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Biography of the Four Kings … Thank you.

From 1989 to 1990, Jacky Cheung, Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung successively withdrew from the Hong Kong Music Awards ceremony. Jacky Cheung seized the opportunity to become one of the lead singers of Polaroid Records Company, and released the record "I only want to love one person in my life" at 19 1, which once again attracted the attention of the music circle. Jacky Cheung, here we go. Two albums were released in the same year, and I couldn't help but change my mind. Among them, "Love You More Every Day" (adapted from the song "True Xia Guo" by the famous Japanese band Southern All-Star) is very popular. In addition to winning the song award of the major music awards of the year, it also won the award in 654. The success of "Can't Help It" and "A Constant Heart" has made Jacky Cheung rival Andy Lau and Liming at major awards ceremonies in Hong Kong. Together with Aaron Kwok, who successfully replaced Hacken Lee, they were called the "Four Heavenly Kings" and influenced an era of China music. 1992, Jacky Cheung released the Cantonese record "Revealing the Truth", in which nine songs made it to the top of the Hong Kong pop charts for many times, becoming one of the music albums with the most songs on the Hong Kong pop charts, among which "Parting is always on a rainy day" and "Acacia in the Storm" also became one of the classic Cantonese pop tracks.

1993 released the second Mandarin album "Kissing Goodbye", which sold well in overseas markets such as Taiwan Province Province, Singapore and Chinese mainland, and also broke the record sales in many places, making Jacky Cheung the title of "God of Songs" and reaching the peak of his singing career. The main tracks of this record include: kiss goodbye, love, you along the way (the original song was sung by Japanese singer Maeda Genhui; The Cantonese version is "Breaking up is always in rainy days"). At the end of the same year, another Mandarin album "Blessing" was released, which still sold well. Jacky Cheung also held its first world concert tour that year. 1994 released EP-type Cantonese album Legend of the Hungry Wolf, album It's not too cold this winter, and Mandarin album Stealing the Heart, in which the song It's not too cold this winter was written by myself and won the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards of Radio Television Hong Kong.

The Four Heavenly Kings began to develop in the late 1990s of/kloc-0, and gained wide recognition and success respectively. Jacky Cheung is regarded by most people as one of the four kings with the highest singing skills and one of the four kings who won the most music awards.

1995 Jacky Cheung has performed 100 concerts all over the world, including Madison Square Garden in new york, becoming the first Asian singer to hold a concert in Madison Square Garden, and released a sensational album True Love-New Songs+Selected Works in the same year. The main tracks are True Love and 1000 Reasons for Sadness. "True Love-New Songs+Selected Works" became the first cumulative sales album of diamond records in the history of Chinese music, and was certified by IFBI. So far, the cumulative sales volume of "True Love New Songs+Selected Works" has exceeded 65.438+million, making it the highest-selling Chinese record in history. In the same year, he won two awards at the World Music Awards Ceremony, namely "the world's highest-selling Asian pop singer" and "the world's highest-selling Chinese singer", which were awarded by ursula andress, a first-generation Bond girl. Therefore, in 2000, he was inducted into the 1990 Singer Hall of Fame selected by Universal Records, and he was also listed as one of the 50 most influential figures in Asia by Time magazine. I have won the I F PI Singer Award for many times in a row. 1995 held "Friends Xueyou 95 World Tour Concert" and "Ten Years of Love, 95 Friends Xueyou Taiwan Province Province Tour Concert" broke the record of105. 1996 won the award of "Best-selling Asian singer in the world" again, and married Luo Meiwei who had been in love for many years in the same year. After marriage, he announced a temporary vacation to concentrate on developing music and began to plan a large-scale original musical "Snow Wolf Lake". In addition, he also cooperated with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Hong Kong conductor Ye Yongshi to hold several concerts combining classical music with pop music. The singing part of this concert is included in the album "Love and Symphony" (excluding the music performance part of the orchestra).

Jacky Cheung's peak period is also considered as the period when Hong Kong pop music made the greatest contribution to overseas, especially when he successfully opened up a huge overseas market. At that time, Jacky Cheung's record sales also attracted the attention of international pop music or media, including Time magazine in the United States. Billboard, the most authoritative music magazine in the United States, began to pay attention to Hong Kong pop music to some extent because of the rise of Jacky Cheung.

