Hins Cheung

Hins Cheung (born 1 February 1981) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong singer and songwriter. He is now signed to Emperor Entertainment Group. He also owns several restaurants of his own design, including 'Junon' and 'The Crown', both in Wanchai.[1]

Hins Cheung
Cheung in April 2017
Born
Zhang Jingxuan

(1981-02-01) February 1, 1981
NationalityChina
Alma materGuangzhou Wuyang Middle School
OccupationSinger, songwriter, actor
Years active2002–present
AgentFame, Star Max, Emperor
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張敬軒
Simplified Chinese张敬轩
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Jìngxuān
Cantonese YaleJēung Ginghīn
Musical career
OriginChina
GenresCantopop & Mandopop
InstrumentsVocals, piano
LabelsUniversal (2002-2013), Emperor (2014-2017)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

  • Hins' First (2001)
  • Park of Loneliness (2004)
  • Why Not? (2012)
  • Vibes (2016)
  • The Whimsical Voyage (2017)

Filmography

Feature films

Theatrical plays

  • Big Nose (2006)
  • Perfect Match (2008)
  • Octave (2010)
  • I Have a Date with Autumn (2012)[4]
  • Bent (2015)[4]
  • Equus (2016)[4][5]

Umbrella Movement involvement and Singer 2017 controversy

On January 10, 2017, Cheung was among the eight singers participating on the fifth season Hunan Television's reality competition I Am a Singer;[6] for that season it was the first season to be renamed to the current and simplified title of Singer.[7] However, prior to the announcement, Cheung revealed that he was still involved in the Umbrella Movement resulting in the dismay of his supporters and caused backlash on the Cheung's responsibility, in which he denied at the time.[8]

On January 13, the show's official blog page removed all of Cheung's references and related articles. The following day, the blog for another Hunan TV series, Mango TV Divas (芒果台女汉子) broke the news for Cheung's involvement in the Umbrella Involvement and its impact; Cheung announced his withdrawal from Singer 2017 shortly after the news.[9]

On January 17, four days before the season premiere, Cheung was announced to have withdrawn from the competition; Emperor Entertainment Group's spokesman reveal that they have terminated Cheung's involvement form his entertainment agency, and cited that Cheung's actions, whether correct or otherwise, had caused "great pressure on the singer and the TV station, and the singer himself can't concentrate on preparing for the contest", confirming his withdrawal,[10] and his performance ("吻得太逼真") for the first episode (which was taped prior on January 10) were to be edited out of air (except for a part of the results which also involved another contestant, Teresa Carpio); per the rules of I Am a Singer for withdrawn singers (which has also happened for at least one singer from the first three seasons), Cheung was not allowed to have any further involvement in the show, and he was ineligible in participating Returning performances and Breakout rounds. As of the recent season in 2020, Cheung was the only contestant to have participated in the show but without any mention or appearance during the show's air entirely.[11] However, it was revealed on February on the same year, Cheung was cleared on the controversy and was reinstated in the media agency.[12]

References

  1. Hins Cheung Opens Luxurious New Restaurant, Jayne Stars, 17 September 2019
  2. "Hins Cheung profile". imdb.com. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  3. "Hins Cheung profile". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  4. "Singer-actor Hins Cheung channels his inner madness for his stage role in Equus". South China Morning Post. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. ""Equus" Comes to Hong Kong". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  6. "参加《我是歌手5》 张敬轩对决林忆莲". - 东方网 [2017-01-09]
  7. 賀雅佳 (December 15, 2016). "Archived copy" 《我是歌手》更名《歌手》 競演卻比此前任何一季都激烈 (in Chinese). people.cn. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. 立場新聞. "御用五毛、陳淨心狙擊「港獨歌手」張敬軒陸歌迷發起集體Report還擊". Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  9. 中時電子報. "已錄好第一集...張敬軒突遭《歌手5》除名!". Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  10. China Times (2017-01-14). "已錄好第一集...張敬軒突遭《歌手5》除名!". Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  11. The Straits Times (2017-01-18). "Singer Hins Cheung confirms his exit from Hunan TV show Singer".
  12. 張敬軒暫別樂壇去讀書? 英皇:會去美國進修音樂
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