Tank (Taiwanese singer)
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| 呂建中 Tank |
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| Years active | 2006-present |
| Genres | Mandarin Pop |
| Labels | HIM International Music |
Tank (Traditional Chinese: 呂建中; Simplified Chinese: 吕建中; pinyin: Lǚ Jiànzhōng, born February 6, 1982) is a Taiwanese singer/songwriter.
Tank currently signed to HIM International Music, which also manages famous singers and groups like S.H.E, Fahrenheit, and Power Station.
Tank's debut album, Fighting 生存之道 (Fighting, The Law of Surviving) released on February 23, 2006.
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[edit] Biography
Tank was born in Taitung, Taiwan. Before releasing his debut album, Tank helped write songs for Vic Zhou and S.H.E, among many other famous artists. By the age of 21, he was already recognized for composing more than 200 songs. He was said to be the next big thing after David Tao, Lee-Hom Wang, and Jay Chou for his talents in composing songs, singing and dancing. Two songs he composed, 三國戀 (Romance of Three Kingdoms) and 給我你的愛 (Give Me Your Love), were ending themes for two popular Taiwanese dramas. He was later requested by NCsoft to compose the theme song for the computer game, Guild Wars. 激戰 (Intense Battle) became the theme song for that game. Another song, 千年泪, was used as an ending theme for the drama serial 天外飛仙.His second album Keep fighting 延長比賽 was released on 19th January 2007 . 專屬天使 (Guardian Angel) was used for a ending theme of a idol series 花樣少年少女 (Hana Kimi).
[edit] Discography
| Album | Date of release | Cover | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 24 February 2006 |  |
Fighting 生存之道 |
| 2nd | 19 January 2007 | Keep Fighting 延長比賽 |
[edit] Trivia
Tank's sister died of a heart attack in 2006 just as his debut album was released.
Tank's Girlfriend
When Tank was in high school, he had a girlfriend; she used the excuse of moving school and broke up with him. After Tank's debut album was released, this girl went to his signing concert and took out the lyrics of the song that Tank wrote for 潘瑋柏 and asked Tank to sign it... Tank rang her later and she claimed that she went to see him, not being he is famous now, but she just wanted to see an old friend~~ They did not keep in contact.
