Fish Leong
Fish Leong | |
|---|---|
 Leong at Chengdu in 2009. | |
| Born | 16 June 1978 Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Partner | Tony Chao
(m. 2010; div. 2019) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Mandopop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Labels | Rock, B'in, Universal |
Fish Leong (simplified Chinese: 梁静茹; traditional Chinese: 梁靜茹; pinyin: Liáng Jìngrú, born 16 June 1978) is a Malaysian singer. Having sold more than 18 million records, she achieved popularity and success in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Early life and breakthrough
Leong was born in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.[1] R&B singer Z-Chen is her older cousin. She debuted her singing career in Taiwan and signed to Rock Records in October 1997. She then adopted the English name "Fish", because the last character of her Chinese name "茹" sounds the same as "魚" (fish) in Cantonese.[2] She was discovered by Jonathan Lee, who later also became her godfather, as she received Mandarin training upon arriving in Taiwan as her mother tongue is Cantonese. Her debut album, Grown Up Overnight, was released in September 1999, but had many promotions cancelled due to 921 earthquake. Her singing career managed to take off after the release of her second album, Courage (2000).[3]
Discography
Studio albums
- Grown Up Overnight (1999)
- Courage (2000)
- Shining Star (2001)
- Sunrise (2002)
- Beautiful (2003)
- Wings of Love (2004)
- Silkroad of Love (2005)
- Kissing the Future of Love (2006)
- J'Adore (2007)
- Fall in Love & Songs (2009)
- What Love Songs Didn't Tell You (2010)
- Love in Heart (2012)
- The Sun Also Rises (2019)
Compilation albums
- The Power of Love (2003)
- I Love You Hereafter (2011)
- Her Story With Mayday (2015), cover album with various artists presenting "Tenderness"
Live albums
- Time & Love (2002)
- Love Parade (2005)
- Today Is Our Valentine's Day (2008)
EP
- The Sonnet of Three Days (2021)
Collaborations
- "Songs of the Earth" (1998) - with Alex To, Bobby Chen, Chyi Yu, Karen Mok, Mayday, Michael Wong, Richie Jen, Victor Wong, Rene Liu, Wakin Chau, Wanfang, Winnie Hsin, Angelica Lee, Fengie Wang, Bobby Dou, Tarcy Su, Walkie Talkie
- "Love" (2000) - with Rene Liu from I'll Be Waiting for You
- "I Love You Very Much" (2004) - with Victor Wong from Door Unlocked
- "Way Back into Love" (2007) - with Victor Wong from Need You Most (between English version and Mandarin version)
- "Still Good Friends" (2008) - with Leo Ku from Still the Master of Love Songs, as well from her EP, I Do?
- "Love x Love" (2012) - with Will Pan, Da Mouth (vocal: Harry & Aisa Senda), Cyndi Wang, Rachel Liang, Lee Chien-na, OneTwoFree, Jane Huang, Vision Wei, Bibi Zhou and Jason Zhang
- "Meant to Be" (2016) - with Christine Fan from Fanfan's Time to Give Thanks
Filmography
Film
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ice Kacang Puppy Love | 初恋红豆冰 | Ma Libing 马丽冰 aka Barley-Bing (Iced Barley)[4] | |
| 2015 | Where's the Dragon? | 龙在哪里? | Cow [5] | Voice |
Television
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | My Queen | 敗犬女王 | Radio DJ | Guest appearance |
Personal life
In February 2010, Leong married Taiwanese wine merchant Tony Chao in Boracay, Philippines, and their child Anderson Chao was born in April 2014.[6] On September 8, 2019, Leong announced their divorce at a press conference for her new album in Taipei.[7] She declined further comments on alleged cheating by Chao.[7]
References
- ^ 100 memorable Malaysian women - Part 1
- ^ 100 memorable Malaysian women - Part 1
- ^ "Fish Leong's Early Valentine's Day". CRIENGLISH.com. 22 November 2007.
- ^ Ian Yee (25 May 2010). "Ice Kacang Puppy Love". R.AGE. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Where's the Dragon?". CRIMSON FOREST FILMS. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Singer Fish Leong has given birth to a boy, Anderson Chao". The Straits Times. 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Singer Fish Leong confirms that she has divorced businessman husband". The Star. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
External links
- Fish Leong on Facebook
- Fish Leong on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
- Fish Leong on Instagram
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- Living people
- 21st-century Malaysian women singers
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