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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>

== 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]].<ref>Big5.cri.cn. "[http://big5.cri.cn/gate/big5/gb.cri.cn/15464/2007/05/15/2385@1588390.htm CRIonline]." ''五好男人張學友.'' Retrieved on 12 April 2009.</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> He attended North Point Government Primary School from 1967 to 1973,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Discuz! Team and Comsenz UI|title=學友返母校教誨師弟妹→雨林 於 2003-09-27 18:13:55|url=http://www.jackyclub.com/thread-11772-1-1.html|access-date=27 January 2021|website=【學友熱】歌神張學友專屬網站}}</ref> and graduated from [[:zh:崇文英文書院|Literary College]] in 1978.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In 2007, Cheung revealed that the paternal side of his family are mostly [[sailor|seamen]], including his father, paternal cousin, and older brother. His first language is [[Cantonese]], but he also speaks [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] and English. He sings Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean and modern English pop songs. Cheung is known for his rich [[baritone]] voice,<ref>Time.com. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071202042346/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1000778,00.html Time.com]." ''Cantopop kingdom.'' Retrieved on 12 April 2009.</ref> but also his dramatic [[vibrato]] by rapidly moving his pronounced [[Adam's apple|Adam's Apple]].{{cn|date=March 2025}}

== Musical career ==

=== 1985–1992: Career beginnings and early breakthrough ===
Cheung originally started working as a reservation officer for the airline [[Cathay Pacific]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Jacky Cheung |script-chapter=zh:《张学友：蜗牛的哲学》|chapter=Jacky Cheung: The Philosophy of Snail |script-title=zh:《青年文摘》|trans-title=Youth Literary Digest |year=2008 |publisher=China Youth Press |location=Beijing |pages=211–215 |isbn=978-7-5006-6472-7 |language=zh}}</ref> His music career started when he won the Amateur [[Districts of Hong Kong|18-Hong Kong district]] singing contest in 1984 with the song "Fatherland" ({{lang|zh-Hant|大地恩情}}) by [[Michael Kwan]].<ref name="Sinajinfo">Sina.com. "[http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2007-08-15/12021677194.shtml Sina.com]." ''资料：张学友--永恒的歌神 不朽的传奇.'' Retrieved on 12 April 2009.</ref> He outcompeted more than 10,000 other contestants. After winning the contest, he was signed by the then [[Polygram Records]], now [[Universal Music Group]]. Although encouraged by a bright start, he did not achieve immediate supremacy in [[Cantopop]], then dominated by [[Leslie Cheung]], [[Alan Tam]], [[Anita Mui]] and [[Danny Chan]]. In 1985, he won his first two major awards together with the [[1985 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards]] and the [[1985 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards]].<ref>TVB. "[http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565316481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html TVB] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305090713/http://tvcity.tvb.com/jsg/awards/awards_4957565316481164106171108186113170247166177188250.html |date=5 March 2012 }}." ''JSG 1985 TVB.'' Retrieved on 13 April 2009.</ref><ref>RTHK. "[http://www.rthk.org.hk/classicschannel/goldsong08.htm# RTHK]." ''RTHK 1985 TVB.'' Retrieved on 13 April 2009.</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-11-05 |title='Four Heavenly Kings' of Hong Kong – net worths, ranked |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3154978/four-heavenly-kings-hong-kong-net-worths-ranked-how-much |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> From 1985 to 1998, he won the Top 10 Songs award from Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards every year, except in 1988.<ref name=":1" />

In 1991, he released the song "Loving You More Every Day" ({{lang|zh-Hant|每天愛你多一些}}), a translated version of the Japanese [[Southern All Stars]] hit "Midsummer's Fruit" ({{lang|ja|真夏の果実}}). The album ''True Love Expression'' ({{lang|zh-Hant|真情流露}}) in 1992, as well as the subsequent release, ''Love Sparks'' ({{lang|zh-Hant|愛火花}}) in 1992, achieved sales of over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong alone.<ref>Anhui news. "[http://news.big5.anhuinews.com/system/2003/07/09/000385531.shtml Anhui news] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630214939/http://news.big5.anhuinews.com/system/2003/07/09/000385531.shtml |date=30 June 2009 }}." ''歌神張學友明日42歲 希望自己唱到80歲.'' Retrieved on 1 May 2009.</ref>

