Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung
張國榮
Cheung performing at a concert in 1997.
PronunciationCheung Kwok-wing
Born
Cheung Fat-chung (張發宗)

(1956-09-12)12 September 1956
Died1 April 2003(2003-04-01) (aged 46)
Cause of deathSuicide
Resting placeCremated, location undisclosed
CitizenshipCanadian
Hong Kong
EducationBachelor of Textile (dropped out)
Alma materUniversity of Leeds (dropped out)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active1977–2003
Partners
Parents
  • Cheung Wut-hoi (father)
  • Poon Yuk-yiu (mother)
Musical career
Also known asElder Brother (Chinese: 哥哥)
OriginHong Kong
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
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Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. He is considered "one of the founder fathers of Cantopop" for "combining a hugely successful film and music career."

References

  1. ↑ "Leslie Cheung profile". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Lisa Oldham Stokes (2007). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. xxvii. ISBN 978-0-8108-5520-5.
  3. ↑ "Sina Entertainment News" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 3 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Sina Entertainment News". Sina Corp. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, "World Music Volume 2: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific", P54., BBC Radio, ISBN 1-85828-636-0

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