Jackie Cheung
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Jacky Cheung in 2007
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| Chinese name | (traditional) | ||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | (simplified) | ||||||||||||||||
| Pinyin | Zhāng Xuéyǒu (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Zoeng1 Hok6jau5 (Cantonese) | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Cheung Hok-yau | ||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||
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10 July 1961 Quarry Bay, British Hong Kong |
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| Other name(s) | God of Songs, God of Singing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||||||||||||||||
| Voice type(s) | Baritone,tenor, occasional falsetto | ||||||||||||||||
| Label(s) | Universal | ||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1984–present | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | May Lo (m. 1996) | ||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ancestry | Tianjin, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter and actor. With more than 25 million records sold as of 2003, he is regarded as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" and has been deemed the "God of Songs" of Hong Kong.
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. In 2007, Cheung revealed that the paternal side of his family are mostly seamen, including his father, paternal cousin, and older brother. His first language is Cantonese, but he also speaks Mandarin and English. He sings Cantonese, Mandarin and modern English pop songs. Cheung is known for his rich baritone voice.
Cheung originally started working as a reservation officer for the airline Cathay Pacific. His music career started when he won the Amateur 18-Hong Kong district singing contest in 1984 with the song Fatherland (大地恩情) by Michael Kwan. He bested 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 was not able to 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.
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