Leslie Cheung information

Leslie Cheung (1 956 September 200312-April1), born in Meixian County, Guangdong Province, is a famous singer, actor and musician with great influence in the global and Asian Chinese communities. He is a superstar in the field of music and film in Greater China and one of the most successful representatives of the diversified development of entertainment circles. He was one of the court singers in the Chinese music scene in the1980s. 199 1 won the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards; Farewell My Concubine, starring 1993, broke the box office record of mainland literary films in the United States, and he also won the Best Actor Award of Japan Film Critics Award for his fame in the international film industry. 1999 won the highest honor "Golden Needle Award" in Hong Kong music scene. His film masterpieces include Farewell My Concubine, The True Story of Teddy Boy, Ashes of Time, Ghost Story, and Rouge Button.

Chinese name: Leslie Cheung.

Leslie Cheung.

Alias: brother

Nationality: China.

Ethnic group: Han nationality

Place of birth: Kowloon, Hong Kong

Date of birth:1September 1956 12.

Date of death: April 2003 1 day.

Occupation: actor, singer, musician

Graduation school: Grade One, Department of Textile Management, University of Leeds, UK.

Organization: Universal Records

Masterpieces: Farewell My Concubine, The True Story of Teddy Boy, Ashes of Time, Ghost Story of Ghost Story and Rouge Button.

Major achievements: being selected as "the top five musicians in the world" by CNN.

The most outstanding artist in Asia at CCTV-MTV Music Festival

"Golden Needle Award", the highest honor in Hong Kong music scene

China Original Music List Millennium National Achievement Award

Best actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards

Japan Film Critics Award for Best Actor in a Foreign Language Film

Tokyo Film Critics Award for Best Actor

Hong Kong Film Critics Association Best Actor Award

Native place: Meixian County, Guangdong Province

Height: 175cm

Blood type: O type

Constellation: Virgo

Hobbies: painting, watching movies, listening to music and reading.

Leslie Cheung, whose ancestral home is Meixian, Guangdong Province, is an influential artist in the global Chinese circle and Asia, and one of the most successful representatives of the diversified development of Chinese entertainment circle. As a singer, he is one of the representatives of Cantonese pop music and enjoys a high status in Hong Kong music scene. 1977 won the runner-up in "Asian Amateur Singer Competition" and entered the music scene. 1983 released the record "the wind keeps blowing", and the Cantonese title song of the same name became one of his most popular songs. 1984, his song "Monica" was sung in the street, and "Monica" became a landmark work in the history of pop music in Hong Kong. 1987, its album "Summer Romance" sold more than seven platinum, becoming the champion of IFPI record sales that year; Since then, his records have won platinum sales many times. The annual sales of the album "Favorite" in Asia exceeded 2 million, and the local sales in Hong Kong exceeded 6 platinum, which was called "a rescue work" by the industry. He was a superstar in Hong Kong music in the 1980s. During this period, he won many awards in Hong Kong music industry. He is the first Hong Kong singer to win the Golden Melody Award and the most popular male singer for two consecutive years. From 65438 to 0999, he won the "Golden Needle Award", the highest honor in Hong Kong music. In addition, China Original Music Award, China Top Ten Golden Melody Awards and Top Ten Golden Melody Awards all awarded him a lifetime achievement award or an honorary award. In 2000, CCTV-MTV Music Festival awarded him the "Best Artist Award in Asia"; In 2003, after the China Pop Music Media Award, Leslie Cheung won the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to China pop music. By the end of 200 1, he has held nearly 300 world concert tours, becoming the first China singer to hold two concerts in the 80,000-seat stadium in Shanghai. As a musician, he composed more than forty songs and served as the "Music Ambassador" of the Hong Kong Composers and Lyrics Association for two consecutive years. His songs have won the Golden Horse Award for Best Original Movie Song, Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards, Top Ten Golden Melody Awards and China Golden Melody Awards, and have been nominated for the Golden Horse Award and Best Original Song for five times. From 65438 to 0988, silence is golden, which was composed by him, became an enduring classic. His records have won many awards in Hong Kong's music industry. His concert as artistic director was rated as "the pinnacle of passion and fashion" by Time magazine. His MTV, music movies and public service short films have been widely praised by the industry. As an actor, he is a superstar in China's film industry. In the past 24 years, he has appeared in 56 films, and the total box office in Hong Kong has reached HK$ 776 million, ranking among the best in the film industry. With superb acting skills, he was nominated by Cannes International Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, Hong Kong Golden Award, Taiwan Golden Horse Award, Japan Film Critics Award, etc. 18, and was elected as the best actor in Hong Kong Film Awards, the best actor in Hong Kong Film Critics Association Award, the best actor in Japan Film Critics Award and the best actor in Tokyo Film Critics Award. He won the Special Contribution Award of China Film Performing Arts Society and was invited as a judge of Berlin International Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival, making outstanding contributions to the prosperity of Hong Kong film industry and the promotion of China culture. His films have won the Palme d 'Or Award at Cannes International Film Festival, the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film in the United States, the Fabriz Award at the International Federation of Film Critics and the Best Film Awards at several film festivals in China, Taiwan Province and Hongkong. In 2004, he was awarded the "Eternal Award for Performing Arts" by the Hong Kong Film Awards, and was awarded the "Avenue of Stars" in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. In 2005, the Academy Awards selected "China's Best Chinese Film in a Hundred Years". Starring in eight films, the number of selected works ranks first among actors in China. In the same year, he was selected as one of the "100 Excellent Actors of China Films in the Hundred Years". In 2005, Time magazine, an internationally renowned magazine, selected "100 best films in global history", and his film Farewell My Concubine was also among them. Leslie Cheung's influence not only spans the three places across the Taiwan Strait, but also enjoys a high reputation in Asia, and it is the top Asian superstar with international influence. Since 1980s, he has been very popular in Korea and is one of the most popular foreign stars in Korea. He is the first China singer who enjoys a high reputation in Korean music: 1987. His album Love sold 300,000 copies in Korea, setting a record for the sales of Chinese records in Korea. 1989, his single "To You" became a household name in South Korea and won the local pop music charts. Other songs, such as "Love of the Year" and "Ghost Story", have also been appreciated by many Koreans. 1995, his album Favorite sold amazingly in Korea. The song "One Thousand Dreams" in the album is very popular in Korea, and once topped the Korean pop music charts. In terms of movies, the film Ghost Story first entered the Korean market, and was elected as the most popular foreign singer and movie star in Korea with 1989. Then an international blockbuster Farewell My Concubine made him 1994 the most popular first foreign movie star in Korea. In 2003, OCN, a Korean film channel, cooperated with 265,438+0 Film Network to hold the "Top 100 Movie Stars" selection, and Leslie Cheung ranked first among overseas movie stars. In 2009, a film festival named "Leslie Cheung" was held in Seoul. He was the first China actor to win the Japanese Film Critics Award for Best Actor, and 1993 was invited as a judge of Tokyo International Film Festival. He held 20 solo concerts in Japan, setting a record for China male singers to hold concerts in Japan. 1994 The film Farewell My Concubine, starring him, had a strong response when it was released in Japan, which once set a miracle for 43 weeks in Tokyo. 1996 won two awards of "Most Popular" and "Best Artist" issued by the famous Japanese magazine "Asian Fashion". 1998, became the cover figure of AERA, a famous news weekly magazine known as "Time Magazine" in Japan. 200 1 won the "Best Actor Award" selected by "Movie City" of Asian Fans Association, the largest member in Japan. The award was held at 1 1, and Leslie Cheung won the championship for ten consecutive years. In 2006, NHK, a Japanese state-run TV station, held the "Your Favorite Actor" selection, and Leslie Cheung was selected as one of the "Top Ten Actors in the World", the only actor in China. It is also quite famous in Europe and America: 1987 held the "Sleepless Concert of America and Canada" in Atlantic City, Chicago and Los Angeles. From 65438 to 0994, his film Farewell My Concubine won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film in the United States, which broke the box office record of mainland literary films in the United States, and he also became famous in the international film industry because of this film. 1998 He was invited to be the judge of Berlin International Film Festival, and he was the first China actor to be the judge of this film festival. 20 10 CNN, a famous American media, selected "the 25 greatest Asian actors in history", and Leslie Cheung was among them. In the same year, CNN held the "Top Five World Famous Musicians in the Past 50 Years", and Leslie Cheung was the only Asian singer on the list.

