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{{Short description|Hong Kong singer and actor (1956–2003)}}
{{redirect|Cheung Kwok Wing|the entrepreneur|Paul Cheung Kwok Wing}}
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| birth_place        = [[Kowloon]], British Hong Kong
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| death_place        = [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], Hong Kong
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| alias            = Elder Brother ({{lang-zh|哥哥}})<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema|author=Lisa Oldham Stokes|year=2007|page=xxvii|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5520-5}}</ref><ref name="gorgor">{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/audio/2008-04/03/content_7910039.htm|title=Sina Entertainment News|date=3 April 2008 |publisher=Xinhua News Agency|access-date=28 March 2012|language=zh|archive-date=4 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104190100/http://news.xinhuanet.com/audio/2008-04/03/content_7910039.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/p/2008-04-02/10051971439.shtml|title=Sina Entertainment News|publisher=Sina Corp|access-date=28 March 2012|archive-date=20 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620053242/http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/p/2008-04-02/10051971439.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Cantopop]]|[[Mandopop]]}}
| instrument       = Vocals
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'''Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing'''{{efn-ua|{{lang-zh|first=t|t=張國榮|s=张国荣|j=Zoeng1 Gwok3-wing4}}}} (born '''Cheung Fat-chung''';{{efn-ua|{{lang-zh|first=t|t=張發宗|s=张发宗|j=Zoeng1 Faat3-zung1}}}} 12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. One of the most influential cultural icons in the [[Sinophone|Sinophone world]], Cheung was known for his debonair demeanor, flamboyant screen characters, and avant-garde, androgynous stage presence. Throughout his 26-year career, he released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films.{{sfn|Leung|2008|p=85}}

Born in Kowloon, [[British Hong Kong]], Cheung studied in England from the age of 12 until he returned home in 1976. He garnered attention in 1977 when entering [[Rediffusion Television|RTV]]'s ''Asian Singing Contest'' and achieved popularity in 1984 with a hit single "Monica". Cheung is regarded as one of the founding fathers of [[Cantopop]] for defining the music genre in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=李雯蕊 |title='Elder brother': Leslie Cheung remembered |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201904/01/WS5ca1782ca3104842260b3a87.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref> He announced his "retirement" from music in 1989 and emigrated to Canada the following year, but he returned to Hong Kong in 1994. His reemergence from the musical retirement in the late 1990s, particularly in his 1996 album ''[[Red (Leslie Cheung album)|Red]]'', was marked by sonic experimentation and daring imagery.

In addition to music, Cheung achieved pan-Asian fame with such films as ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'' (1986) and ''[[A Chinese Ghost Story]]'' (1987). He won the [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the 1991 [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for his role in ''[[Days of Being Wild]]'' (1990), and became world-renowned for his performances in ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' (1993) and ''[[Happy Together (1997 film)|Happy Together]]'' (1997). In April 2003, Cheung died by suicide by jumping off the [[Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong|Mandarin Oriental]] hotel in Hong Kong.

One of the best-selling musical acts in Hong Kong history, Cheung's studio albums ''[[Summer Romance]]'' (1987) and ''[[Most Beloved]]'' (1995) each sold over 300,000 copies and are among the [[List_of_best-selling_albums_by_country#Hong_Kong|best-selling albums of all time in the territory]]. In recognition of his work in the film industry, Cheung was selected as one of the Top 100 Foreign Actors of the 20th Century by ''[[Kinema Junpo]]''. In 2010, [[CNN]] named him one of the 25 Greatest Asian Actors of All Time.

==Early life==
[[File:Leslie Howard GWTW.jpg|thumb|upright|Cheung's English name was inspired by the actor [[Leslie Howard]] ''(pictured in [[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]])''.|alt=Portrait of Leslie Howard, a British actor in tux and bowtie]]

Cheung was born in [[Kowloon]], [[British Hong Kong]], the youngest of 10 children in a middle-class [[Hakka people|Hakka]] family. His father, [[:zh:張活海|Cheung Wut-hoi]], was a well-known [[Bespoke tailoring|tailor]] who specialised in suits, whose customers included Western celebrities such as film director [[Alfred Hitchcock]] and actors [[Marlon Brando]] and [[Cary Grant]].<ref name="Hubert Niogret 1999">[[Michel Ciment]], Hubert Niogret, "Interview of Leslie Cheung", [[Positif (magazine)|Positif]] no. 455/1999, Berlin, conducted on 21 February 1998</ref>{{sfn|Shima|1999}} Despite his father's reputation in the fashion industry, Cheung was uninspired by the profession.<ref name="geocities.com"/> Cheung told many interviewers that he had an unhappy childhood,{{sfn|Cribb|2003|p=95}} feeling emotionally estranged from his father and siblings, and frequently witnessing arguments and fights in the household. He felt "depressed sometimes" and longed for affection from his parents who were absent for most of his childhood.<ref name="geocities.com"/> His father's abusive treatment of his mother had a lasting effect on Cheung's perspectives on marriage.<ref name="Corliss"/> When Cheung's father married another woman, his emotional life further deteriorated. Cheung was brought up by his grandmother, to whom he was very close. Cheung summed up his upbringing as a "silent resentment" with "nothing worth remembering," except for the death of his grandmother when he was in primary school, which was the "one thing that I do remember about my childhood."<ref name="geocities.com">{{cite AV media|title=Leslie Cheung Autobiography|first=Leslie|last=Cheung|publisher=[[Commercial Radio Hong Kong]]|year=1985|language=zh-yue|type=radio programme}} The autobiography was also included in the compilation album ''History.His-Story'' (2004), [[Capital Artists]].</ref>

Cheung attended [[Rosaryhill School]] in Hong Kong for secondary education, and at age 12 enrolled at an independent boys boarding school, Eccles Hall School Quidenham, near [[Norwich]] in England.<ref name="geocities.com"/><ref name="Corliss"/> During his time at Rosaryhill, Cheung did poorly academically, except that he excelled in the English language. He discovered a newfound interest in Western films and immersed himself in music, studying the original soundtrack of ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]''.<ref name="geocities.com"/> He recalled that there were "racial problems" when he was in England, but he managed to make friends. During weekends, he worked as a bartender and sometimes did amateur singing at his relatives' restaurant in [[Southend-on-Sea]]. He came across the film ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' and chose Leslie as his English name, inspired by the actor [[Leslie Howard]], feeling that "the name can be a man's or woman's; it's very unisex."<ref name="Corliss">{{cite magazine|last=Corliss |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Corliss |title=Forever Leslie |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=30 April 2001 |url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,108021,00.html |access-date=18 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330025551/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,108021,00.html |archive-date=30 March 2010}}</ref>

Cheung attended the [[University of Leeds]], where he studied textile management. After one year of study, he returned to Hong Kong in 1976 when his father became paralysed on one side of his body following a [[stroke]]. As his father wanted all of his children to be at home, Cheung abandoned his studies and became a salesman for [[Levi's]] to make ends meet. Cheung recalled that during this time, "I had no plans. There I was, feeling like I was hanging in the middle of nowhere."<ref name="Thomas">{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Thomas|author-link=Kevin Thomas (film critic)|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-22-ca-5664-story.html|title=A Career In Full Plume|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=22 June 1997|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022195109/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-22-ca-5664-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
===Beginnings===
Upon returning to Hong Kong Cheung went back to high school as a mature student and formed a band, in which he was the lead singer with his classmates. In May 1977, the band members signed up individually for RTV's Asian Singing Contest. Only Cheung remained until the final round of the Hong Kong division, where he finished as the first runner-up with a rendition of "[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]".<ref name="scmp1">{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3077319/leslie-cheung-7-things-you-didnt-know-about-canto-pop|title=Leslie Cheung – 7 things you didn't know about the Canto-pop icon, actor and LGBT pioneer|first=Douglas|last=Parke|work=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=30 March 2020|access-date=7 September 2020|archive-date=5 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405032005/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3077319/leslie-cheung-7-things-you-didnt-know-about-canto-pop|url-status=live}}</ref> He proceeded to the pan-Asian division, finishing fifth.<ref name="geocities.com"/> Soon after the competition, RTV offered Cheung a three-year contract as a second-rate actor for RTV.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=78}} He also signed with [[Polydor Records]] with hopes of releasing music albums.<ref name="geocities.com"/>

