Английская Википедия:Chang Yu-sheng
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Chang Yu-sheng or Tom Yusheng Chang (Шаблон:Zh; June 7, 1966 – November 12, 1997) was a Taiwanese pop vocalist, songwriter and record producer. Born in 1966, Chang was the eldest among his other four siblings whose mother is Atayal and father a veteran of the ROC military. Being influenced deeply by Western rock music, he had participated in two metal bands at university before he gained publicity with a beverage tie-in ballad "My Future isn't a Pipe Dream" in 1988. In that year, Chang also released his debut album "Always Missing You" to a success, selling 350 thousand records within the regions, before singing the soundtrack of a popular movie Seven Wolves starring him as one of the leading roles. After his graduation in 1989, he was nominated "The Best New Artist" in th for his second album "Miss Me" with most songs co-written by himself. He developed his career as a singer-songwriter since then, endeavoring different genres of contemporary music and attempting to introduce them to the general public despite ups and downs. With moderate to low commercial successes of his subsequent albums, Chang focused more on backstage roles, including music production and songwriting for theater performances. He introduced A-Mei, a Puyuma and pub singer, to his record label whom he met during causal visits. Believing in her potential, Chang became A-Mei's vocal tutor, producer and supervisor. Soon after producing A-Mei's debut and second albums, which were released to a huge success in 1996 and 1997, he died at 31 years old. Renowned for his sopranist vocal range, significance to the development of the local music industry and versatility, Chang is widely referred to as "The Magician of Music in Chinese" and among the most prominent figures when it comes to Chinese language music with most of his commercial failure later considered to be masterpieces.
Biography
Chang was born in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan on June 7, 1966. As the eldest child, he had two younger brothers and two younger sisters. His father was a soldier. He graduated from the National Chengchi University. In spare time, he was keen on music, basketball, swimming, and reading. One of his major accomplishment as a producer was to help the pop singer A-mei to achieve mainstream success.[1] He was known for his high vocals, capable of reaching notes up to D#6.[2] Chang died on November 12, 1997 at 31 years old, after being in a car accident on October 20, 1997.[3]
Discography
| Year | Album | Track listing |
|---|---|---|
| 1 November 1988 | 天天想你 | Шаблон:Hidden |
| 17 July 1989 | 想念我 | Шаблон:Hidden |
| 24 February 1992 | 带我去月球 | Шаблон:Hidden |
| 30 November 1992 | 大海 | Шаблон:Hidden |
| 24 August 1993 | 一天到晚游泳的魚 | Шаблон:Hidden |
| 5 September 1994 | 卡拉ＯＫ‧台北‧我 | Шаблон:Hidden |
| 27 March 1995 | 還是朋友 | Шаблон:Hidden |
| 12 July 1996 | 兩伊戰爭﹣紅色熱情 (EP) | Шаблон:Hidden |
| 14 July 1996 | 兩伊戰爭-白色才情 (EP) | Шаблон:Hidden |
| 14 October 1997 | 口是心非 | Шаблон:Hidden |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1st Golden Melody Awards | Best New Artist | Шаблон:N/a | Шаблон:Nom |
| 2nd Golden Melody Awards | Best Male Vocalist – Mandarin | Miss Me | Шаблон:Nom | |
| 1992 | 4th Golden Melody Awards | Best Music Video | "Take Me to the Moon" | Шаблон:Nom |
| 1993 | 5th Golden Melody Awards | Best Male Vocalist – Mandarin | Шаблон:N/a | Шаблон:Nom |
| 1996 | 7th Golden Melody Awards | Song of the Year | "Still Friends" | Шаблон:Nom |
| 1998 | 9th Golden Melody Awards | Album of the Year | Duplicity | Шаблон:Won |
| Best Lyricist | "River" | Шаблон:Nom | ||
| 2017 | 28th Golden Melody Awards | Special Contribution Award | Шаблон:N/a | Шаблон:Won |
References
External links
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