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Eason Chan Yik-Shun (陳奕迅, Born July 27, 1974) is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong and is considered to be a part of the skilled class (實力級) in Hong Kong's music industry. He is currently an artist of Cinepoly Records, which belongs to Universal Music Group.
Biography
Chan was an Architecture major at University of Kingston in London before entering show business. At the age of 21, when coming back to Hong Kong for his summer vacation, Chan entered The 14th New Talent Singing Contest, held by TVB in 1995. His performance in the contest was superb - thanks to the 4-year formal musical training he had received in England. Finally, beating 2000 entrants, Chan won the first prize and The Best Individual Interpretation Performance Award with the song Gazing at the Moon (望月), originally sung by Jacky Cheung.
In 1996, he was signed by Capital Artists, one of the major record labels at that time. His debut album Chan Yik-Shun (陳奕迅) was out in the same year. Among all the songs, Sad Letter (å‚·ä¿¡) was the most popular because of its beautiful melody, composed by Yukie Nishimura (西æ‘由紀江), a well-known Japanese pianist.
Chan’s singing career began to take off in 1998, when he held his first mini-concert and released his third Cantonese album My Happy Age (我的快樂時代), which was an instant success and was subsequently awarded Best Album of the Year by Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK). Ever since then, Chan has been gaining popularity in Hong Kong, Taiwan as well as Mainland China. In 1999, Chan held his concert in Hong Kong Coliseum for the first time. The name of the show was Chan Yik-Shun Big Concert(陳奕迅大個唱).
In 2000, Chan left Capital Artists and signed on with Music Plus, which is under Emperor Entertainment Group. In the same year, his song King of Karaoke Songs (KæŒä¹‹çŽ‹) was so popular that it was awarded the Most Popular Song of the Year and My Favourite Song of the Year by Commercial Radio Hong Kong. Chan's career further advanced and he was the winner of The Best Male Singer Award and The Media Award, which is presented to most awarded singer of the year by the 4 media organisers - TVB, RTHK, Metro Radio and CRHK. Up until now, King of Karaoke Songs is still one of Chan's greatest hits. Interestingly, it has become his nickname too.
2001 was another fruitful year for Chan. His album Shall we dance? Shall we talk! was one of the best-selling albums of the year, and the song Shall we talk became a real hit. Moreover, he held his second concert The Easy Ride Chan Yik-Shun Concert (The Easy Ride 陳奕迅演唱會) in Hong Kong Coliseum. Chan's popularity soared and, naturally, he won a lot of major awards at the end of the year, including The Media Award: Best Album as well as The Media Award. He was also elected as the Hero of the Year by young people aged from 15 to 24 at the music awards show organised by CRHK.
During 2002 - 2003, Chan continued to impress his audience with touching love songs like Siblings (兄妹), Today Next Year (明年今日) and Ambush (åé¢åŸ‹ä¼). He was awarded Hong Kong Best-Selling Male Singer by International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (Hong Kong) (IFPIHK) in 2003. In addition, he held a series of concerts in New Zealand, Australia and the US to introduce his music to audiences all over the world.
Chan's long-time partner is Hilary Tsui (å¾æ¿ 縈), whom he met when he was at Capital Artists. Their daughter, Constance (é™³åº·å ¤), was born in October 2004, when Chan was on vacation after his contract with Music Plus had ended.
After resting for almost a year, Chan got back to work and signed a 3-year contract with Cinepoly Records in November 2004. Since then, he has become active in show business again. For example, he was appointed the 30th Anniversary Ambassador by McDonald's, and he held 2 mini-concerts for Metro Radio and Neway Karaoke Box respectively. In June 2005, he released his new album U87, which was named after the microphone model he used to record all his new songs. In September 2005, the album was regarded as one of the "Five Asian Albums Worth Buying" by TIME Asia magazine.
Chan's Talent for Music
Chan is not only a skilled singer, but also a versatile musician. He plays a wide variety of musical instruments - the piano, drum, guitar, violin, harmonica, accordion, saxophone, electronic organ as well as trumpet.
Besides being a backup vocalist and sometimes a producer of his own albums, Chan writes his own music. Some of his works, such as Anticlimax (å高潮) and Song of the Times (時代曲), have been widely welcomed.
