Jacky Cheung

Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (English: Jacky Cheung Hok-yau; July 10, 1961 -), a Hong Kong male singer, actor and musician, is known as the "God of Song" in the Chinese society. With being named one of the "Four Kings" of the Hong Kong music scene by the Hong Kong media in 1992, Jacky Cheung entered the peak period of his singing career. In 1994, he was named the most popular singer in Asia by the US "Billboard". In 1995, his record sales surpassed Madonna and was second only to Michael Jackson. Due to his high sales of records, he was entered into the 1990s Superstars Hall of Fame selected by Universal Music America in 2000. At that time, he was also listed as one of the 50 most influential people in Asia by Time Magazine. Jacky Cheung has more than 70 number one songs in Hong Kong; he also has three Chinese-language albums with sales exceeding one million in the Taiwan market, and has great influence on the Chinese music scene. He is good at interpreting a variety of musical styles, and later tried rhythm and blues and jazz, and even used opera singing to interpret music. In terms of film performances, Jacky Cheung has filmed more than 70 films. The characters he created have made him successful in this field. He has been nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards many times in comedies, dramas and literary films. Among them, in 1989, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the movie "Carmen", and then in 1990, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for the movie "The Swordsman". In 2002, he participated in the movie "Man 40" and won the title of Best Actor at the Indian International Film Festival. In addition to his acting career, Jacky Cheung is enthusiastic about public welfare and charity. In 1998, he was elected as one of the top ten outstanding young people in Hong Kong; in 1999, he was ranked among the top ten outstanding young people in the world.