=== 1993–1998: Commercial success and on-stage musical ===
His subsequent albums included 1993 ''Me and You'' ({{lang|zh-Hant|我與你}}) and 1994 ''Born to be Wild'' ({{lang|zh-Hant|餓狼傳說}}). In 1994, [[Billboard Music Awards]] named him the most popular singer in Asia.<ref name="cha12"/> 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.<ref name="un1">Universal music. "[http://new.umusic.com/News.aspx?NewsId=165 Umusic]." ''Jacky Cheung extends long relationship with Universal Music.'' Retrieved on 1 May 2009.</ref>

Amongst his hit songs, some of his most famous were "Amour", "Just want to spend my life with you" ({{lang|zh-Hant|只想一生跟你走}}) and "Goodbye Kiss" ({{lang|zh-Hant|吻别}}). The 1993 album ''[[The Goodbye Kiss (album)|The Goodbye Kiss]]'' ({{lang|zh-Hant|吻别}}) is one of the best-selling Chinese music albums of all time, achieving more sales in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia than ever attained before, with more than 5 million copies sold in 1993, making him one of PolyGram's top 10 artists worldwide that year.<ref>[http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2009/06/07/2059644.html 金曲20年張學友魅力依舊 《吻別》成歌迷最愛]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=华语歌坛百名歌手销量统计（2006年版）|url=http://ent.gg800.com/html/zixun/20070223/49.html|work=GG800.com|accessdate=1 May 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705162657/http://ent.gg800.com/html/zixun/20070223/49.html|archivedate=5 July 2007}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2022|reason=Argument requires scholarly source for the verification.}} It made him the first singer with non-Taiwanese citizenship to win Taiwan's [[Golden Melody Awards]]. The album was also instrumental in helping Cheung break into the mandopop market. Due to these great songs and albums, Cheung is generally considered to be the pre-eminent member of the [[Four Heavenly Kings (Hong Kong)|Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop]]. He is regarded by some sources as the best singer of the four.<ref>People.com.cn. "[http://hm.people.com.cn/BIG5/42280/9037886.html People.com.cn] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910024346/http://hm.people.com.cn/BIG5/42280/9037886.html |date=10 September 2009 }}." ''《東邪西毒》一個時代 他們不再年輕卻風華絕代.'' Retrieved on 1 May 2009.</ref><!---loosely referenced--->

In 1995, Cheung staged his record-breaking 100-show world tour titled "Yau Hok Yau" ({{lang|zh-Hant|友學友}}), literally a pun of "friendship Jacky Cheung" reusing the same Chinese characters found in his name.<ref name="sinatw1">Sina.com.tw. "[http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20090201/1327796.html Sina.com.tw] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624034911/http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20090201/1327796.html |date=24 June 2009 }}." ''專輯：張學友《學友光年世界巡回演唱會07》.'' Retrieved on 1 May 2009.</ref> The tour started with 34 shows from 8 April to 9 June at the [[Hong Kong Coliseum]]. Then the tour continued in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] and [[Brisbane]], Australia and returned to [[Taipei]] and [[mainland China]].<ref name="Hangzhou">Hangzhou.com.cn. "[http://www.hangzhou.com.cn/20070301/ca1280973.htm China Hangzhou.com]." ''1991–1999张学友演唱会纪录.'' Retrieved on 1 May 2009.</ref> It then expanded to [[Madison Square Garden]]<ref>New York Times. "[https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/10/arts/music-review-so-sweet-so-smooth-such-a-king-of-canto-pop.html So Sweet, So Smooth, Such a King of Canto-Pop]." Retrieved on 22 April 2011.</ref> in the US, different parts of Europe, Singapore, India, Malaysia and Japan.<ref name="Hangzhou" />{{Better source needed|date=May 2022|reason=Argument requires scholarly source for the verification.}} In 1997, Cheung was named best-selling Chinese singer in the world by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', which reported record sales of more than 25 million worldwide.<ref name=":0" />

