1977-1982 In 1977, he won the runner-up in the Hong Kong region of the TV Asian Song Contest with "American Pie" and was rated as the most promising new Leslie Cheung photo (15 photos) by "Overseas Chinese Daily" After winning the award, he later joined Lai TV and played the leading role in many TV series. During this period, his masterpiece can be regarded as the TV series "The Legend of the Swordsman". His early singing image was more avant-garde and uninhibited, with James Dean's rebelliousness and romance. During an outdoor performance, he once threw his hat to the audience when he was excited about singing, but someone actually threw his hat back on the stage. Despite this, he persisted in his singing career. Hong Kong people were inspired by his experience of hard work and finally success and coined a proverb "It would take Leslie Cheung ten years to be where he is today" to encourage those struggling young people. During this period, he also took on many movies such as "Youth on Fire", "Encore", etc. With his outstanding performance in these movies, he gradually became popular with the audience, which laid the foundation for him to become a superstar in the future. In 1978, he released his first English album "Day Dreaming". In 1979, the first Cantonese album "Lovers' Arrow" was released. In 1980, he won the Best Performance Award at the Commonwealth Film and Television Festival for the TV miniseries "My Woman". In 1982, he starred in the movie "Youth on Fire", which earned him his first Academy Award Best Actor nomination. The film also became a representative work of the New Wave of Cinema and one of the "100 Best Chinese Films in a Century" selected by the Academy Awards. one. Meeting Bole - Finally Success In 1982, when Lai's contract expired, Leslie Cheung followed his mentor Li Xiaotian to switch to TVB and its subsidiary China Star Records, and met his later manager and lifelong friend Chen Shufen. Later, Leslie Cheung compared Lai Xiaotian and Chen Shufen to the bole in his life. In 1983, the album "The Wind Keeps Blowing" was released. The Cantonese title song of the same name became one of Leslie Cheung's most popular songs in history. This album also made his singing career rise rapidly. Leslie Cheung in the 1980s (10 photos) In 1984, the album "Leslie" became a sensation in Hong Kong, with sales exceeding four platinums. One of his songs, "Monica", was well-known in the streets, and this song also established Leslie Cheung's status as a superstar in the music industry. His youthful and passionate interpretation added brilliance to the song, making "Monica" a landmark work in the history of Hong Kong pop music. It had a profound influence on both the industry and the public. It was still named "Ten of the Century" by Taiwan and Hong Kong 15 years later. "Big Hit" champion, and he also won the "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" and "Top Ten Golden Songs" Golden Melody Awards for the first time with "Monica". Since then, his development in the music world has been unstoppable, and his stage performances are unparalleled. Her mellow voice, wide vocal range of 15 degrees and her "love-driven" interpretation have captivated countless fans, including "The Wind Keeps Blowing", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Silence is Golden", "Love in the Past", "Monica", Songs such as "Unintentional Sleep", "Waiting Together" and "Chasing" are called the background music of growth by many people. He has sung more than 300 songs, officially produced more than 80 albums and collections, with a total sales volume of over 10 million; he has held 121 solo concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum and nearly 300 world tour concerts. He has successively won many music awards such as "Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards", "Top Ten Golden Melody Awards", "Most Popular Male Singer Award", "Golden Music Award for Male Singer", etc., becoming the irreplaceable emperor of the Hong Kong music scene. Superstar, a name with the highest status in the Chinese music scene. In 1985, he held ten consecutive solo concerts at the Coliseum, breaking the record for the number of first concerts by a Hong Kong singer. In 1986, he held 12 consecutive concerts at the Coliseum. Yes. In that year's "Top Ten Golden Songs" season selection, Leslie Cheung dominated 7 songs, the most among all singers. He overcame his rival Alan Tam for the first time in the "Top Ten Golden Songs". "Golden Melody Award". In the same year, the movie "A Better Tomorrow" starring him and Chow Yun-fat became a classic, and the theme song "Love of the Year" sung by him also became a classic song. 1987 was a great year for Leslie Cheung in both the music and film circles. .

