He was the national singing champion in Hong Kong 1984 with the song Fatherland, ousting more than ten thousand other contestants. He was signed by the then Polygram Records, now Universal Music Group. Although encouraged by a bright start, he was not yet able to achieve immediate supremacy in Cantopop, then dominated by 譚詠麟, 梅艷芳, Leslie Cheung and 陳百強. Cheung suffered a nosedive in his career in 1988 after a best-selling first two albums. That year he did not have a single song awarded in the annual TVB JSG. His subsequent sales record dipped and one of his albums in the late 1980s managed just around ten thousand in sales. The reason for the fall in his CD sales was partially attributed to his alcohol problem - he could get drunk 5 times a week. After disrupting his friend's birthday party while being drunk, Cheung vowed in public that he would not consume alcohol again till he was 40. He kept that promise.
His recording career subsequently returned to its track. Then, in 1991, with the song 每天愛你多一些 (Loving You More Everyday), his career took a massive upturn. The album, 真情流露True Love Expression in 1992, as well as the succeeding release, 愛火花Love Sparks in 1992, became the two most successful albums in Hong Kong history, achieving audited sales of over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong alone and turned Cheung into a superstar, paving the way for himself and his contemporaries, Andy Lau, Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok, to take Cantopop to even greater heights. Subsequent albums continue to be a hit like 我與你True Love Expression 1993, 餓狼傳說 Wolf Tale 1994 etc. Since then his career has grown from strength to strength, and Cheung has managed to garner thousands of fans overseas as well as numerous music awards both in Hong Kong and elsewhere, including the best-selling Chinese singer in the Worlds Music Awards. Cheung has also been elected one of the world's Ten Outstanding Young Persons.
Among his most famous songs are Amour, 只想一生跟你走 (Only Thinking of Going Through Life With You) and the everlasting 吻别 (Goodbye Kiss) which confirms his status as one, and many consider the pre-eminent member, of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop. Goodbye Kiss, a Mandarin number, was also one of the best-selling albums of all time, achieving more sales in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia such as not attained before, with an astounding 5 million copies sold in 1993 alone, a record that has remained yet unbroken. Goodbye Kiss was also instrumental in helping Cheung to break into the mando-pop market, and it also prompted other Hong Kong singers who wanted to gain a wider market to follow suit, even though, to this very day, very few indeed have been able to approach Cheung's level of success.
His work on the ground-breaking cantonese musical, Snow, Wolf, Lake musical (1997), was also enthusiastically received by both audiences and critics. Cheung not only played the male lead, but was also the artistic director for this production. The female lead was played by Sandy Lam and they achieved 43 full-house performances at the gigantic Hong Kong Coliseum. In November 2004, Jacky and his concert manager, Florence Chan Suk-Fan, worked on a revised Mandarin version of Snow, Wolf, Lake so as to bring it to a wider audience. The estimated budget for this revised production was HK$100 million and the show premiered on 24 December 2004 in Beijing. The production subsequently toured China and other Asian destinations to huge acclaim.
Cheung won, for the umpteenth time, the Best Selling Cantonese Album Award in the Hong Kong IFPI Awards of 2005 with his live album, Jacky Live Performance. In the fast-changing scene of canto-pop, Cheung is able to maintain his popularity and sales power for more than 20 years after his debut, which is unparalleled in the history of Hong Kong pop music.
Cheung acted in many films, although singing has always been his priority. His versatility and acting skills have enabled him to play a lot of diverse parts. He received the Best Supporting Actor Golden Horse Award for his work in Swordsman (1990). He also received the Best Actor Award at the New Dehli Film Festival for his portrayal of the protagonist in July Rhapsody. His song Perhaps Love, which serves as the theme song for the multi-award-winning film Perhaps Love, also won the Best Song Award at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards.
He is married to May Lo with two daughters.
Cheung was named spokesperson for Hong Kong Disneyland in 2004. As the theme park's spokesperson, Cheung took part in a number of large-scale marketing events organized by The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, beginning by hosting a TV program, Magical World of Disneyland. [1] He also recorded a song for Hong Kong Disneyland, a multi-lingual song entitled One. The music video for One was filmed at Hong Kong Disneyland.
愛.火.花
張學友 Lyrics
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憂鬱給我好嘛 灰色給我好嘛
今夜抱擁是我嗎 開始感覺好嗎
拋開一切好嘛 可否不想昨夜妳跟他
呼吸給妳輕駕 冬天給妳火化
只想今晚擦著愛火花
妳別再怕來得不知它真與假
始終人生不必只有錯或對
相信我共妳 此際醉下去 悲與傷 忘記它
可不可不叫著要歸家 可不可不說話似哭啞巴
憂鬱給我好嘛 灰色給我好嘛
今夜抱擁是我嗎 開始感覺好嗎
拋開一切好嘛 可否不想昨夜妳跟他
呼吸給妳輕駕 冬天給妳火化
只想今晚擦著愛火花
濃情如謎不想再講感受及情話
妳別再怕來得不知它真與假
始終人生不必只有錯或對
相信我共妳 此際醉下去 悲與傷 忘記它
The lyrics of 張學友's song 愛.火.花 is about a couple trying to reconcile after a fight or separation. The singer asks whether they can call home and speak like before. The lyrics show a sense of desperation and the need to reconcile with one's lover. The singer wants to forget the past and move on with his lover.
The lyrics convey a feeling of melancholy that is captured with phrases like "憂鬱給我好嘛 灰色給我好嘛" which means "can sadness and grey suit me?", and "今夜抱擁是我嗎 開始感覺好嗎" which means "is it me you want to hug tonight, will it make you feel better?" The singer wants to forget everything that happened the previous night and start afresh. There is a feeling of passion and intensity with lines like "只想今晚擦著愛火花" which means "I just want to ignite the flame of love tonight."
Overall, the lyrics are a plea for reconciliation, and the singer wants to forget the past, ignite the flame of love and move forward with his lover.
Line by Line Meaning
可不可不叫著要歸家 可不可不說話似哭啞巴
Is it possible to not call out to go home? Is it possible to stay silent and cry like a mute?
憂鬱給我好嘛 灰色給我好嘛
Would you give me sadness or would you give me grey?
今夜抱擁是我嗎 開始感覺好嗎
Is it me that you'll embrace tonight? Do you feel alright now?
拋開一切好嘛 可否不想昨夜妳跟他
Can we let go of everything? Can we not think about you and him last night?
呼吸給妳輕駕 冬天給妳火化
I'll let you breathe lightly and I'll cremate winter for you.
只想今晚擦著愛火花
I only want to ignite the spark of love tonight.
濃情如謎不想再講感受及情話
Our profound love is like a mystery, and I don't want to talk about feelings and love words anymore.
妳別再怕來得不知它真與假
Don't be afraid anymore of not knowing if it's true or false.
始終人生不必只有錯或對
Life doesn't always have to be right or wrong.
相信我共妳 此際醉下去 悲與傷 忘記它
Believe in me and stay drunk now, forget the sadness and pain.
Writer(s): Ji Long Ja Tin, Jia You Sang Tian
Contributed by Tyler K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
馬聯成
★《張學友～愛、火，花》真的好聽！感謝大大精心的製作！
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Jess Lv
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Kar Kit
<3
Benny Huang
冬天给你火化？！
Jehu
随时火化
Lee Wai Leung
唔可以
悉怡 郭
不好听