Lee Kwok Cheung

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lee. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is K.C. Lee and the Chinese-style name is Lee Kwok Cheung.

K.C. Lee Kwok Cheung
李國祥
Died
Mainland China
Alma materOberlin College
Occupationsinger

K.C. Lee Kwok Cheung (Chinese: 李國祥) was a Hong Kong male singer.

Background

Lee graduated from Hong Kong Rennie's Mill Middle School (primary and junior high school), and was the 27th grade 6 graduate of the school in 1978.[1] Afterwards, he enrolled in Oberlin College.[2]

Lee released his last album "Leaving Love" (離愛出走) in 1996 and his contract with Golden Pony Record Ltd. expired. After 2000, his singing career focused on covering songs and producing HIFI records. According to Lee's recollection, he tried to start a business during the low point of his career in the mid-to-late 1990s, but gave up after three failures. Later, he went bankrupt due to failure in real estate speculation.[3]

In 2015, Lee held his first concert in the industry, "Lee Kwok Cheung's Unending Love Concert" at the MacPherson Stadium. In 2016, he served as the judge for "Smiling Enterprises" and "Smiling Employees", and presented awards to many companies and employees in Hong Kong and Macau who performed outstandingly in smiling service.[4] In 2016, Lee publicly came out in an interview with Next Magazine Issue 1394,[5] he revealed his homosexuality and broke up with his boyfriend of 11 years. In 2017, Lee performed "The Unending Love" on the TVB program "50 Golden Classics".[6]

In March 2024, Lee was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died at his home in mainland China on the afternoon of March 13, 2025, at the age of 60. His ashes were cremated and transported back to Hong Kong on March 28 of the same year. The news of his death was first announced by Lee's friend, composer and arranger Dominic Chow Kai-sang on his Facebook page on March 29 of the same year, and was later confirmed by Lee's manager through TVB Entertainment News Channel.[7][8]

Discography

  • "Blue" (June 1991)
  • "Night of Picking Stars" (摘星的晚上, March 1992)
  • "Unending Love" (餘情未了, 25 December 1992)
  • "The Lingering Feelings Can't Stop" (餘情停不了, May 1993)
  • "A Little More Gentle" (多一點溫柔, 30 September 1993)

References

  1. ^ "調景嶺中學〈1978年畢業同學錄〉，1978年". Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "李龍基返母校開唱". Oriental Daily》. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  3. ^ "李國祥離世丨經理人代講「Bye」證兩周前已離世 生前曾炒樓破產 藏毒留案底". Yahoo! Hong Kong. 29 March 2025. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ^ 2015-2016微笑員工面試 Archived 2017-03-07 at the Wayback Machine，評審主席：著名歌星李國祥先生；評審委員：愛笑愉加主席余狄夫先生，理工大學高級講師Billy Chow小姐；神秘顧客服務協會主席黃兆良先生。
  5. ^ "《豪語直擊》哭訴出櫃 52歲李國祥：我partner係男人". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. ^ 彭嘉彬 (3 April 2017). "李國祥演繹《餘情未了》零瑕疵 勾起那些年的集體回憶". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. ^ "歌手李國祥離世 終年60歲". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 29 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  8. ^ 經理人曝李國祥月中內地離世喪禮從簡 好友盼辦追思會尚待商議 on YouTube, TVB娛樂新聞台 29 March 2025
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