Mikeru On Chinese Music Today

Eason Chan Yik-Shun (陳奕迅) is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong's music industry. Undoubtedly one of the most dominant male singers in the post-1997 era of Hong Kong music industry. Eason Chan has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the next generation of Cantopop.

His Cantonese album U87 was nominated by Time Magazine as "Five Asian Albums Worth Buying" in 2005. Eason Chan was the big winner at the prestigious Golden Melody Awards in 2003 and 2009. In 2003, he won "Best Male Singer" and "Album of the Year awards" for his work in Mandarin album "Special Thanks To...". In 2009, Chan won "Album of the Year" again for his work in Mandarin album "Don't Want to Let Go".

Eason Chan
Chinese name 陳奕迅 (Traditional)
Chinese name 陈奕迅 (Simplified)
Pinyin Chén Yìxùn (Mandarin)
Jyutping Can4 jik6 seon3 (Cantonese)
Ancestry Dongguan, Guangdong
Born 27 July 1974 (1974-07-27) (age 35)
Hong Kong
Occupation Singer, record producer, musician and actor
Genre(s) Pop, Rock & Roll, electronic dance
Instrument(s) Piano, Guitar, Harmonica, Accordion, drums, Violin