In 1997, his work on the groundbreaking [[Cantonese]] Broadway-style musical ''[[Snow.Wolf.Lake]]'' was enthusiastically received by both audiences and critics.<ref name="X1">Xinhuanet. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20060310180627/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2006-02/18/content_4195962.htm Xinhuanet]." ''四大天王 蓦然回首十五年.''</ref> Cheung not only played the male lead, he was also the artistic director for this production. The first female leads were played by [[Sandy Lam]] in Hong Kong and [[Nadia Chan]] in Singapore. [[Kit Chan]] played the second female lead. They achieved 42 consecutive full-house performances at the gigantic [[Hung Hom]] [[Hong Kong Coliseum]] which remains the record today.<ref name="gof1">Gofuntaiwan.net. "[http://gofuntaiwan.net/columnpage/specol/broadway/broadway.asp Gofuntaiwan.net]." ''華人最大型經典音樂劇－ (雪狼湖).'' Retrieved on 12 April 2009.</ref> In November 2004, Cheung and his concert manager, Florence Chan Suk-fan, worked on a revised [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]] version of ''Snow.Wolf.Lake'' so as to bring it to a wider audience. The female leads this time were [[Evonne Hsu]] and Nadia Chan respectively. The market budget alone exceeded [[HK$]]15&nbsp;million.<ref name="gof1" /> The estimated budget for this revised production was HK$100&nbsp;million and the show premiered on 24 December 2004 in Beijing.<ref>Xinhuanet. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090909235459/http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2006-01/09/content_4027595.htm Xinhuanet]." ''揭開《雪狼湖》票房收入之謎'' Retrieved on 12 April 2009.</ref>

=== 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.

=== 2009–2017: Touring and jazz efforts ===
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 (song)|Everyday Is Christmas]]", "[[Which Way, Robert Frost?]]", "[[Let It Go (Jacky Cheung song)|Let It Go]]", "[[Lucky in Love (Jacky Cheung song)|Lucky in Love]]" and "[[Double Trouble (Jacky Cheung song)|Double Trouble]]" were co-written by [[Roxanne Seeman]] in collaboration with Tuason, tailor-made for Cheung. "[[Lucky in Love (Jacky Cheung song)|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.<ref name=":1" />

In 2010, Cheung started his [[Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour]]. This tour started on 30 December 2010 at Shanghai, and ended in Hong Kong on 30 May 2012. For 1 year and 5 months, his tour included 5 countries 77 cities, overall 146 shows, more than 2,800,000 audiences. 146 became the highest number of shows in a one tour by Chinese artist. Previous record of 105 was also made by Jacky Cheung on his 2007–2008 World Tour. Both 2007 and 2010 World tour was led by [[Andrew Tuason]] as Cheung's Musical Director. At the beginning of that year, he also attempted new musical styles.  His new album, ''[[Private Corner]]'', became his first ever Jazz album in Cantopop history, it also featured other non-mainstream Cantopop styles such as strings quartet, Waltz and Hymn. The special edition also featured a special glass-CD, also a first in Chinese pop history. "[[Double Trouble (Jacky Cheung song)|Double Trouble]]" from ''Private Corner'' was a featured produced number in the Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour.

