Eason Chan (God of Songs) edit
Eason Chan Yick-shun is one of the most successful male singers and actors in Hong Kong, who had graduated in London's Kingston University.
Achievement edit
- In 2005, Chan's Cantonese album U87 was selected by Time Magazine's as "Five Asian Albums Worth Buying".[1]
- Chan has won the Golden Melody Awards several times for the Best Mandarin Male Singer and Best Mandarin Album, which were three times and four times respectively. [2]
- In 2014, Chan was invited to Meet Asian Music Award as a performance guest. He performed his classical Canto-pop song "Fau Kwa".[3]
- In 2018, Chan was invited to the 29th Golden Melody Awards as a performance guest. He performed an Mandarin Medley at the beginning of the show. [4]
Eason and modern society (2019/2020) edit
- Chan had participated in an international broadcast live, which named as One World: Together At Home, aimed at giving credits to the healthcare and front-line workers around the world for their greatest contribution. Chan sang two songs in the live.[5]
- Chan had cooperated with Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, produced an English song, called as "Fight As One" to support the public during the virus lockdown and thanks the front-line healthcare and medical workers for their professionalism.[6]
- Chan held “The Live Is So Much Better With Music Eason Chan Charity Concert” to support the the Hong Kong Live Performance and Production Industry Association as well as to compensate the income losses of the backstages staffs.[7][8]
- Chan is the ambassador of the "Shall We Talk" initiatives, who had reproduced a new version of his Canto-pop song "Shall We Talk" to promote mental well-being by encouraging communication. [9]
Fun Facts edit
- Chan actually speaks fluent British English.
- Chan has publicly announced that he will never sing "Hurtful Letter" again.
- Chan's first plugged song "Popular Song" is composed by him.
- Chan has been the ambassador of the Orbis International's Sight programme since 2006.
- Chan got bullied when he was in secondary school in Hong Kong. [10] His money would be stole by the gangs to buy cigarettes.
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- ^ "Golden Melody: Eason Chan takes home best Mandarin male vocalist - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "陳奕迅亮相MAMA 《浮誇》韓星也聽得入神". fanpiece (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
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- ^ hermesauto (2020-04-20). "Controversy over singers Jacky Cheung, Eason Chan, Lady Gaga at One World music event". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Eason Chan, Jolin Tsai video slammed as China propaganda". South China Morning Post. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "香港電台電視 Live is so much better with Music Eason Chan Charity Concert 陳奕迅慈善音樂會". www.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Eason Chan plays to empty Hong Kong Coliseum". IQ Magazine. 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ ""Shall We Talk" initiative launches to promote mental health (with photo)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Eason Chan Talks About Getting Bullied In School And How He Was Once Shoved Into A Plastic Bucket". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2020-08-04.