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.
舊情綿綿
張學友 Lyrics
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原来天荒地老总会明
这晚上 此刻的心情
我再盼望仍然让你知 梦里难平
为何痴心的感觉未冷冰
然而始终没法可决定
我带着不该的表情
回头一生中几次未看清？
仍然苦恋共你的爱情？
我继续 奔波中不停
每晚每日如何让你知 是雨是晴
遥遥长路寻背影 暖暖爱去如流星
盼望原谅我 不要问究竟
但愿现在 在你的心中
亦有着共鸣
回头一生中几次未看清？
仍然苦恋共你的爱情？
我继续 奔波中不停
每晚每日如何让你知 是雨是晴
遥遥长路寻背影 暖暖爱去如流星
盼望原谅我 不要问究竟
但愿现在 在你的心中
亦有着共鸣
如何任性 来换我过去对你
永远依依不舍的岁月无声
愿你来和应 重温美丽晚星
遥遥长路寻背影 暖暖爱去如流星
盼望原谅我 不要问究竟
但愿现在 在你的心中
亦有着共鸣
The lyrics of 張學友's song 舊情綿綿 depict the singer's nostalgia for a past love. He reflects on how everything on the day they parted ways felt like an illusion, but now, with time, he realizes that everything is real and that he is still longing for his lost love. The singer admits that his love for his ex is still strong and even though he shouldn't, he cannot hide his feelings when they meet. He gazes at her as if there is nothing else in the world but her. He is caught in the cycle of longing for her every night and day, and wonders if she feels the same way too.
The singer goes on to say that he has been searching for her shadow for a long time, hoping to encounter her again. He also hopes that she will forgive him for his mistakes and not ask him to explain. He wants to hold on to the beautiful memories that they shared, and hopes that she still thinks of him at times. The lyrics convey the singer's deep love and longing for his ex, and his wish to be with her again.
Line by Line Meaning
回头当天的一切像泡影
Looking back, everything from that day feels like a dream.
原来天荒地老总会明
I now realize that no matter how much time passes, everything will eventually make sense.
这晚上 此刻的心情
My current mood on this night.
我再盼望仍然让你知 梦里难平
I am still hoping that you will understand my feelings, which are difficult to shake off even in my dreams.
为何痴心的感觉未冷冰
Why does my infatuation still burn bright, without ever cooling down?
然而始终没法可决定
Despite this, I still cannot make a decision.
我带着不该的表情
I carry with me expressions that should not be shown.
与你对望悠然象已经 没有事情
When I gaze into your eyes, it's as if nothing ever happened between us.
回头一生中几次未看清？
Looking back, how many times did I fail to see clearly?
仍然苦恋共你的爱情？
Do I still yearn for the love we shared, despite the pain it brought?
我继续 奔波中不停
I keep running, never stopping.
每晚每日如何让你知 是雨是晴
How can I let you know whether it's raining or sunny every night and day?
遥遥长路寻背影 暖暖爱去如流星
I embark on a long journey, searching for your shadow, while my warm love flies away like a shooting star.
盼望原谅我 不要问究竟
I hope you can forgive me without asking for an explanation.
但愿现在 在你的心中 亦有着共鸣
I hope that even now, you can relate to what I feel in your heart.
如何任性 来换我过去对你
I was too stubborn in the past, and now I want to make up for my mistakes.
永远依依不舍的岁月无声
The years we spent together, reluctant to part, but silently slipping away from us.
愿你来和应 重温美丽晚星
I hope you will come back to me, and we can relive the beauty of the past together under the night sky.
Writer(s): 小椋 佳, 小椋 佳
Contributed by Wyatt Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Classiclovesongs7890
張學友真是歌神！每一首都好好聽，四大天王他為首🥰🥰💯💯
@Collectionofclassicsongs
張學友永遠的歌神
@user-vo7er6tu7m
這首歌，現在聽起來還是那麼的酸。一年前結束8年半感情。歌詞的字字句句，都寫出唱出，被傷的心。從不怨不悔，走到心裡焦醉。
@user-sj6kb7pu7g
初识不知曲中意，再听已是曲中人。听懂的是经历，听不懂是幸运。。。
@hingkeilau3844
有深度！
@puichinwong4847
有道理，
@mariokings1294
音乐是悲伤，但歌太好听！这歌还不错
@kantoulou7809
認同👍
@LoveSongs70809
不愧是歌神，什麼歌都能詮釋的很好👍，而且他的歌都是耐聽，過了幾十年也不會膩
@user-ul9of9vs7e
@Methawee Premacare:我是泰國人，出生在泰國。 但是為什麼每次聽中文歌 這就是為什麼我真的很喜歡中國音樂。 聽他這麼說，也聽不懂他的心情，就好像他是從很遠的故鄉來的一樣。 帶著一點悲傷