13 Facts About Roger Yang

Roger Yang's voice has often compared to late singer-songwriter Zhang Yu-Sheng due to his penchant for singing the latter's songs and their similar ability to sing high notes effortlessly and clearly without using falsetto.

Roger Yang's resentment escalated to the point he often directed his anger at customers by purposefully contesting against their wishes.

At the age of 33, having quit as the lead singer for TNT and his job as a pub singer, Roger Yang needed other sources of income and began moonlighting as a radio host in Kaohsiung's FM 98.3 and as a singing teacher, having taught and mentored famous students like, Yoga Lin.

From 2004 to 2005, Roger Yang then sank into what he considers, the lowest point of his life, as he truly considered withdrawing entirely from the music industry and contemplated whether a career in singing was an aspiration he still wished to pursue, especially as he was approaching his mid-30s and felt he did not possess the physical profile the industry wanted.

Roger Yang even performed the song on March 14,2010, as the opening song to the exhibition game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Taiwanese Professional Baseball League All-Stars in Kaohsiung.

Besides the duet with Ling, Roger Yang recorded the second duet on his album with best friend, Hsiao Huang-chi.

The duet, "You Are Always Here" was composed by Xiao, written by Roger Yang, and dedicated to Chang Yu-Sheng.

Roger Yang gained even more exposure and recognition when he served as a guest judge on the third season of the hit TV talent show One Million Star.

BBy 2010, the name Roger Yang Pei-An was now highly associated with singing high notes, and Roger Yang wanted to distinguish himself as more than a singer that could sing high notes.

Roger Yang confirmed on January 13,2011, that he has been in the studio working on his new album, with 8 songs recorded and completed, which would be released some time after Chinese New Years.

Around 2002, through the suggestion of a mentor that felt Roger Yang's singing was not expressive enough, he was introduced to Hsiao Huang-chi, who was then unknown and was performing at a pub near Roger Yang.

Roger Yang obliged to attend Xiao's performance and upon listening, became so moved by the blind singer's performance, he immediately strived to become Xiao's friend and better himself as a singer.

Understanding the difficulty of succeeding in the music industry, Roger Yang has been supportive of burgeoning artists at his label, often singing duets with them, performing songs written by them on his albums, or promoting their albums with them.