His album "Summer Romance" sold seven times platinum, beating Alan Tam to win the IFPI Annual Sales Champion Award that year. Nine of the ten songs on this album took turns occupying the charts. Among them, the hit song "Wantless Sleep" swept all major awards ceremonies in 1987 and won the "Golden Melody Award" again. He was once again nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the movie "A Better Tomorrow II", and his role as Ning Caichen in the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" became a classic scholar image. In 1988, Leslie Cheung became the first Pepsi superstar spokesperson in Asia and held 23 consecutive concerts at the Coliseum. He defeated Alan Tam to win the "Golden Music Male Singer Gold Award" and won many music awards such as the "Most Popular Male Singer Award" and the "IFPI Award". The song "Silence is Golden", which he personally composed, has also become a classic. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the third time with the movie "Rouge", and his role as "The Twelve Young Masters" in the film became another classic movie image. From 1986 to 1987, Leslie Cheung won the Golden Melody Award at the "Top Ten Golden Melody Awards Ceremony" for two consecutive years; from 1988 to 1989, Leslie Cheung won the Most Popular Male Singer at the "Top Ten Golden Melody Awards Ceremony" for two consecutive years; from 1988 to 1989 In 2002, Leslie Cheung won the Gold Award for Male Singer in the "All-In-One Music World Popular Chart Award Ceremony" for two consecutive years. Farewell to the Music World Concert (10 photos) In 1989, Leslie Cheung won many music awards such as the "Most Popular Male Singer Award", "The Most Powerful Male Singer Gold Award", "IFPI Album Award", etc. With his career in full swing, he announced his farewell to the music industry. , and held 33 consecutive "Farewell Music Concerts" at the Coliseum. His superb singing skills and outstanding stage control skills fascinated fans. This concert was also hailed as one of the most classic concerts in Hong Kong. In the same year, he released three albums, "Side", "Salute" and "Final Encounter", which were all hits. The album "Side" has sold six times platinum in Hong Kong and won the "Leading Music Album IFPI Award". As a cover album, "Salute" became a critically acclaimed and popular record upon its release. It has also become an insurmountable peak for cover albums in the history of Hong Kong pop music. The reason why the album "Salute" has been unanimously praised by the industry and has become a classic is because of the following: first of all, dedication; second, a sense of self-confidence. A king in the music industry naturally has extraordinary self-confidence in performing other people's works. Show it vividly. In 1990, Leslie Cheung, who retired from the music scene, went to Canada to start his secluded life. Quit the music scene - show off in the film industry Leslie Cheung movie stills (10 photos) While the music scene was flourishing, he also created the same brilliance in the film world. He is the first Hong Kong male artist to not only win the "Golden Needle Award", the highest honor in the music industry, but also the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2005, the Academy Awards Association selected "The 100 Best Chinese Films of the Century". He starred in eight films, ranking first among Chinese actors in the number of films selected. He was also selected as one of the "Top 100 Chinese Films of the Century". Favorite actor." In the selection of "Hong Kong people's favorite ten movies" during the same period, Leslie Cheung starred in five films, three of which were in the top five, and "Farewell My Concubine" ranked first. In 1990, Leslie Cheung starred in "Days of Being Wild", which is known as one of the most outstanding works in the Hong Kong film industry. In the film, Leslie Cheung successfully portrayed the image of an aloof and rebellious prodigal son, and his wonderful and expressive performance also helped him successfully win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Since then, he has been able to express himself freely in literary films, comedies or action films, and has used his temperament and talent to create classic screen images: Ning Caichen in "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Rouge Button" The Twelve Young Masters in Days of Being Wild, Xu Zai in "Days of Being Wild", Cheng Dieyi in "Farewell My Concubine", Ouyang Feng in "Ashes of Time", and He Baorong in "Happy Together" have all become famous celebrities. Classic roles in the history of famous films; comedic images such as Chang Sao in "Family Happiness" and Gao Baifei in "Happy Events in the Flower Field" are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people; movies such as "The King of Guns" and "Alien Space" show his late acting career. The inner world of the characters is explored more deeply.

