Wen Shi Gong Yue: Is an influential music superstar and famous film actor in Asia and the entire Chinese society, one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" in the Hong Kong music scene, and enjoys the reputation of "god of song" in the Chinese-speaking area. His influence has covered the global Chinese community as well as Southeast Asia, and in the 1990s there was a popular saying among the Chinese: Where the wind blows, jacky Cheung's music reverberates. In the mid-1990s, at the peak of Jacky Cheung's career, according to IFPI International Recording Association statistics, Jacky Cheung's record sales were second only to the late American singer Michael Jackson, who was in full swing at the time, and ranked second in the world at that time. The number of prizes won is uncountable.
He has heights that countless people can't match: record sales exceeded 60 million copies, second only to Michael Jackson; nearly 800 solo tours, ranking first among Chinese singers; more than 260 music awards; 57 years old still mastered various types of songs with ease, is a film emperor who has been delayed by his singing career, and is also a good man without scandals.
For more than 30 years, his natural singing voice has become an ageless legend, accompanied by the love of many people, and sung the voice of generations.
His singing skills are superb, and his breath control, true and false tone switching, high and low tone conversion and other skills are very skillful and natural. The emotional expression is very delicate and in place.
Whether in career or family, Jacky Cheung can be called a model in the entertainment industry. He is frank and helpful by nature, and is an artist who has a sense of responsibility for career and love. In his daily life, he has a low-key style, easy-going personality, and will take care of his loved ones wholeheartedly; therefore, he is known as "Mr. Good" in the circle.
Jacky Cheung was born in Hong Kong in 1961. His father was born in Tianjin and later moved to Hong Kong, choosing seafarers as his profession.
He has loved singing since he was a child and likes to practice singing along with records. In middle school, he tried to form a band with friends. In the early years of high school, he participated in a singing competition held by the school and won the second place.
After graduating from Chongwen English College in Hong Kong, Jacky Cheung worked for the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Cathay Pacific Airways.
In 1984, with the song "Grace of the Earth", he stood out from more than 20,000 contestants and won the first 18th District Amateur Singing Competition. He subsequently signed with Polygram Records as a singer.
In 1985, he released his debut album "Smile", which sold 300,000 copies in Hong Kong, becoming the best newcomer in the Hong Kong music scene at that time. Jacky Cheung was considered at the time to be the successor of "decent singer" Kwan Chung-kit.
In 1986, his second album "Distant Her AMOUR" was still a hit, selling 400,000 copies, of which "Half Bend" became one of the classic Cantonese pop songs. Another Cantonese classic pop song ,Sun And Stars) was also released at the same time.
In the same year, he starred in his first film "Thunderbolt Horn".
Just two years after his debut, Jacky Cheung held his first concert at the Hung Hom Sports Centre in Hong Kong ("The Red Pavilion"), followed by six consecutive solo concerts at the Red Pavilion in 1987 (from August 1 to August 6, 1987).
1987 was also the lowest point in Jacky Cheung's career as a singer, and the sales of newly released records plummeted, and at several major music awards in Hong Kong in 1988, Jacky Cheung, who had previously been considered a leader of newcomers, won nothing.
Between 1989 and 1990, Tam Wing Lin and Cheung Kwok Wing withdrew from the Hong Kong Music Awards ceremony, jacky Cheung seized the opportunity to successfully become one of the main singers of PolyGram Records, and in 1990, he released the album "I Only Want to Love One Person in My Life", which once again attracted the attention of the music scene. His songs returned to several major music charts in Hong Kong and made a splash at several major music awards ceremonies in the same year, successfully inheriting the status of his predecessor Tam Wing Lin at Poly Gold Records. During this time, he released several classic songs of Chinese pop music.
In 1989, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards for his feature film Carmen Mong Kok.
In 1990, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 27th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for his martial arts film "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu".
He performed in the film "Blood Street" directed by Wu Yusen.
In 1991, the song "Love You More Every Day" won the Golden Melody Gold Award of the Top Ten Songs.
In 1993, he released his fifth Chinese album "Kiss Goodbye", which was a big hit in Taiwan, mainland China, Singapore and other overseas markets, and also broke the record highest sales in many places, so that Jacky Cheung was awarded the title of "God of Song".
