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| Full Name: | Gigi Leung |
| Birth Name: | Leung Pei Chi |
| Famous As: | Actor, singer, song writer and lyricits |
| Date of Birth: | March 25, 1976 |
| Place of Birth: | Hong Kong |
| Height: | 5' 8? |
| Nationality: | Chinese |
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| Full Name: | Gigi Leung |
| Birth Name: | Leung Pei Chi |
| Famous As: | Actor, singer, song writer and lyricits |
| Date of Birth: | March 25, 1976 |
| Place of Birth: | Hong Kong |
| Height: | 5' 8? |
| Nationality: | Chinese |

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People's Daily Online - Found Oct. 29, 2009 Apparently it all started with Canto/Mandopop sensation Gigi Leung. |
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People's Daily Online - Found Oct. 9, 2009 Zhang Liangying), 'Better City, Better Life' (by Sky Wu), 'Colorful World' (by the band Blue Garden) and '2010 Waiting for You' (by Gigi Leung). |
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SINA - Found Oct. 9, 2009 Zhang Liangying), 'Better City, Better Life' (by Sky Wu), 'Colorful World' (by the band Blue Garden) and '2010 Waiting for You' (by Gigi Leung). |
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Asiaone - Found Sep. 5, 2009 ALTHOUGH he is best known for his romantic dalliances with female stars (Maggie Siu, Gigi Leung and now, Yoyo Mung), Hong Kong actor Ekin Cheng much |
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| Chinese name | 梁詠琪 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 梁咏琪 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Liáng Yǒngqí (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Leung Wing-Kei (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Leung Bik-Zi (梁碧芝; Liáng Bìzhī) |
| Ancestry | Xinhui, Guangdong |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | March 25, 1976 123 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Leung Wing-Kei |
| Occupation | Singer, Actress |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Label(s) | Warner Music |
| Years active | 1995-present (acting) 1996-present (singing) |
| Official Website | Official Website |
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Gigi Leung Wing-Kei (born March 25, 1976) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress.
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She was given the name of Leung Bik-Zi (梁碧芝) at birth but at the age of 7, her name was changed to 'Wing-Kei' by her mother for superstitious reasons. Leung as a child 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 (Leung Wing-Chun, 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. 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.
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 recognized 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 new company Big Artiste Management
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 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).
Gigi is also very 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.4 She is also the youngest-ever local (at age 27) to receive the "Ten Most Outstanding Youth Award".
Outside of the entertainment business, Leung has acted as the Hong Kong spokesperson for Japanese cosmetics company Fancl House since 1999. She is also an ambassador to both United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)4 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 organizations. She joined her friends, Charlie Yeung, Valen Hsu and Angelica Lee to formed "Hope Foundation". A non-profit organization to help children in need.
Leung was a former girlfriend of Hong Kong singer/actor Ekin Cheng. Arguably, the exposure of their relationship to the public in 1999 had a negative impact on her career, since Cheng was rumored to be still going out with local actress Maggie Siu. Although this was unsubstantiated and denied by Cheng, Leung was still regarded by some as the 'third' party. Repercussions from this affair remain visible in current gossip columns.citation needed In January 2006, Leung and Cheng broke up and went their separate ways. Curiously, unsubstantiated rumors again appeared in the popular press. She is now reported to have a boyfriend Sly from France but this remains unconfirmed. More recent reports Gigi says they are only friends.citation needed
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