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Hong Kong singers Sam Hui and Hacken Lee will join fellow singers Karen Mok and Julian Cheung in a virtual concert in memory of the late singer and actor Leslie Cheung.
Affectionately known as Gor Gor (older brother in Cantonese) in Hong Kong show business, Cheung took his own life on April 1, 2003. He was 46 years old. The In Loving Memory of Leslie Cheung 2021 online concert will be held from 7.30pm to 8.30pm on April 1 on HiEggo’s YouTube channel, Facebook page, and other mainstream media platforms.
HiEggo held two online concerts by Hui and singer Aaron Kwok last April and May, respectively, to boost the morale of Hong Kongers during the pandemic.
Both actor Lawrence Cheng and producer Patrick Siu, who participated in last year’s concerts, will be the creative director and the director of the online concert, respectively, this year.
Hui, Mok, Lee and Julian will perform Leslie Cheung’s classic songs at the concert, along with Metro Vocal Group, an American a cappella group based in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Baptist University Symphony Orchestra.
Leslie Cheung took her own life on April 1, 2003. Photo: Filepic
Mok, 50, who was the first to agree to perform at the concert, joked that she was probably the first Gor Gor fan, having met him when she was seven years old. She remembered being one of the dancers when Leslie Cheung participated in a singing contest back then.
Lee, 53, told Hong Kong media that he used to eat regularly with the late singer and actor as they had many friends in common.
“I felt like I had won the lottery when Gor Gor came to a karaoke session with me during the period when he stopped singing,” Lee recalled.
Lee said that he would perform Cheung’s classic song. Just for your heart (1985) at the concert.
The free online concert is jointly supported by the Hong Kong Tourist Board, Hong Kong Harbor City Mall and LesFANmily fan club. Hong Kong’s Food Angel, a food rescue and assistance program, has been named a beneficiary. – The Straits Times / Asia News Network
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