Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH, is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman, and Cantopop singer.
36 Facts About Leon Lai
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Leon Lai is one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music.
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Leon Lai migrated with his parents to Hong Kong at the age of four.
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Leon Lai did not release any albums for four years.
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Leon Lai followed up to win the "Most Popular Male Singer" award in 1993 and 1995 for TVB Jade Solid Gold.
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Leon Lai was selected to be the ambassador of the 6th Winter Asian Games to be held Changchun in 2007.
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Leon Lai sang the Games' theme song and took part in the torch relay.
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Leon Lai then joined Michael Wong and Janice Vidal and held a three-day "Magic Live" charity concert at Star Hall, Hong Kong from November 9th to 11th, 2008.
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Apart from being a solo artist, Leon Lai has collaborated with other artists.
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In 2004, Leon Lai formed a new record production company, "A Music", East Asia Record Production Company Limited, with Peter Lam.
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The album, "Dawn", was released with minimum promotion as Leon Lai went to Mainland China for a movie shoot on the day of the album's release.
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In 2005, Leon Lai invited Taiwanese music producer Jonathan Lee to produce his new Mandarin album "A Story".
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Leon Lai returned to the Hong Kong Coliseum on 13 April 2007 to perform in his one night only Leon 4 in Love Concert, where he performed not only his own hits but hits from the other three heavenly kings.
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Leon Lai performed a total of 18 songs, all of which are newly arranged by Mark Lui.
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Leon Lai subsequently released an album titled "4 in Love" on 3 May 2007, comprising 16 of the 18 songs he had performed at the concert.
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Leon Lai had to act through all the scenes with the actress while squatting, but he had to endure it as he was not popular at the time.
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In 1996, Leon Lai was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards for the film Comrades: Almost a Love Story.
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Leon Lai was considered by Lee Ang to act as Li Mu Bai in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but he had to turn down the offer as he had an advertising contract and live concert about to start, which would not match his shaven head look as was required for the role.
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In 2002, Leon Lai took the spotlight at the Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-language version of the Oscars in Taiwan.
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Leon Lai played a minor role as Superintendent Yeung Kam Wing in Infernal Affairs III in 2003.
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In 2005 Leon Lai acted as one of the seven warriors in the Tsui Hark directed wuxia film, Seven Swords.
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In 2006 Leon Lai starred alongside Fan Bingbing and Rene Liu in a love and horror, thriller film titled The Matrimony where he played a cinematographer Shen Junchu, the love interest of Manli and Sansan.
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In 2007, Leon Lai starred alongside Kelly Chen, Donnie Yen and Guo Xiaodong in the Ching Siu-tung film An Empress and the Warriors.
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Leon Lai acted as a woodland medicine man who has a romantic relationship with a princess.
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Leon Lai underwent training in Peking Opera for playing the lead role as Mei Lanfang in the biographical film Forever Enthralled which was directed by Chen Kaige.
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Leon Lai directed the music video for the film where he and Zhang Ziyi sang the theme song, "You Understand My Love".
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Apart from being an actor and singer, Leon Lai is actively involved in the Community Chest.
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Leon Lai's first work with UNICEF was a China polio eradication project in 1993.
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Leon Lai raised substantial funds accruing from his supporters, fans, and concert ticket sales.
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Leon Lai has been elected as one of The Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 1997, giving him a formal recognition of his professional endeavors and commitment to the community.
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Leon Lai bought the first donation ticket, numbered 000001, at a "Children's Education Fund Raising Campaign" launch event at Tsuen Wan PARKnSHOP's Skyline Superstore in 2001 to encourage people to contribute to a meaningful social cause.
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In December 2005, Leon Lai appeared in a Hong Kong government television advertisement in support of a gradual political reform package tabled by the ruling government rather than rapid political reform.
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In 2008, Leon Lai secretly married model Gaile Lok in Las Vegas at the Wynn Hotel, with his manager and assistant acting as witnesses.
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In 2017, Leon Lai formed a relationship with his label assistant and later sales manager Chan Wing-yee, who is 19 years his junior and a divorcee.
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Leon Lai was warned against using the song for commercial purposes.
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Leon Lai was rewarded for his loyalty to the Hong Kong Government in July 2019 by the award of its second highest honour, the Silver Bauhinia Star.