Eric Chou

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chou.
Eric Chou
Chou in 2023
Born (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 29)
New Taipei City, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Other names
  • Chou Hsing-che
  • Zhou Xingzhe
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Spouse
Dacie Chao
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(m. 2022)​
Children1
FamilyAlex Chou (brother)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2014–present
LabelsSony Music Taiwan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周興哲
Simplified Chinese周兴哲
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Xīngzhé
Pha̍k-fa-sṳChiu Hin-chet
JyutpingZau1 Hing3 Zit3
Hokkien POJChiu Hèng-tiat

Eric Chou (Chinese: 周興哲; pinyin: Zhōu Xīngzhé; Jyutping: Zau1 Hing3 Zit3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu Hèng-tiat; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chiu Hin-chet, born 22 June 1995) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor. He has been dubbed by the Taiwanese media as "king of the lovelorn people".[1][2] Chou's self-composed smash hit "The Distance of Love", the ending theme of the 2014 Taiwanese drama The Way We Were, where he also made a cameo, reached 100 million views on YouTube, making Chou the youngest Mandopop artist to reach the feat at that time.[3]

  1. ^ "Eric Chou Profile". taipeimain.com. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. ^ Tan, Kee Yun (15 October 2016). "Is singer Eric Chou Kim Soo Hyun's lookalike? Fans say..." The New Paper. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ "《以後別做朋友》破億點閱！周興哲聽「破處」願望笑出來 | ETtoday星光雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2022.