Frankie Kao


Ko Yuan-cheng, better known by his stage names Frankie Kao and Kao Ling-feng, was a Taiwanese singer, television presenter and actor. His birth name was 葛元誠 and he employed the moniker The Frog Prince 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".
During the height of his career, Frankie Kao commanded an appearance fee of NT$240,000 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.

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Television