Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung | |
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張學友 | |
Born | Cheung Hok-yau 10 July 1961 |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Musical career | |
Also known as | God of Songs, God of Singing[1] |
Origin | Hong Kong |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Labels | Universal[2] |
Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Xuéyǒu |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | Zoeng1 Hok6jau5 |
Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a
Early life
Cheung was born and grew up in Quarry Bay in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island. His father is from Tianjin and his mother is from Shanghai.[12] As a child, he lived with his parents and two siblings in a 100 square feet apartment which they simultaneously shared with at least fifteen other relatives.[9] He attended North Point Government Primary School from 1967 to 1973,[13] and graduated from Literary College in 1978.
In 2007, Cheung revealed that the paternal side of his family are mostly seamen, including his father, paternal cousin, and older brother. His first language is Cantonese, but he also speaks Mandarin and English. He sings Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean and modern English pop songs. Cheung is known for his rich baritone voice,[14] but also his dramatic vibrato by rapidly moving his pronounced Adam's Apple.
Musical career
Cheung originally started working as a reservation officer for the airline
In 1991, he released the song "Loving You More Every Day" (每天愛你多一些), a translated version of the Japanese Southern All Stars hit "Midsummer's Fruit" (真夏の果実). The album True Love Expression (真情流露) in 1992, as well as the subsequent release, Love Sparks (愛火花) in 1992, achieved sales of over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong alone.[19]
His subsequent albums included 1993 Me and You (我與你) and 1994 Born to be Wild (餓狼傳說). In 1994, Billboard Music Awards named him the most popular singer in Asia.[20] He received numerous music awards both in Hong Kong and elsewhere, including the best-selling Asian artist in the World Music Awards for two consecutive years in 1995 and 1996 held at Monaco.[2]
Amongst his hit songs, some of his most famous were "Amour", "Just want to spend my life with you" (只想一生跟你走) and "Goodbye Kiss" (吻别). The 1993 album
In 1995, Cheung staged his record-breaking 100-show world tour titled "Yau Hok Yau" (友學友), literally a pun of "friendship Jacky Cheung" reusing the same Chinese characters found in his name.
In 1997, Cheung was named best-selling Chinese singer in the world by Time, which reported record sales of more than 25 million worldwide.[9]
In 1999, he was named one of the
In 2004, Cheung released
Cheung won the Best Selling Cantonese Album Award at the Hong Kong IFPI Awards in 2005 with his live album, Jacky Live Performance, which he accepted in person for the first time in years. This is despite poor ticket sales for the reason that the concert was meant to be a one-night-only charity concert in nature, and Jacky attempted to sing a song by other artists for the first time. In the fast-changing scene of canto-pop, Cheung has maintained his popularity and sales power for more than 20 years after his debut, an incredible feat in Hong Kong pop music.
In 2007, Cheung staged his "Year of Jacky Cheung World Tour 2007". The tour started on 18 February 2007 at
In 2009, Cheung recorded Private Corner, his first jazz album for which he coined the phrase "Canto-jazz". The album was produced by Andrew Tuason. "Everyday Is Christmas", "Which Way, Robert Frost?", "Let It Go", "Lucky in Love" and "Double Trouble" were co-written by Roxanne Seeman in collaboration with Tuason, tailor-made for Cheung. "Lucky in Love" is the end-credit song of "Crossing Hennessy", Hong Kong movie starring Jacky Cheung and Tang Wei, produced by Bill Kong. Nokia's music download service website (Ovi.com) announced that "Everyday Is Christmas" was the 10th most downloaded Christmas song in the world in 2010, joining classic hits such as Wham's "Last Christmas" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You". Cheung is the only Chinese language singer to make it into the Top Ten.[18]
In 2010, Cheung started his "
In "
