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Fish Leong

Malaysian singer

Tony Chao

(m. 2010; div. 2019)

Children1RelativesZ-Chen (cousin)Musical careerOriginTaiwanGenresMandopopInstrument(s)VocalsLabels

Rock
B'in
Universal
Sam's

Musical artist

Chinese nameTraditional Chinese梁靜茹Simplified Chinese梁静茹Hanyu PinyinLiáng JìngrúJyutpingLoeng4 Zing6 Jyu4Hokkien POJNiô͘ Chēng-jú Birth nameTraditional Chinese梁翠萍Simplified Chinese梁翠萍Hanyu PinyinLiáng CuìpíngJyutpingLoeng4 Ceoi3 Ping4Hokkien POJNiô͘ Chhùi-pêng

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

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

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

Studio albums

Grown Up Overnight (1999)
Courage (2000)
Shining Star (2001)
Sunrise (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 (2012)
The Sun Also Rises (2019)
The Sonnet of Three Days (EP) (2021)
The Wonder of Wandering Life (2023)

Filmography

Film

Year	English title	Original title	Role	Notes
2010	Ice Kacang Puppy Love	初恋红豆冰	Ma Libing (Barley Bing or Iced Barley)^[6]
2015	Where's the Dragon?	龙在哪里?	Cow ^[7]	Voice

Television series

Year	English title	Original title	Role	Notes
2009	My Queen	敗犬女王	Radio DJ	Guest appearance

Variety and reality show

Year	English title	Original title	Notes
2022	Sing! China	中國好聲音	Mentor

References

^ 100 memorable Malaysian women - Part 1
^ 100 memorable Malaysian women - Part 1
^ "Fish Leong's Early Valentine's Day". CRIENGLISH.com. 22 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007.
^ "Singer Fish Leong has given birth to a boy, Anderson Chao". The Straits Times. 18 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Singer Fish Leong confirms that she has divorced businessman husband". The Star. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
^ Ian Yee (25 May 2010). "Ice Kacang Puppy Love". R.AGE. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
^ "Where's the Dragon?". CRIMSON FOREST FILMS. Retrieved 20 December 2019.