Cheung's career in show business did not take off immediately. His first film role was in ''Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber'' ({{lang-zh|t=紅樓春上春|labels=no}}, 1978), a [[softcore porn]] production that features his bare buttocks.{{sfn|Cribb|2003|p=95}} His first two albums were solely recorded in English, and his third album, ''Lover's Arrow'' ({{lang-zh|t=情人箭|labels=no}}, 1979) was recorded in Cantonese.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=78}} The albums failed commercially, and critics lambasted Cheung's voice as "chicken-like".<ref name="scmp1"/> Cheung's first public performance at the 1977 Hong Kong Pop Folk Music Festival was booed off the stage by the audience.<ref name="geocities.com"/> He described his early days into show business as "full of uncertainty&nbsp;... I remember well that my singing career at the early stage was like 'a person running into a rock', full of despair and obstacles."<ref name="scmp1"/> Seeing little potential in Cheung, Polydor allowed him to depart on his own terms.<ref name="geocities.com"/>

===1982–1989: Cantopop success and film crossover===
Cheung signed with [[Capital Artists]], a record label closely associated with the then-dominant television network [[TVB]], in 1982. His first hit single, "The Wind Blows On" ({{lang|zh|風繼續吹}}), is a [[cover version]] of [[Momoe Yamaguchi]]'s Japanese single "The Other Side of Goodbye" {{jp||さよならの向こう側}}. The song was successful on charts, revitalising Cheung's image as a [[Cantopop]] singer.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=78}} The titular album was Cheung's first to be [[List of music recording certifications|certified gold]] by the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI) Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033140/https://www.ifpihk.org/gold-disc-award-presented/1983|url=https://www.ifpihk.org/gold-disc-award-presented/1983|title=1983 Awards|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> His second album with Capital, ''Craziness'' ({{lang|zh|一片痴}}), is a compilation of songs he recorded for TVB dramas.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=78–79}} The album was also a success, receiving a gold certification from the IFPI Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011132150/https://www.ifpihk.org/gold-disc-award-presented/1984|url=https://www.ifpihk.org/gold-disc-award-presented/1984|title=1984 Awards|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|archive-date=11 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He continued his movie crossover with roles mostly in teenage films, and earned his first major recognition for starring in ''[[Nomad (1982 film)|Nomad]]'' (1982).{{sfn|Stokes|Braaten|2020|p=91}} While Cheung had already been a well-known actor with likeable personae in TVB productions, his role as a disillusioned teenager in ''Nomad'' foresaw his future reputation as an icon of rebel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/HKFA/en_US/web/hkfa/programmesandexhibitions/2018gdwlma/nomad.html|title=Nomad|publisher=[[Hong Kong Film Archive]]|access-date=7 September 2020|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022195445/https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/HKFA/en_US/web/hkfa/programmesandexhibitions/2018gdwlma/nomad.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The role garnered Cheung a nomination for [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the [[2nd Hong Kong Film Awards|1983 Hong Kong Film Awards]].{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=78}}

The year 1984 was when Cheung achieved mass stardom. He released the hit single "Monica", a cover of the single by Japanese singer [[Kōji Kikkawa]]. The song topped charts in Hong Kong{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=79}} and was one of the 10 gold-certified songs honoured at TVB's 1984 [[Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation|Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202053913/http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565216481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html|url=http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565216481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html|title=1984 Jade Solid Gold Awards|publisher=[[TVB]]|archive-date=2 February 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the 1984 [[RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506094411/http://www.rthk.org.hk/classicschannel/goldsong07.htm|url=http://www.rthk.org.hk/classicschannel/goldsong07.htm|title=1984 Gold Songs|publisher=[[RTHK]]|archive-date=6 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song's upbeat [[dance music|dance]] production introduced a new musical trend to Cantopop, in addition to the traditional [[sentimental ballad]]s that had dominated the scene.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=79}} Cheung's 1984 self-titled album, which included "Monica", was his first to be certified platinum by the IFPI Hong Kong and sold over 200,000 copies.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=79}}<ref name="hkcert">{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpihk.org/en/gold-disc-award-presented|title=Gold Disc Award|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=7 September 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021202543/https://www.ifpihk.org/en/gold-disc-award-presented/|url-status=live}}</ref> He starred in the TVB drama ''Once Upon an Ordinary Girl'' ({{lang|zh|儂本多情}}, 1984) and the film ''[[Behind the Yellow Line]]'' (1984). In the latter, he co-starred with [[Maggie Cheung]] and [[Anita Mui]], the latter of whom was also a musician. Both productions were commercially successful and put Cheung into the limelight as a prominent entertainer.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=79}} As Cheung's fame expanded, the media began to pit him against fellow singer-actor [[Alan Tam]], as the two were the most successful male Cantopop singers at the moment. The publicised so-called rivalry contributed to Cantopop's booming sales and lasted until the end of the 1980s.{{sfnm|1a1=Chu|1y=2017|1p=206|2a1=Wang|2y=2020|2p=369}}

Cheung's next albums with Capital were met with similar success. ''For Your Heart Only'' ({{lang|zh|為你鍾情}}, 1985) yielded the hit single "Wild Wind" ({{lang|zh|不羈的風}}), which was among the 10 gold-certified songs honoured at both TVB's Jade Solid Gold and RTHK Top 10 awards. The album also included songs Cheung recorded for TVB dramas, propelling his image as a romantic male lead.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=79}} His 1986 single "Who Feels the Same?" ({{lang|zh|有誰共鳴}}) won the Gold Song Gold Award, the distinction for the most popular song of the year, at TVB's Jade Solid Gold Awards. With this achievement, Cheung became an arguably undisputed royalty of Cantopop.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=207}} After the release of "Who Feels the Same?", he left Capital and joined [[Cinepoly Records]],{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=79}} under which his first album was ''[[Summer Romance]]'' (1987). The album was the best-selling Cantopop release of the year, earning seven times platinum certification from the IFPI Hong Kong and sold over 350,000 copies.<ref name="smcp2">{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2163817/happy-birthday-leslie-cheung-canto-pop-princes-five|title=Happy birthday, Leslie Cheung: the Canto-pop prince's five most remarkable dancing scenes|first=Laramie|last=Lok|work=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=12 September 2018|access-date=9 August 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027005828/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2163817/happy-birthday-leslie-cheung-canto-pop-princes-five|url-status=live}}</ref> Its lead single, "Sleepless Night" ({{lang|zh|無心睡眠}}), won the Gold Song Gold Award at the 1987 Jade Solid Gold Awards.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=79}} The next two albums, ''[[Virgin Snow (album)|Virgin Snow]]'' and ''Hot Summer'', both were released in 1988 and sold well, receiving gold and platinum certifications from the IFPI Hong Kong.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=79}}<ref name="hkcert" />

A turning point in his burgeoning acting career came when he was cast in [[John Woo]]'s action film ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'' (1986), in which he played a youthful and impulsive police officer torn between justice and his criminal brother.{{sfn|Stokes|Braaten|2020|p=91}} The film, along with ''[[A Chinese Ghost Story]]'' (1987), propelled him to pan-Asian fame, especially in South Korea and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-06 |title=7 most iconic leading men of Hong Kong's golden age of cinema |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3104306/bts-and-k-drama-andy-lau-leslie-cheung-chow-yun-fat-and |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=12 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512002231/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3104306/bts-and-k-drama-andy-lau-leslie-cheung-chow-yun-fat-and |url-status=live }}</ref> He then starred , once again, alongside Mui in ''[[Rouge (film)|Rouge]]'' (1988),<ref name="Corliss"/>{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=80}} which consolidated the pair's reputation as Hong Kong’s greatest musicians and entertainers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/3/113028/Encore-screening-of-Leslie-Cheung,-Anita-Mui-classics|title=Encore screening of Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui classics|date=29 August 2018|work=[[The Standard (Hong Kong)|The Standard]]|access-date=9 July 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027045005/https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/3/113028/Encore-screening-of-Leslie-Cheung,-Anita-Mui-classics|url-status=live}}</ref> Yiu-wai Chu, author of the book ''Hong Kong Cantopop: A Concise History'' (2017), noted that Cheung and Mui formed an "unprecedented" chemistry showcasing "mystic power of charisma", not only in films but also on stage performances together.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=80}}