His masterpiece "Farewell My Concubine" In 1993, he starred in "Farewell My Concubine". This film is called an unsurpassed monument in the history of Chinese film and it also brought him a lofty international reputation. Leslie Cheung used his superb acting skills to vividly interpret the role of "Cheng Dieyi" who is not a crazy person. The film has won the Palme d'Or at the 46th Cannes International Film Festival (this is the first and only time a Chinese film has won this award), the FIPRESCI Award of the International Federation of Film Critics ("Farewell My Concubine" was unanimously approved, which is also the first time that a Chinese film has won this award). The film won this award for the first time), the 51st American Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and many other international awards. Leslie Cheung also won the "Japanese Film Critics Award for Best Actor in a Foreign Language Film", the "Tokyo Film Critics Award for Best Actor" and the 46th Cannes International Film Festival Best Actor nomination for this film (Leslie Cheung won only one vote He almost failed to win Best Actor at Cannes, and the reason was that the organizing committee wanted to spread the awards). In 1994, he starred in "Ashes of Time", which is known as the alternative peak of Chinese martial arts movies. Leslie Cheung used his superb acting skills to portray the killer role of Ouyang Feng to perfection. He also won the "Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor" for this film. In his masterpiece "Ashes of Time", Leslie Cheung used his genius and diligence to create dozens of characters with twists and turns of fate and ever-changing personalities. He placed equal emphasis on commercial value and artistic value, leaving a precious and distinctive footprint in the history of Chinese films. It has also been recognized worldwide. He has starred in famous movies such as "Farewell My Concubine", "Days of Being Wild", "Ashes of Time", "Rouge Button", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Happy Together", "The King of Guns", "Golden Flowers", etc. . With his superb acting skills, he has been nominated for 18 Best Actor Awards including the Cannes Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, Hong Kong Film Awards, and Taiwan Golden Horse Awards. He was elected as the Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Hong Kong Film Critics Award. Academy Award for Best Actor, Japan Film Critics Award for Best Actor, and Tokyo Film Critics Award for Best Actor. He was invited to serve as a judge at the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival, and is recognized as one of the most outstanding Chinese movie stars. . During his 26-year acting career, he starred in 56 movies. The total box office in Hong Kong reached HK$776 million, ranking among the top in the film industry in terms of box office appeal. The movie "Farewell My Concubine" he starred in broke the box office record of mainland literary films in the United States. "Red Lover" ranked among the top three domestic films in the box office in 1998. "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves" won the 1994 Hong Kong movie summer box office championship. "Big Rich" "Home" and "Happy Events in the Flower Field" both entered the list of the top 50 highest-grossing films in Hong Kong film history. In 1996, three films starring Leslie Cheung entered the top 10 box office rankings of Hong Kong films that year. Returning to the music scene - heading towards another career peak. In 1995, Leslie Cheung, who had been out of the music scene for six years, relaunched his music career under great expectations. After his comeback, although he announced that he would no longer receive any competitive awards, he still maintained a high popularity, and his songs topped the charts for a long time. The annual sales of his album "Beloved" in Asia exceeded 2 million, and the annual sales in Hong Kong were more than 300,000. It ranked first in the annual record sales list announced by IFPI and was called a "rescue" by the industry. Since then, many albums have been released one after another, all of which have achieved good sales. The songs he composed himself continue to be popular in the music industry, and he won the "Best Original Song Award" at the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for "Red Beauty and White Hair". Across 97 World Tour Concert In December 1996, he held 55 "Across 97" world tour concerts. During the concert, he dedicated the song "The Moon Represents My Heart" to his most beloved friend in his life, Mr. Tang. This emotion, which has always been rejected in Chinese society, has still won widespread respect from the public because of its frankness, sincerity and persistence. In 1999, he won the highest honor in the Hong Kong music scene - the "Golden Needle Award" and the honorary award of the "Top Ten Golden Melody Awards". From July 31, 2000 to April 16, 2001, he held 43 "Passion Concerts" world tour. He personally served as the artistic director of the concert, and world fashion master Jean Paul Gaultier served as the costume designer for the entire concert. .

Leslie Cheung is the only Asian artist who can have Jean Paul Gaultier design clothes for him. This perfect concert was also warmly welcomed by music fans. In 2000, he ranked first in the "Top Ten Acting Celebrities of the 1990s" selection organized by Radio Television Hong Kong. In the same year, the charity film "Smoke and Smoke" directed by him received widespread acclaim after its release, and his directorial talent also First appearance. In the two years from 2000 to 2001, Leslie Cheung won many honorary awards in the Chinese music industry, including "Asia's Most Outstanding Artist Award", "Millennium National Achievement Award", "Golden Melody Silver Jubilee Honor Award", etc.