Eason Chan

Eason Chan Yick Shun (born 27 July 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actor.

He is one of the most popular and influential singers in both Cantopop and Mandopop.

Besides holding the record for winning the "Ultimate Male Singer – Gold" award (10 times) and "My Favorite Male Singer" award (9 consecutive years) at the "Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation" in HK, he is also holding the record for being nominated for and winning prestigious Golden Melody Awards "Best Male Mandarin Singer" (9 times and 3 times respectively) in Taiwan.

Chan was born in Hong Kong on 27 July 1974.

Chan went to England to study when he was 12.

He attended St. Joseph's kindergarten and St. Joseph's College Primary School in Hong Kong, Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire, England and later Kingston University, studying architecture.

He also trained in vocals at the Royal Academy of Music, where he received Grade-8 vocal certifications.

Chan returned to Hong Kong before the completion of his degree to participate in the 1995 New Talent Singing Awards Competition, winning first place on July 16, 1995.

Hong Kong-based record label Capital Artists signed a contract with him, ending his future career as an architect while launching a career in music.

Chan has been praised by critics and fellow musicians alike as one of the top singers of his generation.

Since the very beginning of his career, he has been one of the favourites to lead the new generation of Cantopop.

He has been described as a breath of fresh air in the HK music scene.

Chan has kicked off over 300 concerts all around the world since 1999.

He successfully held world tours in different regions, including Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, mainland China, Southeast Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.

He was the first Chinese singer who held tour in London's O2 Arena, and the first HK singer who held solo concerts in Beijing's National Stadium (Bird's Nest).

In the 2000s, Chan emerged as the leading male singer of his generation, fulfilling his role as an innovator and a leader in the HK music scene, winning prestigious awards one after another.

He has been one of Hong Kong's top selling artists every year since 2000.

He was Hong Kong's highest selling male artist in 2002, 2003 and 2007.

In 2003, he won Best Mandarin Male Singer and Best Mandarin Album for "Special Thanks To...."

He won "Best Male Mandarin Singer" third, in 2003, 2015 and 2018, "Album of the Year" twice in 2003 and 2018, and "Best Mandarin Album" in 2009.

His album "Admit It" was nominated for Golden Melody Awards' Best Male Singer; although it was ultimately won by Gary Chaw.

In 2005, Chan's Cantonese album "U87" was named one of Time magazine's "Five Asian Albums Worth Buying".

Chan is a frequent winner of Asia's music awards.

He has won a number of prestigious Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan.

His Cantonese album "U87", named after his favourite microphone and released in 2005, was labeled by Time magazine as one of the five Asian albums worth buying.

"U87" was the top selling non-concert, non-collection category album in Hong Kong in 2005.

Chan won many major music awards in Hong Kong, eg. Most Popular Male Singer award in the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation twice, in 2006 and 2007.

His concert DVD "Get a Life" was the highest selling album of 2006.

Chan has also been successful in his work in the Mandopop scene.

He has won numerous awards in both mainland China and Taiwan, most notably Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards.

He is the second non-Taiwanese singer, after Jacky Cheung, to win Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards.

In 2009, he won Best Mandarin Album for "Don't Want to Let Go".

Chan was ranked sixth in the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity Top 100 List.

In 2014, Chan's net worth was HK$100 million.

Chan won his second Best Mandarin Male Singer award in 2015, for the album "Rice and Shine".

Chan was the most-streamed artist in Hong Kong on the Spotify music streaming platform from 2016 to 2021.

Since joining UMG, Chan has amassed over 75 billion streams across various platforms by 2023.

He is No.3 on the list of Spotify Global Top Mandopop Artists of the Year, 2023.

In 2018, Chan was named Best Mandarin Male Singer for the third time – the most of any singer (tied with Johnny Yin) – for the album "C'mon In~".

In 2020, Chan was on Forbes Asia’s inaugural 100 Digital Stars list.