Leslie Cheung

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" by "combining a hugely successful film and music career."[5]

Leslie Cheung
張國榮
Cheung performing at a concert in 1997.
PronunciationCheung Kwok-wing[1]
Born
Cheung Fat-chung (張發宗)

(1956-09-12)12 September 1956
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Died1 April 2003(2003-04-01) (aged 46)
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong
Cause of deathSuicide
Resting placeCremated, location undisclosed
CitizenshipCanadian
Hong Kong
EducationBachelor of Textile (dropped out)
Alma materUniversity of Leeds (dropped out)
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active1977–2003
Partner(s)
  • Teresa Mo (1977–1979)
  • Shirley Yim (1979–1980)
  • Ngai Sze-pui (1981–1983)
  • Cindy Yeung (1984–1985)
  • Daffy Tong (1983–2003)
Parents
  • Cheung Wut-hoi (father)
  • Poon Yuk-yiu (mother)
Musical career
Also known asElder Brother (Chinese: 哥哥)[2][3][4]
OriginHong Kong
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Cheung Kwok-wing
Traditional Chinese張國榮
Simplified Chinese张国荣
Cheung Fat-chung
Traditional Chinese張發宗
Simplified Chinese张发宗
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheung.

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. 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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