Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung
張國榮
	Cheung performing at a concert in 1997.
Pronunciation	Cheung Kwok-wing
Born	Cheung Fat-chung (張發宗); 12 September 1956; Kowloon, Hong Kong
Died	1 April 2003 (aged 46); Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong
Cause of death	Suicide
Resting place	Cremated, location undisclosed
Citizenship	Canadian; Hong Kong
Education	Bachelor of Textile (dropped out)
Alma mater	University of Leeds (dropped out)
Occupations	Singer; actor;
Years active	1977–2003
Partners	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 as	Elder Brother (Chinese: 哥哥)
Origin	Hong Kong
Genres	Cantopop; Mandopop;
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Polydor; Capital; Cinepoly; Rock; Universal;
Cheung Kwok-wing
Traditional Chinese	張國榮
Simplified Chinese	张国荣
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Guó-róng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Zoeng1 Gwok3-wing4
Cheung Fat-chung
Traditional Chinese	張發宗
Simplified Chinese	张发宗
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Fā-zōng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Zoeng1 Faat3-zung1

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."^[5]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheung.

References

↑ "Leslie Cheung profile". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
↑ Lisa Oldham Stokes (2007). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. xxvii. ISBN 978-0-8108-5520-5.
↑ "Sina Entertainment News" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
↑ "Sina Entertainment News". Sina Corp. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
↑ 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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[Profile-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.

[gorgor-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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