[Maz]

Leslie Cheung


Leslie Cheung as Ouyang Feng in Ashes of Time

Wikipedia entry:

Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956) (Traditional Chinese: 張國榮; Simplified Chinese: 张国荣; Cantonese IPA: [tsœŋ55 kwɔk33 wɪŋ11], Jyutping: zoeng1 gwok3 wing4; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhāng Guóróng, Wade-Giles: Chang Kuo-jung; nickname "Gor-gor" (哥哥, "Elder Brother" in Cantonese), was an actor and a musician from Hong Kong.

Selected awards

* RTV Asian Song Contest Runners-up with the song "American Pie" 1977
* RTHK 7th edition Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award winner with the song Monica 1984
* TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award winner with song Monica 1984
* Commercial Radio 5th Chinese Pop Songs Award winner 1984
* RTHK 8th edition Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award winner with song 不羈的風 1985
* TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award winner with song 不羈的風 1985
* Commercial Radio 6th Chinese Pop Songs Award winner 1985
* RTHK 9th edition Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award winner with song 當年情 1986
* TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award winner with songs 有誰共鳴 and 當年情 1986
* Commercial Radio 7th Chinese Pop Songs Award winner 1986
* RTHK 10th ed. Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award Sleepless Night (無心睡眠) ，Summer Romance is also the Best Selling CD of the year and IFPI Best Selling Album in 1987
* TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award winner Sleepless Night(無心睡眠) and Summer Romance CD
* RTHK 11th ed. Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award winner with songs 沉默是金 and 無需要太多 1988
* TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award winner and Most Popular Male Singer 1988
* Commercial Radio Ultimate Song Chart Male Gold Award winner 1988
* TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Award winner with 由零開始，and also winner of theMost Popular Male Singer 1989
* Commercial Radio Ultimate Song Chart Male Gold Award 1989 winner LESLIE 側面 album is also the IFPI Best Album of the Year
* RTHK Millennium Gold Song Award for MONICA 1999
* RTHK Golden Needle Award (lifetime achievement award in Cantopop) 2000
* RTHK 23rd edition Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award winner with song 左右手 2000
* Commercial Radio Ultimate Song Chart Gold Song of the Year winner with song 左右手 2000
* Metro Radio Song Chart of the Year and Gold Song of the Year winner with 左右手 2000
* Mingpao Weekly Outstanding Male Singer Award winner 2000
* Joint Award by RTHK, CR, TVB & Metro Radio for the Best Album of the Year winner with album Untitled 2001
* China's Original Music Award 發燒 winner 2001
* HK Film Awards winner Best Actor for Days of Being Wild 1991
* Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival winner Best Original Movie Song for the Theme Song of the Bride of White Hair (紅顏白髮) 1993
* Japanese Critic Society Best Actor Award (Foreign Movie) for Farewell My Concubine 1994
* Winner of HK Film Critics Society Best Actor Award for Ashes of Time 1994

Discography

* I Like Dreamin' (白版碟) 1977
* Day Dreamin' 1977
* 情人箭 ('Lover's Arrow') 1979
* 風繼續吹 ('The Wind Blows On') 1983
* 一片痴 ('Craziness') 1983
* 張國榮 Leslie (Monica) 1984
* 夏日精選 - 全賴有你 (Summer Best Collection - All Because of You) 1985
* 為你鍾情 ('For Your Love Only') 1985
* 張國榮(迷惑我) Leslie Cheung (Allure me) 1986
* Stand Up 1986
* 張國榮 (當年情) ('The Past Love') 1986
* 愛慕 (國語) ('Admire') 1987
* Summer Romance'87 1987
* Hot Summer 1988
* Virgin Snow 1988
* Leslie '89 張國榮 (側面) ('Side Face' or 'Profile') 1989
* Salute'89 1989
* Final Encounter 1989
* Dreaming 1990
* 寵愛 (Beloved) 1995
* 紅 (Red) 1996
* FROM NOW ON (single) 1996
* Printemps 1998
* 這些年來 (EP) ('All These Years') 1998
* 陪你倒數 (Count Down With You) 1999
* Big Heat (大熱) 2000
* Leslie Untitled (EP) 2000
* Leslie Forever 2001
* Crossover 2002
* 一切隨風 ('Everything Follows the Wind') 2003

