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Leo Ku (古巨基)

Leo Ku
Born August 18, 1972
Hong Kong

Leo Ku Kui-Kei (Chinese: 古巨基; pinyin: Gǔ Jùjī; born 18 August 1972) 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.



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[edit] 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.

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.

On April 9, 2005, a party was held for Leo Ku to celebrate the completion of Part 2 of his concert (勁歌金曲演唱會) and also to celebrate his "Jade Solid Gold" album reaching 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.

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.

Leo Ku's most well known songs include "Belated Love" (愛得太遲), "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 Plus" (友共情), "Second Best" (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.

In Leo's recent album "Human I Born" is a huge hit in Hong Kong music. Within 3 days of its initial release, over 25 000 copies of the album were already sold. The CD includes 11 different songs, each showcasing a different perspective of human life. The concept of the CD was praised by many people, as it is a much different style to many CDs today where the main idea is 'love'. Also included with the CD is a 60 minute music video directed by Leo himself. It is his first time directing a movie, and the result is outstanding. Leo was also able to invite his good friend and fellow singer, Vivian Chow, to take part in his movie and the music video for "Belated love". Leo is currently working on directing a movie. He has already thought of the concept of the movie: 89 minutes of laughter and 1 minute of sadness. Working towards his dream again, like how he has waited 11 years to have his own concert. "Just Believe Dreams Come True" was a saying which he employed in his concert in 2005, after the wait of 11 years.


[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

  • July 1994: Explanation of Love (愛的假釋)
  • January 1995: Smile. Talk. Think (笑說想)
  • April 1995: Kiss Me OK? (親親我好嗎?) (EP)
  • November 1995: Actually I... I... I... (其實我...我...我...)
  • August 1996: Second Most Loved (第二最愛) (New + Best Selections)
  • January 1997: Wish (心願) (EP)
  • January 1997: The Clock That Forgets Time (忘了時間的鐘) (Mandarin)
  • July 1997: Enjoy Yourself Tonight (歡樂今宵)
  • May 1998: Flying Love and Dreams (愛與夢飛行)
  • September 1998: Stall (路邊攤) (Mandarin)
  • December 1998: Having You On This Day (有你這一天) (New + Best Selections)
  • December 1998: Be My Valentine
  • March 1999: Leo Ku (古巨基) (Mandarin)
  • October 1999: The Weather Changes (天氣會變)
  • January 2000: Greatest Hits (精選) (Best Selections)
  • January 2000: Treasure Hunting (尋寶) (Mandarin)
  • July 2000: Tiu Fei Gei (跳飛機) (EP)
  • January 2001: New Pattern
  • May 2001: Lian Lian Qing Shen (戀戀情深) (Mandarin) (New + Best Selections)
  • September 2001: All The Best (New + Best Selections)
  • November 2003: Games (遊戲 - 基)
  • July 2004: Nobita (大雄)
  • February 2005: Jade Solid Gold (勁歌金曲) (New + Best Selections)
  • October 2005: Star Track (星戰)
  • November 2005: Final Fantasy (最終幻想) (Mandarin)
  • December 2005: Star Track (星戰) (CD + DVD Edition)
  • August 2006: Human (我生) (CD + Bonus CD + DVD Special Edition)

[edit] Live albums

  • October 2000: Leo Ku - 903 Concert (叱咤萬人幫勝利誓師音樂會)
  • June 2004: Music is Live (拉闊音樂會)
  • May 2005: Leo Ku in Concert 2005 (05 勁歌金曲演唱會)

[edit] VCD/DVD

  • August 2004: Music is Live (拉闊音樂會) (VCD/DVD)
  • June 2005: Leo Ku in Concert 2005 (05 勁歌金曲演唱會) (VCD)
  • July 2005: Leo Ku in Concert 2005 (05 勁歌金曲演唱會) (DVD)
  • Dec,2006 I love Leo

[edit] Movies

[edit] Movies

  • October 1993: Love of 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 Kungfu Sweetheart (野蠻秘笈)

[edit] Movies (Voice-over)

[edit] TV Drama

[edit] Trivia

  • On October 2005, he was declared one of Ten Outstanding Young Persons. His hardwork on his music and film career, and his excel 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 200 over fans.
  • Leo in 2003 and 2004 has also achieved one of he's dreams of releasing he's own comic books. "The Story of Kubi" is a set of two comic books hand drawn by Leo. With the continuious amount of work he has today, he is unable to release another book of the seies yet.
  • On August of 2006, he was recently spotted at Summer Palace Restaurant in the Shangri-la Hotel in Hong Kong ordering a dish of broccoli.

[edit] References

2001-Romance in the rain-

[edit] External links

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