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Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a composer and record producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his father (Director of EMI Asia)’s company EMI— which included doing back-up vocals for the likes of Alan Tam and Priscilla Chan — during summers as a youth. The lessons were apparently effective, as producers started taking notice of Cheng’s voice and he was signed to a recording contract soon thereafter. Cheng first shot to popularity in Taiwan before returning home and enjoying some success in Hong Kong. However, his singing career went into a lull from 2000 to 2003 due to the infamous “air rage incident” and has only recently rebounded.|Cheng returned to the Cantopop market in 2003, however success for him did not arrive until 2005, where his signature song “無賴” (Rascal) was voted one of the Top 10 songs at various music award shows, notably TVB’s Jade Solid Gold, where it was voted the most popular song of 2005. |