Leslie Cheung was always keen on charity and always tried his best to help others. Even on his birthday, he asked tourists to cash their gifts and donate them to charity. On the last day before his death, he was scheduled to shoot a public welfare propaganda film for the end child Sexual Abuse Foundation. He is a low-key person, and many good things he does are only done quietly, and he doesn't want to spoil them because of media hype. The following excerpts are very few of the many good deeds he has done:

During the concert of 1997, Leslie Cheung first donated HK$1000000 to the Cancer Fund, and then called on fans to donate. During the concert, more than 800,000 donations were raised, and Leslie Cheung and his friends increased by 10 million yuan, and another10 million yuan was donated to the cancer fund. 1998 On his birthday, someone wanted to give him a birthday present. My brother said, "I don't want a birthday present." He gave the Children's Cancer Foundation a check for150,000. Last May, my brother donated100000 yuan in his own name, which benefited many children with cancer. -China News Network

The Stop Child Sexual Abuse Foundation is a non-governmental organization to prevent children from being sexually abused. At present, it has been widely funded by Hong Kong artists. Leslie Cheung alone donated HK$ 6,543,800+to the Foundation for Ending Child Sexual Abuse as a birthday present for everyone. -Yangzi Evening News

Xiao Fangfang said: "My brother spared no effort to support the nursery, making contributions and giving, and never making public. There is a fund-raising party for the movie "I want to fly high" in Vivi on June 13. Originally, he just invited his brother to attend. He learned that it was to raise money for Vivi, or he bought a batch of tickets from his own pocket. " -Ming Pao

In addition to being enthusiastic about charity, he also strongly supports Hong Kong films. From 65438 to 0999, in order to bring vitality to the depressed Hong Kong film industry, five directors formed a "Creative Alliance", and the film "Stars Change" directed by Zhang Zhiliang was also an important activity. Zhang Zhiliang found many A-list actors in Hongkong, but only Leslie Cheung agreed to star in this film, and only received a symbolic fee of one yuan. On June 5438+February, 2003, "Redmission Leslie Cheung Fans International Alliance" was established. Inheriting the legacy, he actively raised funds for charitable foundations through various activities, and also organized Song fans to donate money to people or regions in need. In 2005, the Indonesian Tsunami Rescue Mission called on Leslie Cheung fans to donate money and raised 460,000 Hong Kong dollars within one week. On Leslie Cheung's 50th birthday in 2006, Redmission held a charity sale and auction in Victoria Park, and raised nearly HK$ 200,000 in one day, all of which were donated to the Children's Cancer Fund.