Gigi Leung Explained

Gigi Leung
Native Name:梁詠琪
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:1976 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Tsan Yuk Hospital, Sai Ying Pun, British Hong Kong

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Alias:Leung Wing-kei
Background:solo_singer
Genre:Cantopop, Mandopop
Label:Universal Music Hong Kong

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}}Gigi Leung Wing-kei (; born 25 March 1976) is a Hong Kong singer and actress.[3]

Early life

She was born at Tsan Yuk Hospital in Sai Ying Pun on 25 March 1976[4] [5] [6] and was given the name Leung Pik-chi (Chinese: 梁碧姿) for superstitious reasons; as a child, Leung suffered from frequent asthma attacks and it was believed a change of name would bring better health. At 176 cm, Leung earned the nickname of 'Tall Girl'. She has a twin brother named Keith Leung Wing-chun (Leung Wing-chun, Chinese: 梁詠俊).

Gigi Leung attended Maryknoll Convent School. Later, she went to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University where she gained a diploma from the School of Design.[7] It was during her study at university that she accepted a modelling assignment from the watch company City Chain and caught the attention of film director Lee Chi-ngai who cast her in her very first movie, Doctor Mack (1995). The success of the movie brought her a further role in Full Throttle (1995), shot while she was finishing her diploma. For her supporting role in the film, Leung received a nomination for Best Newcomer at the 1995 Hong Kong Film Awards.[7]

Career

Her singing career began the following year with the debut album Love Myself (1996). Since then, she has sung both Cantonese and Mandarin songs. She is recognised not only as a Cantopop/Mandopop singer, but as a songwriter and lyricist as well, having written songs for both herself and other local singers. She has a contract with Warner Music Hong Kong, with more than a dozen albums to her name. She has performed in several full-scale live concerts including one entitled Funny Face in 2003.

In 2008 25 March she signed a contract with Big Artiste Management, a subsidiary of Mei Ah Entertainment.

Since 1995, Leung has starred in over 20 movies, most of which are dramas and comedies. She has worked opposite acting veterans such as Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Andy Lau, Daniel Chan, Stephen Chow and Jet Li. In 2003, she starred with Takeshi Kaneshiro in Warner Bros.' first-ever Chinese-language film Turn Left, Turn Right. Notably, at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Leung was nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for roles in Tempting Heart (1999) and A War Named Desire (2000) respectively.

Primarily an actress on the silver screen, Leung briefly appeared in the TVB serial The Last Breakthrough (2004). She has also performed in a number of stage musicals including The Great Entertainer (2004). Other works include the Cantonese narration for the Japanese film Quill (2004).

Leung is also active in charity work. Apart from being the ambassador for different charities, she has helped to build 7 schools in Mainland China to help poor children.[8] She is also the youngest-ever local (at age 27) to receive the "Ten Most Outstanding Youth Award" in Hong Kong .

Leung is popular not just in Hong Kong, but also in Mainland China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

Spokesperson

Outside of the entertainment business, Leung has acted as the Hong Kong spokesperson for Japanese cosmetics company FANCL since 1999. She is also an ambassador to both United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Hong Kong. Other charity ambassador titles include Honourably Ambassador of Yan Chai Hospital, Special Ambassador to the Yan Aiu Hospital, Ambassador of Breast Cancer Fund and Ambassador of Society for Abandoned Animals (SAA). She also held numerous other special titles to numerous organisations. She joined her friends, Charlie Yeung, Valen Hsu and Angelica Lee to form the "Hope Foundation," a non-profit organisation to help children in need.

Personal life

Gigi Leung had a seven-year relationship with singer-actor Ekin Cheng. They broke up in 2006.[9]

In July 2009, she was reported to be in a relationship with a furniture designer from France, known only as Sly.[10] Neither Gigi nor Sly admitted their relationship, but it was reported that the couple separated in early 2010.

On 3 October 2011, Leung married her Spanish boyfriend Sergio Crespo Gutes (former basketball player and Nestle executive) on the island of Ibiza.[11] On 28 February 2015, Leung gave birth to her first child, a daughter,[12] Sofia Crespo Leung (祈淑菲).

