Editing Jacky Cheung (section)

=== 1999–2008: Widespread recognition ===
[[File:JackyCheung2007.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Cheung in 2007]]In 1999, he was named one of the [[List of The Outstanding Young Persons of the World|Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World]] by [[Junior Chamber International|JCI (Junior Chamber International)]], a worldwide federation of young professionals and entrepreneurs.<ref name="cha12"/> In 2000 he was awarded the [[2000 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards|Golden Needle Award]] by [[Radio Television Hong Kong|RTHK]].<ref>RTHK. "[http://www.rthk.org.hk/classicschannel/goldsong23.htm# RTHK.org]." ''2000 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards.'' Retrieved on 12 April 2009.</ref> This award, the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award, recognised outstanding contributions to the music industry. He expressed his astonishment upon receiving the award, as he was the least experienced living recipient at only 16 years, and this award was awarded to singers, producers and lyricists that are late in their careers or are semi-retired, in which he was not, but to quash any negative publicity, he clarified that according to his research, there was no stipulation of this sort.

In 2004, Cheung released ''[[Life Is Like A Dream]]'', an album in which Jacky co-produced with long-time collaborative partner [[Michael Au]], and Jacky composed the melody for all songs, and penned the lyrics for 3 of the songs.

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.

[[File:Jacky Cheung.jpg|thumb|upright|Cheung performing in 2008]]In 2007, Cheung staged his Year of Jacky Cheung World Tour 2007. The tour started on 18 February 2007 at [[The Colosseum at Caesars Palace]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. When the tour ended in Hong Kong on 3 February 2008 after touring 58 cities around the world, a total of 105 shows had been given, attracting more than 2&nbsp;million fans. 105 became the highest number of shows in a tour by a Chinese artist, breaking the previous record of 100, which was also set by Cheung previously.<ref name="Hw1">Hollywoodindustry.dig. "[http://hollywoodindustry.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=705517 Hollywoodindustry.digitalmedianet.com]." ''Hard Rock International World's First Chinese Memorabilia Displayed at City of Dreams.'' Retrieved on 12 April 2009.</ref> In that same year, he also released a Mandopop album, [[:zh:在你身邊 (張學友專輯)|''By Your Side'']], in which he was the sole executive producer of the album for the first time after Michael Au suddenly left to further his career in Beijing.