Leon Lai

Hong Kong actor and singer Leon Lai is a Cantopop icon and one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" who dominated the Chinese-language market in the 1990s. Born Lai Chit in Beijing, China, he later changed his name to Lai Ming, the stage moniker for which he is best known to generations of fans, including successors to his musical throne like Leehom Wang, JJ Lin, and Jay Chou. Lai's parents divorced while he was young, and his father raised him in Hong Kong. He attended high school in the U.K. and, after graduation, returned to Hong Kong in 1984. The crooner's first brush with show ...