Louis Cheung
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 張繼聰 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 张继聪 (simplified) |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, actor |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kay Tse (2007–present) |
| Children | James Cheung (張瞻@2007) |
Louis Cheung (Chinese: 張繼聰) is a Hong Kong Cantopop recording-artist, songwriter, and actor. He is an alumnus of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in acting. His first play was in 1997, and he has performed in a total of more than 20 stage plays, including the classic "A Streetcar Named Desire", as the main character, Stanley Kowalnski.
In 1984, he started acting in front of the camera, including a well-known ad for Nestle instant milk's "The dairy cows raised at 15th floor". He has taken part in more than 100 TV shows, movies and ads.
Louis Cheung joined the music industry in 2005, winning "Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation - Best Male Newcomer (Bronze)" in the same year, and "Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation - Music Composer Award" and "Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation - Singer-songwriter Award." He has received much recognition for his creative achievements. He has also written many songs for other famous Canto-pop singers, such as Eason Chan, Leo Ku, Hacken Lee, Eric Suen, and Joey Yung. His famous works include "Woodgrain", "Hard to Detect" and so on.
Louis Cheung joined TVB as a contracted artist in 2012. His first drama as a contracted artist with the station was "Inbound Troubles", playing the supporting role Sung Wai-chiu. In 2013 and 2014, he acted in "Brother's Keeper", "Gilded Chopsticks", "Black Heart White Soul" and "Come On, Cousin," receiving critical acclaim for his ability to do both comedy and drama. He received five nominations at the TVB Anniversary Awards in 2014, and ultimately won the "Most Improved Actor" award. In 2015, he starred in "Raising the Bar" as Quinton Chow Chi-pok, the second male lead. In August 2015, he was promoted to leading actor for the first time, starring in Momentary Lapse of Reason with Best Actress winner Tavia Yeung, newcomer Lin Xiawei, and Matt Yeung.
He married Kay Tse in 2007, and his son James Cheung was born that same year.
Discography
Album
- To Be or Not To Be (2005)
- 將繼衝 (2006)
- Kidult (2007)
- Check Point (2007)
- Rock N Break (2008)
- B.C (2009)
- 456 (2010)
SIngles
| Year | Album | Song | 903 | RTHK | 997 | TVB | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | To Be Or Not To Be | Mad U So | 3 | 13 | 7 | ||
| To Be Or Not To Be | 彈弓手 | 17 | |||||
| To Be Or Not To Be | 慷慨 | 13 | |||||
| To Be Or Not To Be | 賭城風雲 | 15 | |||||
| 將繼衝 | 烏蠅鏡 | 20 | Featuring Kay Tse | ||||
| 2006 | 將繼衝 | K型 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 只有我是最愛你 | 3 | ||||||
| 將繼衝 | 囉唆 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| 將繼衝 | 烏龜 | 15 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 將繼衝 | 將...繼...衝 | 16 | |||||
| Kidult | 愛你你咪理 | 4 | 15 | 5 | |||
| Kidult | 四小強 | 14 | 10 | ||||
| 2007 | Kidult | 寧願晏D瞓 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| Kidult | Good Luck | 19 | |||||
| Check Point | 下世紀的地圖 | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Check Point | 白鳥 | 8 | 19 | 8 | |||
| Check Point | Single Bell | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 2008 | Rock N Break | 石縫 | 16 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Rock N Break | Gimme A Break | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Rock N Break | 循環線 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Rock N Break | 花生 | 9 | |||||
| 2009 | Rock N Break | 一手舞曲 | 16 | ||||
| Today Special | 爸爸聲 | 9 | 2 | Featuring Hacken Lee | |||
| B.C. | 永和號 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| B.C. | 這一秒 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 5 | ||
| B.C. | 港九情 | 3 | |||||
| 2010 | 456 | 亂世佳人 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
(*)Currenting charting
Awards
- 2008 Metro Hit Music Awards: 循環線 was a song composed by Louis himself which won the newly composed award #1.
- Commercial Radio Hong Kong – 2007 Ultimate (Chik Chak) Best composer award (叱咤樂壇作曲人 大獎)
- Commercial Radio Hong Kong – 2007 Ultimate (Chik Chak) Producer/singer silver award (叱咤唱作人銀獎)