Ko Yuan-cheng (28 February 1950 â 17 February 2014), better known by his stage names Frankie Kao and Kao Ling-feng, was a Taiwanese singer, television presenter, and actor born to Vietnamese parents of Chinese descent. His birth name was èÂÂå Â誠(PeÃÂh-à Âe-jë: Kat Goân-sêng; pinyin: Gé Yuánchéng), and he employed the moniker the Frog Prince (éÂÂèÂÂçÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ; PeÃÂh-à Âe-jë: Chheng-oa ÃÂng-chú; pinyin: QëngwàWángzÃÂ), which was given to him by his close friend, comedian Ni Min-jan.
Kao died of leukemia on 17 February 2014, at the age of 63.