:Chang Yu-sheng

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| birth_name = Chang Yu-sheng

| birth_date = {{birth date|1966|6|7}}

| birth_place = Magong, Penghu, Taiwan

| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|11|12|1966|6|7}}

| death_place = Tamsui District, Taipei, Taiwan

| alma_mater = National Chengchi University

| occupation = Singer, songwriter (composer & lyricist), record producer

| years_active = 1988－1997

| parents = Chang Kin-ming
Chang Hui-mei

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010420091032/http://yu-sheng.org/ www.yu-sheng.org]

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Tom Chang Yu-sheng ({{zh|c=張雨生|link=no}}; June 7, 1966 – November 12, 1997) was a Taiwanese pop vocalist, songwriter and record producer.

Biography

Chang was born in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan on June 7, 1966. His mother was Atayal and his father was a veteran of the ROC military. As the eldest child, he had two younger brothers and two younger sisters. He graduated from the National Chengchi University. In his spare time, he was keen on music, basketball, swimming, and reading.

He was known for his high vocals, capable of reaching notes up to D#6.{{YouTube|7ivhBsQp8sA|Zhang Yu Sheng's High Notes (C5 – D#6)}} His voice has been compared by some to Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply.Bilibili. (2020) Chang Yu-sheng sings Air Supply's "All Out Of Love" live - 1992-02-25. (in Taiwanese). [online] Available at: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1CZ4y137qE/ (Accessed: April 21st 2024).

Chang died on November 12, 1997 at 31 years old, after being in a car accident on October 20, 1997.{{cite web |author=Kwok Kar Peng |title=Late Taiwanese singer Chang Yu-sheng's 1996 unplugged performance in Singapore goes viral, Entertainment News |website=AsiaOne |date=23 June 2021 |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/late-taiwanese-singer-chang-yu-sheng-1996-unplugged-performance-a-mei-singapore-the-ark |access-date=8 December 2022}}

Career

Being influenced deeply by Western rock music, he had participated in two metal bands at university before he gained publicity with a beverage tie-in ballad "My Future isn't a Pipe Dream" in 1988.

In that year, Chang also released his debut album, Always Missing You, to success, selling 350 thousand records within the regions, before singing the soundtrack of a popular movie, Seven Wolves, starring him in one of the leading roles. After his graduation in 1989, he was nominated for "Best New Artist" at the Golden Melody Awards for his second album, Miss Me, with most songs co-written by himself.

He then developed his career as a singer-songwriter, attempting to introduce different genres of contemporary music to the general public despite ups and downs. With moderate to low commercial successes of his subsequent albums, Chang focused more on backstage roles, including music production and songwriting for theater performances.

He introduced A-Mei, a Puyuma and pub singer, to his record label. Believing in her potential, Chang became A-Mei's vocal tutor, producer and supervisor.{{cite news | last = Zhong | first = Qiu | title = Tom Chang | url = http://english.cri.cn/4026/2007/11/25/1361@297868.htm | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120708085028/http://english.cri.cn/4026/2007/11/25/1361@297868.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 8 July 2012 | publisher = CRI English | date = 25 November 2007 | access-date = 18 December 2007}}

Soon after producing her debut and second albums, which were released to a huge success in 1996 and 1997, he died at 31 years old. Renowned for his sopranist vocal range, significance to the development of the local music industry, and versatility, Chang is widely referred to as the "magician of music in Chinese" and is among the most prominent figures when it comes to Chinese language music, with most of his commercial failures later considered to be masterpieces.

Discography

File:Childhood Tom Chang, Yu-sheng Memorial Museum 20150620.jpg in his hometown Penghu]]

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1 November 1988 !天天想你 \|align="center"\|{{hidden\|Track listing\| 跟著我天天想你永遠都像才認識我的陽光我的風渺小和天一樣高告訴我親愛的沒有不可能的事不是因為寂寞就算為你也是為我 }}
17 July 1989 !想念我 \|align="center"\|{{hidden\|Track listing\| 想念我我不能一點一點愛你無題就為你明天不會有淚沒有煙抽的日子當我正想要和你分享他們大地的天使冒險少年 }}
24 February 1992 !带我去月球 \|align="center"\|{{hidden\|Track listing\| 序曲我想把整片天空打開帶我去月球無題這一夜我睡不著我就要轉彎總髮遊湖心草深長魔幻台北現在這樣我呼吸我感覺我存在我想把整片天空打開 }}
30 November 1992 !大海 \|align="center"\|{{hidden\|Track listing\| 我是一棵秋天的樹 I Don't Wanna Say Goodbye 多夢的歲月愛上你的一切掙扎大海寧可讓我苦不管‧不管把世界分一半給你心底的中國 }}
24 August 1993 !一天到晚游泳的魚 \|align="center"\|{{hidden\|Track listing\| 青澀的記憶是否真的愛我海的呼喚一天到晚游泳的魚冰點妹妹晚安祈求一人一個夢一步一徘徊仲夏夜之夢勿忘我靜夜星空三月的天真無知的歲月 }}
5 September 1994 !卡拉OK‧台北‧我 \|align="center"\|{{hidden\|Track listing\| 我是多麼想動物的悲歌靈光永公街的街長子夜抒懷兄弟呀這一年這一夜我的心在發燙後知後覺蝴蝶結跟得上我吧我期待再見蘭花草！ }}
27 March 1995 !還是朋友 \|align="center"\|{{hidden\|Track listing\| 還是朋友西風的話不想失去你我是風箏永遠的自由執著我什麼都願意給一生陪你走愛做夢的孩子別放棄希望 }}
12 July 1996 !兩伊戰爭﹣紅色熱情 (EP) \|align="center"\|{{hidden\|Track listing\| 最愛的人傷我最深費盡心思 The Indian Summer Night 不亮的燈 }}
14 July 1996 !兩伊戰爭-白色才情 (EP) \|align="center"\|{{hidden\|Track listing\| 未知再見女郎後窗發暈沈默之沙 }}
14 October 1997 !口是心非 \|align="center"\|{{hidden\|Track listing\| 如果你要離開我口是心非 CAPPUCCINO 玫瑰的名字河愛情‧‧‧ ‧‧‧的圖案隨你神采在黃昏融化了世界的色彩以前若我告訴你其實我愛的只是你 }}

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1 November 1988

!天天想你