
Leslie Cheung
Born September 12, 1956 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
Cheung Kwok-Wing (Chinese: 張國榮, English name: Leslie, September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) was a Hong Kong Canadian singer and actor. Born in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung moved to the United Kingdom in 1971, settling in Leeds, where he enrolled at university to study fashion design. After completing his studies, he returned to Hong Kong and, in 1977, took part in an amateur singing competition—the ATV Asian Music Contest—where he won second prize. The following year, he released his first album, I Like Dreaming. He soon began appearing on television and quickly landed his first film role in Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (1978), an erotic production that Cheung himself later described as a “shameful disaster.” Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent pioneers that shaped the identity of Cantopop during the 1980s. His studio albums Summer Romance (1987) and Most Beloved (1995) each sold over 300,000 copies and are among the best-selling albums of all time in the territory. In addition to music, Cheung achieved pan-Asian fame with such films as A Better Tomorrow (1986) and A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He won the Best Actor at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Days of Being Wild (1990). His venture into acting in the 1990s was recognized for his portrayal of queer characters in the then-conservative film industry, he was one of the few Hong Kong actors willing to take on gay roles—such as in Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together—or to play a cross-dressing opera performer in Chen Kaige’s Farewell My Concubine, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1993. Leslie Cheung died by suicide on April 1, 2003, at the age of 46, by jumping from the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. In the note he left behind, he stated that he had been suffering from depression.
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All's Well, End's Well '97

Temptress Moon

Double Tap

All's Well, Ends Well

Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'

Moonlight Express

Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?

Anna Magdalena

Little Dragon Maiden

He's a Woman, She's a Man

Inner Senses

Fatal Love

Behind the Yellow Line

Tri-Star

Nomad

The Intellectual Trio

Long and Winding Road

It's a Wonderful Life

All's Well End's Well, Too

Okinawa Rendez-vous

From Ashes to Ashes

Ashes of Time Redux

The Phantom Lover

For Your Heart Only

One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart

On Trial

Over the Rainbow, Under the Skirt

張國榮跨越97演唱會

Crazy Romance

Ninth Happiness

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

A Time to Remember

Arrest the Restless

Last Song in Paris

TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會

Left Right Love Destiny

Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber

Teenage Dreamers

Energetic-21

Encore

The Drummer

Merry Christmas

Sunset in Paris

Double Decker

熱 : 情演唱會演唱會 Karaoke

Teenagers

The Kid

First Time

張國榮’88演唱會

Leslie Cheung: Final Encounter of the Legend

Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing Passion Tour 2000

Dog Bites Dog Bone

屋檐下:死结

Heritage: The Young Concubine

Leslie Cheung: Surprise

張國榮86濃情演唱會

Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing World Tour Bangkok 1983




































