on his blog stating that "Money Money Money Money" is a progressive rock song, therefore will contain elements used in that genre of music. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Bohemian Rhapsody is a song written by Freddie Mercury and originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. ... Denise Ho Wan-Si (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), also known as HOCC, CC and Goo, born May 10, 1977, with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

He has recently finished a music video called Love Coming Home (愛回家) which has Katie Leung (who is best known for playing as Cho Chang in the Harry Potter films) playing as his girlfriend. Katie Liu Leung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ) (born August 8, 1987) is a Scottish actress, best known for playing Cho Chang, Harry Potters love interest in the film versions of the J. K. Rowling novels Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of... Cho Chang (張秋) (1978/1979 -) is a fictional character in J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter book series. ...

Discography

Main article: Leo Ku discography

This is the discography of Cantopop artist Leo Ku. ...

Films

• October 1993: Love on Delivery (破壞之王)
• June 1995: Romantic Dream (追女仔95--綺夢)
• July 1997: Cause We Are So Young (求戀期)
• November 1997: Task Force (熱血最強)
• March 1998: Anna Magdalena (安娜馬德蓮娜)
• December 1998: When I Look Upon The Stars (天旋地戀)
• September 2000: So Close (夕陽天使)
• July 2005: Love Message (愛情短訊)
• February 2006: My Kung-Fu Sweetheart (野蠻秘笈)
• April 2007: Super Fans (甜心粉絲王)

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Voice-overs

• June 1997: Hercules (大力士)
• June 2000: Stuart Little (一家之鼠超力仔)
• November 2002: Stuart Little 2 (一家之鼠超力仔2)
• July 2005: Robots (露寶治的世界)

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Television drama

• November 1994: Instinct (笑看風雲)
• January 1995: The Trail of Love (前世冤家)
• August 1995: Stepping Stone (總有出頭天)
• April 1997: Weapons of Power (英雄貴姓)
• January 1996: Justice Bao (包青天之雪魄梅魂)
• January 1997: Corner the Con Man (皇家反千組)
• 2000: 情深深雨濛濛
• 2003: 還珠格格III-天上人間

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Trivia

• On 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 recognised. He contributed tremendously to the society, and even founded a Leo Ku Children Medical Fund. (古巨基兒童醫療基金).
• Leo Ku is the first celebrity to hold a birthday party at Hong Kong Disneyland, together with more than 200 fans.
• Leo 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.

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Notes

1. ^ Best Selling Albums of 2005. Sina.com. Retrieved on 2005-12-31.
2. ^ Denise Ho and Leo Ku. Sina.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.

• Leo Ku's Birthday Party. Retrieved August 22, 2005.
• Orison. Retrieved December 24, 2005.

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External links

• LeoKu.cc
• LeoKu.cc English
• Gold Label