Filmography

* Inner Senses (異度空間 2002)
* From Ashes to Ashes (煙飛煙滅 2000)
* Okinawa Rendez-vous (戀戰沖繩 2000)
* Double Tap (槍王 2000)
* The Kid (流星語 1999)
* Moonlight Express (星月童話 1999)
* Anna Magdalena (安娜瑪德蓮娜 1998)
* A Time to Remember (紅色戀人 1998)
* Ninth Happiness (九星報喜 1998)
* Happy Together (春光乍泄 1997)
* All's Well, Ends Well 1997 (97家有喜事 1997)
* Tristar (大三元 1996)
* Who's the Man, Who's the Woman (金枝玉葉 II 1996)
* Shanghai Grand (新上海灘 1996)
* Viva Erotica (色情男女 1996)
* Yang Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1996)
* Temptress Moon (風月 1996)
* The Chinese Feast (金玉滿堂 also known as: 滿漢全席 1995)
* The Phantom Lover (夜半歌聲 1995)
* It's a Wonderful Life (大富之家 1994)
* He's a Woman, She's a Man (金枝玉葉 1994)
* Over the Rainbow Under the Skirt (記得……香蕉成熟時 II：初戀情人 1994)
* Long and Winding Road (錦繡前程 1994)
* Ashes of Time (東邪西毒 1994)
* The Bride with White Hair (白髮魔女傳 1993)
* The Bride with White Hair 2 (白髮魔女傳 II 1993)
* All's Well, Ends Well Too (花田喜事 1993)
* The Eagle Shooting Heroes: Dong Cheng Xi Jiu (射雕英雄傳之東成西就 1993)
* Farewell My Concubine (霸王別姬 1993)
* All's Well, Ends Well (家有喜事 1992)
* Nam Kong Legend: Anti-Punk Squad (藍江傳之反飛組風云 1992)
* Party of a Wealthy Family aka. The Banquet (豪門夜宴 1991) - Himself
* Days of Being Wild (阿飛正傳 1991)
* Once a Thief (縱橫四海 1991)
* A Chinese Ghost Story Part II (倩女幽魂 II：人間道 1990)
* Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (新最佳拍檔 1989)
* Fatal love (殺之戀 1988)
* A Chinese Ghost Story (倩女幽魂 1987)
* A Better Tomorrow II (英雄本色 II 1987)
* Rouge (胭脂扣 1987)
* A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色 1986)
* Last Song in Paris (偶然 1986, 1982?)
* For Your Heart Only (為你鐘情 1985)
* Intellectual Trio (龍鳳智多星 1984)
* Behind the Yellow Line (緣份 1984)
* Double Decker (三文治 1984)
* Merry Christmas (聖誕快樂 1984)
* First time (第一次 1983)
* Little Dragon maid (楊過與小龍女 1983)
* The Drummer (鼓手 1983)
* Nomad (烈火青春 1982)
* Teenage Dreamers (檸檬可樂 1982)
* Crazy Romance (求愛反斗星 1982)
* Energetic 21 (沖激２１ 1982)
* On Trial (失業生 1981)
* Encore (喝采 1980)
* Dog eats Dog (狗咬狗骨1978)
* Erotic Dreams of the Red Chamber (紅樓春上春 1978)

[Maz]

Leslie as Yang Guo in 1983's Little Dragon Maid movie

[Wuliner]

His most famous wuxia film roles were East Heretic in Ashes of Time, a movie by Wong Kar Wai and Zhuo YiHang in the Bride with White Hair, a movie by Ronny Yu.

