Yang Xian (singer)

Yang Xian
楊弦
Born (1950-09-02) September 2, 1950 (age 74)
Hualien, Taiwan
Occupationsinger

Yang Xian (Chinese: 楊弦; pinyin: Yáng Xián; born 2 September 1950) is a Taiwanese folk singer. Born in Hualien, Taiwan,[1][2] his mother was an accountant and his father served as the chairman of the Hualien County Party Committee of the Kuomintang. When Yang Xian was four years old, his father died, and he and his mother moved to Taipei.[2]

Yang Xian attended college at National Taiwan University where he studied agricultural chemistry,[1] during which time he joined the choir, which began his interest in music. Later, Yang Xian bought himself a guitar, sheet music, and taught himself how to sing. He attended NTU's Institute of Oceanography for graduate school, and in his free time he would go to the Columbia Café on Zhongshan North Road to listen to singers such as Parangalan. In addition, Yang Xian would also occasionally sing English songs on stage.[3][4]

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  3. ^ "胡德夫:"声生不息"的"台湾民谣之父"". zgt.china.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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