1. Gigi Leung Wing-kei is a Hong Kong singer and actress.
17 Facts About Gigi Leung
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Gigi Leung was born at Tsan Yuk Hospital in Sai Ying Pun on 25 March 1976 and was given the name Leung Pik-chi for superstitious reasons; as a child, Leung suffered from frequent asthma attacks and it was believed a change of name would bring better health.
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Gigi Leung has a twin brother named Keith Leung Wing-chun.
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Gigi Leung's singing career began the following year with the debut album Love Myself.
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Gigi Leung has a contract with Warner Music Hong Kong, with more than a dozen albums to her name.
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Gigi Leung has performed in several full-scale live concerts including one entitled Funny Face in 2003.
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Since 1995, Gigi Leung has starred in over 20 movies, most of which are dramas and comedies.
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Notably, at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Gigi Leung was nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for roles in Tempting Heart and A War Named Desire respectively.
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Primarily an actress on the silver screen, Gigi Leung briefly appeared in the TVB serial The Last Breakthrough.
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Gigi Leung has performed in a number of stage musicals including The Great Entertainer.
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Gigi Leung is the youngest-ever local to receive the "Ten Most Outstanding Youth Award" in Hong Kong.
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Gigi Leung is popular not just in Hong Kong, but in Mainland China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
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Gigi Leung worked as an ambassador to both United Nations Children's Fund and World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong.
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Gigi Leung had a seven-year relationship with singer-actor Ekin Cheng.
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On 3 October 2011, Gigi Leung married her Spanish boyfriend Sergio Crespo Gutes on the island of Ibiza.
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On 28 February 2015, Gigi Leung gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Sofia Crespo Gigi Leung.
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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.