<Songs written by Eason Chan>
1. 時代曲
2. 那一夜有沒有說
3. åŒè²ä¸€å“ (duet with Anita Mui)
4. å高潮
5. 新曲+ç²¾é¸
6. è¡å£è€Œå‡º
7. ä½ æœƒä¸æœƒ
8. è•é‚¦å¯«éŽçš„æŒ ( sung by Sammi Cheng )
9. PG家長指引 ( sung by Edmond Leung )
10. 呼å¸å›°é›£ ( sung by Edmond Leung )
11. 下週åŒæ¨£æ™‚é–“ (å†è¦‹ï¼‰
12. 溫室效應
13. 怪物
14. è¡å£è€Œå‡º (with 王雙駿)
15. æ”¹é€ äºº (sung by Nicholas Tse )
Discography
<Albums>
1996 - [陳奕迅]
1997 - [一滴眼淚] [國]
1997 - [與我常在]
1998 - [醞釀] [國]
1998 - [我的快樂時代]
1998 - [新生活]
1999 - [天佑愛人]
1999 - [婚禮的ç¥ç¦] [國]
1999 - [幸ç¦]
2000 - [Nothing Really Matters]
2000 - [打得ç«ç†±]
2000 - [68'29"]
2001 - [Shall We Dance? Shall We Talk]
2001 - [Eason 18首é¸]
2001 - [Mixed Up]
2001 - [åæ£æ˜¯æˆ‘] [國]
2001 - [The Easy Ride]
2002 - [Special Thanks To...] [國]
2002 - [五星級的家]
2002 - [The Line-up]
2002 - [Eason 4 A Change & Hits]
2003 - [黑ã€ç™½ã€ç°] [國]
2003 - [Live for Today]
2003 - [七] [國]
2005 - [Great 5000 Secs - 陳奕迅 新曲+ç²¾é¸ Vol. 1]
2005 - [Great 5000 Secs - 陳奕迅 新曲+ç²¾é¸ Vol. 2]
2005 - [U 87]
<EPs>
1998 - [è¶…äººè¿ªåŠ ]
1998 - [大激想]
<Live Recordings>
1998 - [新生活音樂會] (CD)
1999 - [åŠ æ´²ç´…ç´…äººé¤¨903狂熱份å演唱會] (VCD/DVD)
1999 - [陳奕迅大個唱] (VCD/DVD)
2000 - [å±å’903啦闊音樂 <Eason & Fans音樂會>] (CD/VCD/DVD)
2002 - [The Easy Ride Concert] (CD/VCD/DVD)
2002 - [01拉闊壓軸Lam & Eason] (CD/VCD/DVD)
2003 - [Third Encounter 陳奕迅演唱會Live] (CD/VCD/DVD)
2004 - [Eason + Sally 903拉闊] (CD/VCD/DVD)
Filmography
Chan started to act in films in 1997. He has starred or co-starred in over 20 films so far.
1. æ—ºè§’å¤§å®¶å§ (1997)
2. 烈ç«é’春 (1998)
3. 玻璃之城 (1998)
4. å二夜 (2000)
5. 江湖告急 (2000)
6. è–°è¡£è‰ (2000)
7. 漫畫風雲 (2000)
8. 百分百感覺II (2000)
9. 人間 (2001)
10. éšå¥³å·®é¤¨ (2001)
11. 常在我心 (2001)
12. 戀愛æ†æ˜Ÿ (2002)
13. æ…³éŒ¢å®¶æ— (2002)
14. å¹½éˆäººé–“II鬼味人間 (2002)
15. 賤精先生 (2002)
16. é‚é„唔齊 (2002)
17. 金雞 (客串) (2003)
18. 豪情 (2003)
19. è¡é‹’陷陣 (2003)
20. 尋找周æ°å€« (客串) (2003)
21. 大佬愛美麗 (2003)
22. 愛.作戰 (2004)
23. é‡æ¡ˆé»å–Gun (2004)
24. ç¥žç¶“ä¿ ä¾¶ (2005)
Musical
On 18th and 19 August 2005, Chan performed the musical Wrestling with God (人神鬥), the second programme of Love Music Tour 05 organised by Netvigator. He was the leading actor and producer. Stars featured in the show included famous comedian Jim Chim (詹瑞文), Cantopop singer Wilfred Lau (劉浩é¾), Taiwanese talented singer Mavis Fan (范曉è±), Best Supporting Actress Winner of the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards Josie Ho (何超儀), pop duo At 17 and Soler. The story was about the competition among different angels (played by the featured stars) to protect the only man alive in the world (played by Eason Chan). The secret guest, veteran singer George Lam (æž—å祥), played Chan's late father. The audience were impressed by the performers, who told the story through song and dance.
Trivia
Chan is often compared to Jacky Cheung, "the God of Songs" in the Cantopop industry, as both of them lack glamorous appearances, but have finally managed to win the hearts of people from all walks of life with their superb singing skills. (Coincidentally, Jacky Cheung has been Chan’s idol since he was young.)
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