Weibo incident

On 30 March 2010, Gigi Leung posted on her Weibo about the plight of Zhao Lianhai, a father-turned-activist whose five-year-old son fell victim to poison milk and developed kidney stones. Leung later deleted the post, and posted another message saying, "The mainland has its own rules. If I need to delete something, so be it. But I still don't like to see incidents that are unfair, especially if they happen to regular people.".[13] [14]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
1995Full Throttle 烈火戰車Annie / Yee
1995Sixty Million Dollar Man 百變星君Chung Chung
1995Mack the Knife 流氓醫生May
1996The First Option飛虎Insp. Mini Kwan
1996Feel 100% 百分百感覺Fong Fong
1996Feel 100%... Once More 百分百岩FeelEmma
1996 賭神3之少年賭神 Kent Hing
1997First Love Unlimited初戀無限Touch!Tap / Stephenie Wong
1997We're No Bad Guys愛上100%英雄Carrie / Mandy
1998A True Mob Story龍在江湖Sandy Leung
1998Hitman 殺手之王Kiki
1999Tempting Heart 心動Shen Sheo-rou
1999失業皇帝Law Nam
2000A War Named Desire愛與誠Snow
2000Marooned藍煙火Cheung Siu-yu
2000Those Were the Days友情歲月山雞故事Lok Wing-gee
2000Bruce Law Stunts特技猛龍 Herself Documentary
2000From Ashes to Ashes煙飛煙滅 Short film
2001The Avenging Fist拳神Erika
2001Roots and Branches我的兄弟姊妹Qi Sitian
2001La Brassiere 絕世好BraLena
2002Mighty Baby 絕世好BLena
2002Fat Choi Spirit 嚦咕嚦咕新年財Gigi
2003Sky of Love 愛,斷了線Yan Xiaojia
2003Turn Left, Turn Right 向左走.向右走Eve Choi
20031:99 Shorts 1:99 電影行動
2003Love Under the Sun 愛在陽光下Short film
2004Love on the Rocks 戀情告急 Annie
2004Driving Miss Wealthy 絕世好賓 / 窈窕淑女 Jennifer Feng
2004Quill クイール Cantonese dub
2005Racing Stripes Cantonese dub
2006McDull, The Alumni 春田花花同學會 Salesgirl / Hotpot receptionist
2007Wonder Woman 女人.本色Joy Shing
2007The Secret of the Magic Gourd 寶葫蘆的秘密Ms. Liu
2007A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNetworkRoleNotes
2004Supreme Fate in Regalia Bay 富豪海灣至尊家緣TVBGigi EP6
2004The Last Breakthrough 天涯俠醫TVBEva HaSpecial appearance
2005The Zone 奇幻潮TVBHerself EP4
2006Stephen's Diary 老馮日記TVBHerself EP11
2013K Song Lover K歌·情人·夢CTSJazz dance teacher EP6-7
2022The Parents League 反起跑線聯盟ViuTVNoraMain Role

Television shows

Discography

Studio albums

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleLanguage
CantoneseMandarin
1996Love Myself 愛自己
1997Short Hair 短髮
1997New Home 新居
1997Washing My Face 洗臉
1998Gigi 梁詠琪
1998I'll Be Loving You I'll Be Loving You
1999Fresh 新鮮
2000Good Times 好時辰
2000Fireworks 花火
2001Amour Amour
2001Suddenly, This Summer Suddenly, This Summer
2001G for Girl G for Girl
2001Transparent 透明
2002I Live in 7A 我住7樓A
2002Magical Season 魔幻季節
2002Funny Face Funny Face
2003I Think, I Sing 我想、我唱
2004Sense of Belonging 歸屬感
2004[Ente'tein] 娛樂大家
2005Look Look
2006Grown Up Short Hair 成長的短髮
2006Love Songs For Myself 給自己的情歌
2009Gift 禮物
2010Cat Afraid of Loneliness 怕寂寞的貓
2021Capítulo Capítulo

Extended plays

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleLanguage
CantoneseMandarin
1999Today
2012Butterfly Kisses
2016BeSIDE Me
2020PRELUDIO

Compilation albums

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleLanguage
CantoneseMandarin
2000Love Gigi The Most 最愛梁詠琪
2000Kiss Kiss 新曲+精選
2004I Like Gigi 我鍾意
2005Clockwise 順時針新曲+精選
2007Woman. Colour 女.色新曲+精選2007

Live albums

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleLanguage
CantoneseMandarin
2000903 Live 加洲紅紅人館 903梁詠琪狂熱份子音樂會
2002G For Girl Live 2002 G For Girl Live 2002
2002903 id Club Music is Live 903 id club梁詠琪拉闊音樂會2002
2003Funny Face Live 2003 高妹梁詠琪Funny Face 2003演唱會

