In the 1980s and 1990s, there was a pop music singer in Hong Kong who was as famous as Leslie Cheung and Alan Tam. He was your son, Chen Baiqiang.

Unlike Leslie Cheung who is well known, the name Chen Baiqiang has become less known as the years have passed. But this name once represented the pinnacle of pop music of that era.

Chen Baiqiang was born in 1958. His father, Chen Pengfei, was the founder of Jinbao Watch Company in Central, Hong Kong and was highly respected in the watch industry. Chen Baiqiang, who was born as a noble son, was deeply favored by his father. He had no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, and he was known as the "Third Prince of Central".

My father hoped that Chen Baiqiang could inherit the family business, but Chen Baiqiang loved music. He was keen to participate in various music activities when he was studying, and he could also play electronic keyboards, pianos and other musical instruments. In order to be able to do what he likes, Chen Baiqiang did not hesitate to contradict his father and stubbornly chose to make music. Chen Baiqiang was focused on singing but not studying. After graduating from middle school, he dropped out of school and started singing English songs on the radio. Unable to defeat him, his father sent him to the Sanban City Conservatory of Music in the United States for further studies.

After completing his studies, Chen Baiqiang returned to Hong Kong and won the third place in the "Hong Kong Popular Song Composition Invitational Competition" with his own song "The Rocky Road". He also signed a contract with TVB and started his career as a singer.

Chen Baiqiang officially joined EMI Records and became artists of the same company as Leslie Cheung. Both of them have Tan Guoji as their manager, and Tan Guoji has brokered many collaborations between the two.

The 20-year-old Chen Baiqiang won the "Hong Kong Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Award" for his song "Tears Flow for You". This award established his position in the Hong Kong music scene.

The fledgling Chen Baiqiang showed his talents. At that time, there were not many singers who could sing, write lyrics and compose music. Chen Baiqiang was not only original but also good-looking, so he became the first generation of idol singer-songwriter in Hong Kong. .

Chen Baiqiang is indeed talented in music. In addition to composing a large number of popular songs, he has also won many music awards. "I Just Like You" and "What I Want in Life" were selected into the "Top Ten Music Awards of Hong Kong and Taiwan". "Big Chinese Golden Songs", and has three platinum albums. The songs are diverse in style, full of contemporary flavor, and have good sales.

In the 1980s, Chen Baiqiang had already toured the world and held concerts. He held large-scale concerts in Canada, the United States, Singapore, Japan, and Thailand, and the venues were full, which shows how popular he is.

At the peak of his music career, he also became an actor, playing the leading role in the movies "Encore" and "The Unemployed", while his co-star Leslie Cheung was only a supporting role.

Speaking of his brother Leslie Cheung, he has countless friends in the entertainment industry, but there is one person whose relationship with him is so subtle that it is difficult to summarize it in a few words. This person is Chen Baiqiang.

They are like Hua Wuque and Xiao Yuer in "The Two Proud Brothers", who brought countless topics to the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s.

Both of them are equally handsome and personable, and they were both on the "Top Ten Most Beautiful People in Hong Kong" list.

The media speculated that the two were estranged due to competition, but Chen Baiqiang once confessed: "No matter what others say, Leslie and I are really good friends!" Chen Baiqiang admired Leslie Cheung's performance, while Leslie Cheung was jealous of Chan's musical talent. Leslie Cheung also said: "I am very dissatisfied with him because the songs he composed are so beautiful; I am very disappointed with him because he has never written a song for me." Only a true good friend would express his feelings like this. The other party's "jealousy"! In fact, the two of them are not as different as imagined, but they admire each other more.

33-year-old Chen Baiqiang announced his farewell to the music industry. The next year, he was found lying on the ground in his Mid-Levels mansion, having taken sleeping pills with wine, and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. After being in a coma for 17 months, Chen Baiqiang unfortunately passed away due to organ failure. He debuted at the age of 19, became famous at the age of 20, but his life ended abruptly at the age of 35. A generation of musical geniuses has just left us.