Phil Chang | |
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Background information | |
Chinese name | 張宇 (traditional) |
Chinese name | 张宇 (simplified) |
Pinyin | zhang1 yu3 (Mandarin) |
Birth name | 張博翔 (Chang Po-hsiang) |
Origin | Taiwan |
Born |
Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
30 April 1967
Other name(s) | Chang Yu |
Occupation | Singer, songwriter, television presenter |
Genre(s) | Mandopop |
Instrument(s) | Piano, guitar, Vocals |
Label(s) | EMI Music |
Years active | 1992–present |
Phil Chang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhāng Yǔ) (born 30 April 1967 in Taipei) is a male Taiwanese singer-songwriter.
By the time he graduated from Feng Chia University in Financial Services, he was already known as an accomplished folk singer, pianist and guitar-player. He issued his first album, Walking the Wind, in 1992, and achieved success with his second, Well-intentioned, in 1993. In 1997 he married long-term partner, lyricist Xiāo Huìwèn (, who uses the pen name , Shí Yīláng). His 1999 album Sun and Moon was another big hit.
In 2004, he joined Chang Hsiaoyan to co-host Happy Sunday, replacing Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. On 30 April 2007 he began presenting his own show on satellite channel TVBS-G, Why men do wrong. In 2008, he was one of the stars of the Taiwanese tele-serial "歡喜來逗陣"
Also, in 2014 he took part and joined a competition called I Am a Singer (season 2). He made it to the 2nd part of the finals too.