Leo Ku Kui-kei 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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Leo Ku | |||||||||||||
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Born | (1972-08-18) 18 August 1972 (age 50) British Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Occupation | Singer, record producer, mv director, host, cartoonist, designer | ||||||||||||
Years active | 1991-present | ||||||||||||
Spouse | Lorraine Chan (m. 2014) | ||||||||||||
Children | 1 son | ||||||||||||
Awards | MTV Asia Awards – Favorite Artist, Hong Kong 2008 | ||||||||||||
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Chinese | 古巨基 | ||||||||||||
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Also known as | Ge Jai | ||||||||||||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Genres | Cantopop, Mandopop | ||||||||||||
Instrument(s) | Guitar | ||||||||||||
Labels | Music Plus (EEG) (2009–present) Gold Typhoon (EMI) (2003–2009) EEI (Warner Music) (1998–2001) Music Impact (Sony BMG) (1994–1998) | ||||||||||||
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Website | www.leoku.cc |
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.
Leo Ku has won song and artist awards from Commercial Radio Hong Kong, Jade Solid Gold, Metro Showbiz, RTHK, and others.
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Names in Bold indicate the winning singer, while Italics indicate the runner-up singer. Singers are listed based on their original season appearances, returning singers (who participated in seasons 5 or 8) are not repeated.
Singers participated in groups are listed in parenthesis. Initial singers first listed in order of official announcement, followed by Substitute/Challenge Singers in order of appearance. ∆ Substitute Singer ∇ Challenger/National's Recommended Singer/Surprise Challenger ƒ Finalist singer н Hosting singer † Withdrew (but have performed Return Performance) ‡ Withdrew § Non-contestant (Eliminated without ever performing Breakouts) |
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