Eason Chan Yick Shun was born on 27 July 1974 and is a Hong Kong singer and actor.
58 Facts About Eason Chan
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Eason Chan won his second Best Mandarin Male Singer award in 2015, for the album Rice and Shine.
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Eason Chan was the most-streamed artist in Hong Kong on the Spotify music streaming platform from 2016 to 2020.
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Eason Chan attended St Joseph's kindergarten and St Joseph's College Primary School in Hong Kong, Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire, England and later Kingston University, studying architecture.
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Eason Chan trained in vocals at the Royal Academy of Music, where he received Grade-8 vocal certifications.
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Eason Chan returned to Hong Kong before the completion of his degree to participate in the 1995 New Talent Singing Awards Competition, winning first place on July 16,1995.
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Eason Chan is the second non-Taiwanese singer, after Jacky Cheung, to win Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards.
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Eason Chan won "Best Male Singer" third, in 2003,2015 and 2018, and "Best Album" twice.
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Eason Chan won Most Popular Male Singer in the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation twice, in 2006 and 2007.
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Eason Chan won his first Asia Pacific's Most Popular Singer Award in 2007, and again in 2008.
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Eason Chan was Hong Kong's highest selling male artist in 2002,2003 and 2007.
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Eason Chan has been one of Hong Kong's top selling artists every year since 2000.
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Eason Chan has been praised by critics and fellow musicians alike as one of the top singers of his generation.
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Eason Chan has been described as a breath of fresh air in the HK music scene.
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Eason Chan has been successful in his work in the Mandopop scene.
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Eason Chan has won numerous awards in both mainland China and Taiwan, most notably Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards.
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Eason Chan's album Admit It was nominated for Golden Melody Awards' Best Male Singer; although it was ultimately won by Gary Chaw.
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However, Eason Chan won Album of The Year for "Don't Want To Let Go".
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Eason Chan has been named by Chinese critics as the next God of Songs after Jacky Cheung.
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However, Eason Chan has more than once clarified that he wishes to build his own name instead, and not just be the successor of Jacky Cheung.
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Eason Chan plays several instruments in his live concerts, including the piano, the guitar, the harmonica, and the accordion.
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In 2009, Eason Chan performed in "PAX Musica 2009" in Tokyo.
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Eason Chan sang seven songs, including a Japanese song by Koji Tamaki called "Mr Lonely".
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Eason Chan planned to promote his musical works in Japan in 2010.
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In 2011, Eason Chan released a new album titled "Stranger Under My Skin" on 22 February.
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In 2015, Eason Chan released the Cantonese album Preparing which contain the number one song "Unconditional".
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Eason Chan has held five major theme concerts at the famous Hong Kong Coliseum starting from 1999.
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Two years later in 2001, Eason Chan held a series of nine The Easy Ride concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum under the wing of his second record company, Music Plus.
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Eason Chan began his Moving on Stage World Tour in February 2008.
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Eason Chan traveled to Taiwan, Canada, Australia, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Malaysia, Macau, Singapore, Kunming, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hangzhou, Guiyang, Beijing, and Foshan.
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Chan's Moving on Stage World Tour ended with Eason Chan's Moving on Stage 26 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 16 August 2009.
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Months after his Moving On Stage Concerts came to finish, Eason Chan began another tour in mainland China, called "Ninety Minutes of Bliss".
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Eason Chan completed two concerts in Nanjing and three more in Shanghai before and during Christmas 2009.
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In between his tours, Eason Chan held his sixth record-breaking Theme Concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum for a total of 18 concerts, scheduled from 20 March to 6 April 2010.
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Eason Chan visited three cities over the course of 5 days: London, Manchester, and Rotterdam.
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Eason Chan is the second Hong Kong singer after Roman Tam to perform in the prestigious Royal Albert Hall.
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Eason Chan became the first Asian artist playing in the O2 stage.
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In September 2017, Chan began a new tour called Eason Says C mon In~tour, which is noted for performing in small stadiums like Macpherson Stadium, Hong Kong, which only seats about 2500 people.
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On 18 and 19 August 2005, Eason Chan performed the musical Wrestling with God, the second programme of Love Music Tour 05 organised by Netvigator.
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In 21 November 2019, Eason Chan announced that "Fear and Dreams" Concerts would be cancelled because of unstable circumstances in Hong Kong.
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Eason Chan has been appointed as Orbis International's Sight Ambassador in Hong Kong since 2006.
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Eason Chan has travelled to India and Sichuan, China, visiting kids and elders with visual impairment, to raise funds for Orbis.
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Eason Chan has been an active participant in Hong Kong's fundraising campaigns such as the 2003 fundraiser for SARS victims and the 2008 fundraiser for Sichuan earthquake victims.
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On 7 July 2007 Eason Chan performed at the Chinese leg of 'Live Earth' in Shanghai.
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Eason Chan performed in an empty stadium due to the COVID-19 restrictions.
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In 2013, Eason Chan revealed he had suffered from bipolar disorder and phobia of large crowds during the 11th night of his "Life Concert 2013".
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In 2020, Eason Chan has been appointed as the "Shall We Talk" initiative's ambassador to promote mental health and arouse public attention to mental well-being.
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Eason Chan has won a number of Top Ten Golden Melody awards, Male Singer of the Year awards and Album Of The Year awards.
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When Eason Chan changed to Cinepoly in 2005, songs such as "U87" and "Magnificent Sunset" brought further awards.
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Eason Chan has been selected as the "King of Asian Pop Music" by Hong Kong's Time Out magazine since 2012.
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Eason Chan has been one of China's best-selling artists since 2000 and has won many prestigious awards.
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Eason Chan is a notable actor who has starred in multiple films.
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Eason Chan made his debut in 1997 and has starred or co-starred in over 20 films.
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Eason Chan was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by Hong Kong's Golden Film Awards in 2000 for his role in Lavender.
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In 2010, Eason Chan participated in the romantic comedy film "Love in Space" with Aaron Kwok, Kwai Lun Mei and Rene Liu.
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In 2011, Eason Chan participated in the film "Mr And Mrs Single" with Michelle Bai, they played a couple who met again after divorce, found themselves and remarried.
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Eason Chan voiced Po in the Cantonese version of Kungfu Panda in 2015.
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Eason Chan starred in musical dramas "Office" with Chow Yun Fat, which was directed by Johnny To.