death_date death_place years_active alias birth_place article_title name background birth_date image origin birth_name occupation
17 february 2014 xindian district , new taipei city , taiwan 1974 -- 2014 the frog prince kaoshiung , republic of china -lrb- taiwan -rrb- frankie kao
 frankie língfēng '' -rrb- kao lin feng -lrb- 高凌风 , '' gāo solo_singer 28 february 1950 frankie gao.jpg republic of china -lrb- taiwan -rrb- 葛元诚 -lrb- '' gé yuánchéng '' -rrb- singer
frankie kao

frankie kao or kao ling-feng -lrb- ; 28 february 1950 -- 17 february 2014 -rrb- was a taiwanese singer .
his birth name is 葛元誠 -lrb- `` gé yuánchéng '' -rrb- and employed the moniker the frog prince -lrb- 青蛙王子 `` qīngwā wángzi '' -rrb- 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 '' -lrb- 火鳳凰 -rrb- .
during the height of his career , frankie kao commanded an appearance fee of nt$ 240,000 cash 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 on 17 february 2014 at the age of 63 .