Cheung embarked on a 23-date tour at the [[Hong Kong Coliseum]] in mid-1988, sponsored by [[Pepsi]]. The tour was a sold-out and accumulated over 250,000 spectators.<ref name="TVtimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.lesliecheung.cc/library_inside.asp?type=detail&content_id=2863|title=Leslie Cheung storms the Coliseum|date=1 August 1988|newspaper=TV Entertainment Times Hong Kong|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023184827/http://www.lesliecheung.cc/library_inside.asp?type=detail&content_id=2863|url-status=live}}</ref> He also held several shows catering to the [[Chinese diaspora|Chinese community]] in North America, visiting [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], [[Calgary]], [[Toronto]], and [[Vancouver]].<ref>{{cite news|script-title=zh:張國榮巡迴告別演唱 淚灑多倫多|title=Leslie Cheung's tearful farewell in Toronto|newspaper=香港周刊 Hong Kong Weekly|date=5 October 1989|url=http://www.lesliecheung.cc/library_inside.asp?type=detail&content_id=1056|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026163839/http://www.lesliecheung.cc/library_inside.asp?type=detail&content_id=1056|url-status=live}}</ref> In light of [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre|the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests]] and the upcoming [[handover of Hong Kong]], many Hong Kongers emigrated to Western countries. Following suit, Cheung announced his "retirement" from singing and emigrated to Vancouver, Canada, in 1989.{{sfn|Leung|2008|p=87}} Prior to his retirement, Cheung released three further albums under Cinepoly—''[[Leslie '89]]'', ''Salute'', ''[[Final Encounter (album)|Final Encounter]]''—all of which received platinum certifications from the IFPI Hong Kong.<ref name="hkcert"/> He won Most Popular Male Artist twice, at the 1988 and 1989 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565616481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html |title=1988 JSG Best Ten Awards |publisher=[[TVB]] |access-date=16 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603092345/http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565616481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html |archive-date=3 June 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565716481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html |title=1989 JSG Best Ten Awards |publisher=[[TVB]] |access-date=12 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305114321/http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565716481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html |archive-date=5 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> His "farewell concert tour", in support of the album ''Final Encounter'', ran for 33 consecutive sold-out shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum.{{sfn|Chu|2017|p=80}} Cheung donated profits of his 1989 album ''Salute'' to the [[Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts]], which was named the Leslie Cheung Memorial Scholarship after his death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hkapa.edu/asp/general/general_friends_sponsors.asp |title=Leslie Cheung Memorial Scholarship |publisher=Hkapa.edu |access-date=28 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415015728/http://www.hkapa.edu/asp/general/general_friends_sponsors.asp |archive-date=15 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===1990–1994: Music hiatus and major film roles===
[[File:Wong Kar-wai Berlin cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Cheung's role in ''Days of Being Wild'', directed by [[Wong Kar-wai]] ''(pictured)'', earned him a [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor]].|alt=Wong Kar-wai at a film festival. He is wearing sunglasses and sports a buzzcut hairstyle in tuxedo and a bowtie]]
After giving up singing, Cheung focused on his film career. He won the [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] at the 1991 [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for his role in [[Wong Kar-Wai]]'s ''[[Days of Being Wild]]'' (1990). He gained international acclaim for his role as a [[Cross-dressing in music and opera|cross-dressing]] [[Peking opera]] actor in ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' (1993), which became the first Chinese film to win the [[Palme d'Or]] at [[Cannes]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Chinese Film|author1=Yingjin Zhang|author2=Zhiwei Xiao|publisher=Routledge|year=2002|isbn=0-203-19555-8|location=London & New York|page=118}}</ref> According to [[Chen Kaige]] and Lu Wei, director and scriptwriter of the film, respectively, Cheung lost Best Actor by one vote because a Cannes jury member mistook Cheung for a woman and voted him for Best Actress.<ref>{{Cite web |title=芦苇：用文字在"胶片"上画画(2)_中国作家网 |url=https://www.chinawriter.com.cn/wxpl/2013/2013-01-15/152107_2.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.chinawriter.com.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-05-17 |title=独家对话陈凯歌：唯一的遗憾是张国荣未得影帝 |url=http://gd.sina.cn/news/2017-05-17/detail-ifyfeivp5819037.d.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=gd.sina.cn}}</ref>

Although Cheung quit his singing career from 1989 to 1995, he composed more than ten songs during that time. In 1993, he won ''Best Original Movie Song Award'' from [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Film Festival]] for the theme song ''Red Cheek, White Hair'' for ''[[The Bride with White Hair]]'' (as a film score composer). In 1995, he wrote all three theme songs for the film ''[[The Phantom Lover]]'' (1995). As for songwriting, Cheung won four nominations for ''Best Original Movie Song Award'' at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards and two nominations for ''Best Original Film Song'' at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

===1995–2003: Return to music and ''Passion Tour''===
[[File:Leslie Cheung.jpg|thumb|right|Cheung at a 1997 concert|alt=Cheung in a white shirt performing, surrounded by bodyguards]]
In 1995 Cheung signed a contract with [[Rock Records]]. The same year he released his comeback album, ''[[Most Beloved|Beloved]],'' winning the award of IFPI Best Selling Album.<ref>[http://www.leslie-cheung.com/leslie/2004/9-29/22736.html "Leslie Cheung's ''Beloved'' are sold more than 300,000"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050414185344/http://www.leslie-cheung.com/leslie/2004/9-29/22736.html |date=14 April 2005 }}, ''Min Pao Weekly'', 28 Oct 1995, see</ref><ref>[http://www.leslie-cheung.net/ch/achievements.htm Achievements of Leslie Cheung] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050213015810/http://www.leslie-cheung.net/ch/achievements.htm |date=13 February 2005 }}</ref> Since his 1996 album ''[[Red (album, 1996)|Red]]'', Cheung started a full-on collaboration with composer C. Y. Kong and lyricist [[Albert Leung|Lin Xi]], embracing a daring, self-reflective, and sexually ambiguous style of expression. Cheung's 1999 song "Left and Right Hand" (左右手) suggests at his sexuality and his 2000 song "I" (我), with two versions of lyrics in Mandarin and Cantonese by Lin Xi, is known as his come-out song.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8HsVhyjSuY |title=#林夕 為好友 #張國榮 譜寫出櫃之作我 填詞切換男女心態精神分裂｜爆#林憶蓮 係最麻煩歌手 #王菲 #楊千嬅 有如自身皮肉?｜坦言俞琤專稱夕爺不受落 真名同黃偉文有關?｜#志雲飯局 #陳志雲 |language=en |access-date=2024-05-11 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> In 2001, Cheung directed the music video for his song "Bewildered" (夢到內河) with the help of [[William Chang]], the production designer of ''The Days of Being Wild''. The video, featuring intimacy between Japanese ballet dancer [[Nishijima Kazuhiro]] and Cheung,<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Chan |first=Natalia Sui-hung |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1xwgvm.13 |title=As Normal As Possible |publisher=Hong Kong University Press |year=2010 |editor=Yau Ching |location=HKU |pages=133–149 |chapter=Queering Body and Sexuality: Leslie Cheung’s Gender Representation in Hong Kong Popular Culture|jstor=j.ctt1xwgvm.13 |isbn=978-962-209-986-9 }}</ref> was banned by Hong Kong's public broadcaster [[TVB]] for promoting homosexuality; Cheung refused to edit the scenes out.<ref name=":02"/>

