Leo Ku
Leo Ku Kui-Kei (
Chinese: 古巨基;
pinyin: G" 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.
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, with guest performances by
Kary Ng and
Justin Lo following the success of the Hong Kong concerts. 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 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'童醫療基金).
On
December 23,
2005, Leo Ku announced to reporters 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.
Studio albums
*July
1994:
The Meaning 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:
The 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"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") (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)
Live albums
*October
2000:
Leo Ku - 903 Concert (叱'萬人幫勝利"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)
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)
Movies
*October
1993:
Love of Delivery (破壞之王)
*June
1995:
Romantic Dream (追女"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"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)
Movies (Voice-over)
*June
1997:
Hercules (大力士)
*June
2000:
Stuart Little (一家之鼠超力")
*November
2002:
Stuart Little 2 (一家之鼠超力"2)
*July
2005:
Robots (露寶治的世界)
TV 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")
*January
1996:
Justice Bao (包'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")*
Orison. Retrieved
December 24, 2005.
*
Sina. Retrieved
December 31, 2005.2001-Romance in the rain
*
Leo Ku's Blog*
LeoKu.cc*
LeoKu.cc English*
Leo Ku Heaven Fansite in English*
EMI Music Hong Kong*
Karazen: Leo Ku Album Reviews & Chinese Lyrics
