Chang Yu-sheng
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Chinese name | 張雨生 (traditional) |
Chinese name | 张雨生 (simplified) |
Pinyin | Zhāng Yǔshēng (Mandarin) |
Birth name | Chang Yu-sheng |
Born | Penghu, Taiwan |
June 7, 1966
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Taipei, Taiwan |
Other name(s) | Xiaobao (小寶), Music Magician (音乐魔术师) |
Occupation | Singer, song writer, composer, and record producer |
Genre(s) | Mandopop |
Instrument(s) | guitar, keyboard |
Voice type(s) | High Tenor |
Years active | 1988-1997 |
Parents | 張建民 張惠美 |
Ancestry | Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China |
Influenced | Jasmine, Yang Pei-An |
Alma mater | National Chengchi University |
Official website | www.yu-sheng.org |
Tom Chang Yu-sheng (Chinese: 張雨生, June 7, 1966 – November 12, 1997) was a deceased Taiwanese pop singer, composer, songwriter and music producer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers in Mandarin music history.
Early life
On June.7,1966, Chang was born in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. He was the eldest child, he had 2 younger brothers and 2 younger sisters. His father is a soldier.
He graduated from National Chengchi University.
In spare time, he was keen on music, basketball, swimming and reading.
Music career
Nicknamed "Music Magician", his major accomplishment as a producer may have been the pop singer A-mei.[1] While driving fatigued at 2:40 on October 20, 1997, he was injured in a fatal car accident and fell into a coma. He never regained consciousness and died on November 12 at the age of 31 after weeks of hospitalization.
He is known for his high vocals, capable of hitting notes such as the A# above high C(A#5) and the D# above Soprano C(D#6).[2] without using falsetto. His lowest note is the A# below the middle C (A#2.)
Discography
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November 1, 1988 | 天天想你 |
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July 17, 1989 | 想念我 |
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February 24, 1992 | 带我去月球 |
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November 30, 1992 | 大海 |
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August 24, 1993 | 一天到晚游泳的魚 |
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September 5, 1994 | 卡拉OK‧台北‧我 |
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March 27, 1995 | 還是朋友 |
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July 12, 1996 | 兩伊戰爭﹣紅色熱情 (EP) |
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July 14, 1996 | 兩伊戰爭-白色才情 (EP) |
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October 14, 1997 | 口是心非 |
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2007.11.12 :the unpublished DEMOs and Best Hits of his life as a pop-singer:《如燕盘旋而来的思念》
References
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- ↑ Zhang Yu Sheng's High Notes (C5 - D#6) on YouTube
External links
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- Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias
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- 1966 births
- 1997 deaths
- Taiwanese male singers
- Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriters
- Taiwanese guitarists
- Taiwanese songwriters
- 20th-century singers
- National Chengchi University alumni
- Road incident deaths in Taiwan
- Coma patients
- People from Penghu County
- People from Taichung
- Atayal people
- Taiwanese singer stubs