李龍基

简介

Li Lung-kay is a Hong Kong singer and actor, originally named Li Hung-kay. He was born in November 1950 and grew up in the Lam Tei area of Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. He was the fifth of ten siblings, and his parents initially worked as farmers. He attended Tuen Mun School, Ho Fook Tong College, and Tsui Wah English College. In 1970, due to family poverty, he worked at an electronics repair shop and then as a mechanical engineering apprentice at the Garden Bakery. In 1975, he participated in the TV talent show "Sung Po Zhi Ye" (聲寶之夜) and came in second place, leading to a contract with an entertainment company. He began his professional singing career full-time in 1978 after leaving his job as a mechanical engineer. He joined EMI and recorded many famous TV drama theme songs. He was nicknamed "樵夫" (Woodcutter) due to his rugged appearance in his early career. He has been a contracted artist with Asia Television and BBC Television, and currently works as a freelance actor in BBC Television dramas.