In 2018, he earned a new nickname of "Fugitive Bait" or "Fugitives' Krytonite" in China as his concerts attracted wanted criminals in China to purchase tickets to watch his concerts in China. He helped to bring 4 wanted criminals to be captured between April and June 2018 during Cheung's Chinese leg of the world tour. In June, two ticket scalpers were also captured.[30][31] This was also part of his 233-show, "Jacky Cheung A Classic Tour" world tour, which eclipses the previous tour record. The entire tour, which lasted for 27 months with performances in 97 cities, ended on 29 January 2019 after a series of 15 concerts in Hong Kong.[32]
The
Duets
Cheung not only performs solo but often performs duets with female singers. Cheung recorded a duet with Filipino singer and Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez for the song "In Love with You"; the song was included in her multi-platinum album Listen Without Prejudice. In 2008, Cheung and A-Mei, the popular Taiwanese singer, performed Zhu Fu ("Blessing") as a duet in a benefit concert for victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Other duet partners include:
- Priscilla Chan – "To My Dear" (給我最愛的), "A Pair of Lonely Hearts" (一對寂寞的心), "Love and Promise" (愛和承諾), "Being Close" (接近)
- Faye Wong – "Unusual Summer" (非常夏日), "Love, Can't Be Given Only Once" (愛,一次給不完)
- Kelly Chen – "Waiting for Your Love"
- Anita Mui – "Love Is Hard"' (相愛很難)
- Shirley Kwan – "Youngster No Love" (年少無情)
- Coco Lee – (從頭到尾)
- Sandy Lam – (日與夜)
- Vivian Chow – (留住秋色)
- Regine Velasquez – "In Love with You"
- Cally Kwong – "Only Love Persists" (祇有情永在)
- Karen Tong – "Miss Each Other in the Wind & Rain" (相思風雨中), "Deep Love for Half a Lifetime"(情濃半生)
- Vivian Lai – "Long Flow, Never Rests" (長流不息)
- He Ruhui – (似曾相識)
- Francesca Kao – "You're the Most Precious" (你最珍貴)
- Chen Jia Lu – (花與琴的流星(雪狼湖)), (愛狼說(雪狼湖))
- Gin Lee - "When the Sun Rises" (日出時讓街燈安睡)
On stage musical
In 1997, his work on the groundbreaking
Acting career
Cheung made his film debut in 1986 starring in movies such as
In 2002, he appeared in Taiwanese mini-series Love Scar (2002) with F4 member Jerry Yan and Karen Mok, where he played Jerry Yan's older brother.[41]
In the 2004 drama film Jiang Hu directed by Wong Ching-po, Cheung plays Lefty, the best friend and right-hand man of crime boss Hung Yan Chau (Andy Lau). The film includes several other actors from Infernal Affairs.[42] As of 2021, he is one of a handful of Chinese singer-actors who have never starred in a television drama.[citation needed]
Ceremonies and spokesperson
Cheung was named the spokesperson for
In December 2006, Cheung performed live the theme song "Together Now" at the Opening Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[44] He was introduced as "the most popular Asian performer in the world".
In 2010, Cheung and Jane Zhang the Mandarin version of the Coca-Cola Celebration Mix of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag", which was the brand's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
In 2012, Cheung sang "中国节拍·震动世界", the cheering song of China for the 2012 London Olympics.
Personal life
On 15 February 1996 in London, Cheung married Hong Kong former actress May Lo Mei-wei.[45] They met during the filming of Devoted to You in 1986. The couple have two daughters, Zoe, b. 2000, and Zia, b. 2005.[46] He is a Buddhist and a vegetarian.[47][48]
Community work
In March 2009 he became the first
Discography
Cantonese studio albums
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Mandarin studio albums
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Filmography
Awards and nominations
IFPI Gold Disc Award[53]
- 1989 87'演唱會 Polygram
- 1990 絲絲記憶精選 Polygram
IFPI Platinum Disc Award
- 1985 Smile Polygram
- 1986 遙遠的她 Polygram
- 1987 相愛 Polygram
- 1987 Jacky Polygram
- 1988 昨夜夢魂中 Polygram
- 1990 給我親愛的 Polygram
- 1990 祇願一生愛一人 Polygram
Golden Melody Award for Best Male Mandarin Singer[54]
- 1998 想和你去吹吹風 Polygram
IFPI Top 10 Sales Album
- 2003 Where is he 他在那裡 What's Music
- 2004 Black & White What's Music
- 2005 活出生命 Live 演唱會 What's Music
IFPI Top 10 Sales Artist
- 2005
IFPI Top Sales Album
- 2005 活出生命 Live 演唱會 What's Music
See also
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Sources
External links
- Official Website
- Jacky Cheung at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Jacky Cheung at IMDb