In 1990 when Cheung was 19, Cheung visited Hong Kong during his summer vacation and was reacquainted with his cousin and childhood friend, Anna Ueyama (
上山安娜). Anna introduced Cheung to his first manager, Tony. Impressed with Cheung's voice, Tony immediately signed him into IFPI and started to train him. Cheung then recorded his first song, a duet album with Hong Kong singer Maple Hui (
許秋怡). The debut single, "A Modern Love Story", was released by the record company Fitto in 1991 and was an immense success. This single was on IFPI Album Sales Chart for 11 weeks, and as of today still holds the IFPI record for newcomer singers. That same year, Cheung signed into
TVB and starred in his first television series,
Peak of Passion, released in 1992. A year later, he filmed his very first movie, ''A Warrior's Tragedy
. Cheung reached to the peak of his popularity in 1994 when he took part as the role of Guo Jing from The Legend of the Condor Heroes, which helped him to become one of the most favourite actors at that time. In 1996, he starred in the TVB classic hit drama Cold Blood Warm Heart'', which acclaimed him notable praises of his performance, making him a household name and boosted his career in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. After the release of
Cold Blood Warm Heart, he transitioned into movies such as
Perfect Match and
Comic King. He returned to TVB in 2000 in the series
Return of the Cuckoo, which was a tremendous success with Charmaine Sheh, reaching a peak of 40 points. His status and recognition as an actor dramatically increased to countries such as
Singapore,
Malaysia,
Vietnam,
Thailand,
Taiwan and
China. He also reaped 2 awards in the TVB award ceremony (My Favorite Couple-with
Charmaine Sheh and My Favorite Themesong), adding to his string of wins. in 2003, he won My Favorite Leading Character again for his role as Yeung Kwong from
Take My Word For It. His performance with Charmaine Sheh in the 2004 drama
Point of No Return also won the pair the Best Onscreen Couple award at the 2005 Astro Awards in Malaysia. Cheung has also found success in the Mainland entertainment industry with starring roles in the television series
Ni Shui Han,
Lu Xiao Feng, and
Red Powder. In 2012, he returned to TVB to film sequel to TVB's 2003 blockbuster television drama Triumph in the Skies. His role as Captain Koo has boosted his popularity once again and earned him a spot in the peoples' hearts. Cheung has earned 60 million HKD in 2014.
Music His first concert at
Hong Kong Coliseum was held on 27 March 2011 which the title for the concert was
I Am An Alien. On 6 July 2014, he had his second concert at Hong Kong Coliseum on four-sided stage, called
Crazy Hours. In 2021, he joined the cast of
reality TV show Call Me by Fire as a contestant. ==Personal life==