Bobby Chen

Bobby Chen (陳昇) (born October 29, 1958) is a Taiwanese singer[1] and record producer. He is born in Xizhou Town (溪州鄉)zh:溪州鄉. Zodiac: Scorpio.

In primary school he was the only male student to take part in a singing competition, representing the school's choir group. He dreamt of becoming a drawing artist at young age, and involved in music industries later. After graduation he moved to the North and started his career at Taipei. He then engaged in various work such as car repairing, designing artist, and advertising. After failing three times, he finally gained admittance into Zhong Yi recording company(綜一唱片) right after he changed his name. He involved in backstage preparation and became the assistant of Liew Jia Chang(劉家昌)zh:劉家昌 starting from year 1982. Several years later he attempted composing own music and finally made an entrance to Rock Records(滾石唱片) with the help of the manager of Li Feng Sound Recording(麗風錄音室), Xu Chong Xian (徐崇憲). He published his first personal album named "The Crowded Playground" in 1988.

References

  1. ^ Moskowitz, Marc L. (2010-01-01). Cries of joy, songs of sorrow: Chinese pop music and its cultural connotations. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 125–. ISBN 9780824833695. http://books.google.com/books?id=iKolvnUOHegC&pg=PA125. Retrieved 17 July 2011.