Cheung was consecutively nominated for Best Actor at Cannes for Chen Kaige's ''[[Temptress Moon]]'' (1996) and Wong Kar-wai's ''[[Happy Together (1997 film)|Happy Together]]'' (1997). In 1998, he was a member of the jury at the [[48th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Berlinale 1998">{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1998/04_jury_1998/04_Jury_1998.html|title=Berlinale: 1998 Juries|access-date=14 January 2012|publisher=berlinale.de|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116044531/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1998/04_jury_1998/04_Jury_1998.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Cheung's last concert tour, ''Passion Tour'', took place in Hong Kong and overseas from 2000 to 2001. He collaborated with fashion designer [[Jean-Paul Gaultier|Jean Paul Gaultier]], who transformed Cheung "From Angel to Devil" in four costumes: the Angel, the Pretty Boy, the Latin Lover, and the Devil – denoting cross-cultural drag and focusing on Cheung's androgyny and bisexuality.<ref name=":02"/> The ''Passion Tour'' broke attendance records throughout Asia, including a record for the first foreign artist to hold 16 concerts in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tw.twent.chinayes.com/Content/20130402/kh77sz20770cg.shtml |title=Leslie Cheung's Popularity in Korea |publisher=Tw.twent.chinayes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403193854/http://tw.twent.chinayes.com/content/20130402/KH77SZ20770CG.shtml |archive-date=3 April 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Although the concert was acclaimed in Japan, Korea, and [[Canada]], it was panned in Hong Kong mainly for his gender-crossing.<ref name=":02"/> Both Cheung and his agent Florence Chen attributed his later depression to the hostile reception from the Hong Kong media about the tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=生前经纪人披露张国荣病因:是狗仔队害死他(图)_影音娱乐_新浪网 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/x/2006-03-01/08471001189.html |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=ent.sina.com.cn |archive-date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429213218/http://ent.sina.com.cn/x/2006-03-01/08471001189.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":02"/> In 2011, [[CCTV-15]] commented that the ''Passion Tour'' represented the highest standard of Chinese concerts in performance, art concept, costume props and audience response, and had never been surpassed.<ref name=":02"/>

== Other ventures ==

===Philanthropy===
Cheung was a supporter of several charities concerning children's welfare. He was a patron of the Children's Cancer Foundation, a charity that cares for young children with cancer and their families. Cheung donated HK$1 million (US$128,000) in 1996 and launched five sets of RED cards to help raise funds for the Children's Cancer Foundation.<ref>為兒童癌病基金賣卡籌款 張國榮帶頭捐一百萬. 1996.12.12 蘋果日報</ref> He was the first Cantopop star to launch a charity fundraising at a concert. In 1996, although he rarely sang in public at that time, he sang three theme songs from his films to raise money for the elderly.<ref>东方日报</ref> For his 1997 concert at the HK Coliseum, Cheung set up a collection booth for the RED Card charity. Donations of HK$100 or above could obtain a set of cards. Cheung said, "I will lead the way, so I donated HK$1,000,000 to Hong Kong children's cancer fund in my own name." The concert raised more than HK$800,000, to which Cheung and his friends added more than HK$100,000, and made up a million Hong Kong dollars to donate to the cancer fund.<ref>1997--明报周刊</ref> He was also a patron of the End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation (ECSAF) (護苗基金), founded by veteran actress [[Josephine Siao]] ({{lang|zh-hk|蕭芳芳}}).

In 1999, at a party to raise relief funds in the aftermath of the Taiwan earthquake, Cheung participated in a fried rice tasting event. He donated HK$250,000 for a bowl of rice; this was matched by fan donations, bringing the total to HK$500,000.<ref>经济日报</ref> In 2000, Sun Entertainment opened the "Star Second-hand Shop", where second-hand goods donated by celebrities were auctioned to raise money for the "Sun Love Fund".  Leslie Cheung was known for his very good fashion sense and he was the first to donate three well-loved, carefully selected pieces to the auction.<ref>--2000太阳报</ref> Leslie also donated his beloved badminton racket to IDclub Taiwan, to be auctioned to raise money for the children's cancer fund.<ref>---2000 东方日报</ref> In 1999 and 2000, he appeared in [[TVB]] charity shows to help raise funds for ECSAF, in which he was appointed a goodwill ambassador in 2002.{{cn|date=March 2025}} In 2003, Cheung donated HK$100,000 to the Seedling protection fund, who were holding a large-scale charity night on 12 March. He told his party guests to give him cash instead of presents, then he donated all of the money that he received to the fund.<ref>2003.3.12 东方日报</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Leslie Cheung in Madame Tussauds Hong Kong.jpg|thumb|upright|Cheung's wax figure at [[Madame Tussauds Hong Kong]]]]
In 1977, during the filming of the [[Rediffusion Television|RTV]] series ''Love Story'', the then 20-year-old Cheung met and fell in love with his 17-year-old co-star, [[Teresa Mo]] (毛舜筠), and they began dating after finishing the series. In 1979, Cheung proposed to Mo, but his sudden proposal startled her and she began to distance herself from him. Although Cheung and Mo eventually broke up after the proposal and briefly lost contact, they remained close friends after they had reunited for the 1992 film ''[[All's Well, Ends Well]]''.

Cheung later went into a brief relationship with actress {{ill|Shirley Yim|lt=|zh|嚴慧明}} (雪梨), the younger sister of [[Michelle Yim]], but they broke up in 1980, due to their incompatibility for each other's lifestyles. Cheung and Ngai Sze-pui ({{lang|zh-hk|倪詩蓓}}), a Hong Kong model and actress whom he met on the set of [[Asia Television|ATV]] series ''Agency 24'', were in a relationship for two years from 1981 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alididi.info/n27486c13p2.aspx |title=倪詩蓓現狀_張國榮女友倪詩蓓資料簡介及照片曝光【圖】-老男人繁體中文版 |publisher=Alididi.info |date=19 September 2010 |access-date=12 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903075905/http://www.alididi.info/n27486c13p2.aspx |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timeout-admin-node1.candrholdings.com/gay-lesbian/features/64232/leslie-cheung-the-life-of-a-legend.html |title=Leslie Cheung: The life of a legend |publisher=Time Out: Hong Kong |date=4 February 2014 |access-date=7 December 2017 |archive-date=7 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207192307/http://timeout-admin-node1.candrholdings.com/gay-lesbian/features/64232/leslie-cheung-the-life-of-a-legend.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1984, at the house of [[Albert Yeung]], Cheung met Cindy Yeung (楊諾詩), the youngest daughter of Albert Yeung who had recently returned from [[Boston]]. Yeung was also a fan of Cheung and was seven years younger than him. They went out on several dates until Yeung returned to Boston. They continued their relationship through phone calls and letters, but would part ways in the following year, still remaining good friends. Cheung felt that if he had not been in show business, he could have already been married with children, like most of his friends.

Cheung and Daffy Tong Hok-tak (唐鶴德), godson of Cheung's mother, knew each other since childhood. During his concert at the [[Hong Kong Coliseum]] in 1997, Cheung sang the love song "[[The Moon Represents My Heart]]" (月亮代表我的心) and dedicated it to his mother and Tong. This moment is seen as an official recognition of Cheung's relationship with Tong, making him one of the first public figures in the Chinese world to [[Coming out|come out]].<ref name=":02"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-31 |title=Hong Kong icon Leslie Cheung and Daffy Tong's epic love story |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3172416/leslie-cheung-and-daffy-tongs-epic-love-story-hong-kong |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en|author-last1=Lau|author-first1=Henry}}</ref>

In an interview in 1992, Cheung stated that "My mind is bisexual. It's easy for me to love a woman. It's also easy for me to love a man, too" and "I believe that a good actor would be androgynous, and ever changing."<ref name=":02"/> In 2000, Cheung talked about his love life: "In terms of lovers, I think I can be a better friend than a lover. Because I am a workaholic. To share my romance, that person has to compromise something."<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/r1ckXGoqnhw Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210709192140/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1ckXGoqnhw Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1ckXGoqnhw |title=Leslie Cheung張國榮-罕見珍貴的日本專訪|website=[[YouTube]]|date=22 September 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In a 2001 interview with ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, Cheung said: "It's more appropriate to say I'm bisexual. I've had girlfriends. When I was 22 or so, I asked my girlfriend Teresa Mo to marry me."<ref>Corliss, R. (2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20100330025551/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,108021,00.html "Forever Leslie"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' (Asia Edition). Retrieved 17 December 2005.</ref>

