Frederick "Fred" Cheng (Chinese: 鄭俊弘; born 10 November 1983) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong musician and actor. He rose to fame after competing and winning the 2013 Hong Kong singing competition, Voice of the Stars.[1] He is currently signed to TVB management.
In 2011, Cheng signed a management contract with TVB.
In July 2013, Cheng competed in the inaugural season of the singing competition, The Voice of the Stars. He went on to win the competition, winning 68% of the votes. Immediately after winning, was announced that Cheng would be singing the theme song with Kristal Tin for the drama Return of the Silver Tongue.
On 15 November 2013, Cheng signed with TVB's newly established record company Voice Entertainment and released his debut solo album in the summer of 2014.[3] He released his first single, "Nobody", on 24 March 2014 and within 5 hours it became the top selling single on Hong Kong iTunes and held the record for seven days. Subsequently, he was given a chance to sing another two theme songs for TVB dramas, The Ultimate Addiction and Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain. He also won numerous Best New Artiste awards in 2014.
In March 2017, Cheng starred as the second male lead along with experienced and well-known actor, Gallen Lo in TVB drama 'Provocateur'.
On 15 September 2014 Cheng released his first album "Story of Panda". It reached number one on multiple sales charts within one week.
Personal life
On 6 April 2017, Cheng admitted his relationship with fellow singer, Stephanie Ho.[4] On 1 January 2020, the couple announced their engagement along with pre-wedding photos on Instagram, also revealing Cheng had proposed while they were on holiday in Thailand. The couple got married on 7 November 2020 and held their wedding at Hyatt Regency Sha Tin, Hong Kong.[5]
On 13 January 2022, Ho announced on Instagram that she was pregnant.[6] On 4 June, the couple announced on Instagram that their son, Asher Douglas Cheng, was born on 1 June.[7] On his second birthday, the couple revealed Asher had been diagnosed with Angelman syndrome.[8]
2014 FIFA World Cup Theme Song – "We Are the Only One" (Various Artists Chorus)
2014 TVB J2 Channel Song – "Vibrant Heart"
Awards
Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards
The Jade Solid Gold Songs Awards Ceremony is held annually in Hong Kong since 1984. The awards are based on Jade Solid Gold show on TVB.
Year'
Award Programme
Name of Award
Result
2014
Jade Solid Gold 1st Half Season Selection 2014
– Top 20 Best Songs – "Nobody"
Won
Jade Solid Gold 2nd Half Season Selection 2014
– Top 20 Best Songs – "Panda"
Won
Hong Kong TVB8 Awards
The Hong Kong TVB8 Awards are given annually by TVB8, since 1999, a Mandarin television network operated by Television Broadcasts Limited.
Year
Award Programme
Name of Award
Result
2014
TVB8 Awards Presentation 2014
– Top 10 Best Songs – "Panda" (Mandarin)
Won
– Best Newcomer
Gold
TVB Star Awards 2014
TVB Star Awards Malaysia is organised by TVB to present awards to actors and actresses for their achievements.
Year
Award Programme
Name of Award
Result
2014
TVB Malaysia Star Awards 2014
– Malaysia Most Rising Star
Won
Commercial Radio Hong Kong Ultimate Song Chart Awards
The Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation (叱咤樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮) is a cantopop award ceremony from one of the famous channel in Commercial Radio Hong Kong known as Ultimate 903 (FM 90.3).
