Fish Leong
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Fish Leong (simplified Chinese: 梁静茹; traditional Chinese: 梁靜茹; pinyin: Liáng Jìngrú; born June 16, 1978) is the stage name of Jasmine Leong, a Chinese Malaysian singer in the Mandarin pop scene who has had much success in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. She is best known for her love-themed ballads, many of which have become popular KTV hits.
Biography
Leong was born in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Her real name is "Leong Chui Peng" (Chinese: 梁翠萍; pinyin: Liáng Cùipíng). She started her career as a cover version singer at Hai Luo Music Cafe. Z-Chen is her cousin.
In her youth, Leong had participated in many local singing competitions and emerged as the winner in a few of them. Veteran singer Jonathan Lee discovered her during a singing competition at Hai Luo. She was then singing a song called Qī Dài (期待) which was composed by her friend. She started her career in Taiwan, in October 1997, after joining Rock Records of Taiwan. It was then that she adopted the name "Fish", because the last character of her name "茹" sounds like "fish" (魚) in Cantonese pronunciation. Her debut album Yí Yè Zhǎng Dà (一夜長大) was released after two years, only to encounter an earthquake on the day of the album launch promotion (21 September, 1999). Her career only managed to take off after the successful launch of her second album Yǒng Qì (勇氣), which means courage.
Leong has enjoyed collaborations with prominent Chinese songwriters and producers, such as Lee-Hom Wang and Ashin of Mayday, the latter being her fellow labelmate. She has also sung duets with fellow Malaysians and labelmates, Guang Liang, Pin Guan and Yu Heng. Her albums have been best-sellers in the East Asia region, including Singapore and Taiwan, where she is based. Since making her debut in 1999, Leong has released eight solo albums. Her best-selling album The Power of Love had sold in excess of 1.5 million copies in Asia and more than 40,000 copies were sold in Singapore alone. Wings Of Love, her seventh and double-platinum album, topped Singapore’s RIAS sales chart for two weeks and remained within the top 15 positions for more than two months. Her Silk Road album in 2005 had sold 1 milion copies in Asia. At the Singapore Hits Awards 2003, she was crowned the Best Female Vocalist. In 2004, she was presented with the Regional (Malaysia) Most Popular Singer prize at the same event. In 2005, she won the Most Popular Female Singer and Regional (Malaysia) Most Popular Singer awards. After the success of the Love Perade World Tour 2004/2005, she is now preparing for another series of world tour concerts (including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore) which will be begin on February 2007. Her latest album "Kissing The Future Of Love" is a hit and topped the Mandarin charts for weeks.
Discography
The names are given in romanized pinyin in the absence of an official English title.
Albums
| English/Pinyin title | Chinese title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Yí Yè Zhǎng Dà (Grown Up Overnight) | 一夜長大 | September 17, 1999 |
| Yǒng Qì (Courage) | 勇氣 | August 2, 2000 |
| Shining Star | 閃亮的星 | June 26, 2001 |
| Sunrise | 我喜歡 | February 7, 2002 |
| Beautiful | 美麗人生 | February 12, 2003 |
| The Power of Love | 戀愛的力量 | November 25, 2003 |
| Wings of Love | 燕尾蝶 | September 9, 2004 |
| Silk Road of Love | 絲路 | September 16, 2005 |
| Kissing The Future of Love | 親親 | October 6, 2006 |
Awards
2000
- Most Popular KTV "Courage"
2001
- Regional (Taiwan) Best Song of the Year "Unconditionally For You"
2002
- MTV Top 20 Favourite Female Vocalists
- HIT FM Listeners' Favourite "Happy Break-Up"
- HIT FM Top Ten Singles "Happy Break-Up"
- HIT FM Regional (Malaysia) Most Popular Singer
- HIT FM Most Popular KTV "Happy Break-Up"
- Entertainment Association of Malaysia Awards Top Ten Singles "Courage"
- Hong Kong TVB8 Best Composition "Happy Break-Up"
- Taiwan Channel V Top Ten Singles "Happy Break-Up"
- Singapore Golden Hits Awards Best Female Vocalist
- Global Chinese Music Awards Top Ten Singles "For My Own Good"
- Global Chinese Music Awards Malaysia Outstanding Vocalist"
2003
- Singapore Golden Hits Awards Best Female Vocalist
- HIT FM Regional (Malaysia) Most Popular Singer
- HIT FM Top Ten Singles "For My Own Good"
- HIT FM Favourite Karaoke "For My Own Good"
- China Eastern Television Top 5 Vocalists"
2004
- Singapore Golden Hits Awards Regional (Malaysia) Most Popular Singer
2005
- Singapore Golden Hits Awards Regional (Malaysia) Most Popular Singer
- Singapore Golden Hits Awards Most Popular Female Singer