Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung | |||||||||||
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張國榮 | |||||||||||
 Cheung performing at a concert in 1997. | |||||||||||
| Pronunciation | Cheung Kwok-wing[1] | ||||||||||
| Born | Cheung Fat-chung (張發宗) 12 September 1956 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 2003 (aged 46) | ||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1977–2003 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | Elder Brother (Chinese: 哥哥)[2][3][4] | ||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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| Instruments | Vocals | ||||||||||
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| Cheung Kwok-wing | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張國榮 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张国荣 | ||||||||||
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| Cheung Fat-chung | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張發宗 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张发宗 | ||||||||||
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is 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" for "combining a hugely successful film and music career."[5]
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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