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.
Linda
張學友 Lyrics
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门后零时的钟
仿佛知我渴望你的抱拥
无奈你偏要
轻轻说很夜了
要别离去催促我相送
其实你眼中
浮着柔情千种
其实我心思
一早已不受控
午夜时更交给你操纵
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
可不可不要走
美丽长夜不应有这缺口
缠绵时辰因还没见尽头
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
可不可不要走
这是时候交出以及接收
当你我被爱占有
明月挂半空
斜射朦胧街中
窗纱卷满爱望你的晚风
如若这刻你推搪说很夜了
我是难以衷心去相信
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
可不可不要走
美丽长夜不应有这缺口
缠绵时辰因还没见尽头
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
可不可不要走
这是时候交出以及接收
当你我被爱占有
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
可不可不要走
美丽长夜不应有这缺口
缠绵时辰因还没见尽头
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
可不可不要走
这是时候交出以及接收
当你我被爱占有
这是时候交出以及接收
当你我被爱占有
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
The lyrics of the song Linda by 張學友 (Jacky Cheung) describe a nighttime encounter between the singer and a woman named Linda. The singer is waiting for Linda outside a door on a quiet night, listening to the sound of a clock striking midnight. He feels a strong desire to be held by her but she insists that it's late and they should part ways. Despite her words, he can see the affection in her eyes and senses the love she has for him. He feels helpless and vulnerable as he surrenders his heart to her.
The chorus of the song repeats the name Linda four times, emphasizing the singer's deep longing for her not to leave him in this moment. He believes that they belong together, and that the beauty of the night should not be marred by their separation. He wants to surrender to love and to be loved in return, to cherish every moment with Linda as they explore their connection.
Overall, the song is a romantic ballad that captures the yearning and vulnerability that comes with being in love. The lyrics express a strong desire to be close to someone and to allow oneself to be fully immersed in that love, without fear of rejection or abandonment.
Line by Line Meaning
门外那晚空
The night air outside the door
门后零时的钟
The clock strikes midnight behind the door
仿佛知我渴望你的抱拥
It seems to know my desire for your embrace
无奈你偏要
Unfortunately, you must insist
轻轻说很夜了
Softly saying it's very late
要别离去催促我相送
Urging me to see you off before leaving
其实你眼中
Actually, in your eyes
浮着柔情千种
There are a thousand kinds of tenderness
遮掩不到背后爱的暗涌
Unable to hide the surging love behind
其实我心思
Actually, my thoughts
一早已不受控
Have long been out of control
午夜时更交给你操纵
Handing over control to you at midnight
LINDA,LINDA,LINDA,LINDA
Linda, Linda, Linda, Linda
可不可不要走
Can you not leave?
美丽长夜不应有这缺口
The beautiful night should not have this gap
缠绵时辰因还没见尽头
The lingering hours have not yet come to an end
这是时候交出以及接收
This is the time to give and receive
当你我被爱占有
When you and I are possessed by love
明月挂半空
The bright moon hangs in the sky
斜射朦胧街中
Shining diagonally on the hazy street
窗纱卷满爱望你的晚风
The window curtains are filled with love, looking at the evening breeze towards you
如若这刻你推搪说很夜了
If at this moment you refuse, saying it's too late
我是难以衷心去相信
I find it hard to believe in my heart
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@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
@Classiclovesongs7890
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
@elainecheng6658
+1
@user-gx8jj7gw2s
張學友於1993年發行的國語專輯「吻別」，堪稱為20世紀華語樂壇最為經典、傳奇的一張專輯，因為裡面的每一首歌，都可以當作專輯主打歌，因為實在太好聽了！
@7890cantoneseoldsongs
聽學友唱歌是一種享受, 他唱歌能抑揚頓挫, 有高低起伏, 感情能溶入歌中, 聽得扣人心弦, 他能唱能跳, 是不折不扣的歌神 !
@Collectionofclassicsongs
这嗓音真是绝美！现在的年轻歌手就知道追求技巧，各种飙高音，但是却忘了用心感受才是艺术的灵魂。
@user-tc3ft7xn9k
2023... 還有聽友嗎？...
@Rhythmoflove8090s
張學友的每首都是經典
@user-metaverse-in-Taiwan
那年我高一，之後我三十多歲時遇到一位LINDA女孩，聯想這首歌也某時段唱這首表達。
@tommyguo4031
前奏讓我那年代回憶湧起，