Leon Lai
Background information
Birth name	Lai Chit
Born	December 11, 1966 (age 40)
Origin	Beijing, China
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actor
Years active	1986 - Present
Label(s)	1986 Capital Artist 1990 Universal Music Image File history File links L_p1004569016. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 23% market share. ... 1998 Sony Music ... 2004 Amusic
Website	www.amusic.hk

Leon Lai (黎明; pinyin: Lí Míng; Cantonese: lai4 ming4; born December 11, 1966) is a Chinese actor and a Cantopop singer. Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ...

Biography

Born in Beijing, China as Lai Chit (黎捷), Leon was the only child in his family. His parents divorced when he was four. During his youth, he attended King's Way Princeton College (England). Before he became a singer in Hong Kong, he worked as a salesperson for a cellular phone company. After becoming the second runner up in the 5th New Talent Singing Awards, held by the TVB in 1986, he went to be taught singing by Dai Si Zong(戴思聪). Under the Polygram label, he released his first album "Meet In The Rain" which propelled Leon into instant stardom^[1]. After several years at Polygram, Lai then signed a new contract with Sony Music on March 23, 1998. Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: 北京 [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ), a city in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Current logo of NTSA International Finals, in use since 2005. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Leon has been associated with many female celebrities since he began his career. One of his most famous rumoured ex-girlfriends is Shu Qi. Apart from Shu Qi, he has been rumoured to have relationship with Dai Yun Hui, Wang Zu Xian, Seto Asaka, Michelle Reis, Kim Hee Sun, Lee Na Young, Wang Xiu Lin^[2]. Currently, he is dating a model Gaile Lok^[3]. // Shu Qi (Chinese: ; pinyin: ShÅ« Qí; Wade-Giles: Shu Chi) (born April 16, 1976) is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-hui (æž—ç«‹æ…§). Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi (Wade-Giles) or Shu Kei (Cantonese). ... Asaka Seto (瀬戸朝香 Seto Asaka; born 12 December 1976 in Seto, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese actress. ... Michelle Monique Reis (李嘉欣, pinyin: Lǐ Jiāxīn) (born June 20, 1970) is a Hong Kong actress. ... Kim Hee-sun is a South Korean actress who has been acting in Korean TV dramas and films for over a decade. ... Lee Na-young has firmly established herself as one of the Korean film and TV industrys most visible up-and-coming stars. ... Gaile Lok or Gaile Lai (In chinese: 樂基兒), a name of famous female fashion show model. ...

Career

Singer

Together with Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok, Lai was among the four most popular male singers during the 1990s, when the media referred to them as the "Four Heavenly Kings" (Chinese: 四大天王). This is a Chinese name; the family name is å¼µ (Cheung) Jacky Cheung Hok Yau (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Zhāng XúeyÇ’u; born July 10, 1961 in Hong Kong with family roots in Tianjin) is a Hong Kong singer and film star from the mid-1980s to the... Andy Lau in Infernal Affairs (2002) Andy Lau Tak-wah (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Liú Déhuá; Cantonese: Làu Dākwà) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮 Làu FÅ«kwìng) is a Hong Kong pop star and a movie actor. ... Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing (Chinese: 郭富城; Pinyin: Guō Fùchéng; Cantonese: Gwok3 Fu3 Sing4; born October 26, 1965) is a popular Hong Kong singer and film actor. ... Four Heavenly Kings may refer to: Shitennou or Shitennō (四天王) meaning the four divine kings in Japanese, is originally the name of the Four Heavenly Kings, four Buddhist deities who protect the four quarters of the world. ...

In the early stages of his career, he mainly sang cantopop, but due to the influence of producer Mark Lui, he expanded his repertoire to include popular electronic songs with compelling music videos. In 2002, he was selected to sing "Charged up", the 2002 World Cup theme song for the Greater China Region. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The lowpoint of his singing career came at the 1991 Hua Tong Flood Charity Concert. After his performance on stage, he was requested by a significant donor who wanted him to perform again. While performing the song Sorry I Love You, he went completely out of tune at the high note but he managed to complete the performance on stage. This event made him a target of critics and a butt of all jokes at the time and later earned him the tag 'out of tune' Heavenly Kings. However inspite of it, his fans still supported him[1][2][3][4].

He won numerous singing awards before announcing in 1999 that he would no longer accept any awards in Hong Kong. He won the "Most Popular Male Singer" award in 1993 and 1995 for TVB Jade Solid Gold. He has also won the "Song of the Year" award four times. In the 1996 year of awards, Leon Lai won a personal record 16 awards in the Hong Kong music scene. A tie with fellow singers Sky King and Jacky Cheung. This gives both artists one more award. The 4 stage Joint Award of Best Musicians. Awarded to the musician with the most awards won in the year ending award shows. Lai's music career gradually declined from the late 1990s. While he is still releasing new albums from time to time, his record sales are now less than impressive and his position has been overtaken by the newer generation of cantopop singers. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2004, Leon Lai formed a new record production company, "A Music", East Asia Record Production Company Limited, with Peter Lam. The first album produced by the company, "Dawn" was released in September of that year.

