Frankie Kao

Frankie Kao Ling-feng
Frankie Kao Ling-feng
	Kao in 2012
Born	Ko Yuan-cheng (葛元誠); 28 February 1950; Kaohsiung, Taiwan Province, Taiwan
Died	17 February 2014 (aged 63); New Taipei City, Taiwan
Occupations	Singer; TV host; actor;
Years active	1974–1989, 2004–2014
Spouses	Lin Yu-chao (m. 1976; div. 1986); Wen Chieh (m. 1988; div. 1991); Jin You-jhuang (m. 1995; div. 2012);
Children	6, including Christine Ko
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	高凌風
Simplified Chinese	高凌风
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gāo Língfēng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Ko Lêng-hong
	Musical career
Also known as	The Frog Prince
Instrument	Vocals

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] born to Vietnamese parents of Chinese descent. His birth name was 葛元誠 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kat Goân-sêng; pinyin: Gé Yuánchéng), and he employed the moniker the Frog Prince (青蛙王子; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chheng-oa Ông-chú; pinyin: Qīngwā Wángzǐ), which was given to him by his close friend, comedian Ni Min-jan.^{[citation needed]}