Editing Jacky Cheung (section)

{{Short description|Hong Kong singer and actor (born 1961)}}
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'''Jacky Cheung Hok-yau''' (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. One of the most influential artists in the [[Greater China]] region, Cheung is widely regarded as a [[Four Heavenly Kings (Hong Kong)|Heavenly King]] of [[Cantopop|Cantopop music]] and an icon of [[Hong Kong popular culture]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2022-02-09 |title=30 years of Hong Kong's Four Heavenly Kings {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/30-years-of-hong-kongs-four-heavenly-kings |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Sinajinfo" /> He is often dubbed as the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|God of Songs]]" for his vocal delivery and live performances.

Cheung debuted in 1985 with his first studio album ''Smile'', which sold over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong. His subsequent albums experienced commercial success as well, with fourteen of his albums becoming platinum certified by the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] Hong Kong. [[The Goodbye Kiss (album)|''The Goodbye Kiss'']] (1993) is one of the best-selling albums in multiple countries in Asia, while three of his albums have sold over 1 million copies in Taiwan, the most out of any artist. 

His various accolades include the [[World Music Awards|World Music Award]] (1996) for the World's Best-Selling Asian Artist,<ref>{{Citation |title=Jacky Cheung wins the World's Best Selling Asian Artist Award 1996 | date=21 September 2006 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5vu_n1SAfc |access-date=2023-06-04 |language=en}}</ref> the [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Award]] (1994) for Most Popular Asian Singer, and a [[Guinness World Records|''Guinness World Record'']] for the largest combined audience for a live act in twelve months, with 2,048,553 audience members in 2012.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=China |first=Billboard Radio |date=1 February 2019 |title=C-Pop Legend Jacky Cheung Wraps Up 233-Date Tour in Hong Kong Hometown |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/china-jacky-cheung-a-classic-tour-finale-hong-kong-review-8496140/ |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=9 March 2022}}</ref> In 1999, Cheung was honored by [[Junior Chamber International]] as one of the Ten Outstanding Young People in the World.<ref name="cha12">Changsha digital online. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110809193931/http://www.csonline.com.cn/gb/content/2002-07/02/content_148363.htm Csonline.com.cn]." ''Jacky Cheung to visit Beijing fans.'' Retrieved on 1 May 2009.</ref>

Cheung is the [[List of best-selling albums in Taiwan|best-selling music artist of all time in Taiwan]] and Hong Kong,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cheung's new road to freedom |url=https://www.scmp.com/article/248734/cheungs-new-road-freedom |access-date=3 June 2023 |website=China South Morning Post|date=20 July 1998 }}</ref> and has sold an estimated 
total of 25 to 60 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nan |first=Chen |title=Jacky Cheung, the 'heavenly king', in action with global tour |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2016-06/17/content_25739667.htm#:~:text=His%20album%20sales%20are%20more,Cheung%2C%20will%20begin%20in%20October. |website=China Daily}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |date=June 23, 1997 |title=Jacky Cheung Heartthrob Crooner |magazine=Time |volume=149 |issue=25 |pages=41}}</ref> Cheung has embarked on [[List of Jacky Cheung live performances|ten concert tours]] during his 40-year career, including [[A Classic Tour]] (2016–2019), which ranks as one of the [[List of most-attended concert tours|most-attended concert tours of all time]] with a total attendance of more than 4.5 million people. In 2000, he was inducted into the Superstars Hall of Fame of the 1990s by [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]], and has been named by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' as one of the 50 most influential people in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-10 |title=张学友的这些记录至今无人能够超越，你知道吗？ |trans-title=Jacky Cheung's records have so far been unsurpassed, do you know? |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/325884408_493549 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Sohu |language=zh}}</ref>