Phil Chang

Phil Chang
Born
Chang Po-hsiang (張博翔(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Phok-siông))

(1967-04-30) 30 April 1967 (age 57)
Alma materFeng Chia University
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, television presenter, actor
Years active1992–2018, 2020-present
Spouse
Hsiao Hui-wen (Shi Yi-lang)
(m. 1997)
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張宇
Simplified Chinese张宇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinzhang1 yu3
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳChong Yí
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZoeng1 Jyu5
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiuⁿ Ú
Musical career
Also known asChang Yu
GenresMandopop, ballad, soft rock
Instrument(s)Piano, guitar, vocals
LabelsEMI Music

Phil Chang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhāng Yǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Ú; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chong Yí, born 30 April 1967) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor.

By the time he graduated from Feng Chia University in Financial Services, he was already known as an accomplished folk singer, pianist and guitar-player. He issued his first album, Walking the Wind, in 1992, and achieved success with his second, Well-intentioned, in 1993. In 1997 he married long-term partner, lyricist Hsiao Hui-wen (蕭慧文), who uses the pen name Shi Yi-lang (十一郎). His 1999 album Sun and Moon was another big hit.

In 2004, he joined Chang Hsiao-yen to co-host Happy Sunday, replacing Taiwanese girl group S.H.E.

On 30 April 2007 he began presenting his own show on satellite channel TVBS-G, Why Men Do wrong.

In 2008, he was one of the stars of the Taiwanese television series "歡喜來逗陣" (MOE Taiwanese Hokkien recommended characters: 歡喜來鬥陣; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoaⁿ-hí lâi tàu-tīn).

In 2014 he took part in I Am a Singer (season 2) as a contestant and host. He made it to the 2nd part of the finals and was placed 6th overall.

In 2020, he revealed on YouTube interview that he had been on hiatus since 2018 to self-study about Chinese medicine and acupuncture.[1]

  1. ^ 淡出2年歌手張宇展開斜槓人生?「希塔療癒」導師ING!藉靈修探索超自然宇宙能量?張宇 陶晶瑩︱EP25 完整版 #陶口秀︱每週三 2000 上線, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 23 April 2021