Soundtrack albums

Concerts

  • Gigi Leung Concert 2023
Somewhere in Time February 17-19 (2023) Hong Kong Coliseum .
  • Gigi Leung Good Time world tour, May 4-5 (2018) Hong Kong Coliseum
  • Gigi Leung Good Time concert world tour Part 2 (梁詠琪好时辰世界巡回演唱會)(2017)
  • Gigi Leung Good Time concert tour Part 1 (梁詠琪好时辰巡回演唱會) (2016)
  • Gigi Leung One Night in Hong Kong (梁詠琪香港G夜演唱會) (2011)
  • Gigi Leung One Night in Beijing (梁詠琪北京G夜演唱會) (2010)
  • Wonder Woman Charity Concert (2007)
  • Solo Concert In Shanghai, China (2007)
  • Tall Girl Gigi Leung Funny Face Live Concert (2003)
  • Live 903 (2002) 903 id club梁詠琪拉闊音樂會2002
  • G For Girl Live (2002)
  • Gigi Leung 903 Concert (2000) 加洲紅紅人館903梁詠琪狂熱份子音樂會

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1996 19th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest New PerformerFull Throttle
1996 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards PresentationMost Popular New Artist (Gold)
1997 1997 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards PresentationOutstanding Performance Award (Bronze)
1999 36th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressTempting Heart
2000 19th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Actress
Golden Bauhinia AwardsBest Actress
6th Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest Actress
2001 2001 MTV Video Music Awards"The Price of Love"
20th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressA War Named Desire
2002 2nd Chinese Film Media AwardsMost Popular Actress Roots and Branches
8th Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActressLa Brassiere
2003 40th Golden Horse AwardsBest Original Film Song Turn Left, Turn Right -
"At the Carousel" (as performer)
9th Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActressFat Choi Spirit
2004 23rd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Original Film SongTurn Left, Turn Right -
"Luck of Two People" (as performer)
2007 Golden Bauhinia AwardsBest Actress Wonder Woman
Singapore Hit Awards 2007Most Popular Female Artist
2008 29th Hundred Flowers AwardsBest Actress The Secret of the Magic Gourd
2012 4th Macau International Movie Festival4 in Life
2015 7th Macau International Movie FestivalWong Ka Yan
15th Chinese Film Media AwardsBest Supporting Actress Aberdeen

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ahmike . Gigi Leung(梁詠琪) and Husband Name Their Daughter Sofia . 30 October 2015 . 11 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190811083747/http://www.ahmike.com/2015/03/gigi-leung-and-husband-name-their.html . dead .
  2. News: ahmike . Full Name Of Gigi Leung(梁詠琪)'s Daughter Is 'Sofia Crespo Leung' . 30 October 2015 . 11 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190811083748/http://www.ahmike.com/2015/03/full-name-of-gigi-leungs-daughter-is.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Gigi Leung . 7 April 2010 . chinesemov.com.
  4. http://www.leungwingkei.com/profile/profile.html 梁詠琪國際歌迷會 – 個人檔案
  5. News: EastDay News . 擔心命運算不準 梁詠琪不小心透露真實年齡 . 13 December 2006 . 6 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071117220656/http://61.129.65.8:82/gate/big5/enjoy.eastday.com/eastday/enjoy/node58771/node58833/node176623/u1a2504669.html . 17 November 2007 . dead .
  6. News: ChinaTimes . 擔心命運算不準 梁詠琪瞬間老4歲 . 13 December 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071208025752/http://showbiz.chinatimes.com/Chinatimes/ExteriorContent/Showbiz/Showbiz-Page/0,4434,content+110511+112006121300314,00.html . 8 December 2007 . dmy .
  7. Book: Mi Zi (Chinese: 米子). 2008 . zh:《快乐阅读》 . Happy Reading . zh . Changsha, Hunan . Hunan Education Press. 7 . zh:《梁咏琪,勤奋成就梦想》. Gigi Leung, Diligence Makes Dreams Come True. Gao Zhong Sheng . 1671-329X.
  8. Web site: Gigi Leung, Ambassador of China Children's Health. https://web.archive.org/web/20090131212626/http://english.cri.cn/4406/2007/11/02/1141@290440.htm. dead. 31 January 2009. CRIENGLISH.com. 2 June 2008.
  9. Web site: Gigi Leung, Ekin Cheng confirmed split up . 2023-12-13 . www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  10. Web site: HK star Gigi Leung to wed?. Channel News Asia. 13 July 2009. 16 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090716025213/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/442023/1/.html. dead.
  11. News: 20 April 2014 . Gigi Leung shows love of all things Spanish at Loewe bag launch . .
  12. News: It's a girl for Gigi Leung and her Spanish husband . . 2 March 2015.
  13. News: 遭勒令刪去內地微博文章 撐維權爸爸 貼文抱不平 梁詠琪被河蟹了. Apple Daily. Apple Daily. 1 April 2010. 1 April 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222100131/http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20100401/13884022. 2015-12-22. Video News
  14. Web site: Mercury . Guelph . 2010-04-01 . Hong Kong entertainer removes sensitive news story from mainland Chinese blog . 2023-12-13 . Guelph Mercury . en.
  15. Web site: Gigi's Friends Club . ViuTV . 8 April 2023.