[[File:Jacky Cheung at KKBOX Music Awards 20150208 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Cheung performing at the 2015 KKBOX Music Awards]]
For the [[Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century Tour|Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour]], he set a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World record]] for the largest combined audience for a live act in 12 months, with 2,048,553 audience members. During the first 12 months of the tour, which ran from 30 December 2010 to 29 December 2011, there were 105 live concerts in 61 cities across China, USA, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.<ref name="guinnessworldrecords.com">"[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/6/jacky-cheung-performs-for-largest-combined-audience-42990/]." ''Jacky Cheung performs for largest combined audience.'' Retrieved on 12 June 2012.</ref><ref name=":1" /> Cheung won the 35th Anniversary Golden Song Award at the 2012 [[RTHK]] Top 10 Gold Songs Awards, as he has the greatest number of RTHK Golden Songs since the award has been started.<ref>RTHK. "[http://app3.rthk.org.hk/press/main.php?id=851]." ''十大中文金曲 金曲王張學友獲榮譽大獎.'' Retrieved on 21 December 2012.</ref>

=== 2018–present: Continued success in touring ===
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E7%86%B1%E7%88%86%E8%A9%B1%E9%A1%8C/191415/%E9%80%83%E7%8A%AF%E5%89%8B%E6%98%9F-%E9%96%8B%E6%BC%94%E5%94%B1%E6%9C%833%E9%80%9A%E7%B7%9D%E7%8A%AF%E8%90%BD%E7%B6%B2-%E5%BC%B5%E5%AD%B8%E5%8F%8B-%E7%AB%8B%E5%A4%A7%E5%8A%9F-%E9%80%99%E6%A8%A3%E5%9B%9E%E6%87%89|title=【逃犯剋星】開演唱會3通緝犯落網 張學友「立大功」這樣回應…|last=卡洛兒|date=23 May 2018|work=香港01|access-date=20 June 2018|language=zh-HK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%8B%E5%B0%8F%E4%BA%8B/200557/%E9%80%83%E7%8A%AF%E5%89%8B%E6%98%9F-%E5%BC%B5%E5%AD%B8%E5%8F%8B%E5%8F%88-%E7%AB%8B%E5%8A%9F-%E6%B9%96%E5%8D%97%E6%BC%94%E5%94%B1%E6%9C%83%E5%85%A9%E9%BB%83%E7%89%9B%E8%B3%A3%E5%81%87%E7%A5%A8%E8%A2%AB%E6%8D%95|title=「逃犯剋星」張學友又「立功」 湖南演唱會兩黃牛賣假票被捕|last=朱加樟|date=18 June 2018|work=香港01|access-date=20 June 2018|language=zh-HK}}</ref> This was also part of his 233-show, "[[A Classic Tour|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9F%B3%E6%A8%82/183447/%E5%BC%B5%E5%AD%B8%E5%8F%8B2019%E8%88%89%E8%A1%8C%E6%BC%94%E5%94%B1%E6%9C%83%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E7%AB%99%E5%85%AC%E5%B8%83-%E5%B0%BE%E7%AB%99%E5%80%8B%E5%94%B1%E5%8F%88%E8%A6%81%E5%87%BA%E5%8A%9B%E8%B6%95%E9%BB%83%E7%89%9B|title=張學友2019舉行演唱會香港站公布 尾站個唱又要出力趕黃牛？|last=洪曉璇|date=30 April 2018|work=香港01|access-date=20 June 2018|language=zh-HK}}</ref>

The [[Jacky Cheung 60+ Concert Tour]] opened at [[The Venetian Macau]] [[Cotai Arena]] in Macau, China on June 9, 2023.  Cheung performs, singing and dancing with a dance troupe of 20 members with new choreography and dazzling production sets. The tour schedule includes arena-size shows in Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Ningbo and additional venues across China in to 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-15 |title=Jacky still Ooh La La at 60+ |url=https://www.tnp.sg/entertainment/music/jacky-still-ooh-la-la-60 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=The New Paper |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the ACS boy who became Mandopop megastar Jacky Cheung's concert music director |url=https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/acs-goh-kheng-long-jacky-cheung-concert-60-tour-364241 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=CNA Lifestyle |language=en}}</ref>

== Acting career ==
[[File:Jacky Cheung, Avenue of Stars.JPG|thumb|Cheung's hand print an autograph at the [[Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong|Avenue of Stars]] in Hong Kong.]]