==Death==
Cheung died by suicide on 1 April 2003 at 6:43&nbsp;pm (HKT).<ref>[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/first/20130329/18211007 陳淑芬細說 哥哥最後電話] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927155215/http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/first/20130329/18211007 |date=27 September 2017 }}, [[Apple Daily]], 29 March 2013</ref> He leapt from the 24th floor of the [[Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong|Mandarin Oriental]] hotel, located in the Central district of [[Hong Kong Island]].<ref>Corliss, R. (2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110321053100/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,440214,00.html "That old feeling: Days of being Leslie"] ''Time'' magazine Asia Edition. Retrieved 17 December 2005.</ref> He left a suicide note saying that he had been suffering from depression.<ref name="popmatters.com2">Stephen Kelly, [http://www.popmatters.com/film/features/030508-cheung.shtml "WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS?" Leslie Cheung, 1956–2003"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051102190157/http://www.popmatters.com/film/features/030508-cheung.shtml|date=2 November 2005}}, 8 May 2003</ref><ref>[http://www.hkentreview.com/2003/april/ckw.html "Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing commits suicide."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016062406/http://www.hkentreview.com/2003/april/ckw.html|date=16 October 2013}}, Hong Kong Entertainment News in Review (2003). Retrieved 17 December 2005</ref><ref name=":1">[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2906999.stm "Actor Leslie Cheung 'found dead'"] , BBC, 1 April 2003</ref><ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/02/content_2775786.htm "Activities to Commemorate Leslie Cheung"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104190016/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/02/content_2775786.htm|date=4 November 2015}}, Xinhua, 2 April 2005</ref><ref>Yu Sen-lun, [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/04/10/201584 "The Leslie Cheung Legend Lives on"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060317002215/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/04/10/201584|date=17 March 2006}}, ''TaiPei Times'', 10 April 2003</ref><ref>Bruce Einhorn, [http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2003/nf20030414_7155_db010.htm "Hong Kong: A City in Mourning"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060228112726/http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/apr2003/nf20030414_7155_db010.htm|date=28 February 2006}}, ''Bloomberg BusinessWeek'', 14 April 2003</ref>
{{Blockquote|Depression! Many thanks to all my friends. Many thanks to Professor [[Felice Lieh-Mak]] ({{lang|zh-hk|麥列菲菲}}) [Cheung's last psychiatrist]. This year has been so tough. I can't stand it anymore. Many thanks to Tong Tong [nickname for Cheung's boyfriend Daffy Tong]. Many thanks to my family. Many thanks to [[Lydia Shum Din-ha|Sister Fei]] ({{lang|zh-hk|沈殿霞}}). In my life I have done nothing bad. Why does it have to be like this?||title=Leslie Cheung's suicide note (translation)}}
After the jumping, an informant told police, "someone fainted on the roadside", so only ambulances arrived at the scene and did not attract a large number of reporters; thus there were no photos of the scene.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/312444/%E5%BC%B5%E5%9C%8B%E6%A6%AE%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%9620%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4-%E5%89%8D%E7%AA%81%E7%99%BC%E8%A8%98%E8%80%85%E6%8F%AD%E8%AC%8E%E5%BA%95-%E4%B8%80%E5%80%8B%E5%A0%B1%E6%A1%88%E9%9B%BB%E8%A9%B1%E4%BF%9D%E5%93%A5%E5%93%A5%E5%B0%8A%E5%9A%B4 |title=張國榮逝世20周年｜前突發記者揭謎底 一個報案電話保哥哥尊嚴 |newspaper=[[HK01]] |access-date=2023-04-02 |date=2023-04-01 |archive-date=2023-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407002000/https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/312444/%E5%BC%B5%E5%9C%8B%E6%A6%AE%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%9620%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4-%E5%89%8D%E7%AA%81%E7%99%BC%E8%A8%98%E8%80%85%E6%8F%AD%E8%AC%8E%E5%BA%95-%E4%B8%80%E5%80%8B%E5%A0%B1%E6%A1%88%E9%9B%BB%E8%A9%B1%E4%BF%9D%E5%93%A5%E5%93%A5%E5%B0%8A%E5%9A%B4 |language=zh-hk }}</ref> The news of Cheung's death shocked the Chinese communities worldwide.<ref name="popmatters.com2" /><ref>{{cite web |date=18 April 2008 |title=Leslie Cheung, Larger Than Life |url=http://www.hkvpradio.com/artists/lesliecheung |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418005003/http://www.hkvpradio.com/artists/lesliecheung |archive-date=18 April 2008 |access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jonathan Crow, "Leslie Cheung", AOL Allmovie |url=http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/leslie-cheung/12724/biography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817225543/http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/leslie-cheung/12724/biography |archive-date=17 August 2018 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher=Movies.aol.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2003/04/03/leslie_cheungs_suicide.php "Leslie Cheung's Suicide"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829085531/http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2003/04/03/leslie_cheungs_suicide.php|date=29 August 2005}} ''Gothamist'', 3 April 2003</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Week of 5 April 2003 |url=http://www.lifeinlegacy.com/2003/WIR20030405.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414210751/http://lifeinlegacy.com/2003/WIR20030405.html |archive-date=14 April 2012 |access-date=28 March 2012 |publisher="Life in Legacy}}</ref><ref>[http://news.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper148/20030408/class014800007/hwz920653.htm "Forty Thousands Fans Farewell Leslie Cheung in the Raining Night"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023430/http://news.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper148/20030408/class014800007/hwz920653.htm|date=4 March 2016}}, ''Modern Business News'', 4 April 2003</ref> The day after Cheung's death, his partner Daffy Tong confirmed that Cheung had been suffering from clinical depression and had been seeing Professor Felice Lieh Mak for treatment for almost a year. He also revealed that Cheung had previously attempted suicide in November 2002.<ref name=":02" />
[[File:HK 中環 Central 雪廠街 Ice House Street 張國榮 Leslie Cheung 紀念 memorial party April 2018 IX2 visitors 01.jpg|thumb|15th anniversary of Cheung's death, in [[Central, Hong Kong]], 2018]]

Despite the epidemic of [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS]] and the [[World Health Organization|WHO]]'s warning on travelling to Hong Kong, tens of thousands attended Cheung's memorial service on 7 April 2003, including celebrities and fans from China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, the [[United States]], and Canada. Cheung's funeral was held on 8 April 2003. Three of Cheung's friends, director [[Tsui Hark]], lyricist [[James Wong Jim|James Wong]], and singer [[Jacky Cheung]], delivered eulogies. Tsui Hark, Jacky Cheung, [[Stanley Kwan]], [[Eddie Lau]], [[Tony Leung Ka-fai|Tony Leung Ka-Fai]], [[Albert Leung|Lin Xi]], Lau Chun-Ho, and Law Kin-Kei served as pallbearers. Cheung was buried in Po Fook Hill, [[Shatin]]. His final album, ''Everything Follows the Wind'' ({{lang|zh-hk|一切隨風}}), was released three months after his death.

