09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
How Hong Kong star Gigi Leung went from innocent girl next door to all-round entertainer
This is the 49th instalment in a
biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades.
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Hong Kong singer and actress Gigi Leung Wing-kei, who is best known as a 1990s Cantopop sweetheart, has led a dynamic career over the past three decades.
Initially viewed as an innocent 'girl next door' following her appearance in Derek Yee Tung-sing's action drama Full Throttle (1995) and the release of her first two music albums, she has since established herself as a well-rounded performer on the silver screen and stage.
Born in 1976, Leung grew up in Hong Kong, where she attended the Maryknoll Convent School. As a teen, she was given the nickname of 'tall girl' because of her height, and even joined her school's basketball team.
Gigi Leung at an interview with the Post in 1996. Photo: SCMP
She developed a passion for drawing and painting, and after graduating from Maryknoll, attended Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Design.
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