Jacky Cheung: "God of Songs" sells millions of albums, U70 works hard to pay off debt?

Besides Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau, and Tin Ming, Hong Kong's "Four Heavenly Kings" also has Jacky Cheung. Even though he is over 60, he is still passionate about his career.

Jacky Cheung Hok-yuk (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Nicknamed "God of Songs", his awards include World Music for "Best-Selling Asian Artist", Billboard for "Most Popular Asian Singer", and Guinness World Records for the largest concert attendance in 12 months with over two million attendees.... are all admirable.

In 1984, Jacky Cheung beat 10,000 contestants to win first prize in an amateur singing contest with the song "Fatherland". Shortly after, he was offered a contract by the PolyGram recording company. The teacher who guided and introduced Jacky Cheung to the public was singer Alan Tam.

Since then, "God of Songs" has released more than 50 albums, all of which have become representative albums of Chinese music. With sales of more than 120 million records worldwide, he has become the best-selling Chinese music artist and one of the best-selling artists in the world.

Jacky Cheung is the top-selling record seller in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. In Taiwan, he is the only artist to have three albums surpass the 1 million mark, including: The Goodbye Kiss (1993), True Love Compilation (1995) and How Could I Forget You? (1996). The album "The Goodbye Kiss" alone sold over 5 million copies across Asia in its first year of release and is one of the best-selling albums of all time.

In 1995, Jacky Cheung became the young Asian singer with the best-selling album worldwide. With the second highest number of albums sold in the world, only after Michael Jackson. Besides singing, he also participated in the film industry with famous films such as: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (1990), Wong Fei Hung (1991), A Chinese Ghost Story (1991) and The Legend of Fuyao (1991), Ashes of Time (1994)... His acting ability has been highly appreciated by experts.

Jacky Cheung's success in music and film has made him one of Hong Kong's most popular icons. In 1994, Billboard magazine named him Asia's most popular artist. In 1995 and 1996, he won the World Music Awards for "Best-Selling Chinese Artist".

In 1997, he was named one of the 25 most influential people in Hong Kong by TIME Magazine. In 1999, Jacky was voted one of the 10 outstanding young people in the world by Junior Chamber International, a world youth professional federation.

In 2000, he was awarded the Golden Golden Award by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), equivalent to a lifetime achievement award in recognition of his contributions to the music industry. In 2004, Jacky Cheung was the official spokesperson for Hong Kong Disneyland.

The "God of Songs" has also participated in a number of large-scale events organized by The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, starting with hosting the TV show Magical World of Disneyland. In addition, he also recorded a multilingual song for Hong Kong Disneyland, titled "One".

The male singer's global tour "The Year of Jacky Cheung" (2007) became the most successful world tour in history. During the period 2010 - 2012, Jacky Cheung made a splash when touring "1/2 century". 146 live shows were held in 77 cities around the world, with an audience of over 2.8 million.

Not only that, "Half a Century" was also recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tour that attracted the most audiences in 12 months, with 2,048,553 tickets sold. During the "A Classic Tour" (2016-2019), the number of people coming to see Jacky Cheung was also very high - 4.5.

Despite his success and popularity, the male singer lives a rather private life. He is a Buddhist and a vegetarian. Relatives and colleagues say he has a humorous, progressive personality and a standard lifestyle.

In 1996, Jacky Cheung married former actress Law Mei-wei and had two daughters. The couple first met while filming "Love You Deeply". From the first moment they met, they felt an electric current running through their bodies.

Since getting married, Law Mei Wei has given up her career at its peak to take care of her small family. In return, Jacky Cheung has also become a good husband and father to his family. The male singer has given all his assets to his wife to manage and has devoted all his love and pampering to her.

However, in 2008, Law Mei Wei listened to her friends and invested in stocks and unfortunately lost money, leaving behind a debt of thousands of billions of dong. Even though he sold an apartment worth more than 430 million NDT, Jacky Cheung still did not have enough to pay off the debt. Faced with this difficulty, "God of Song" did not blame his wife but quietly shouldered the debt.

Even in the face of public criticism directed at Law Mei Wei, he still spoke up to defend her. "Marriage is a matter between two people, she can do whatever she wants, I just need to respect her," said Jacky Cheung. To the male singer, no matter what happens, Law Mei Wei is still the virtuous wife that he always loves.

However, the pressure of work and having to perform continuously has had a significant impact on Jacky Cheung's health. In July 2024, he was forced to cancel three performances due to laryngitis, a consequence of not fully recovering from COVID-19.

However, Jacky Cheung's perseverance and devotion to his family have made many people admire him. Despite his age and health, the singer still silently shouldered his responsibilities and kept his promise to his "life partner".

However, at a concert in Guangzhou in early March 2025, Jacky Cheung suddenly spoke out about the rumors about his financial situation. The singer affirmed that he was not in debt and explained the reason for holding 100 concerts in 2024.

"I really don't owe anyone money. When I was young, my mother told me that paying back debts is a very difficult thing and advised me to always be careful with my spending. I was shocked when people said I was in debt. I hold so many concerts for myself, for my own passion and so that fans who want to hear my voice can hear me sing live," said Jacky Cheung.

Recently, according to CNA, "Singing God" performed the first show in a series of live shows in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on the evening of March 28. He sang 12 songs in a row, then chatted with the audience and talked about his physical strength. The star born in 1961 admitted that when performing the song "Doi Em Doi Ten Dau Long", he did not do well in the whistling part, the sound was small, even though he had practiced a lot before.

Jacky Cheung said: "The last time I came here was six years ago, a lot of things happened in the past, the biggest thing is that my health has deteriorated." The singer believes that when people are over 60, each person has a different choice, some people like to leisurely fish, some people play cards, but he chose to sing and believes he can continue his performing career. He also made an appointment with fans: "If possible, let's meet at the 70th live show."

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