Wu Bai
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 伍佰 |
| Pinyin | Wǔ Bǎi (Mandarin) |
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Gō͘-pah (Hokkien) |
| Birth name | Wu Chun-lin (吳俊霖) Ngô͘ Chùn-lîm (Hokkien) |
| Born |
14 January 1968 Chiayi, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Genre(s) | Rock, blues rock, hard rock |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocal, Trumpet, Keyboard, Drum |
| Label(s) | Pony Canyon, Rock, Avex Trax, Universal |
| Years active | 1992-present[update] |
| Website | wubai.com |
| Members | |
| Wu Bai Dean Zavolta Yu Ta-hao Chu Chien-hui |
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Wu Chun-lin (traditional Chinese: 吳俊霖; simplified Chinese: 吴俊霖; pinyin: Wú Jùnlín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Chùn-lîm; born 14 January 1968), better known by his stage name Wu Bai (Chinese: 伍佰; pinyin: Wǔ Bǎi; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gō͘-pah), is a Taiwanese rock singer and songwriter. He formed the band Wu Bai & China Blue with Dean "Dino" Zavolta on drums, Yu Ta-hao (余大豪 Yú Dàháo, aka “Big Cat”) on keyboards, Chu Chien-hui (朱劍輝 Zhū Jiànhuī) on bass guitar and Wu himself on lead guitar and lead vocals. Labeled "the king of live music," Wu is considered to be "one of the biggest pop music stars in East and Southeast Asia".
Wu was born in Suantou, Lioujiao—literally "Garlic Village"—in Chiayi County in south-central Taiwan. His father was a retired Taiwan Sugar Corporation worker and his mother a betel nut vendor, and he had two younger brothers who died in a car accident. His nickname Wu Bai, meaning "five hundred," derives from several stories, none of which can be proven to be fact: one story says the name came from his early academic success when he scored 100 points on each of five examination subjects when he was studying at middle school. However, an interest in music in his teenage years led to a decline in his academic performance and he failed to pass the university entrance examinations. Another story says he used to charge 500 Taiwan Dollars for his early concerts.
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