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Jacky Cheung
Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. One of the most influential artists in the Greater China region, Cheung is widely regarded as a Heavenly King of Cantopop music and an icon of Hong Kong popular culture. He is often dubbed as the " God of Songs" for his vocal delivery and live performances. Cheung debuted in 1985 with his first studio album ''Smile'', which sold over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong. His subsequent albums experienced commercial success as well, with fourteen of his albums becoming platinum certified by the IFPI Hong Kong. ''The Goodbye Kiss'' (1993) is one of the best-selling albums in multiple countries in Asia, while three of his albums have sold over 1 million copies in Taiwan, the most out of any artist. His various accolades include the World Music Award (1996) for the World's Best-Selling Asian Artist, the ''Billboard'' Music Award (1994) for Most Popular Asian Singer, and a ''Guinness World Record'' for the largest c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheung (surname)
Cheung is a Cantonese language, Cantonese romanization of Chinese, romanization of several Chinese surnames, including (Simplified Chinese characters, simplified ; ), (), and (Simplified Chinese characters, simplified ). It is a fairly common American surname, listed 3,672nd during the 1990 US census and 2,069th during the year 2000 US census.US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service.How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012. List of people with the surname ;張 and 张 * Ada Cheung, Australian endocrinologist and researcher * Andrew Cheung, Hong Kong judge and jurist * Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer * Cheung Chi Doy, Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) * Cheung Chi Wai, Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) * Dicky Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer * Jeffrey Cheung, American skateboarder and artist * Jacky Cheung (1961-), Hong Kong actor and singer * Karin Anna Cheung, America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honorific Nicknames In Popular Music
When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and are often Pantheon (religion), religious, Kinship terminology, familial, or most frequently Imperial, royal and noble ranks, royal and aristocratic titles, used metaphorically. Honorific nicknames were used in classical music in Europe even in the early 19th century, with figures such as Mozart being called "The father of modern music" and Bach "The father of modern piano music". They were also particularly prominent in African Americans, African-American culture in the post-American Civil War, Civil War era, perhaps as a means of conferring status that had been negated by Slavery in the United States, slavery, and as a result entered early jazz and blues music, including figures such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie. In U.S. culture, despite its Republicanism in the United States, republican constitution and ideology, royalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. The population of the city proper is the List of largest cities, second largest in the world after Chongqing, with around 24.87 million inhabitants in 2023, while the urban area is the List of cities in China by population, most populous in China, with 29.87 million residents. As of 2022, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (GDP (nominal), nominal) of nearly 13 trillion Renminbi, RMB ($1.9 trillion). Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for finance, #Economy, business and economics, research, science and technology, manufacturing, transportation, List of tourist attractions in Shanghai, tourism, and Culture of Shanghai, culture. The Port of Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianjin
Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the 2020 Chinese census. Its metropolitan area, which is made up of 12 central districts (other than Baodi District, Baodi, Jizhou District, Tianjin, Jizhou, Jinghai District, Jinghai and Ninghe District, Ninghe), was home to 11,165,706 inhabitants and is also the world's 29th-largest agglomeration (between Chengdu and Rio de Janeiro) and 11th-List of cities proper by population, most populous city proper. Tianjin is governed as one of the four municipalities (alongside Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing) under the direct-administered municipalities of China, direct administration of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council of Government of China, China. The city borders Hebei Province and Beijing Municipality, bounded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kong, with the largest being Lantau Island. Hong Kong Island forms one of the three areas of Hong Kong, with the other two being Kowloon and the New Territories. In 1842, following the Qing dynasty's defeat at the First Opium War (1839–1842), Hong Kong Island was formally ceded in perpetuity to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom under the Treaty of Nanking. The Victoria, Hong Kong, City of Victoria was then established on the island by British forces in honour of Queen Victoria. At that time, the island had a population of about 3,000 inhabitants scattered in a dozen fishing villages. The northern-east part of the island, being known as the Central, Hong Kong, Central area is the historical, political, and econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time (magazine)
''Time'' (stylized in all caps as ''TIME'') is an American news magazine based in New York City. It was published Weekly newspaper, weekly for nearly a century. Starting in March 2020, it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition (''Time Europe'', formerly known as ''Time Atlantic'') is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (''Time Asia'') is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. Since 2018, ''Time'' has been owned by Salesforce founder Marc Benioff, who acquired it from Meredith Corporation. Benioff currently publishes the magazine through the company Time USA, LLC. History 20th century ''Time'' has been based in New York City since its first issue published on March 3, 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Most-attended Concert Tours
