José Mari Chan
| Jose Mari Chan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | José Mari Lim Chan |
| Born | March 11, 1945 (age 72) Iloilo City, Philippine Commonwealth |
| Genres | Adult contemporary, Classical music, Pop Music, Easy Listening |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Composer, Businessman |
| Instruments | Vocals, Piano, Guitars |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Labels | Universal Records (Philippines), Signature Music Inc. |
| Associated acts | Gary Valenciano, Christian Bautista, Lea Salonga, Regine Velasquez, Janet Basco, Ramon Jacinto, Parokya Ni Edgar, Ian Veneracion |
José Mari L. Chan (born March 11, 1945 in Iloilo City) is a Chinese Filipino singer, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He is currently chairman and CEO of Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company, Inc. (BISCOM) and A. Chan Sugar Corporation. He is also the chairman and president of Signature Music, Inc. He is also one of Top 100 Stockholders owning 2 shares of Philippine media company ABS-CBN Corporation.
Chan first appeared on the local scene as the host and singer of a television show called "9 Teeners" of ABS-CBN in 1966. His first single Afterglow was released in 1967.
His first long playing album Deep in My Heart was issued in 1969. In 1973, he represented the Philippines in the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo where his song Can We Just Stop And Talk Awhile went into the final entries.
In 1975, he moved to the United States to run a branch office of their family's sugar business and remained there for 11 years. In 1986, he returned to the Philippines and went back to the music industry with the release of his album A Golden Collection.
In 1989, he released his album Constant Change. It was named Album of the Year by the Awit Awards, the local equivalent of the American Grammy Awards and reached the Diamond Record in terms of sales. It also sold in other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
In 1990, his Christmas album, Christmas in Our Hearts was released. It reached triple platinum status that same year, eventually earning the Double Diamond Record Award in 1995. Due to the significant popularity of his iconic Christmas songs during the holiday season, this gave him the title "Father of Philippine Christmas Music".
In 1994 he released his eighth album, Thank You Love, where he has another song "Is She Thinking About Me" with Christine Bersola-Babao and another christmas song, "Christmas Past". His 2001 album A Heart's Journey won Album of the year in the Awit Awards. In 2005, he composed "We're All Just One" as the theme song of the (2005 Southeast Asian Games). In 2007 He released his 12th album Love Letters And Other Souvenirs.
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