Frankie Kao

Frankie Kao Ling-feng
Background information
Chinese name	高凌風 (traditional)
Chinese name	高凌风 (simplified)
Pinyin	Gāo Língfēng (Mandarin)
Birth name	Ko Yuan-cheng (葛元诚)
Ethnicity	Han Chinese and Vietnamese
Born	(1950-02-28)February 28, 1950 Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Died	February 17, 2014(2014-02-17) (aged 63) New Taipei City, Taiwan
Occupation	Singer, TV host, actor
Years active	1974–1989, 2004–2014
Spouse(s)	Lin Yu-chao (m. 1976; div. 1986) Wen Chieh (m. 1988; div. 1991) Jin You-jhuang (m. 1995; div. 2012)
Children	6
Alma mater	Chinese Culture University
Also known as	The Frog Prince

Ko Yuan-cheng (28 February 1950 – 17 February 2014), better known by his stage names Frankie Kao and Kao Ling-feng, was a Taiwanese singer, television presenter and actor.^[1][2] His birth name is 葛元誠 (Gé Yuánchéng) and employed the moniker The Frog Prince (青蛙王子 Qīngwā Wángzi) for more than three decades which was given to him by his close friend, comedian Ni Min-jan. He also had a friend named Chang Fei, who is the host of Variety Big Brother. He was known for the song "Flaming Phoenix" (火鳳凰).

During the height of his career, Frankie Kao commanded an appearance fee of NT$240,000 cash per night. He exited from his singing career at his peak and ventured into business. His business venture went badly and he returned to his entertainment career.

Kao died of leukaemia on 17 February 2014 at the age of 63.^{[3] [4]}

Filmography

Films

Television

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