In 1993, Jacky Cheung performed the comedy film "East Becomes West" adapted from "East Evil and West Poison", cooperating with Liang Chaowei, Zhang Guorong and others and achieving success.
In 1995, Jacky Cheung toured the world 100 times in a row, including Madison Square Garden in New York, becoming the first Asian singer to hold a concert at Madison Square Garden.
In the same year, he released a record with a staggering sales: "True Love New Songs + Selections", the main tracks are "True Love", "A Thousand Reasons to Be Sad", "I Wait until the Flowers Are Thankful" and other selected old works.
He recorded sales that year, and in the same year won two awards at the World Music Awards, namely "World's Best-Selling Asian Pop Singer" and "World's Best-Selling Chinese Singer", and was presented by Ursula Andress, the first generation of 007 State Girls.
In 1997, he participated in the planning and starring of the musical "Snow Wolf Lake" for 42 consecutive performances in Hong Kong. Before the musical performance, Jacky Cheung also went to New York to study musical theater theory classes, dance and auditions.
In 1998, he won the Best male singer award at the 9th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards for his album Chinese "I want to blow the wind with you".
In 1999, it won the honor of "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs of the Century" by Radio Television Hong Kong. The success of "Can't Help But Love" and "An Unchanging Heart" made Jacky Cheung compete with Andy Lau and Li Ming at major awards ceremonies in Hong Kong. Together with Aaron Kwok, who later succeeded in replacing Li Keqin, the three were named the "Four Heavenly Kings" who later influenced the Chinese music scene.
In 2001, he won the Golden Needle Award for the Top Ten Chinese.
In 2002, Jacky Cheung began to hold a series of more than 50 concerts in a row, named "Jacky Cheung Music Tour Live Concert".
In 2002, he won the Best Actor Award at the Indian International Film Festival for his literary film "Forty Men".
In 2004, he released his debut full-length album Life Is Like A Dream.
In 2005, Jacky Cheung participated in the song and dance film "If Love" directed by Chen Kexin, and some of its songs in the film used Western opera singing methods, which received wide acclaim.
In 2007, he left a handprint on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars.
In August 2007, he held a total of 105 Xueyou Lightyear world tours around the world, breaking his record for the number of concerts.
In May 2008, Jacky Cheung participated in the Hong Kong Torch Relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, running 200 meters with the Olympic flame from Athens, becoming one of the torchbearers representing Hong Kong.
From December 30, 2010 to December 29, 2011, the "Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour" was held, breaking the Guinness World Record for the number of touring visitors in 12 months.
In 2012, the "1/2 Century World Tour" was held, which was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the most crowded tour in 12 months"
In 2013, he won the 35th Anniversary Honorary Award of the 35th Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody.
In 2016, the "A CLASSIC TOUR Alumni Classic World Tour" was held.
In 2018, the "Xueyou Classic World Tour" was held in China, Bangkok, Thailand, the United States, Australia and other countries.
On July 15, 2019, he sang the theme song of the international version of the movie "The Lion King" with Beyoncé Giselle North, "Tonight I Belong to Love".
In 2021, the song "The Meaning of Persistence" was released.
He has appeared in more than 60 films so far, and has won "Best Actor" at the New Delhi International Film Festival in India in 2002, "Best Supporting Actor" at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1988 and 1990 at the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, and has been nominated for Best Actor and Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards. He has a wide range of plays, can play action movies, comedies, literary films, positive and negative roles, and the film remuneration is not high, so he is called "the most valuable" and "the most affordable" powerful actor by many people in the Hong Kong film industry.
In addition to his acting career, Jacky Cheung cares about public welfare and charity.
In 1998, he was elected as one of the Top Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong.
In 1999, he was elected as one of the world's top ten outstanding young people.
Since 2003, he has been the Vice President of the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association for seven consecutive years.
From 2004 to 2010, he was a Senior Honorary Ambassador for Hong Kong Disneyland.
In 2010, he served as a caring ambassador for the international charity organization "Operation Smile".
Wife: Luo Meiwei Daughters: Zhang Yaohua, Zhang Yaoxuan.
Jacky Cheung (born July 10, 1961) was born in Hong Kong, China. Male Chinese pop singer, actor and composer.
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