Jacky Cheung
Hong Kong singer and actor (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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”,[3] 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).[4][5] In 1999, Cheung was honored by Junior Chamber International as one of the Ten Outstanding Young People in the World.[6] He is the best-selling music artist of all time in Taiwan and Hong Kong[7] with album sales exceeding 25 to 60 million records worldwide.[8][9] Known for his vocal delivery, Cheung is widely regarded as a Heavenly King of Cantopop music,[10] and an icon of Hong Kong popular culture.[11]
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張學友 | |||||||||||
Born | Cheung Hok-yau (1961-07-10) 10 July 1961 (age 62) | ||||||||||
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Years active | 1984–present | ||||||||||
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Children | 2 | ||||||||||
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Also known as | God of Songs, God of Singing[1] | ||||||||||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||||||||||
Labels | Universal[2] | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 張學友 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张学友 | ||||||||||
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Website | jackycheung |