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Also known as Koo Ka Fai, Koo Kar-fai, Koo Kar Fai, Joseph Koo Kar-fai

Hong Kong composer (1931–2023)

Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • Promoting tourism in Rwanda

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Film & TV

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Joseph Koo Kar-Fai MBE GBS (Chinese: 顧嘉煇; 25 February 1931 – 3 January 2023) was a Hong Kong composer.

Known for

  • 顾嘉煇金紫荆慈善演唱会2016
  • Dr. Koo Glorious Concert In Hong Kong2016
  • Joseph Koo Glorious Retirement 2015-2016 Concert2016
  • 顾嘉辉大师荣休盛典演唱会2015
  • The Legend of Run Run Shaw — Himself2014
  • Joseph Koo Master Classical Concert2012
  • Joseph Koo Concert 20122012
  • 顧嘉煇黃霑真友情演唱會1998
  • 梅艷芳飛越舞台十載情1991
  • Happy Ghost III — Mr. Koo Ka Yan1986

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,846
Total plays
25,327

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Joseph Koo (Chinese name: Koo Ka-Fai) is a composer who has been active in the Hong Kong movie industry since the mid-1960's. He is best known for his scores for the first two "A Better Tomorrow" films. He won a Golden Horse Award (Taiwan's version of the Oscars) for his work on 1965's "The Dancing Millionairess", and was nominated for a Hong Kong Film Award in 1992 for "King of Beggars". Koo has also acted in and produced a few films over the years. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joseph

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Joseph
Family name
Gu
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Guangzhou
Place of death
Vancouver
Occupation
painter
Languages spoken
Yue Chinese
Field of work
film score
Image
Joseph Koo CUHK Concert 20141130 (cropped).jpg
Residence
Hong Kong
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date of birth
1931-02-23
start of work period
1962-00-00
Commons category
Joseph Koo
date of death
2023-01-03
ancestral home
Suzhou
ethnic group
Han Chinese people
name in native language
顧嘉煇
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