In a 2012 interview, Cheung's eldest sister, Ophelia, stated Cheung was diagnosed with clinical depression caused by a [[chemical imbalance]] in the brain.<ref>{{cite web |author=李明皙 |url=http://big5.china.com.cn/gate/big5/ent.china.com.cn/2013-03/28/content_28384159.htm |title=Leslie Cheung's depression cause was biological, according to his sister |publisher=Big5.china.com.cn |access-date=12 April 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017071116/http://big5.china.com.cn/gate/big5/ent.china.com.cn/2013-03/28/content_28384159.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She mentioned that reporters were frequently found outside her brother's home, hampering his ability to visit his doctor. Thus, he would come over to her house to consult with his doctor. He would ask his sister, "Why am I depressed? I have money and so many people love me." He was reluctant to take medication for his depression.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orientaldaily.com.my/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=48277:&Itemid=200 |title=张国荣忧鬱揭秘 生前求助白龙王不果 |work=Oriental Daily |access-date=12 April 2013 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615224402/https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=48277:&Itemid=200 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Impact and legacy ==
[[File:Leslie Cheung, Avenue of Stars.JPG|left|thumb|Cheung's star on the [[Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong|Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong]]]]
Cheung's albums ''[[Summer Romance]]'' (1987)<ref name="smcp22">{{cite web |last=Lok |first=Laramie |date=12 September 2018 |title=Happy birthday, Leslie Cheung: the Canto-pop prince's five most remarkable dancing scenes |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2163817/happy-birthday-leslie-cheung-canto-pop-princes-five |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027005828/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2163817/happy-birthday-leslie-cheung-canto-pop-princes-five |archive-date=27 October 2020 |access-date=9 August 2020 |work=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref> and ''[[Most Beloved]]'' (1995)<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2014 |title=【蘋話當年】1989年張國榮專輯《Salute》成白金唱片 |trans-title=[Ping Talk about that year] Leslie Cheung's album "Salute" became a platinum record in 1989 |url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20140823/52816744 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106004519/http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20140823/52816744 |archive-date=6 January 2016 |access-date=25 June 2024 |website=Apple Media |language=zh}}</ref> each sold over 300,000 copies in Hong Kong and are among the [[List of best-selling albums by country#Hong Kong|best-selling albums of all time]] in the territory. In 2010, he was voted in a [[CNN]] poll as the third most iconic musician of all time, after [[Michael Jackson]] and [[The Beatles]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-08-27 |title=Michael Jackson: Your number one music icon - CNN.com |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/24/music.icon.gallery/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305223021/https://cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/24/music.icon.gallery/index.html |archive-date=2016-03-05 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Douglas Parkes from ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' wrote that, "Cheung’s importance to the cultural memory of contemporary Hong Kong cannot be overstated. His life paralleled that of his hometown – as Cheung rose to prominence, so too did Hong Kong itself. And likewise to many his death also marked the end, or at least the beginning of the end, of the 'old' Hong Kong."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parkes |first=Douglas |date=2021-03-31 |title=Opinion {{!}} Why Leslie Cheung's rise and fall matched Hong Kong's |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3127584/rise-and-fall-leslie-cheung-king-cantopops-story-will |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> Anthony Fung, a professor at the [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]] opined that, "After so many years, we hardly find any new icons, new superstars who could reach that level of importance".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leung |first=Kanis |date=2023-04-01 |title=Pop icon Leslie Cheung's legacy endures 20 years after death |url=https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-leslie-cheung-anniversary-cantopop-b3d7a047b6f06722f6f00390ec8b4a46 |access-date=2025-09-01 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

In recognition of his film career, Cheung was selected as one of the Top 100 Foreign Actors of the 20th Century by ''[[Kinema Junpo]]'' in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-04-01 |title=17年了，你还在想念着张国荣吗？ |url=https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20200401A0H1JG00 |access-date=2025-07-22 |website=Tencent News |language=zh-CN}}</ref> In 2005, he was named one of the 100 Outstanding Actors in the Past 100 Years of Chinese Cinema by the Chinese Film Performance Art Society. That same year, the [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] published a list of the 100 Best Chinese Films in the Past 100 Years of Chinese Cinema, with Cheung appearing in eight of the selected films, the most among Chinese actors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=张国荣逝世8周年：旧版《倩女幽魂》将翻新上映——中新网 |url=https://www.chinanews.com/yl/2011/04-01/2947438.shtml |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=www.chinanews.com}}</ref> In March 2010, CNN named him one of the 25 greatest Asian actors of all time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Carmina |first=La |date=2010-03-04 |title=Asia's 25 greatest actors of all time |url=http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/none/asias-25-greatest-actors-all-time-223697/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827220122/http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/none/asias-25-greatest-actors-all-time-223697/ |archive-date=2013-08-27 |access-date=2025-09-01 |work=CNN Travel |language=en}}</ref> In 2013, Cheung became the first contemporary celebrity to be included in ''[[Cihai|the Cihai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=新版《辞海》为张国荣建词条首次收录当代明星 |url=http://book.sina.com.cn/news/c/2013-04-01/0747445453.shtml |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=book.sina.com.cn |archive-date=16 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516074838/http://book.sina.com.cn/news/c/2013-04-01/0747445453.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, Cheung's fans set a Guinness World Record in 2013 for the largest origami crane exhibition by creating 1,956,921 origami cranes, a tribute to his birth date.<ref>[http://my.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/leslie-cheungs-origami-display-delayed-041500008.html Leslie Cheung's origami display delayed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328075529/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/leslie-cheungs-origami-display-delayed-041500008.html|date=28 March 2022}} Yahoo!! Malaysia</ref> In 2018, [[55383 Cheungkwokwing]], a [[main-belt]] asteroid discovered by [[Bill Yeung]] at the [[Desert Eagle Observatory]] in 2003, was named in memory of Cheung.[[File:HKCL CWB Red Mission 張國榮歌影迷國際聯盟 Leslie Cheung's Movies 霸王別姬電影 Farewell My Concubine clothing Apr-2013.JPG|thumb|Art of Leslie Cheung's Movies exhibition at [[Times Square (Hong Kong)]], April 2013]]
Many memorial events were held over the years since Cheung's death, including the memorial concerts in 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2023 organized by Cheung's agent Florence Chan. The proliferation of memorial events has attracted scrutiny and doubts over commercialization and opacity of revenues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=网友质疑陈淑芬靠张国荣赚钱 询纪念演出收入去向 -中新网 |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/yl/2013/04-03/4700615.shtml |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.chinanews.com.cn}}</ref> Cheung's agent Florence Chan faced criticism in 2013 for her much-hyped revelation of an important secret about Cheung at the year's memorial concert, which turned out to be a dream she had about Cheung telling her he could finally rest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=张国荣重要信息是托梦？网友斥经纪人炒作无底线-中新网 |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/yl/2013/04-01/4693517.shtml |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.chinanews.com.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-03 |title=粉丝炮轰陈淑芬过度消费张国荣 |url=https://www.sinchew.com.my/20130403/%e7%b2%89%e4%b8%9d%e7%82%ae%e8%bd%b0%e9%99%88%e6%b7%91%e8%8a%ac%e8%bf%87%e5%ba%a6%e6%b6%88%e8%b4%b9%e5%bc%a0%e5%9b%bd%e8%8d%a3/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=星洲网 Sin Chew Daily |language=en}}</ref> Chinese writer Han Songluo commented then: "In the ten years of commemorating Leslie Cheung, what we observe is an exhaustive Leslie Cheung Commemorating Contest, where the focus is not on commemoration but on novelty. It must feature new information, new developments, and new perspectives."<ref>{{Cite web |title=张国荣：逝者不需要花样-中国青年报 |url=https://zqb.cyol.com/html/2013-04/02/nw.D110000zgqnb_20130402_1-09.htm |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=zqb.cyol.com}}</ref> In 2023, concerns about overexploitation were raised again when two memorial concerts, organized by Chan and [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]], Cheung's agent and label respectively, took place on the same day of 1 April in Hong Kong, featuring separate groups of celebrities covering his songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=鄧穎琪 |date=2023-03-28 |title=張國榮紀念音樂會撞期 陳淑芬否認鬧雙胞搶嘉賓：我哋唔使搶 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/882325/%E5%BC%B5%E5%9C%8B%E6%A6%AE%E7%B4%80%E5%BF%B5%E9%9F%B3%E6%A8%82%E6%9C%83%E6%92%9E%E6%9C%9F-%E9%99%B3%E6%B7%91%E8%8A%AC%E5%90%A6%E8%AA%8D%E9%AC%A7%E9%9B%99%E8%83%9E%E6%90%B6%E5%98%89%E8%B3%93-%E6%88%91%E5%93%8B%E5%94%94%E4%BD%BF%E6%90%B6 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=香港01 |language=zh-HK |archive-date=16 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516074836/https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/882325/%E5%BC%B5%E5%9C%8B%E6%A6%AE%E7%B4%80%E5%BF%B5%E9%9F%B3%E6%A8%82%E6%9C%83%E6%92%9E%E6%9C%9F-%E9%99%B3%E6%B7%91%E8%8A%AC%E5%90%A6%E8%AA%8D%E9%AC%A7%E9%9B%99%E8%83%9E%E6%90%B6%E5%98%89%E8%B3%93-%E6%88%91%E5%93%8B%E5%94%94%E4%BD%BF%E6%90%B6 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Discography==
{{main|Leslie Cheung discography}}

