1997 is a year of big turning point for Leo Ku’s career. Success achieved in 1996, had given much more attention to the EP, WISH (心愿). A 9-track disc is release with a couples songs from the previous greatest hits, are able to spin out hits like I TALK TO KEYS (我对门匙说). Proven that rock-pop is suitable for him and further experimenting with his pitched singing style. He even had support from the HK legend band group, Beyond’s Paul Wong to contribute a song HAVE HEART (有心) too. Other hits includes SANTA CLAUS, PERFECT DAY(完美的一天). This EP prepared a platform for Leo to jump to stardom in the next album, ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT(1997) in June that give him his biggest hit of the year, and probably his biggest in the next 3 years too.
His uniqueness in his singing with a more RnB pitching vocal had brings the first single ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT (歡樂今宵) had made him a strong contender as the fifth heavenly king. Another hit that carries him further is FRIENDSHIP (友共情) which becomes another classic of his. The other songs from the album also achieve moderate success in their own rights.
By the year of the year, with his musical style, he successfully made a crossover to Taiwan’s Manda-pop and released his first mandarin album, The Clock That Forgets Time (忘了時間的鐘). This also made him a household name in Mandarin territory including South East Asia; where previously only to be known in Malaysia. He covers 5 of his biggest Cantonese hits and managed pull off another 3 new material in mandarin that tailor-made for him. The lead same-title single immediately becomes another classic for fans to remember him by. Within a year, the 3 records Leo Ku releases instantly becomes a classic records for his career.
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