Actors - Leo Ku

	Actors - Leo Ku

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.

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) is 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. (古巨基兒童醫療基金).

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 Joker" (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 will make a guest appearance in Justin Lo's concert to be held at Hong Kong Coliseum in 2006.

Discography

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) (New + 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)

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