Deserts Chang (張懸)

Deserts Chang (張懸)

ACTIVE PERIOD – 2002 – 現在 (02 – Current)
STYLE – 流行音樂 (Pop) / 油漬搖滾 (Grunge Rock) / 民謠 (Folk)
ORIGIN – 台灣 (Taiwan)
WEBSITE – 張懸.com
MYSPACE – 張懸 on Myspace

介紹
張懸(1981年5 月30日-),本名焦安溥,歌手。海基會前任副董事長兼秘書長及中華民國前任行政院僑務委員會委員長-焦仁和之女。曾經和唱片公司簽下合約,但因唱片公司問題而未發行專輯。爾後在台北各大live house演唱,漸漸打開知名度;2006年6 月9日發行第一張個人專輯。張懸是前地下樂團Mango Runs女主唱;2008年跟三位志同道合的朋友組成樂團Algae,再度擔任女主唱。

BIOGRAPHY
Deserts Chang (simplified Chinese: 张悬; traditional Chinese: 張懸; pinyin: Zhāng Xuán; born May 30, 1981), also known as Zhang Xuan or Chang Xuan, is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. She is considered to be one of the leading alternative musicians in the Chinese music industry.

Deserts Chang was born as Chiao An-p’u (Chinese: 焦安溥; pinyin: Jiāo Ānpǔ) on May 30, 1981 to an upper class family. Her father, Chiao Jen-ho (Chinese: 焦仁和; pinyin: Jiāo Rénhé), is a former secretary-general of the Straits Exchange Foundation. However, Chang has been quoted by the media as saying that she does not want to ride on the success of her father. Her stage name Deserts represents something “mysterious and suggests something hanging in limbo,” a representation of her personality.

Chang has started composing when she was 13 and begun to perform on stage at 16. By the age of 19, Chang had written over 100 songs and got the first contract with Sony BMG., However, after recording, photo shooting and several campus performances, nothing happened. The young singer had waited for 5 years for the releasing of her debut album ” My Life Will…”

Though she released her first album in 2006, Chang was well known among live houses, pubs and the Internet before that. Her light and clear voice is heart-touching and inspiring, which attracts many college students and independent music lovers. Chang is also a guitar player, and writes most of her songs with acoustic guitar.

Chang dropped out of high school because she “couldn’t stand the conservative restrictions.” She previously performed at pubs before entering the music recording industry.

She was a member of the rock band Mango Runs, named most popular act and winner of the Indie Music Award at the Taipei Ho-Hai-Yan Rock Festival in 2003. Mango Runs was featured in the 2004 documentary Ocean Fever (海洋熱), which followed the stories of several acts at the Ho-Hai-Yan Festival.

Chang’s debut album My Life Will… was released on June 9, 2006 under the record label Sony BMG. Although many of her fans objected to the recording deal, Chang promised that her style of music will not change. The album contains her music written between the ages of 13 and 19.

Her presence in the alternative music scene was demonstrated in the 18th Golden Melody Awards, where she received four award nominations. Her debut album was nominated for Best Mandarin Album along with mainstream musicians such as Jolin Tsai. It was previously considered unthinkable for a high-profile Chinese language music awards show to nominate independent artists in its major categories.

The singer has been enjoying growing popularity in Taiwan and mainland China. At the 7th Chinese Music Media Awards in Hong Kong, Chang received the award for Best New Mandarin Artist.

She released her second album Oh, dear. dear. I haven’t. (親愛的…我還不知道) on July 20, 2007. For the song 畢竟, she was nominated for Best Lyricist at the 19th Golden Melody Awards.

Since then, she has been joined by three other musicians (Cent, Goodtone, and Sunho) to create a band called Algae. On May 22, 2009, her third album City (城市) was released.

Source – 張懸 on Wiki, Deserts on Wiki

BAND MEMBERS / 樂隊成員 –
Solo:
Vocalist / Guitarist – 張懸 (Deserts)
Algae:
Vocalist / Guitarist – 張懸 (Deserts)
Guitarist – 杉特 (Cent)
Bassist – 雞毛 (Sunho)
Drummer – 凱同 (Goodtone)

DISCOGRAPHY / 歷年專輯 –
2005 – 1st Album – Maybe I Don’t Care
2006 – 2nd Album – My Life Will…
2007 – 1st EP – 寶貝 in life (Baby)
2007 – 3rd Album – 親愛的…我還不知道 (Dearest…I Don’t Know)
2008 – 2nd EP – Love, New Year
2009 – 4th Album – 城市 (City)

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I like to spend my time on the internet searching for the meaning of life. When I am not doing this you can find me listening to music or playing the bass…or stuffing myself silly on Burritos.

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