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Malaysian singer
Fish Leong
(born
Leong Chui Peng
on 16 June 1978) is a
Malaysian
singer and songwriter. Having sold more than 20 million records to date, she has achieved popularity and success in
China
,
Hong Kong
,
Taiwan
,
Japan
,
Singapore
, and
Malaysia
.
Early life and breakthrough
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Leong was born in
Bahau
,
Negeri Sembilan
, Malaysia.
[1]
R&B singer
Z-Chen
is her older cousin. She debuted her singing career in
Taiwan
and signed to
Rock Records
in October 1997. She then adopted the English name "Fish", because the last character of her Chinese name "茹" sounds the same as "魚" (fish) in Cantonese.
[2]
She was discovered by
Jonathan Lee
, who later also became her godfather. She received Mandarin training upon arriving in Taiwan as her mother tongue is Cantonese. Her debut album,
Grown Up Overnight
, was released in September 1999, but had many promotions cancelled due to the
1999 Taiwan earthquake
. Her singing career managed to take off after the release of her second album,
Courage
(2000).
[3]
Personal life
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In February 2010, Leong married Taiwanese wine merchant Tony Chao in
Boracay
, Philippines, and their child Anderson Chao was born in April 2014.
[4]
On September 8, 2019, Leong announced their divorce at a press conference for her new album in Taipei.
[5]
She declined further comments on alleged cheating by Chao.
[5]
Discography
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Studio albums
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Filmography
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Film
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Television series
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Year
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English title
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Original title
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Role
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Notes
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2009
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My Queen
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敗犬女王
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Radio DJ
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Guest appearance
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Variety and reality show
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Year
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English title
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Original title
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Notes
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2022
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Sing! China
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中國好聲音
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Mentor
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References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Fish Leong
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