[siuyiu]

[Maz]

NEWS: The 4th Anniversary of the Death of Leslie Cheung

Translated by 60699 @ asianfanatics.net
Taken from sina.com.hk



On the 4th Anniversary of Leslie Cheung's death, his fan club RedMission繼續張國榮歌影迷國際聯盟 (Red Mission Song and Acting of Leslie Cheung Continues) held a gathering, 為您鍾情30年紀念活動, at the New World Shopping Centre yesterday to remember the late Leslie Cheung. Among the attendees were said to have been Leslie Cheung's family and Tong Tong. There were 1,500 people in attendance with 100 seats available for workers, special guests, and the elderly, and the first 1,000 people received crystal roses. At the event was an area where people were able to purchase Leslie Cheung's memorabilia, and all proceeds benefited the Hong Kong Children's Cancer Fund.

Eason Chan made a special appearance at the gathering and performed 不求人, which Lin Xi wrote for Leslie Cheung, to commemorate Leslie Cheung. The lyrics of that song described Leslie Cheung. During the performance Eason Chan said, "The name 'Leslie Cheung Continues' is perfect because Leslie Cheung influenced many people, including me." At the end of the song, Eason Chan said, "Thank you Leslie Cheung."

At the end of the ceremony, many fans shed tears and Lin Xi presented a poem for Leslie Cheung.

At the same time, Jacky Cheung was holding his "Long Time No See 2007 Guang Zhou Concert," and did not forget his friend. During the concert he sang his self-written song 給朋友 to commemorate his good friend Leslie Cheung.

[andrea]

Leslie was a good actor and a great singer.

Too bad that he died commited suicide

[Swordlessman]

best adapted wuxia role in a single film

[Ah Ke]

Credit to Soeng_Yee

[Ah Ke]

Leslie Cheung Left the fondest remeberance 10th Anniversary Hong Kong Handover "classic" selection

Thursday July 5, 2007 Hong Kong



Source :: Ming Pao
Translated by AWCSG00155 from Andy Lau's Official Forum

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong handover, sohu.ent held a "My Most Fondly Remembered 1997 Classic" selection to pick the most remembered person, movie, TV serial & gold song.

Leslie Cheung who passed away 4 year ago was the most fondly remembered person, his movie with Tony Leung 《春光�洩》Happy Together was most remembered movie, Andy Lau's The Chinese is the most fondly remembered gold song while TV serial by Bowie Lam & Flora Chan <Untraceable Evidence II> won the most fondly remembered TV serial.

The Most Fondly Remembered person saw the toughest competition, votes for Leslie Cheung despite leading all the time, saw Andy & Faye Wong's closely from behind, finally Faye who now lives in Beijing enjoying family bliss with husband & daughters & Andy Lau failed to beat the demised gege Leslie Cheung.

Though gege had left us, his charisma, voice, dance & acting were still fondly remembered. No wonder even his movie also won a place, beating movies by Maggie & Leon 《甜蜜蜜》& Stephen Chow's 《算死�》.

The Most Fondly Remembered Song ---The Chinese.

In this category, Andy with this song that he sang far & wide stands out, his charisma surpasses Faye Wong who made a comeback after her delivery.

As for the Most Fondly Remembered TV serial, Demi Gods & The Demi Devils by Felix Wong & 陀æ§�師å§� by é—œè© è�·ã€�æ­�陽震è�¯ failed to beat Bowie Lam & Flora Chan's <Untraceable Evidence II>
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[Maz]

NEWS: Leslie Cheung Memorial Concert Announced

6 March 2008
Emma Lam

The fifth anniversary of the death of Leslie Cheung (張國榮) will be marked on 01 April and a press conference was held today by his former manager and good friend, Florence Chan (陳淑芬), to announce a memorial concert titled Miss You Much Leslie <繼續寵愛音樂會> that will be held at the Hong Kong Coliseum on that date.