Among the "Four Heavenly Kings" in Andy Lau, Andy Lau was the first to become famous. He graduated from the 1988 Wireless Artist Training Course 10, and he performed his first film "Colorful Clouds" on 1982. In the same year, he made his mark by performing Xu Anhua's "Go to the Angry Sea". 1983 performed the episode of the TV series "The Condor Heroes" and "The Condor Heroes" (male voice), but the first song officially published by 1985, that is, his album song of the same name "I only know that I love you at this moment", began to be familiar to Hong Kong music circles in the mid-1980s. Even if some so-called music professionals or "Black China" say that Andy Lau's voice is not dominant, or that his songs are too popular, Andy Lau-style vibrato singing has indeed performed many emotional and perfect love songs. Reality has proved that his pop songs, whether in Cantonese or Mandarin, have been affirmed and supported by a huge fan base. From May, the days of being together, the style of my true self, having an affair alone, who knows, until you are my woman, when I met you, I was born in heaven, infernal affairs, and continued to talk about love, thanking you from the dream I pursued. So when talking about the topic of "Four Heavenly Kings", he once said to the media, "Actually, I debuted earlier than them. Strictly speaking, we are not from the same era. " Debut early is not the biggest difference between Andy Lau and the other three. The key point is that in everyone's mind, Andy Lau is a perfect example of a successful artist, and his workaholic spirit as a model worker has amazed his peers and the media. In 2000, Andy Lau invested in the production of his first100th film "Ah Fu", and he was strong in his old age. In addition, his balanced development of versatility and specialty is also the best among the four. Even after winning the first Oscar in 2000, he began to put more energy into movies, but his music was still high.

Andy Lau, known as the "Iron Man of Asia" and "Bull Man", is a symbol of hard work of Hongkong people and even China people. It is because he has a young and energetic heart forever, is willing to pay more sweat than others, is willing to work hard and struggle all the time, and is a fan of his dreams! Andy Lau is the most award-winning Hong Kong singer in the Guinness Book of World Records, and has been the most popular male singer among the top ten Chinese golden songs in Hong Kong for seven consecutive years. The most popular male singer in the third global Chinese song list; He was the "most popular male singer" who won the "Top Ten Golden Melody Awards Ceremony" for six times and the "most popular Hong Kong male singer in the Asia-Pacific region" for nine times. Among them, Andy Lau won both "Most Popular Male Singer" and "Most Popular Hong Kong Male Singer in the Asia-Pacific Region" in 2004, becoming the first male singer to win both awards. After 2007, Andy Lau was too busy to attend the TVB awards ceremony. Since her debut, Andy Lau has released more than 65,438+000 records and sung nearly 65,438+0000 songs. The total album sales exceeded 50 million, and more than 400 concerts were held. Since her debut in 65,438+09,865,438+0, she has performed more than 65,438+040 films. He is one of the most successful artists in the entertainment circle.

Today's Andy Lau can't be described by only two words: handsome, cool and idol! We see more that his success depends on strength+hard work, diligence and hard work! He works tirelessly and can still become a popular superstar in the entertainment circle if he refuses to accept his old age. It can be said that his charm is infinite! It is an immortal myth in the entertainment circle, the king of heaven is supreme, which has become a unique myth for 30 years, and there will be classic legends that get redder as they get older! He, the king of youth, has a lot to learn!

Dawn Dawn, the youngest king, has always been deeply loved by people for its dignified and elegant health image. 1986, Dawn, who returned to Hong Kong from England, was unexpectedly discovered by a talent scout and was recommended to take part in a singing contest. Under the strong opposition of his family, Liming won the championship of Biquan Nova Competition and the fifth rookie singing season. He stayed in Hong Kong as he wished and appeared in his first film and TV series in the same year. One of the handsome young villains also made many audiences remember him. 1990, Liming became popular because of starring in the TV series "Marginal Man". The image of the unruly prodigal son he created is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and this drama has become the annual viewing champion of Hong Kong. In the same year, Li Ming also released his first album LEON, which received enthusiastic response and won almost all the new artist awards in Hong Kong. 199 1 starring in the TV series "No regrets in this life", once again setting an annual viewing champion; Even with the record "Love is Fate", it won the best-selling record of IFPI all year round. 1992, Dawn held 20 solo concerts in Singapore, Malaysia and the United States and Canada 10 provinces, and held the 10 concert in Hong Kong Red Pavilion for the first time. The box office of the movie "Divine Calculation" is HK$ 36,399,307. In this way, Li Ming, who is only 25 years old, ranks among the "Heavenly Kings" with such impressive achievements, and his calm and introverted personality and innate aristocratic temperament also make him establish his own unique style in performing arts.

