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Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing [A] (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003), born Cheung Fat-chung, was a Hong Kong singer and actor. One of the most influential cultural icons in the Chinese world, Cheung was known for his debonair demeanor, flamboyant screen characters, and avant-garde, androgynous stage presence.
One of Hong Kong's most popular male singers and actors of the mid-1980s, Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing was not afraid of provoking controversy with his overt sexuality and provocative performances...
Mar 31, 2023 · Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung may have died 20 years ago on 1 April, 2003, but he is still remembered worldwide for his amazing talent and LGBTQ+ icon status. Cheung, who has been dubbed the “King of Canto-pop”, was an iconic singer, award-winning actor and LGBTQ+ pioneer in a time when not many stars were open about their identities.
- Maggie Baska
May 19, 2022 · Twenty-five years later, Happy Together is remembered as one of the greatest LGBTQ films of all time – and for a definitive performance by the queer Asian icon Leslie Cheung.
- Raymond Ang
Mar 31, 2023 · ‘Leslie Cheung was a man ahead of his time’: 20 years after the death of Hong Kong actor-singer, his cultural legacy and how he broke gender norms. On the 20th anniversary of the pop and movie...
Apr 1, 2023 · Fans of late Canto-pop icon Leslie Cheung, one of the first singers to come out as gay in Hong Kong, flocked to the city this week to commemorate their idol’s death 20 years ago, revisiting his legacy of pioneering works made during a socially conservative time.
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Apr 1, 2023 · HONG KONG — Fans of late Canto-pop icon Leslie Cheung, one of the first singers to come out as gay in Hong Kong, flocked to the city this week to commemorate their idol’s death 20 years ago —...
