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Wakin Chau

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Emil Wakin Chau
Wakin Chau in concert 2007
Born (1960-12-22) 22 December 1960 (age 63)
Sai Ying Pun, British Hong Kong
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1985–present
SpouseConstance Woods (American)[1]
Children2[1]
AwardsGolden Melody Awards – Best Male Mandarin Artist
1993

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周しゅう華はな健けん
Simplified Chinese周しゅう华健
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Huájiàn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZau1 Wa4 Gin6
Musical career
Also known asEmil Chau, Wakin Chau, Zhou Huajian, Chow Wah-Kin
OriginHong Kong
GenresMandopop, Cantopop
LabelsRock Records
WebsiteWakin.com

Wakin Chau (Chinese: 周しゅう华健; pinyin: Zhōu Huájiàn; Jyutping: Zau1 Waa4 Gin6; born 22 December 1960), better known by his stage name Emil Chau during the 1980s and 1990s, is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese singer and actor, popular throughout Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and parts of Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam). As of 2007, he has released more than 40 albums.

Early life

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Wakin Chau was born in a rice store owned by his family at Sai Ying Pun in Hong Kong, the fourth son of seven children.[1] He began learning the guitar when he was about 13 years old. In 1979, he left for Taipei to major in mathematics at National Taiwan University. While at college he sang and played folk songs in local coffee shops, learning to sing in Mandarin.[1]

Music career

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Hoping to establish a career as a recording artist, Chau sought contacts in the music industry, but after a lack of success, eventually signed on as an assistant producer at Rock Records, where he wrote pop songs for other artists. He was later encouraged by Chyi Yu to perform jingles for commercial advertisements. One of his jingles for a car commercial was heard by his boss at Rock, who recognised his voice and gave him a chance to record a Mandarin album, released on Rock Records in 1987.

From 1985, under the name Emil Chau, he has released more than 40 albums in Mandarin, Cantonese and English. His platinum albums, including You Make Me Happy and Sad (讓ゆず我わが歡喜かんき讓ゆず我わが憂う), The Flowery Heart (花はな·心しん), Music Brings Us Together (有ゆう弦つる相しょう聚) and Emil & Friends (朋友ほうゆう) have won awards in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore.[which?][citation needed] Chau reverted to using his given name Wakin in 1999.

Chau formed the four-member supergroup Superband, along with Jonathan Lee, Chang Chen-yue and Lo Ta-yu. They disbanded and resumed their solo careers in 2010.

Other activities

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Chau has also appeared in some films, and on TV and radio programs in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. Alongside his singing career, he is a restaurateur and is active in international charitable causes, such as kidney dialysis charities in Singapore, the January 2002 "Take a Deep Breath" concert in Taipei to raise money for local health-care organisations, Beijing's 4th Grand Charity Drive for Children in 2005, and Jackie Chan's all-star concerts in Las Vegas.

Discography

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Mandarin albums

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  • 最後さいご圓舞曲えんぶきょく The Last Waltz (Feb 1985)
  • 心しん的てき方向ほうこう Direction of the Heart (Jul 1987)
  • 我わが付づけ出で我が的てき真しん愛あい 我わが實現じつげん我が的てき夢ゆめ I Gave My Love I Realized My Dream (Aug 1988)
  • 期待きたい更さら多た 付づけ出で更さら多おお The More You Give the More You Expect (Jan 1989)
  • 最さい真しん的てき夢ゆめ The Truest Dream (Nov 1989)
  • 不ふ願ねがい一いち個人こじん I Don't Want to Be Alone (Dec 1990)
  • 讓ゆず我わが歡喜かんき讓ゆず我わが憂う You Make Me Happy and Sad (Nov 1991)
  • 花はな·心しん The Flowery Heart (Apr 1993)
  • 今夜こんや陽光ようこう燦爛さんらん Asia Tour'93 Emil Alive! (Jan 1994)
  • 風雨ふうう無む阻 Nothing Will Stop Me From Loving You (Jun 1994)
  • 我わが願意がんい去さ等ひとし I Am Willing to Go Soon (Feb 1995)
  • 愛あい相しょう隨ずい Love Follows Us (Jul 1995)
  • 愛あい的てき光ひかり Light of Love (Feb 1996)
  • 小しょう天堂てんどう My Little Paradise (Sep 1996)
  • 朋友ほうゆう Emil & Friends (Apr 1997)
  • 有ゆう故事こじ的てき人じん Story Teller (Aug 1998)
  • 現在げんざい Now (Nov 1999)
  • 忘憂ぼうゆう草そう Day Lilies (Otc 2001)
  • 329最さい完かん整せい周しゅう華はな健けん All Out (2003)
  • 一起吃苦的幸福 Love Hotel (Jul 2003)
  • 周しゅう而復始はじめ Keep Wakin 1987-2002 (Sep 2003)
  • 雨あめ人じん Wakin in the Rain (Mar 2006)
  • 花はな旦だん Diva (May 2011)
  • 江湖こうこ Jiang Hu (Dec 2013)
  • 賽さい貂てん蟬 My Farewell Lady (Mar 2019)
  • 少年しょうねん The Younger Me (Dec 2019)

Cantonese albums

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  • 有ゆう弦つる相しょう聚(真しん的てき周しゅう华健) Music Brings Us Together (Oct 1994)
  • 弦つる途と有ゆう你(真しん的てき周しゅう华健 II) You Stand By Me (Apr 1995)
  • 弦つる弦つる全ちょん全あきら(真しん的てき周しゅう华健·完かん满篇) Completely (Dec 1995)
  • 弦つる猶なお在ざい耳みみ Emil's Live Moments (Jun 1996)
  • 生なま·生活せいかつ Living With Emil Chau (Dec 1996)
  • 世界せかい由よし你我開始かいし The World Begins With Us (Oct 1997)
  • 聽健 Listen to Emil Chau (Feb 1998)

English albums

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  • Sad Without You (Sep 1988)
  • Blue Bird (Feb 1991)
  • I Remember (May 1992)
  • Songs of Birds (Aug 1993)
  • Forever Young (Best Collection) (Jun 1996)
  • My Oh My (Feb 2001)
  • My Favorite Songs (May 2002)

Collaborations

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Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Faith Wong (May 9, 2017) Music business is not for my daughter, says Wakin Chau. todayonline.com
  2. ^ "Wakin Chau". imdb.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Wakin Chau". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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