Phil Chang
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Phil Chang (born 30 April 1967 in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

) is a male Taiwanese
Taiwanese people
Taiwanese people may refer to individuals who either claim or are imputed cultural identity focused on the island of Taiwan and/or Taiwan Area which have been governed by the Republic of China since 1945...

 singer-songwriter.

By the time he graduated from Feng Chia University
Feng Chia University
Feng Chia University is a private university in Taichung, Taiwan. It was named after Chiu Feng-Chia , one of the leaders of the military resistance against the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895.-History:In the 1950s, some of the gentry in the central Taiwan area proposed to establish one...

 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 . 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
S.H.E
S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Jen, Hebe Tien, and Ella Chen. The name of the group is an alphabetism derived from the first letter of each member's name. Since releasing their first album Girls Dorm , S.H.E has recorded 12 albums with sales totalling over 15 million, and...

. On 30 April 2007 he began presenting his own show on satellite channel TVBS-G
TVBS-G
TVBS Joy Channel is a satellite television channel in the Taiwan, launched on September 12, 1994.TVBS Joy Channel is famous for rebroadcasting Hong Kong dramas from TVB, yet also produces its own dramas since 2003.-Dramas:...

, Why men do wrong.

Discography (albums)

  • 1992 走路有風, Walking the wind.
  • 1993 用心良苦,Well-intentioned.
  • 1994 溫故知心, Intimate insights.
  • 1995 一言難盡, Topics.
  • 1996 消息, News.
  • 1997 整個八月, The whole of August.
  • 1997 溫古知新 (a person in ancient times).
  • 1998 EP 單戀一枝花, Flower lovers.
  • 1998 月亮太陽, Sun and Moon.
  • 1999 雨一直下, Rain Keeps Falling.
  • 2000 first compilation: 奇蹟, Miracle.
  • 2001 替身, Substitute.
  • 2003 大丈夫, If a man.
  • 2004 不甘寂寞, The Limelight.
  • 2005 second compilation: 男人的好 A Good Man.
  • 2009 back to 张宇, "Back to Chang Yu"

External links

  • Zhang Yu at Sina.com
    Sina.com
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