Gigi Leung
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 梁詠琪 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 梁咏琪 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Liáng Yǒng Qí (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Leong4 Wing6 Kei4 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | Leung Bik-zi (梁碧姿; Liáng Bìzhī) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born |
25 March 1976 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Leung Wing-kei |
| Occupation | Singer, actress, model |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Mandopop |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, piano, guitar, drums |
| Voice type(s) | Mezzo-soprano |
| Label(s) | previously Warner Music currently Big Artiste Management part of Mei Ah Entertainment |
| Years active | 1995–present (acting) 1996–present (singing) |
| Spouse(s) | Sergio Crespo Gutes (m. 2011) |
| Children | Sofia Crespo Leung (祈淑菲) February 28, 2015 |
| Website | gigileung |
Gigi Leung Wing-kei (born 25 March 1976) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress.
Given the name Leung Bik-zi (梁碧姿) at birth, at the age of seven her mother changed her name to 'Wing-kei' 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 (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 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 new company 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.
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