Cheung made his film debut in 1986 starring in movies such as ''[[Devoted to You (film)|Devoted to You]]'' and ''[[Where's Officer Tuba?]]''. He received the [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] award at the [[8th Hong Kong Film Awards]] for his work in ''[[As Tears Go By (film)|As Tears Go By]]'' (1988) as well as the [[Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor Golden Horse Award]] for ''[[The Swordsman (1990 film)|The Swordsman]]'' (1990).<ref>Hong Kong film awards. "[http://www.hkfaa.com/history/list_08.html HKFAA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414113115/http://www.hkfaa.com/history/list_08.html |date=14 April 2016 }}." ''8th HK film award.'' Retrieved on 3 May 2009.</ref><ref>Life of Guangzhou. "[http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_35/node_112/node_114/2007/12/06/119692277431323.shtml Life of Guangzhou] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721172839/http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_35/node_112/node_114/2007/12/06/119692277431323.shtml |date=21 July 2011 }}." ''Jacky Cheung 2007 World Tour Closing Concert Guangzhou.'' Retrieved on 1 May 2009.</ref> That same year, he also collaborated with [[John Woo]] and [[Tony Leung Chiu-Wai|Tony Leung]] in the action film ''[[Bullet in the Head]]''. He also received the Best Actor Award at the [[International Film Festival of India]] for his work in ''[[July Rhapsody]]'' (2002). His song ''Perhaps Love'', which serves as the theme song for the 2005 award-winning film [[Perhaps Love (2005 film)|of the same name]], also won the ''Best Song Award'' at the 2005 [[Hong Kong Film Award]] and the CASH Best Song Award at the 2006 CASH Gold Sail Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CASH Website|url=https://www.cash.org.hk/awards|access-date=29 December 2021|website=www.cash.org.hk|language=en|archive-date=17 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717192129/https://www.cash.org.hk/awards|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2002, he appeared in Taiwanese mini-series ''Love Scar'' (2002) with [[F4 (band)|F4]] member [[Jerry Yan]] and [[Karen Mok]], where he played Jerry Yan's older brother.<ref>Sina.com. "[http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/2003-05-30/1130152171.html Sina.com]." ''莫文蔚言承旭张学友《烈爱伤痕》体验激情.'' Retrieved on 1 May 2009.</ref> In the 2004 drama film ''[[Jiang Hu (2004 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]]''.<ref name="hkfilm-jianghu">[http://lovehkfilm.com/reviews/jiang_hu_2004.htm Jacky cheung in Jiang Hu (2004)] lovehkfilm.com Retrieved 30 August 2007</ref> As of 2021, he is one of a handful of Chinese singer-actors who have never starred in a television drama.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1996-04-19 |title='Ashes,' 'Tears' Reveal Expertise of Wong by Kevin Thomas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-ashes-tears-r/158142204/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="one">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0156484/ |title=Jacky Cheung
 |access-date=24 March 2010 |publisher=imdb.com}}</ref><ref name="two">{{cite web |url=http://chinesemov.com/actors/Jacky.html |title=Jacky Cheung |access-date=24 March 2010 |publisher=chinesemov.com}}</ref>

== Ceremonies and spokesperson ==
Cheung was named the spokesperson for [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] in 2004. He took part in a number of large-scale marketing events organised by [[The Walt Disney Company]] and [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]], beginning with the hosting of a TV program, ''Magical World of Disneyland''.<ref>China economic net. "[http://en.ce.cn/Life/entertainment/people/200407/23/t20040723_1311070.shtml China economic net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518042236/http://en.ce.cn/Life/entertainment/people/200407/23/t20040723_1311070.shtml |date=18 May 2011 }}." ''HK Disneyland names Jacky Cheung as spokesperson.'' Retrieved on 12 April 2009.</ref> He recorded a multi-lingual song for Hong Kong Disneyland, entitled ''One.'' The music video for ''One'' was filmed at Hong Kong Disneyland. He also recorded for ''[[Hong Kong Disneyland: The Grand Opening Celebration Album]]''.