== Filmography ==
{{main|Leslie Cheung filmography}}
==Awards and nominations==
{{More citations needed section|date=November 2017}}

===RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards===
{|  class="wikitable"
! Year !! Category !! Recipient !! Result
|-	
|1984||rowspan="4"|Top 10 Gold Songs||"Monica<ref>{{Citation |title=張國榮 Leslie Cheung - Monica (Official Music Video) |date=10 August 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3N5tisg20I |language=en |access-date=2022-12-09 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209103947/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3N5tisg20I |url-status=live }}</ref>"||{{won}}	
|-	
|1985||"Wild Wind" ({{lang|zh-hk|不羈的風}})||{{won}}	
|-	
|1986||"Past Love" ({{lang|zh-hk|當年情}})|| {{won}}	
|-	
| rowspan="3"|1987||"Sleepless Night" ({{lang|zh-hk|無心睡眠}})|| {{won}}	
|-	
|Best CD||rowspan="2"|''[[Summer Romance]]''||{{won}}	
|-	
|Sales Award (Best-Selling Album of the Year) ||{{won}}	
|-	
| rowspan="3"|1988|| rowspan="2"|Top 10 Gold Songs||"Silence is Golden" ({{lang|zh-hk|沉默是金}})|| {{won}}	
|-	
| "Don't Need Too Much" ({{lang|zh-hk|無需要太多}})||{{won}}	
|-	
|IFPI Award ||Leslie Cheung (張國榮)||{{won}}
|-	
| rowspan="2"|1999|| Top 10 Gold Songs||"Left Right Hand" ({{lang|zh|左右手}})|| {{won}}	
|-	
| [[Golden Needle Award]] (金針獎) ||Leslie Cheung (張國榮)||{{won}}	
|-	
|2000|| Top 10 Gold Songs||"Big Heat" ({{lang|zh-hk|大熱}})|| {{won}}	
|-	
|2002|| Silver Jubilee Award||Leslie Cheung (張國榮) || {{won}}	
|}

===Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards===
{|  class="wikitable" 	
! Year !! Category !! Recipient !! Result	
|-	
|1983|| rowspan="5" |Top 10 Gold Songs||"Wind Blows On" ({{lang|zh-hk|風繼續吹}})||{{nom}}	
|-	
|1984||"Monica"||{{won}}	
|-	
|1985||"Wild Wind" ({{lang|zh-hk|不羈的風}})||{{won}}	
|-	
| rowspan="3"|1986||"Past Love" ({{lang|zh-hk|當年情}})|| {{won}}	
|-
| rowspan="2" |"Who Resonates With Me" ({{lang|zh-hk|有誰共鳴}})|| {{won}}	
|-	
|Gold Song Gold Award (金曲金獎)||{{won}}	
|-	
| rowspan="2"|1987|| Top 10 Gold Songs|| rowspan="2" |"Sleepless Night" ({{lang|zh-hk|無心睡眠}})|| {{won}}	
|-	
|Gold Song Gold Award (金曲金獎)||{{won}}	
|-	
| rowspan="3"|1988|| rowspan="2" | Top 10 Gold Songs||"Silence is Golden"({{lang|zh-hk|沉默是金}})|| {{won}}	
|-
|"Closer" ({{lang|zh-hk|贴身}})||{{won}}	
|-	
|Most Popular Male Artist (最受歡迎男歌星) ||Leslie Cheung (張國榮)||{{won}}	
|-	
| rowspan="2"|1989|| Top 10 Gold Songs||"Starting from Zero" ({{lang|zh-hk|由零開始}})|| {{won}}	
|-	
|Most Popular Male Artist (最受歡迎男歌星)|| rowspan="2" |Leslie Cheung (張國榮)||{{won}}	
|-	
|1999||Honours Award (榮譽大獎)||{{won}}	
|-	
| rowspan="2"|2000|| Four Channel Award (Best Album of the Year)||''Untitled''|| {{won}}	
|-	
|Honours Award (榮譽大獎)||Leslie Cheung (張國榮)||{{won}}	
|}

===Other music awards===
{|  class="wikitable" 	
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Recipient !! Result
|-	
|1988|| rowspan="4" |[[Commercial Radio Hong Kong|Ultimate Song Chart Awards]] || rowspan="2" | Ultimate Male Artist Gold Award|| rowspan="2" |Leslie Cheung (張國榮)||{{won}}	
|-	
| rowspan="2"|1989||{{won}}	
|-
| IFPI Award||''[[Leslie '89|Side Face]]'' (側面)||{{won}}	
|-	
|rowspan="3"|1999|| Ultimate Song Award (No. 1 Song of the Year)|| rowspan="3" |"Left Right Hand"({{lang|zh-hk|左右手}})||{{won}}
|-	
| rowspan="2" |Metro Radio Hit Music Awards||Metro Radio Hit Song of the Year||{{won}}	
|-
|Metro Radio Top 10 Hit Songs||{{won}}	
|-
|2000||CCTV-MTV Music Honours ||Asia's Biggest Superstar|| rowspan="2" |Leslie Cheung (張國榮)||{{won}}
|-
|2001||Chinese Pop Music Media Awards ||Best Male Singer||{{won}}		
|}

===Hong Kong Film Awards===
{|  class="wikitable" 	
! Year !! Category !! Film !! Result
|-	
|1983|| rowspan="2" |[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Nomad (1982 film)|Nomad]]'' (烈火青春)||{{nom}}	
|-	
|rowspan="2"|1988||''[[A Better Tomorrow 2]]'' (英雄本色2)||{{nom}}	
|-	
|Best Original Film Song||''[[A Chinese Ghost Story]]'' (倩女幽魂)||{{nom}}
|-	
|1989|| rowspan="2" |[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Rouge (film)|Rouge]]'' (胭脂扣)|| {{nom}}	
|-	
|1991||''[[Days of Being Wild]]'' (阿飛正傳)|| {{won}}	
|-	
|1994|| Best Original Film Song||''[[The Bride With White Hair]]'' (白髮魔女傳)|| {{nom}}	
|-	
| rowspan="2"|1995||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]|| rowspan="2" |''[[He's a Woman, She's a Man]]'' (金枝玉葉)|| {{nom}}	
|-	
| rowspan="2" |Best Original Film Song||{{won}}	
|-	
|1996||''[[The Phantom Lover]]'' (夜半歌聲)|| {{nom}}	
|-	
| rowspan="2"|1997||[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Viva Erotica]]'' (色情男女)|| {{nom}}	
|-	
|Best Original Film Song||''[[Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?]]'' (金枝玉葉2)||{{nom}}	
|-	
|1998|| rowspan="2" |[[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Happy Together (1997 film)|Happy Together]]'' (春光乍洩)|| {{nom}}	
|-	
|2003||''[[Inner Senses]]'' (異度空間)|| {{nom}}	
|}