In music, from 199 1 won numerous awards at major awards ceremonies to 1998, I began to try music video creation. He has won the MTV Director Award and the Jade Gold Award for many times. The song "One day I don't miss you" was selected as one of the top ten timeless classic songs of AM588 London Radio International, and won the [highest award] with the highest number of votes. Cantonese in other countries is excellent, and its voice is clear and beautiful. Whether it is the early affectionate "Are you coming tonight" and "I'm sorry, I love you", or the Lebanese electronic dance music such as "All Day Love" and "Take a fancy to her" popular in major pubs in the middle period, and the recent "Fireworks for Two" and "Rankings", they all have a distinct sense of the times. From 1992 to 2009, Liming held a total of 65,438+032 solo concerts in Hong Kong, which also caused quite a stir in the Southeast Asian market. The President of South Korea mentioned in his speech that Dawn is also a famous performing star in South Korea. He was the first China native to hold a concert in Vietnam in 1990s, and the second foreign singer to hold a concert in Vietnam since the opening up, which caused a sensation and promoted the local music culture.

In terms of film and television, Lin Yilong, Cheng Lang, the legendary legend and many other classic roles were successfully performed in the TV series Dawn, and then he moved to the big screen and starred in many classic literary films such as city of glass and Half Life. The film Sweet Honey, starring him, was selected as the second among the top ten films of 1997 by American Time magazine. In 2008, Liming played a generation of Peking Opera master Mr. Mei Lanfang. In order to be closer to the characters, Li Ming gained 20 pounds to perform Mei Lanfang, who is near middle age. The release of the film Mei Lanfang has attracted the attention and praise of people from all walks of life. Liming was nominated for Best Actor in the Hong Kong Film Awards for many times, and won the Best Actor in the 39th Taiwan Golden Horse Award for "Night Return".

In public welfare undertakings, Dawn is known as the "king of charity". 1994, he became the first China person to serve as an international goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. He personally went to the hardest hit areas several times to perform his duties as an ambassador. 1/kloc-0 was awarded three times a year, and/kloc-0 was selected as one of the top ten outstanding young people in Hong Kong in 1998. In 2003, he was awarded the Medal of Honor by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

In the early days of entering the entertainment circle, Liming studied behind-the-scenes work and learned a lot about filming and recording skills from some directors. But with his success in front of the screen, he began to do behind-the-scenes work that he was more interested in, and announced that he would no longer receive the Hong Kong Music Awards at 1999. He set up his own record company and manager company, and his team focused on cultivating new people. Liming is good at tapping the potential of new people and has devoted a lot of energy to it. In addition, he also invested in films directed by young directors, personally produced a series of videos and photos, and continued to shoot and sing by himself, thus continuing his brilliant acting career.

Aaron Kwok Asian Dance King, Stage King, Advertising King, Variety Pop King, and the creator of the Guinness Book of Records for Hong Kong Red Chamber Concert. Among the "Four Heavenly Kings", Aaron Kwok has the longest road to fame. 1984 Aaron Kwok, 19 years old, was admitted to the dance training class of wireless TV station and transferred from 1987 to the wireless art training class. During this period, she acted in several TV plays, but most of them were walk-on roles. Until 1990, Aaron Kwok, who left Taiwan Province, took an advertisement for a motorcycle. Unexpectedly, this advertisement changed Aaron Kwok's life. His handsome appearance, wet hair and charged eyes began to fascinate girls in Taiwan Province Province, and then he recorded three Mandarin albums, especially songs such as "I can't finish loving you" and "Should I go away quietly", which were popular across the Taiwan Strait and Southeast Asia. 1992 and then return to Hong Kong for development. The Cantonese album "Please Take My Feelings Home" released in Hong Kong has formed a buying craze. After winning four platinum sales, with its charming dance, handsome image, strong figure and fresh singing voice, it gradually gained popularity. Together with Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Liming, they were called "Four Heavenly Kings" by the Hong Kong media. Later, he won the reputation of "Asian Dance King". 1995 With the help of Hong Kong musicians Lei Songde, Guozheng Tan and manager Xiaomei, she tapped her skillful dancing skills and distinctive voice, successfully transformed into a powerful singer, won the most popular male singer for three times and won the top ten golden songs of the year for many times. Representative songs are: Mood of the Fourth Night, City of Wilderness, The Temptation of the Iron Curtain, Innocent Legend, Call of Love, Pigeon, Let's Move and Sing this Song ... Aaron Kwok is beautiful, gentle and energetic, and indispensable in the singer's world.

At the peak of singing career, 1998, Advertising signed a contract with Pepsi-Cola to become the spokesperson of Pepsi-Cola soda in Greater China. With the theme of "Ask more questions-unlimited desires", a blue hurricane blew in China. In the minds of young people, the image of Aaron Kwok is the coolest, and drinking blue Pepsi is the coolest. In 2005, Guo ended his eight-year spokesperson relationship with Pepsi-Cola, but he still maintained a good cooperative relationship with Pepsi-Cola. In 2002, he took a clothing advertisement for Metersbonwe Bang Wei. The slogans such as "Metersbonwe Bang Wei doesn't take the usual road" and "Everyone in Metersbonwe Bang Wei has his own stage" are widely known. In 2004, I made a dress advertisement for Dancing with Wolves. "Why not? Who says no" and "Enjoy dancing with wolves" combine Aaron Kwok's personal charm and dancing skills, and are welcomed by consumers.