In December 2006, Cheung performed live the theme song "Together Now" at the [[2006 Asian Games opening ceremony|Opening Ceremony]] of the [[2006 Asian Games|15th Asian Games]] in [[Doha]], Qatar.<ref>Enews.ma. "[http://www.enews.ma/asian-games-opens_i27645_4.html Enews.ma] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727030813/http://www.enews.ma/asian-games-opens_i27645_4.html |date=27 July 2011 }}." ''Asian Games open in spectacular style.'' Retrieved on 12 April 2009.</ref> He was introduced as "the most popular Asian performer in the world". In 2010, Cheung and [[Jane Zhang]] sang 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 "{{lang|zh|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.<ref>Thestar.com. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604013407/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F2%2F13%2Ffeatures%2F10138304&sec=features Thestar.com]." ''How the stars do it.'' Retrieved on 1 May 2009.</ref> They met during the filming of [[Devoted to You (film)|Devoted to You]] in 1986. The couple have two daughters, Zoe, b. 2000, and Zia, b. 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jacky Cheung's Oldest Daughter Zoe Has Grown Up To Be A Stunner|url=https://www.8days.sg/en/sceneandheard/entertainment/jacky-cheung-s-oldest-daughter-zoe-has-grown-up-to-be-a-stunner-11653302|access-date=27 January 2021|website=8 Days|language=en}}</ref> He is a Buddhist and a vegetarian.<ref>{{cite web|title=禪的入門方法|url=http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/cdialog/newmini16.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011121191017/http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/cdialog/newmini16.htm|archive-date=21 November 2001|work=sunysb.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=8 July 2017|title=飲食習慣－換個思維飲食 喚起幸福人生|url=http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20170708000240-260210|publisher=chinatimes}}</ref>

=== Community work ===
In March 2009 he became the first [[Cantopop]]/[[Mandopop]] artist to contribute items to the [[Hard Rock Cafe|Hard Rock]] franchise memorabilia collection.<ref name="CBS1">CBS. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/31/ap/music/main4905818.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4905818 CBSnews]{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}." ''Jacky Cheung Donates Memorabilia To Hard Rock.'' Retrieved on 12 April 2009.</ref> Items are to be exhibited at the Hard Rock hotel in [[Macau]].<ref name="CBS1" /> A joint donation is also made to donate [[HK$]]600,000 to the Children's Cancer Foundation and [[ORBIS International|ORBIS Macau]].<ref name="Hw1" /> In September 2009, Cheung, was one of the super ambassadors of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation (ECSAF) founded by [[Josephine Siao]]; he attended the charity fundraising event for ECSAF's 10th anniversary in Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.takungpao.com/news/09/09/06/UHK-1137793.htm |title=Charity fund raising event for celebrating the 10th anniversary of ECSAF |date=6 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622072511/http://www.takungpao.com/news/09/09/06/UHK-1137793.htm |archive-date=22 June 2015  }}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{main|Jacky Cheung discography}}
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'''Cantonese studio albums'''
* ''Smile'' (1985)
* ''Amour'' (1986)
* ''Fall in Love'' (1986)
* ''Jacky'' (1987)
* ''In My Dream Last Night'' (1988)
* ''For My Dearest'' (1989)
* ''I Only Want to Love One Person in My Life'' (1989)
* ''Dreamed of You'' (1990)
* ''Can't Help You'' (情不禁) (1991)
* ''An Unchanging Heart'' (1991)
* ''True Feelings Revealed'' (1992)
* ''Love Spark'' (1992)
* ''You & I'' (1993)
* ''Hungry Wolf'' (饿狼传说) (1994)
* ''A Warm Winter'' (1994)
* ''Guo Min Shi Jie'' (过敏世界) (1995)
* ''Legend of Never Aging'' (1997)
* ''Release Yourself'' (1998)
* ''Someone'' (1999)
* ''The First'' (2001)
* ''[[Life Is Like a Dream]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Private Corner]]'' (2010)
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'''Mandarin studio albums'''
* ''Homeless Love'' (1996)
* ''Zai Wo Xin Shen Chu'' (1997)
* ''Yì Luàn Qíng Mí'' (1988)
* ''Sì Céng Xiāng Shí'' (1989)
* ''[[The Goodbye Kiss (album)|The Goodbye Kiss]]'' (1993)
* ''Blessings'' (1993)
* ''Tou Xin'' (1994)
* ''Yong You'' (1995)
* ''How Could I Forget You?'' (1996)
* ''Want to Feel the Breeze With You'' (1997)
* ''No Regret'' (1988)
* ''Walk By 1999'' (1999)
* ''Jacky Fever'' (2001)
* ''By Your Side'' (2007)
* ''[[Wake Up Dreaming]]'' (2014)
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== Concert tours ==
{{main|List of Jacky Cheung live performances}}

