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Eason Chan Yik-Shun (; Born July 27 1974 in Hong Kong ) is a prominent male singer and wishes to be a part of the skilled class (實力派) in Hong Kong 's music industry. Eason is an artist of Cinepoly Records , which belongs to Universal Music Group . He is also married to long-time girlfriend Hilary Tsui , and has a daughter Constance, born in Oct 2004. Eason was sent to England to study at the age of 12. He attended Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire , England and later Kingston University majoring in architecture. Eason returned to Hong Kong before finishing his degree to participate in the 1995 New Talent Singing Competition and subsequently won first place. Immediately after his win, Capital Artists signed him and thus ended his future career as an architect. Since then, Eason has fully committed himself to making music. Eason Chan is a frequent winner of Hong Kong music awards, his most recent awards include the prestigious Hong Kong's Most Popular Male Singer of 2006 award given by TVB . His album U87, released in 2005, has been recommended by Time Magazine as one of the five best Asian albums worth buying.1 U87 also has won the top sale of album (non-concert, non-collection category) in Hong Kong in 2005.2 On 7 July , 2007 Chan performed at the Chinese Leg of Live Earth in Shanghai. CHAN'S TALENT FOR MUSIC Chan is not only a skilled singer, but also a versatile musician. He plays a wide variety of musical instruments - the Piano , Drums , Guitar , Violin , Harmonica , Accordion , Saxophone , Electronic Organ as well as the Trumpet . Besides being a Backup Vocalist and sometimes a Producer of his own albums, Chan writes his own music. Songs written by Eason Chan #時代曲 (from the album 陳奕迅) #那一夜有沒有說 (from the album 與我常在) #反高潮 (from the album 我的快樂時代) #同聲一哭 ( Duet with Anita Mui ) #衝口而出 (from the album ''The Easy Ride'') #你會不會 (from the album ''Special Thanks To...'') #蕭邦寫過的歌 (sung by Sammi Cheng ) #PG家長指引 (sung by Edmond Leung ) #呼吸困難 (sung by Edmond Leung ) #下週同樣時間 （再見）(from the album 打得火熱) #溫室效應 (from the album 打得火熱) #怪物 (from the album ''Shall We Dance? Shall We Talk'') #衝口而出 (with 王雙駿) #改造人 (sung by Nicholas Tse ) (from the album 幸福) #我也不會那麼做 (from the album 反正是我) #沒有你 (from the album 反正是我) #落花流水 (with Eric Kwok) (from the EP ''Life Continues'') #大得太快 (from the EP ''Life Continues'') #戀愛盲 (Sung by Edmond Leung ) #新生活 (from the album 新生活) #2001太空漫遊 (with 陳輝陽) (from the album ''Shall We Dance? Shall We Talk'') #Namasgar你好嗎 #解藥 (from the album ''What's Going On...?'') #粵語殘片 (With C.Y. Kong) (from the album ''What's Going On...?'') Eason Chan's Most Well Known Hits DISCOGRAPHY See Also: Eason Chan discography FILMOGRAPHY Chan started to act in films in 1997. He has starred or co-starred in over 20 films so far.
MUSICAL On 18 August and 19 August , 2005 , Chan performed the Musical ''Wrestling with God'' (人神鬥), the second programme of ''Love Music Tour 05'' organised by Netvigator . He was the Leading Actor and Producer . Stars featured in the show included famous Comedian Jim Chim (詹瑞文), Cantopop singer Wilfred Lau (劉浩龍), Taiwan ese talented singer Mavis Fan (范曉萱), ''Best Supporting Actress Winner'' of the ''23rd Hong Kong Film Awards'' Josie Ho (何超儀), pop Duo At17 and Soler . The story was about the competition among different Angels (played by the featured stars) to protect the only man alive in the world (played by Eason Chan). The secret guest, veteran singer George Lam (林子祥), played Chan's late father. The audience were impressed by the performers, who told the story through song and dance. TRIVIA
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