Eason Chan Yik-Shun (陈奕迅)is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong's music industry. Undoubtedly one of the most dominant male singers in the post-1997 era of Hong Kong music industry, Eason Chan has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the next generation of Cantopop.
Chan is the son of Chan Kau-tai, a former civil servant. Chan was sent to the United Kingdom for study at the age of 12. He attended St. Joseph's kindergarten, St. Joseph's Primary School in Hong Kong, Dauntsey's School in Wiltshire, England and later Kingston University majoring in architecture. Chan returned to Hong Kong before completion of his degree to participate in the 1995 New Talent Singing Competition and won the first place. Immediately after his victory, Capital Artists signed a contract with him, ending his future career as an architect while launching his successful career in music.
In 2003, Chan's father, who was the Housing Department's chief building services engineer, came under investigation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption for taking bribes. In early 2004, he was found guilty, sentenced for seven years of jail and fined HK$2.6 million for accepting more than HK$3 million of bribes.[1]
Chan married his longtime girlfriend Hilary Tsui in 2006. His daughter Constance Chan was born on October 4, 2004. Constance Chan's name was given by Eason's good friend and the famous songwriter Wyman Wong. Chan gave up smoking after the birth of his daughter. He was reported to have done it for both Constance and protecting his voice. However, in 2007, he admitted in his concert that he has resumed smoking due to the stress from his ongoing world tours.
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