Many big names have been confirmed to perform at the show, including Jacky Cheung (張學友), Deanie Ip (葉德嫻), Tony Leung (梁朝偉), Grasshopper (草蜢), Elisa Chan (陳潔靈), Karen Mok (莫文蔚), Winnie Hsin (辛曉琪), Nnadia Chan (陳松伶), William So (蘇永康), Andy Hui (許志安), Joyce Cheng (鄭欣宜), Sylvia Chang (張艾嘉) and Anthony Wong (黃耀明). All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charitable causes.

Mrs Chan revealed that tickets will go on sale on 12 March and all the priority reservation tickets have already been snapped up. She added that Jacky will be the artistic director for the event and Jet Tone films have also provided 200 special souvenir sets of Leslie's film Happy Together <春光乍泄>, which will be autographed by co-star Tony, to be auctioned for charity. Leslie's partner Daffy Tong (唐鶴德) has also lent some of the costumes and notes used for the Leslie Passion 2 concert.

The song "Fireworks" <煙花燙> was written by Mrs Chan for Leslie during his lifetime. To mark the occasion, the song has had a special rearrangement and the music video for this song will be available for download from the official website, so that fans everywhere can join in remembrance of Leslie.

A second memorial concert will be held later on in the year on the date of Leslie's birthday, 12 September to mark the end of the season of events to remember the singing and acting legend. The second concert will take a different format and will feature an indoor and an outdoor show that will be broadcasted by satellite to many different countries worldwide to allow more of Leslie's many fans to enjoy it. Mrs Chan also hoped that the record companies of the performers will allow them to produce a DVD of the 01 April concert to raise even more money for charity.

Mrs Chan appeared to be quite tearful during the broadcast of the "Fireworks" music video at the press conference and she said that the concept for the concert had been prepared a year ago, but she has been very busy, so she has only started preparing for the concert since February. She said that she has never been able to pull together her emotions since Leslie died, but decided that it was time to put her sadness behind her after five years.

Joyce was not on the original list of performers for the concert, but Mrs Chan explained that one of Lydia Sum (沈殿霞)'s favourite songs was Leslie's "Deep Love" <儂本多情> and although the song was included in the run down, someone else was arranged to sing it. After Lydia's death, she found that it was more fitting for Joyce to sing this song as a tribute to both Leslie and Lydia.

Asked how Joyce was faring, Mrs Chan said that she has matured a lot and her mood is improving now. She also felt that it was time for all the gossip surrounding her to stop.

Credits: batgwa

[Cesare]

Just a repost from facebook group...

[MikeL]

Thanks for keeping that facebook group alive Cesare.

Leslie Cheung is forever enthralled.
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[Maz]

Fans Pay Tribute to Leslie Cheung on Sixth Death Anniversary

2009-04-01 11:46:34 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Tian Tian



Flowers, photographs, messages with heartfelt words are left outside a hotel in Hong Kong by local and overseas fans of late Hong Kong pop star Leslie Cheung on the sixth anniversary of his death on April 1, 2009. Cheung jumped to death from the hotel six years ago at the age of 46. [Photo: sina.com.cn/TUNGSTAR]

Although Leslie Cheung passed away six years ago, it seems this late Hong Kong pop legend will never be forgotten.

Fans from all over the world held various memorial services to mark the sixth anniversary of the death of Leslie Cheung on Thursday.

Earlier on Wednesday morning, fans from around the world came to Hong Kong's Mandarin Oriental Hotel where Cheung leapt to his death on April 1, 2003 after a hard battle with depression.

Outside the hotel, wreaths, heart-shaped flowers, photographs and heartfelt words were offered to commemorate this great entertainer. Cheung was considered a phenomenal Hong Kong performer and he captured the hearts of fans with his artistic talent and effortless charisma either on stage or on the big screen.

Fans have arranged many other activities to remember 'Gor Gor', Cantonese for "big brother", Cheung's nickname. They screened "Farewell My Concubine", the 1993 historical epic movie for which Cheung won most of the acclaims for his unparalleled acting as a Peking opera star.






http://english.cri.cn/6666/2009/04/01/1321s470361.htm