Cheer Chen
| Cheer Chen | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Background information | |
| Native name | 陳綺貞 |
| Birth name | Chen Chi Chen |
| Born |
June 6, 1975 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Genres | Pop, rock, folk, indie |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Teamear Music, Rock, (Magicstone Records 魔岩唱片) |
| Website | cheerego |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson Hummingbird, Gibson J-200 | |
Cheer Chen (traditional Chinese: 陳綺貞; simplified Chinese: 陈绮贞; pinyin: Chén Qǐzhēn; Wade–Giles: Ch'en2 Ch'i3 Chen1; born June 6, 1975 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter.
On June 6, 1975, Chen was born in Taipei to a common family. She has a younger brother.
When she was very young, her parents divorced. The two children were raised only by their mother. Although the three suffered longtime ill-being, her mother still supported her hobby in music.
Chen is the alumni of Taipei Municipal Jingmei Girls' Senior High School (臺北市立景美女子高級中學) and National Chengchi University (國立政治大學).
Chen's song Little School Song (Chinese: 小小校歌) is generally regared as the unofficial theme song of Taipei Municipal Jingmei Girls' Senior High School.
Graduated from Taiwan National Chengchi University (Bachelor of Philosophy), Chen played in an underground band (Sunscreen 防曬油) as lead singer and guitarist back in the 1990s before she was attached to Rock Records. Once in a pub show, Chen was noticed and praised by rock music giant Wu Bai. In 1997 she joined Magicstone, a subsidiary label under Rock Records and her debut album Think Twice was released in July 1998. Since 2003 she published her own music independently and now she is under Teamear Music
She is reported as being concerned with environmental issues. She has been frequently involved in community and public welfare activities.Being the first female singer-composer to perform on the stage of Taipei Arena, she used to remind people to pursue their ambitions boldly and to always dream for a better tomorrow. She said, "Perhaps there are people feeling themselves fragile, insignificant and vulnerable, but they might be the sun that shines for the others, just as the heat of the Sun though unapproachable yet it guards the mother earth from afar even at night; life might not be smooth sailing for everyone in all stages, but we should always embrace hopes for a better tomorrow."
...
Wikipedia