Actor

In 1996, Lai was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards for the film Comrades, Almost a love story. However, he did not win. Hong Kong Film Awards (香港電影金像獎), is the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong. ...

The next year in 1997, he managed to win the award for Best Original Song for the film Eighteen Springs both at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Hong Kong Film Awards. This article needs cleanup. ...

He was again nominated for the Best Actor and Best Original Film Song award for the film City of Glass in 1999 at the Hong Kong Film Awards but he only managed to win the award for Best Original Film Song which he shared with Lin Xi and Dick Lee^[4]. City of Glass (玻璃之城; Boli zhi cheng) is a 1998 Hong Kong film, directed by Mabel Cheung. ... For the Australian rules footballer, see Dick Lee. ...

In 2002, Lai took the spotlight at the Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-language version of the Oscars in Taiwan. He won Best Actor for Three: Going Home. In 2004, Lai wrote the story Leaving Me, Loving You together with Wilson Yip and also became the creative/production controller of the movie. However, the movie was a flop. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article needs cleanup. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Three (Chinese title: 三更) is an international movie made up of three segments, released in 2002. ... Wilson Yip (Yip Wai-Shun) is a Hong Kong actor, film director and screenwriter. ...

In 2005, Leon acted as one of the seven warriors, Yang Yun Chong, in the Tsui Hark directed Wuxia film, Seven Swords.[5]. In the same year in the film Moonlight In Tokyo, Leon unexpectedly acted as a chinese retard who pretend to be a Korean gigolo in Japan.[6] Tsui Hark (Chinese: 徐克; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsü Ko) (born Tsui Man-kong (徐文光) on February 15, 1950) is a New Wave film director in Hong Kong who is also a highly influential producer, often likened to Steven Spielberg for a similar galvanizing effect on his countrys cinematic scene. ... Poster from the American release of Zhang Yimous 2002 film Hero (英雄) Wǔxiá (also Wu Xia) (Traditional Chinese: 武俠; Simplified Chinese: 武侠; Mandarin IPA: ; Cantonese: mów hàb), literally meaning martial arts chivalry or martial arts heroes, from Chinese, is a distinct genre in Chinese literature, television and cinema. ... Seven Swords poster Seven Swords (Chinese:七劍) is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Tsui Hark and adapted from renowned Wuxia writer Liang Yusheng. ...

In 2006, Leon wrote and directed a musical film titled A Melody Looking which was shot in New York. It features Leon and the rest of the Amusic family of singers. This film marks his debut as a director. [7] A Melody Looking is a musical film written and directed by Leon Lai which will be released in November, 2006. ...

Societal contributions

Apart from being an actor, he took part in the production of advertisement for "Dress Casual Day" of the Community Chest. In the recent years, Lai has participated in many charity events. He has been a member of The Community Chest Campaign Committee and in December 1995, his contribution to children is further recognized by being appointed as UNICEF Special Representative to Youth at UNICEF Headquarters in New York. He also occasionally helps other non-profit organisations to raise funds. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into The Community Chest of Hong Kong. ... UNICEF Logo The United Nations Childrens Fund or UNICEF (Arabic: ; French: ; Spanish: ) was established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

Lai has been elected as one of The Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) in 1997, giving him a formal recognition of his professional endeavours and commitment to the community. He was also awarded the Medal of Honour (M.H.) on 12 October 2003 by Tung Chee-Hwa, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR. October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tung Chee-hwa (Traditional Chinese: 董建華 Simplified Chinese: 董建华 Pinyin: Dǒng Jiànhuá) (born July 7, 1937, or the 29th day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar) is the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People...

Filmography

Films

(Note: the indication of a # next to the title means that it was a supporting/minor role.)

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Television series

Discography

Cantonese

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Mandarin, Korean and Japanese

Note: Albums are Mandarin albums unless otherwise stated

Concert

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Music Pop Chart

Awards

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Trivia

• Literally, his stage name (黎明 - Lai Ming) means dawn in Chinese.

Dawn or civil dawn is the time at which the Sun is 6 degrees below the horizon in the morning. ...

See also

• Cinema of Hong Kong

The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan. ...

References

1. ^ 2002 ent.sina.com.cn
2. ^ southcn.com
3. ^ ent.sina.com.hk
4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481709/awards Film Awards
5. ^ http://us.yesasia.com/en/PopChart/RTHK.aspx/section-music/code-c/chart-1 PopChart

External links

• A Music
• Leon Lai Family (Hong Kong) 黎明家族 (香港) - fansite
• Leon Family (Taiwan) - fansite
• Leon Lai Fans Club 黎明之友 - fansite
• Karazen: Leon Lai Album Reviews & Lyrics
• Leon IMDB Entry
• Leon at UNICEF