The following is a list of the most-attended Concert tour, concert tours with at least 3.5 million tickets sold, as well as the tours with the most tickets sold by year and the most tickets sold in a single day. The number of Attendance, attendances is often considered to measure the success of a tour. However, the most-attended tours do not necessarily generate the largest profit, due to ticket pricing. Rankings of most successful tours are generally List of highest-grossing concert tours, based on gross revenue instead of number of attendances. ''Pollstar'' and ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' provide Box score, boxscores, which are the primary data showing the commercial performance of tours, but since not all concerts are reported to them, especially before 2000, the number of tickets may rely on estimations by other sources. Tours may score large total attendances because of their number of shows, which can span multiple calendar years. Coldplay's Music of the Spheres W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Classic Tour
A Classic Tour ( Chinese: 学友·经典世界巡回演唱会) was a concert tour by Hong Kong recording artist Jacky Cheung. The tour began on October 21, 2016, at the LeTV Sports Ecological Center in Beijing, China. It concluded on January 29, 2019, at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong. The tour attracted a total of 4,500,000 people and grossed approximately US$330 million, making it amongst the most-attended and highest-grossing concert tours of all time. Background and development During a press conference on May 18, 2016, Cheung expressed his appreciation for the opportunity to continue performing concerts. After concluding his 1/2 Century Tour in 2012, he had doubts about whether he could sustain such performances at his age. However, after assessing his physical condition and stamina, he made the decision to embark on a new tour titled A Classic Tour, to showcase some of his most "classic" works. It was revealed that the tour would begin in Beijing on October 21, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling Albums In Taiwan
This is the list of best-selling albums in Taiwan since the 1990s. Seven domestic albums and one international album have shipped over a million copies in Taiwan. Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung is the best-selling artist in Taiwan, with three albums sold over one million copies, while Taiwanese singer A-Mei is the best-selling female artist in Taiwan. Taiwan's album sales peaked in the 1990s, but it was adversely affected by the copyright infringement and Internet downloads since the 21st century. Sales certifications in Taiwan are awarded by the Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT) since August 1996. Sales figures for records released prior to 1989 are not included in this list due to unavailable statistics. 1 million or more copies 600,000–999,000 copies 300,000–599,000 copies Best-selling album by year See also * Music of Taiwan References External links *Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan {{Lists of best-selling albums Taiwan Music of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Chamber International
Junior Chamber International, commonly referred to as JCI, is a non-profit international non-governmental organization of young people between and years old. It has members in about 127 countries, and regional or national organizations in most of them. The first local Junior Chamber chapter was founded in 1915, but the international umbrella organization Junior Chamber International (JCI) was founded in Mexico in 1944. It has consultative status with the Council of Europe, with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and with UNESCO. It encourages young people to become active citizens and to participate in efforts towards social and economic development, international cooperation, good-will, and understanding. History By the age of 18, Henry Giessenbier Jr. had formed the Health Services Club, a social outlet for the community's youth. On October 13, 1915, the first JCI Movement was founded when 32 men joined to form the Young Men's Progressive Civic Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinness World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Sir Hugh Beaver created the concept, and twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter co-founded the book in London in August 1955. The first edition topped the bestseller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2025 edition, it is now in its 70th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 40 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database. The international franchise has extended beyond print to include television series and museums. The popularity of the franchise has resulted in ''Guinness World Records'' becoming the primary international source for cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Music Awards
The ''Billboard'' Music Awards are honors given out annually by '' Billboard'', a publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart. The ''Billboard'' Music Awards show has been held annually since 1990, with the exception of the years 2007 through 2010. The event was previously staged in December, but has been held in May since returning in 2011. On October 19, 2023, it was announced that the award ceremony will be reformatted as a digital-only show and move from broadcast television to its website and ''Billboard''s social media pages, starting with the 2023 edition on November 19, but in 2024, the show aired on Fox. Awards process Unlike other awards, such as the Grammy Award, which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the ''Billboard'' Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement. These measureme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