===Golden Horse Awards===
{|  class="wikitable" 	
! Year !! Category !! Film !! Result
|-	
|1991||[[Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor|Best Leading Actor]]||''[[Days of Being Wild]]'' (阿飛正傳)||{{nom}}	
|-	
|1993|| rowspan="3" |Best Original Song||''[[The Bride With White Hair]]'' (白髮魔女傳)||{{won}}	
|-	
|1994||''[[He's a Woman, She's a Man]]'' (金枝玉葉)||{{nom}}	
|-	
|1995||''[[The Phantom Lover]]'' (夜半歌聲)||{{nom}}
|-	
| rowspan="3"|1996||[[Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor|Best Leading Actor]]|| rowspan="2" |''[[Temptress Moon]] ''(風月)||{{nom}}	
|-	
| rowspan="2" |Best Original Song||{{nom}}	
|-
|''[[Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?]]'' (金枝玉葉2)||{{nom}}	
|-	
|1997|| rowspan="3" |[[Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor|Best Leading Actor]]||''[[Happy Together (1997 film)|Happy Together]]'' (春光乍洩)|| {{nom}}	
|-	
|2000||''[[Double Tap (film)|Double Tap]]'' (鎗王)|| {{nom}}	
|-	
|2002||''[[Inner Senses]]'' (異度空間)|| {{nom}}	
|}

===Other film awards===
{|  class="wikitable" 	
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Film !! Result
|-	
|1991||[[Asia Pacific Film Festival]] ||Best Actor||''[[Days of Being Wild]]'' (阿飛正傳)||{{nom}}	
|-
|1993||[[Cannes Film Festival]] 
|[[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]'' (霸王別姬)||{{nom}}	
|-	
| rowspan="3"|1994||[[Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards]] 
| rowspan="2" |Best Actor||''[[Ashes of Time]]'' (東邪西毒)||{{won}}
|-	
|Japan Film Critics Society||''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]''||{{won}}
|-
|[[Venice Film Festival]]
|[[Volpi Cup for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Ashes of Time]]''||{{nom}}
|-
|1996||[[Cannes Film Festival]] 
|[[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Temptress Moon]]'' (風月)||{{nom}}	
|-	
|1997||[[Cannes Film Festival]] 
|[[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]||''[[Happy Together (1997 film)|Happy Together]]'' (春光乍洩)||{{nom}}
|}

===Ming Pao Power Academy Awards===
{|  class="wikitable" 	
! Year !! Category !! Recipient !! Result
|-	
| rowspan="2"|2000|| Honorary Award|| rowspan="2" |Leslie Cheung (張國榮)||{{won}}	
|-	
|Outstanding Male Singer||{{won}}	
|-	
|2002||Best Actor||''[[Inner Senses]]'' (異度空間)||{{won}}	
|}

==See also==
*[[Cinema of Hong Kong]]
*[[Music of Hong Kong]]
* [[List of suicides of LGBTQ people]]

==References==
===Notes===
{{notelist-ua|30em}}

===Citations===
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin|30em}}
*{{cite magazine|first=Jerry|last=Chan|title=Acts Honored at CCTV/MTV Show in China|page=62|date=1 July 2000|volume=112|issue=27|publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|issn=0006-2510}}
*{{cite book|title=Hong Kong Cantopop: A Concise History|year=2017|last=Chu|first=Yiu-Wai|publisher=[[Hong Kong University Press]]|isbn=978-988-8390-58-8|pages=75}}
*{{cite magazine|title=Fallen Idol|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cWIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA95|first=Tim|last=Cribb|magazine=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|volume=12|issue=4|date=October 2003|pages=93–97|publisher=[[Here Media]]|issn=1062-7928|access-date=26 October 2020|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328075528/https://books.google.com/books?id=cWIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA95|url-status=live}}
*{{cite book|title=Non-Western Popular Music|first=Tony|last=Langlois|year=2017|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=9781351556149}}
*{{cite book|title=Undercurrents: Queer Culture and Postcolonial Hong Kong|first=Helen Hok-Sze|last=Leung|publisher=[[University of British Columbia Press]]|year=2008|chapter=In Queer Memory: Leslie Cheung (1956-2003)|pages=65–130|isbn=978-0-7748-1469-0}}
*{{cite book|first=Chitose|last=Shima|chapter=Leslie Cheung Interview|script-title=ja:レスリー・チャンのすべて|title=All About Leslie|pages=25–40|publisher=Saangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd.|location=Tokyo|year=1999|isbn=4-916199-10-3}}
*{{cite book|first1=Lisa Odham|last1=Stokes|first2=Rachel|last2=Braaten|year=2020|title=Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]]|isbn=9781538120620}}
*{{cite journal|title=Cover Versions in Hong Kong and Japan: Reflections on Music Authenticity|first=Hoi-yan|last=Yau|year=2012|journal=Journal of Comparative Asian Development|volume=11|issue=2|pages=320–348|doi=10.1080/15339114.2012.732744|s2cid=155026361}}
*{{cite book|title=Hong Kong Popular Culture: Worlding Film, Television, and Pop Music|first=Klavier J.|last=Wang|year=2020|publisher=[[Springer Nature]]|isbn=9789811388170}}
{{refend}}

==Further reading==
*Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, ''World Music Volume 2: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific'', BBC Radio, 2000, {{ISBN|1-85828-636-0}}
*Kei Mori, "夢想之欠片 (Broken pieces of dreams)", Renga Shyobo Shinshya Co Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, 2004, {{ISBN|4-902603-55-1}}
*Chitose Shima, "Leslie Cheung Interview", ''All About Leslie'', p25–40, Sangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 1999, {{ISBN|4-916199-10-3}}
*Chitose Shima, ''Time of Leslie Cheung'', Sangyo Henshu Center Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, 2004, {{ISBN|4-916199-59-6}}
*{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema|author=Lisa Oldham Stokes|year=2007|pages=76–79|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5520-5}}
*City Entertainment Editor Committee, ''Leslie Cheung's Movie World 2 (1991–1995)'', City Entertainment, Hong Kong, 2006, {{ISBN|962-8114-98-0}}
*De Hui, ''Leslie Cheung's Movie Life'' I, II, Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House, Shanghai, 2006, {{ISBN|7-80678-557-4}}.
*{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Chinese Film|author1=Yingjin Zhang|author2=Zhiwei Xiao|publisher=Routledge|year=2002|isbn=0-203-19555-8|location=London & New York|page=118}}
*Helen Hok-Sze Leung, "In Queer Memory: Leslie Cheung (1956-2003)" In  "''Undercurrents Queer Culture and Postcolonial Hong Kong''", UBC Press, Vancouver, 2008, p.&nbsp;85 -105, {{ISBN|978-0-7748-1469-0}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Leslie Cheung}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0002000|name=Leslie Cheung}}

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{{succession box
| title = Best Actor
| years = 1991 '''for ''[[Days of Being Wild]]'' '''
| before = [[Chow Yun-Fat]] for ''[[All About Ah Long]] ''
| after = [[Eric Tsang]] for ''[[Alan and Eric Between Hello and Goodbye]]''
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| before = None
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! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" | [[RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards]]
|-
{{succession box
| title = Golden Needle Award
| years = 1999
| before = [[Anita Mui]]
| after = [[Jacky Cheung]]
}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" | [[Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation|Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards]]
|-
{{succession box
| title = Most Popular Male Artist
| years = 1988, 1989
| before = [[Alan Tam]]
| after = [[Andy Lau]]
}}
{{succession box
| title = Honours Award
| years = 1999, 2000
| before = Vacant
| after = [[Anita Mui]]
}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" | [[Commercial Radio Hong Kong|Ultimate Song Chart Awards]]
|-
{{succession box
| title = Ultimate Male Artist Gold Award
| years = 1988, 1989
| before = None
| after = [[Anthony Lun]]
}}
|-
! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" | [[Ming Pao|Ming Pao Power Academy Awards]]
|-
{{succession box
| title = Honorary Award
| years = 2000 (& Andy Lau)
| before = None
| after = [[Stephen Chow]]
}}
{{succession box
| title = Outstanding Male Singer
| years = 2000
| before = None
| after = [[Eason Chan]]
}}
{{succession box
| title = Outstanding Actor in Film
| years = 2002 '''for ''[[Inner Senses]]'' '''
| before = [[Andy Lau]] for ''[[Love on a Diet]]''
| after = [[Andy Lau]] for ''[[Running on Karma]]''
}}
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