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Jacky Cheung breaks the record with 1000 shows in 10 tours, a milestone in Chinese music history

BeijingPresent February 24, 2025 / CNW/ – Jacky CheungKnown as the “God of Songs” in the Chinese -speaking world, reached a historic milestone February 23rd By completing his 1,000th Concerts. This performance that is kept in Haikou As part of the “Jacky Cheung 60+ World Tour”, “ The 218th show of this current tour also marked. Cheung is now the first Chinese artist to exceed the 1,000 concert milestone. In order to celebrate this significant occasion, the management team of the Universal Music Greater China (UMGC) took on the concert and presented Cheung with a special gift, who honored his remarkable influence and legacy in the past four decades.

LR: Gary Chan, David Chan, Jacky Cheung, Timothy Xu, Sunny Cheung (Photo: Shen Jing)
LR: Gary Chan, David Chan, Jacky Cheung, Timothy Xu, Sunny Cheung (Photo: Shen Jing)

Jacky Cheung's ten world tours represent a legendary musical journey that extends over 38 years. From 1987 with his first solo tour, the “Jacky Cheung 87 concert” from Hong Kong Coliseum to his 1,000. Concert in 2025, his career led him to over 18 countries and regions in over 18 countries and regions that attract millions of fans. These performances not only set unprecedented records in the Chinese music industry, but also experienced the global rise of Chinese pop music on the world stage.

Although Cheung has always explained that Breaking Records was never his goal, his tours consistently set new milestones. In 1995 his “Friends World Tour” reached 100 shows, a record for most appearances by a Chinese artist at that time. In 2010, his “1/2 Century World Tour” drew over 2 million people within a year and won a title from the Guinness World Records ™ for the “largest combined audience for a live act for 12 months”. The “Jacky Cheung a Classic Tour”, which spans 2 years and 3 months, set the record for most shows by a Chinese artist in a single tour with 233 performances. Now, with its ongoing “60+ concert tour”, which began in 2023, Cheung has already completed 218 shows. Further performances are expected to exceed the records of his previous tours.

Jacky Cheung is considered one of the most influential Chinese artists worldwide and is often celebrated as the “God of Songs” in the Chinese -speaking world. He has won numerous prestigious awards, including the “US Billboard Music Awards – the most popular singer in Asia“(1994),” World Music Awards – World's bestseller Asian artist “(1995, 1996) and the” Jade Solid Gold Awards – Asian -Pacific -Pacific Male Singers “(1994, 1997, 1998),”, “,”Golden melody Award -Best Mandarin -Männliche Sänger “(1998), including top ceremonies, and has certified seven albums as Hong Kong Bestseller of the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI).