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.
Lan Yu
張學友 Lyrics
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整夜里无眠
忍不住要对你多看一眼
站在你窗前
心中是她被我遗忘的脸
她说等著我好疲倦
迎著雨点走出你淡蓝色的房间
记得你说离别要在下雨天
原谅我不对你说再见
茫茫的哦
搭一班最早的列车
用最温柔的速度离开你身边
在我没有后悔以前
当你的美梦正甜
我已带著破碎的心情走远
迎著雨点走出你淡蓝色的房间
记得你说离别要在下雨天
就像你已明白有一天它会实现
原谅我不对你说再见
茫茫的哦
搭一班最早的列车
用最温柔的速度离开你身边
在我没有后悔以前
当你的美梦正甜
我已带著破碎的心情走远
茫茫的哦
一班最早的列车
用最温柔的速度离开你身边
在我没有后悔以前
当你的美梦正甜
我已带著破碎的心情走远
风中的雨点打痛我的脸
爱你的话也只有风能听见
是我不能违背我的誓言
风中的雨点打痛我的脸
深深埋藏这段未尽的情缘
想念每一个下雨天
The lyrics to 張學友's song Lan Yu depict a man who is unable to sleep and finds himself standing outside his lover's window in the middle of the night. He thinks of another woman who he had forgotten, and remembers his lover's request for them to part on a rainy day. He apologizes for not saying goodbye to her and leaves her with a broken heart as he takes the earliest train away from her with the intention of never looking back. He walks away with a heavy heart, and as the rain pours down on him, he finds solace in the fact that only the wind can hear the words "I love you" that he cannot bring himself to say out loud.
The song explores the theme of regret and the bittersweet nature of love. The singer is torn between his love for his current girlfriend and his feelings for his past lover, who he feels guilty for forgetting. He struggles with the decision to leave his current love behind and the pain of knowing he may have hurt her, but feels that it is something he must do to keep his promise to himself. The rain serves as a metaphor for both the sadness and the cleansing of emotions that come with saying goodbye.
Line by Line Meaning
黯淡的星微亮的天
The dim stars brighten up the night sky.
整夜里无眠
I couldn't sleep all through the night.
忍不住要对你多看一眼
I can't help but take an extra glance at you.
站在你窗前
Standing in front of your window.
心中是她被我遗忘的脸
In my heart is the face of the one who I've forgotten.
她说等著我好疲倦
She said she's tired of waiting for me.
迎著雨点走出你淡蓝色的房间
Walking out of your light blue room into the rain.
记得你说离别要在下雨天
I remember you saying that goodbyes should be on a rainy day.
就像你已明白有一天它会实现
Just like you already understood that one day it would happen.
原谅我不对你说再见
Forgive me for not saying goodbye to you.
茫茫的哦，搭一班最早的列车
Amidst the vastness, I took the earliest train.
用最温柔的速度离开你身边
Leaving your side with the gentlest speed.
在我没有后悔以前
Before I can regret anything.
当你的美梦正甜
When you are still in a sweet dream.
我已带著破碎的心情走远
I've already walked away with a broken heart.
风中的雨点打痛我的脸
Raindrops in the wind hurt my face.
爱你的话也只有风能听见
Words of love for you can only be heard by the wind.
是我不能违背我的誓言
It's that I can't go against my promise.
深深埋藏这段未尽的情缘
Deeply burying this unfinished love affair.
想念每一个下雨天
Missing every rainy day.
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灰灰的天 空空的街 千串細雨點
用斜紋交織出一張冷冷面
微涼的風中 街中一把遭棄置的破傘
像說怎麼過這一天
曾很喜歡 陰陰天 因我愛看雨點
在微涼風中洒向妳 輕吻妳面
然而今天 空空的街中 飄飄雨內
沒有妳 陰的天 極討厭
冷冷雨 Wo... 沒焦點因找不到妳
冷冷雨低泣彷彿要等妳經過
我說冷雨求求停吧 別追憶泡影一個
忘掉雨裡過去有愛侶走過
曾很喜歡 陰陰天 因我愛看雨點
在微涼風中洒向妳 輕吻妳面
然而今天 空空的街中 飄飄雨內
沒有妳 陰的天 極討厭
冷冷雨 Wo... 沒焦點因找不到妳
冷冷雨低泣彷彿要等妳經過
我說冷雨求求停吧 別追憶泡影一個
忘掉雨裡過去有愛侶走過
冷冷雨 Wo... 沒焦點因找不到妳
冷冷雨低泣彷彿要等妳經過
我說冷雨求求停吧 別追憶泡影一個
忘掉雨裡過去有愛侶走過
雨點不清楚 妳已拋低我
仍共疾風東奔西走的找妳 彷彿不知不再會有結果
妳永不清楚 妳那天經過
留下萬千追憶一生封鎖我 今天可否會想起我
@auchunhim
收錄專輯：《相愛》
作詞：林振強
作曲：德永英明
編曲：盧東尼
歌曲監製：歐丁玉
灰灰的天 空空的街
千串細雨點
用斜紋交織出一張冷冷面
微涼的風中
街中一把遭棄置的破傘
像說怎麼過這一天
曾很喜歡 陰陰天
因我愛看雨點
在微涼風中灑向你 輕吻你面
然而今天
空空的街中 飄飄雨內
沒有你 陰的天 極討厭
冷冷雨 Wo~
沒焦點因找不到你
冷冷雨低泣彷彿要等你經過
我說冷雨求求停吧
別追憶泡影一個
忘掉雨裡過去有愛侶走過
雨點不清楚
你已拋低我
仍共疾風東奔西走的找你
彷彿不知不再會有結果
你永不清楚
你那天經過
留下萬千追憶一生封鎖我
今天可否會想起我
統籌：盧東尼、歐丁玉、張學友
策劃：翁慧韻、吳秉堅、陳芳榮、陳鎮華
OP：寶麗金音樂
@oldhongkongmusic888
2023還在聽，他有他獨特的聲音。 他唱歌很好聽，能讓聽者很感動
@Collectionofclassicsongs
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
@Classiclovesongs7890
永遠的亞洲歌神,無人可以取代！
@randisycellam
呢個版本係張學友91演唱會嘅版本，我覺呢個版本係Live之中最好聽最激情嘅版本
@cyc4293
張學友唱歌喺有一種激情既感覺
@Rhythmoflove8090s
張學友真是歌神！每一首都好好聽，四大天王他為首
@shon1212
過這麼久，還是這麼好聽，每次聽到都有不同的感覺
@samlyw1
清唱那一段，唉……我哭了。
@annlee2707
學友的歌，令人愛不釋手，尤其藍雨，愛中之愛!
@xiaoliangtube
2024年还在听这首歌