Chang Yu-sheng


Tom Chang or Chang Yu-sheng was a Taiwanese singer, songwriter and music producer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers in Mandarin music history.

Biography

Early life

On 7 June 1966, Chang was born in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. He was the eldest child, he had 2 younger brothers and 2 younger sisters. His father is a soldier.
He graduated from National Chengchi University.
In spare time, he was keen on music, basketball, swimming and reading.

Music career

Nicknamed as "Music Magician" in the Taiwanese music industry, one of his major accomplishment as a producer was to help the pop singer A-mei to achieve mainstream success.
He was known for his high vocals, capable of reaching notes up to D#6.

Death

While driving fatigued at 2:40 on 20 October 1997, he was injured in a fatal car accident and fell into a coma. He never regained consciousness and died on 12 November at the age of 31 after weeks of hospitalization.

Discography

YearAlbumTrack listing
1 November 1988天天想你
17 July 1989想念我
24 February 1992带我去月球
30 November 1992大海
24 August 1993一天到晚游泳的魚
5 September 1994卡拉ＯＫ‧台北‧我
27 March 1995還是朋友
12 July 1996兩伊戰爭﹣紅色熱情
14 July 1996兩伊戰爭-白色才情
14 October 1997口是心非

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