Beijing,, February 25, 2025 / Prnewswire / – Jacky Cheungknown as “God of songs” in the Chinese world, has reached a historical stage on February 23 By finishing his 1,000th concert. This performance, maintained Haikou As part of “Jacky Cheung 60+ World Tour,” also marked the 218th show of this current tour. Cheung is now the first Chinese artist to exceed the milestone of 1,000 concerts. To celebrate this important opportunity, the management team of Universal Music Greater China (UMGC) attended the concert and presented a special gift to Cheung, honoring its remarkable influence and heritage in the past four decades.
The ten world visits to Jacky Cheung represent a legendary musical journey that extends over 38 years. From 1987 with his first solo tour, the “Jacky Cheung 87 Concert” of the Hong Kong Coliseum at his 1,000th concert in 2025, his career led him to more than 100 cities in 18 countries and regions, attracting millions fans. These performances have not only established unrivaled records in the Chinese music industry, but also witnessed the world rise in Chinese pop music on the world scene.
Although Cheung has always said that Bakre Records was never his goal, his tours have always set new steps. In 1995, his “Friends World Tour” reached 100 shows, a record for most of the performances of a Chinese artist at the time. In 2010, its “1/2 century world tour” attracted more than 2 million people in a single year, winning a Guinness World Records ™ title for the “main public combined for a live act in 12 months”. The “Jacky Cheung A Classic Tour”, which lasted 2 years and 3 months, set the record for most of the shows of a Chinese artist in a single tour, with 233 performances. Now, with his “Concert Tour 60+” in progress, which started in 2023, Cheung has already finished 218 programs, with more performance which should exceed the records established by its previous tours.
Considered one of the most influential Chinese artists in the world, Jacky Cheung is often celebrated as the “god of songs” in the Chinese language world. He has won numerous prestigious prizes, including the “US Billboard Music Awards – the most popular singer of Asia“(1994),” World Music Awards – the best -selling Asian artist in the world “(1995, 1996), and” Jade Solid Gold Awards – Asia Pacific Most Popular Male Singer “(1994, 1997, 1998),”Golden melody Prize- Best Mandarin Male singer “(1998), among other best honors, and had seven certified albums as Hong Kong Best-sales of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
During his concert that evening, Jacky CheungDeeply moved, expressed: “What does 1,000 concerts mean for me? This is a reflection of the last 40 years, where I spent almost 3,000 hours on this scene. I paid all my sincerity and my love in each Performance.
Jacky Cheung’s career started in 1984 when he joined Polygram Records, which later became a subsidiary of Universal Music Group (UMG). Despite the many changes in the music industry over the years, Cheung has remained with UMG for more than four decades, testimony to its lasting relationship with the label. UMG supported the release of more than 50 of his albums, strengthening his leadership on the Chinese music scene and helping to propel her international success. To commemorate its 1,000th concert milestone, UMG presented a special gift to Cheung – a three -meter Chinese Chinese Chinese parchment painting that captures its ten -year -old trip. The conceptions of the scene, the lighting and the emblematic looks of each tower are represented in a complex way, established on a background of fans holding light signs, symbolizing the brilliance of its lasting musical heritage.
Adam Granite, executive vice-president of market development at Universal Music Groupsent his congratulations: “The remarkable achievements of Jacky Cheung in the past 40 years have far exceeded the limits of the Chinese music industry. Sales of record albums at the global reach of his music and Unparalleled scale of its tours, Cheung has solidified, solidified its place as one of the most emblematic superstars in the world. future that he will continue to fix.
Timothy XUChairman and CEO of Universal Music Greater Chinapresented the gift to Jacky Cheung and said: “It is an honor to attend this historic stage. I offer my sincere congratulations and the deepest respect to Mr. Cheung. His unshakable confidence in us during the 40 Last years has contributed to an extraordinary heritage in us the music industry.
Gary ChanDirector General of the Universal Music Hong Kong and main vice-president of Great ChinaAdded: “It is an immense honor to testify and congratulate Mr. Cheung for his 1000th concert. As an undisputed” God of songs “in the Chinese language world, Jacky Cheung has become a symbol not only Hong Kong Pop music, but of a shared memory for the Chinese in the world. Of its beginnings with polygram Hong Kong To his ascent as a global superstar, we believe that his heritage will continue to inspire the next generation of musicians of Hong Kong And the large region of the bay, leading them to new heights. “”
* 1000 Jacky Cheung shows through 10 concert tours
- Jacky Cheung 87 Concert (1987)
A total of 6 shows
- Love You More Every Day Tour (1991)
A total of 15 shows
- School and friends in the world (1993 – 1994)
A total of 65 shows
- Jacky Cheung 95 World Tour (1995 – 1996)
A total of 100 shows
- Friends World Tour (1999)
A total of 67 shows
- Music Odyssey Tour (2002 – 2003)
A total of 45 shows
- The year of Jacky Cheung World Tour (2007 – 2008)
A total of 105 shows
- Jacky Cheung 1/2 century Jacky (2010 – 2012)
A total of 146 shows; Attach a Guinness ™ world record for “the most generally combined public for a live act in 12 months”.
- A classic tour (2016 – 2019)
A total of 233 shows
- Jacky Cheung 60+ concert tour (2023 – 2026)
Still in progress. To date February 23, 2025218 shows took place.
Source Universal Music Greater China
