Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Dubbed the "God of Songs", his accolades include the World Music Award (1996) for “World’s Best-selling Asian artist”, the Billboard Music Award (1994) for “Most Popular Asian Singer”, and a Guinness World Record for the largest combined audience for a live act in 12 months (2,048,553 audience members). In 1999, Cheung was honored by Junior Chamber International as one of the Ten Outstanding Young People in the World. He is the best-selling music artist of all time in Taiwan and Hong Kong with album sales exceeding 25 to 60 million records worldwide. Known for his vocal delivery, Cheung is widely regarded as a Heavenly King of Cantopop music, and an icon of Hong Kong popular culture.
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張學友 | |||||||||||
Jacky Cheung in 2012 | |||||||||||
| Born | Cheung Hok-yau 10 July 1961 Quarry Bay, British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1984–present | ||||||||||
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May Lo (m. 1996) | ||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | God of Songs, God of Singing | ||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||||||||||
| Labels | Universal | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張學友 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张学友 | ||||||||||
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| Website | jackycheung | ||||||||||