Eason Chan
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chan.
Eason Chan Yik-shun (Chinese: 陳奕迅) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Eason Chan has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the next generation of Cantopop. He was third Hong Kong singer to be called the "god of songs" after Samuel Hui and Jacky Cheung. In 2012, Time Out Hong Kong crowned Chan as the "King of Asian Pop Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine".
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 Chan at his Get a Life concert in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Kingston University (D.A.) Royal Academy of Music | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1995–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Hilary Tsui (m. 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Constance Chan (daughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Also known as | God of E (E神，醫神)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Instruments | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Music awards statistics
| Year | MRHMA | USCA | RTHK | JSG | Joint Music Award | Total |
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| 1995 | – | – | – | – | – | 00 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 02 |
| 1997 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 01 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 09 |
| 1999 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 09 |
| 2004 | – | – | – | – | – | 00 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 14 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | – | 15 |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | 7 | – | 1 | 18 |
| 2010 | 7 | 5 | 7 | ^ | – | 19 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ^ | – | 14 |
Discography
Studio albums
- Eason Chan 陳奕迅 (Cantonese, 1996)
- Tear 一滴眼淚 (Mandarin, 1996)
- Always With Me 與我常在 (Cantonese, 1997)
- Preparation 醞釀 (Mandarin, 1997)
- My Happy Time 我的快樂時代 (Cantonese, 1998)
- New Life 新生活 (Cantonese, 1998)
- God Bless Lover 天佑愛人 (Cantonese, 1999)
- Wedding Blessing 婚禮的祝福 (Mandarin, 1999)
- Happiness 幸福 (Cantonese, 1999)
- Nothing Really Matters (Cantonese, 2000)
- Some Like it Hot 打得火熱 (Cantonese, 2000)
- 68'29' (Cantonese, 2000)[7]
- Shall We Dance? Shall We Talk! (Cantonese, 2001)
- It's Me 反正是我 (Mandarin, 2001) – Nominated for "Best Male Singer" in Golden Melody Awards, Harlem Yu was the winner
- The Easy Ride (Cantonese, 2001)
- Mixed Up (2001)
- Special Thanks To... (Mandarin,2002) – Won "Best Male Singer" & "Best Album of the year" in Golden Melody Awards, he is the only singer to win these two awards in the same year
- Five-star home 五星級的家 (Cantonese, 2002)
- The Line-Up (Cantonese, 2002)
- Black. White. Gray 黑白灰 (Mandarin, 2003) – Nominated for "Best Male Singer" in Golden Melody Awards, Sky Wu was the winner
- Live For Today (Cantonese, 2003)
- Seven 七 (Mandarin, 2003)
- I Had a Great Time (No release)
- U87 (Cantonese, 2005) – Recommended by Time Magazine as one of the five best Asian albums worth buying
- How 怎麼樣 (Mandarin, 2005)
- Sound & Sight (2005)
- Great 5000 Secs Vol.1 and 2 (2005)
- Life Continues... (Cantonese, 2006)
- What's going on...? (Cantonese, 2006)
- My Great Age 我的最好時代 (Cantonese, 2006)
- Admit It 認了吧 (Mandarin, 2007) – Nominated for "Best Male Singer" in Golden Melody Awards, Gary Chaw was the winner
- Listen To Eason Chan (Cantonese, 2007)
- Soliday (Cantonese, 2008)
- Don't Want To Let Go 不想放手 (Mandarin, 2008) – Won "Best Album of the year" & nominated for "Best Male Singer" in Golden Melody Awards, Jay Chou was the winner
- H³M (Cantonese, 2009)
- 5/F Blissful 上五樓的快活 (Mandarin, 2009) – Nominated for "Best Male Singer" in Golden Melody Awards, David Tao was the winner
- Time Flies (Cantonese, 2010)
- Taste the Atmosphere (Cantonese, 2010)
- Stranger Under My Skin (Cantonese, 2011)
- ？(Mandarin, 2011)
- ...3mm (Cantonese, 2012)
Controversy
Supporting cotton product produced by Uyghur in Xinjiang concentration camp
Eason Chan is accused by supporting Uyghur genocide activity in Xinjiang, China. On 25 March 2021, many companies stopped using cotton produced in Xinjiang, Eason Chan issued a statement in the evening in the name of the manager company to terminate all cooperation with the Adidas since 2011 in order to resist any stigmatization of China.[8][9]
Eason Chan Media
Eason Chan 2008Eason's Moving On Stage 4
USCA 2012 Best Singer Awards – Gold
Eason Chan at the CCTV-MTV music award ceremony in Beijing in July 2002
References
- ↑ "Eason Chan profile". Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "Eason Chan profile".
- ↑ Fur Elise
- ↑ I Have Nothing At All
- ↑ When the Saints Go Marching In
- ↑ Toiling Life in Wind and Rain
- ↑ "神經研究所 - Eason International Fan Club Official Site". Archived from the original on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ↑ "种族灭绝：一项严厉指控的来源、法律依据与历史案例" (in zh-hans). BBC News 中文. https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-56249920. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ↑ "Hong Kong Cantopop singer Eason Chan cuts ties with Adidas after brands reject Xinjiang 'forced labour'". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
Other websites
- Eason Chan on IMDb
- ExpandTemplates discography at MusicBrainz
| Preceded by Harlem Yu 庾澄慶 |
Golden Melody Awards Best Male Mandarin Artist winner 2003 |
Succeeded by Sky Wu 伍思凱 |