*Jacky Cheung 87 Concert (1987)
*Love You More Every Day Tour (1991)
*School & Friends World Tour (1993–1994)
*Jacky Cheung 95 World Tour (1995–1996)	
*Friends World Tour (1999)	
*Music Odyssey Tour	(2002–2003)
*The Year of Jacky Cheung World Tour (2007–2008)
*[[Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour]] (2010–2012)
*[[A Classic Tour]]	(2016–2019)
*[[Jacky Cheung 60+ Concert Tour]] (2023–2026)

== Filmography ==
{{main|Jacky Cheung filmography}}

== Awards and nominations ==
IFPI Gold Disc Award<ref>[http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go6e.php IFPI HK Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015012831/http://www.ifpihk.org/www_1/go6e.php |date=15 October 2007 }} ifpihk.org Retrieved 20 September 2007</ref>
* 1989 87'{{lang|zh-Hant|演唱會}} Polygram
* 1990 {{lang|zh-Hant|絲絲記憶精選}} Polygram

IFPI Platinum Disc Award
* 1985 Smile Polygram
* 1986 {{lang|zh-Hant|遙遠的她}} Polygram
* 1987 {{lang|zh-Hant|相愛}} Polygram
* 1987 Jacky Polygram
* 1988 {{lang|zh-Hant|昨夜夢魂中}} Polygram
* 1990 {{lang|zh-Hant|給我親愛的}} Polygram
* 1990 {{lang|zh-Hant|祇願一生愛一人}} Polygram
[[Golden Melody Award for Best Male Mandarin Singer]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=文化部影視及流行音樂產業局-歷屆得獎入圍名單 |url=https://www.bamid.gov.tw/information_176_64102.html |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=www.bamid.gov.tw}}</ref>

* 1998 {{lang|zh-tw|想和你去吹吹風}} Polygram

IFPI Top 10 Sales Album
* 2003 Where is he {{lang|zh-Hant|他在那裡}} What's Music
* 2004 Black & White What's Music
* 2005 {{lang|zh-Hant|活出生命}} Live {{lang|zh-Hant|演唱會}} What's Music

IFPI Top 10 Sales Artist
* 2005

IFPI Top Sales Album
* 2005 {{lang|zh-Hant|活出生命}} Live {{lang|zh-Hant|演唱會}} What's Music

== See also ==
{{Portal|Biography|Film|Hong Kong|Pop music}}
*[[List of best-selling albums in Taiwan]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Sources ==
*[http://www.mtv.tv/news/top-10-christmas-songs-2010/ "MTV Top 10 Christmas Songs 2010"]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120526173605/http://blogs.nokia.com/entertainment/2010/12/ovi-music-trends-top-10-downloaded-festive-songs/ "Ovi Music Trends Top 10 Downloaded Festive Songs"]

== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|156484}}

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