Due to frequent changes in the top management of Warner Records in recent years and constant internal contradictions, on August 9, 2006, Aaron Kwok officially signed a contract with a big country culture at a high price, and left Warner Records at work 13 to focus on musicals and movies, in order to fulfill his long-cherished wish of performing a large musical and more good movies. While Aaron Kwok has made brilliant achievements in singing, he has also shot a series of film and television works since the late 1980s. Since the 1990s, when he focused on singing, he didn't care about the gains and losses in performance, but every work he starred in was full of sincerity and emotion. Whether he is a hero or a villain, the roles he plays are not impressive, but they are all thoughtful and infectious. Among them, excellent TV works include: Run, Anti-corruption Action Team, Blade of the Wind and Dynamic Passion. The film works include: Walking with me, Barefoot Boy, 9 1 Condor Heroes, King of Thousand Faces, Romantic Storm, Fengyun, China Strike Force, Little Kiss and Judo Dragon and Tiger List. Among them, "9 1 Condor Heroes" featured a silver fox with silver hair and lightning eyes, which was deeply appreciated by the audience and was nominated for the best supporting actor in the Oscar. 1996, Wang Xueqin, the champion in The Romantic Storm, was deeply appreciated by the audience. After the Hong Kong Academy Awards were presented, the media thought that Aaron Kwok in The Romantic Storm was a neglected legacy, but at that time, Aaron Kwok was 365,438+0 years old, still quite young, and devoted himself to the development of singing career, so he didn't take it to heart (but assuming that he had the affirmation of his performance in that year, 1998 "Fengyun", Bu Jingyun and Aaron Kwok will be in the comic book. That kind of cold tenderness and silence, deeply loved by the audience, was rated as the most in line with the original image of Bu Jingyun. In 2005, it was Sanchakou, a decadent and infatuated Sun Man brother, who won the Golden Horse Award for Aaron Kwok and made those who questioned his acting skills for many years shut up. In 2006, Father and Son once again achieved Aaron Kwok, the winner of Lianzhuang Golden Horse Award, and once again affirmed his acting skills. Aaron Kwok also said that the performance field will be the focus of his career in the next decade. Silver Empire and Fengyun 2 were released at the end of 2009. 20 1 1's favorite played the role of AIDS patient, with accurate interpretation of the role and widely acclaimed acting skills. Now Aaron Kwok is a real acting school!

Aaron Kwok's "Where is the Dance" and "What Dance Don't Love" are wonderful because of you! In the mid-1990s, Aaron Kwok's dance art reached its peak. He has danced modern dance, folk dance, ballroom dance, cha-cha, tap dance, jazz dance, Latin dance, street dance, mechanical dance and so on, all of which are excellent. Because I like Jackson, I performed mechanical dance for the first time in Iron Curtain Temptation (1994). In the concerts from 1994 to 1996, he also performed a 45-degree body tilt and spacewalk, which won warm applause. Aaron Kwok, the "Asian Dance King", lives up to its reputation. His dancing skills have been integrated into his body. He not only behaves appropriately, but also has flexible movements, eyes and expressions. Desire for Infinity dances sexy modern dance with janet jackson. "Create the slogan of unlimited development of Pepsi-Cola enterprises". The movie "Romantic Cherry Blossoms" is a "fighting dance" created by Aaron Kwok. He fights with his opponent by dancing. Although it is acting, it is difficult to complete a bold and innovative dance without it, which is enough to witness that Aaron Kwok's dance is extraordinary. In 2005, Fan Kufufeng's fans called Aaron Kwok the "Dance King of the Century", and in June-June 2002, Aaron Kwok was honored as the "Dance King of Asia". He won the China Award for Best Stage Performance, Best Male Stage Performer and Best Stage Performer for many times. Aaron Kwok's stage collection in 2004, the stage collection Flying Over the Dance Forest in 2005, the Aaron Kwok Dance Forest Concert in 2007 and the Aaron Kwok Asia Expo Dance Forest Concert in 2008 all regard "dance" as the most important symbol of Aaron Kwok!

Two years after his debut, Aaron Kwok, as a newcomer, was named one of the four kings. It can be said that without Aaron Kwok, there would be no Four Kings. In the 1990s, there were countless "Fifth Kings" and so-called "Four Little Kings" in the entertainment circle, but the status of members of the "Four Kings" at that time, such as Liming, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok and Jacky Cheung, was not replaced or surpassed by later generations. They have become the most brilliant and powerful witnesses in Hong Kong entertainment circle with their own strength and charm!