Fish Leong (born Leong Chui Peng on 16 June 1978) is a

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singer and songwriter. Having sold more than 20 million records to date, she has achieved popularity and success in China,

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, Japan,

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, and

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Early life and breakthrough

Leong was born in

Bahau Bahau ( Jawi: بهااو, ) is the principal town of Jempol District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The town's name is believed to have been derived from a Chinese phrase. Bahau's literal translation is "horse's mouth" while the nearby town, Mahsa ...

, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. R&B singer Z-Chen is her older cousin. She debuted her singing career in

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. 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, ''

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'' (2000).

Personal life

In February 2010, Leong married Taiwanese wine merchant Tony Chao in Boracay, Philippines, and their child Anderson Chao was born in April 2014. On September 8, 2019, Leong announced their divorce at a press conference for her new album in Taipei. She declined further comments on alleged cheating by Chao.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Grown Up Overnight'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000) * '' Shining Star'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2002) * '' Beautiful'' (2003) * '' Wings of Love'' (2004) * '' Silkroad of Love'' (2005) * '' Kissing the Future of Love'' (2006) * '' J'Adore'' (2007) * '' Fall in Love & Songs'' (2009) * '' What Love Songs Didn't Tell You'' (2010) * ''

Love in Heart ''Ài jiǔ jiàn rénxīn'' "Love Reveals in the Long Run" () is the 12th studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital dis ...

'' (2012) * ''The Sun Also Rises'' (2019)

Compilation albums

* '' The Power of Love'' (2003) * ''

I Love You Hereafter ''I Love You Hereafter - 2004-2009 Fish Leong's Hits'' () is Fish Leong's second compilation album. It was released on 1 February 2011 by B'in Music B'in Music, otherwise known as Believe in Music International Limited () in full or B'in Music ...

'' (2011) * ''Her Story With Mayday'' (2015), cover album with various artists presenting "Tenderness"

Live albums

* ''Time & Love'' (2002) * ''Love Parade'' (2005) * '' Today Is Our Valentine's Day'' (2008)

EP

* ''The Sonnet of Three Days'' (2021)

Collaborations

* "Songs of the Earth" (1998) - with Alex To, Bobby Chen, Chyi Yu, Karen Mok,

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, Michael Wong, Richie Jen, Victor Wong, Rene Liu, Wakin Chau, Wanfang, Winnie Hsin, Angelica Lee, Fengie Wang, Bobby Dou, Tarcy Su, Walkie Talkie * "Love" (2000) - with Rene Liu from ''I'll Be Waiting for You'' * "I Love You Very Much" (2004) - with Victor Wong from ''Door Unlocked'' * "Way Back into Love" (2007) - with Victor Wong from ''Need You Most'' (between English version and Mandarin version) * "Still Good Friends" (2008) - with Leo Ku from ''Still the Master of Love Songs'', as well from her EP, ''I Do?'' * "Love x Love" (2012) - with Will Pan, Da Mouth (vocal: Harry & Aisa Senda), Cyndi Wang,

Rachel Liang Wen Yin Liang (, Rukai: Leheane Palray; or Rachel Liang born 8 April 1987) is a Taiwanese Mandopop Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Standard Chinese, Mandarin popular music. The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1 ...

Lee Chien-na Lee Chien-na (; born 22 November 1984) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Career In 2007, Lee's entertainment career started as a participant in Season 2 of ''One Million Star''. In April 2009, Lee collaborated with Chou Chuan-huing, her ...

, OneTwoFree, Jane Huang, Vision Wei, Bibi Zhou and Jason Zhang * "Meant to Be" (2016) - with Christine Fan from ''Fanfan's Time to Give Thanks''

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety and reality show

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leong, Fish 1978 births Living people 21st-century Malaysian women singers Malaysian people of Cantonese descent Malaysian Mandopop singers People from Negeri Sembilan Universal Music Group artists Malaysian expatriates in Taiwan 20th-century Malaysian women singers