Biography
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 ending his future career as an architect, while launching his music career.
Eason was involved in an accident in 2002, during his concert in Taiwan where he fell off the stage and injured his groin. Later in the hospital it was realized that one of his testicles had been severely hurt. He has since fully recovered.
Eason married longtime girlfriend Hilary Tsui in 2006. He has a daughter Constance Chan born on Oct. 4, 2004. Constance Chan's name was given by Eason's good friend, also a famous songwriter Wyman Wong. Eason gave up smoking after the birth of his baby girl. He was reported to have done it for Constance and also to protect his voice. However, in 2007, he admitted in his concert to have resumed smoking due to stress from his ongoing world tour.
Eason's friends in the show business include Nicholas Tse, Miriam Yeung, Eric Kwok, Edmond Leung, Andy Hui, Josie Ho, Joey Yung, Wyman Wong , Conroy Chan and HOCC.
Career
Eason Chan is a frequent winner of Asia's music awards. He is the second non-Taiwanese singer after Jacky Cheung to win Taiwan's Golden Melody Award. Eason Chan has won the prestigious Hong Kong's Most Popular Male Singer Award four times in row, in the year 2005-2008. He also won his first Pacific Rim's Most Popular Singer Award in 2007. His album ''U87'' , released in 2005, has been recommended by Time Magazine as one of the five best Asian albums worth buying. ''U87'' also won the top sale of album in Hong Kong in 2005. He was Hong Kong's highest selling male artist in 2002, 2003 and 2007. He has been one of Hong Kong's top selling artists for years starting from 2000. His concert DVD ''Get a Life'' was the highest selling album of 2006.
Eason Chan has been praised by critics and fellow musicians alike as one of the top singers of his generation. Since the very beginning of his career, Eason has been one of the favorites to lead the new generation of Canto-pop. He has been described as a breath of fresh air in the HK music scene. Over the last ten years, Eason Chan emerged as the leading male singer of his generation, fulfilling his role as an innovator and a leader in the HK music scene, winning prestigious awards one after another. Eason Chan has also been successful in his work in the Mandopop scene. He has won numerous awards in both Mainland and Taiwan, most notably Taiwan's Golden Melody Award. "Admit It" was a another notable work of Eason Chan, which led to a nomination for GMA's Best Male Singer; the award was ultimately won by Gary Chaw.
Eason Chan has been named by Chinese critics as the next ''God of Songs'' after Jacky Cheung. However, Eason has more than once clarified that he wishes to build his own name instead, and not just be the successor of Jacky Cheung. There is a duet called 天下太平 sung by Chan and Jacky Cheung in the album Perfect Match by Albert Leung，Ronald Ng released in April 2006. Chan and Cheung have collaborated on other occasions as well. They sang a duet of Cheung's 頭髮亂了 in a fundraising campaign for SARS victims in 2003.
Theme Concerts
Eason Chan has held five major theme concerts at the famous Hong Kong Coliseum starting from 1999, a proof of his enduring popularity and his status as one of Hong Kong's most beloved singers. His first series of concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum , a total of four ''Eason's 99Big Live'' concerts, came four years after his debut in 1995. Even today, that amount of time is considered short for a singer to gain the general approval and public support needed to perform at such a prestigious venue. Two years later in 2001, Eason held a series of nine ''The Easy Ride'' concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum under the wing of his second record company, Music Plus. In 2003, he again held a series of seven ''The Third Encounter'' concerts with the support of Music Plus. In the spring of 2006, After a year of rest and another change of record company, Eason held his fourth theme concerts, a total of nine ''Get a Life'' concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum. A year later, Eason broke his own record while holding his fifth series of concerts. During October and November 2007, he completed a total of 16 hugely successful Eason's Moving On Stage1 concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum. Until January 2008, Eason Chan has held 45 concerts at Hong Kong Coliseum.
Eason Chan began his Moving On Stage World Tour in Feb, 2008. The already completed stops include: Taiwan, US, Canada, Australia, Guangzhou and Shanghai., Malaysia, Macau, Singapore and Kunming. His next confirmed stops will be in Beijing and Shenzhen.
Musicals
On 18 August and 19 August, 2005, Chan performed the ''Wrestling with God'' , the second programme of ''Love Music Tour 05'' organised by Netvigator. He was the leading actor and . Stars featured in the show included famous comedian Jim Chim , Cantopop singer Wilfred Lau , Taiwanese talented singer Mavis Fan , ''Best Supporting Actress Winner'' of the ''23rd Hong Kong Film Awards'' Josie Ho , pop at17 and Soler. The story was about the competition among different angels to protect the only man alive in the world . The secret guest, veteran singer George Lam , played Chan's late father. The audience were impressed by the performers, who told the story through song and dance.
Charity's work
Eason Chan has been ORBIS International's Sight Ambassador in HK since 2006. He has traveled to India and Sichuan, China, visiting kids and elders with visual impairment, in an effort to raise funds for Orbis. Eason has also been an active participant in HK's fundraising campaigns such as the 2003 fundraiser for SARS victims and the 2008 fundraiser for Sichuan Earthquake victims.
On July 7, 2007 Eason performed at the of Live Earth in Shanghai.
Controversy
Eason was reported commenting on an aspect of Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki's performance after she had finished her Hong Kong concert on April 7, 2007. He remarked that Ayumi Hamasaki might have been lip-syncing in her concert; this statement enraged many of her fans as lip-syncing is highly frowned upon in Asia. They threatened to not buy Eason's CD and wanted him to apologize for his words. Soon after, , a respected Hong Kong singing group, backed Eason's comments. Eason's label, Cinepoly Records, is not commenting on this incident. Hamasaki's record label and reporters came quick to her defense, stating that she did not lipsynch whatsoever and that the sound system was specially flown in from Japan which was the reason for the high quality of sound.
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, , guitar, violin, harmonica, accordion, saxophone, electronic organ as well as the trumpet. He has frequently showcased his musical talent by incorporating instruments into his live performances.
Aside from being a backup vocalist and sometimes a of his own albums, Chan writes his own music.
Songs written by Eason Chan
#時代曲
#那一夜有沒有說
#反高潮
#同聲一哭
#衝口而出
#你會不會
#蕭邦寫過的歌
#PG家長指引
#呼吸困難
#下週同樣時間 （再見）
#溫室效應
#怪物
#衝口而出
#改造人
#我也不會那麼做
#沒有你
#落花流水
#大得太快
#戀愛盲
#新生活
#2001太空漫遊
#Namasgar你好嗎
#解藥
#粵語殘片
#兄弟
#乜嘢啫
#狂熱革命
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