Singer Jacky Cheung performs on stage. [Photo provided to China Daily]

His last tour, titled Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century World Tour which was a reference to his age then, was four years ago.

The tour led to a Guinness World Records' entry for the largest combined audience for a live act in a year — from December 2010 to December 2011 — with more than 140 shows in 61 cities in China, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia drawing more than 2 million people.