# Phil Chang

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Phil Chang 張宇 Born Chang Po-hsiang (張博翔(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Phok-siông)) (1967-04-30) 30 April 1967 (age 59) Taipei, Taiwan Alma mater Feng Chia University Occupations Singer, songwriter, television presenter, actor Years active 1992–2018, 2020-present Spouse Hsiao Hui-wen (Shi Yi-lang) ​ ​ (m. 1997)​ Children 2 Chinese name Traditional Chinese 張宇 Simplified Chinese 张宇 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin zhang1 yu3 Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Chong Yí Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zoeng1 Jyu5 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tiuⁿ Ú Musical career Also known as Chang Yu Genres Mandopop, ballad, soft rock Instruments Piano, guitar, vocals Label EMI Music Musical artist

**Phil Chang** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): [張](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5)[宇](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AE%87); [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Zhāng Yǔ*; [Pe̍h-ōe-jī](/source/Pe%CC%8Dh-%C5%8De-j%C4%AB): *Tiuⁿ Ú*; [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ](/source/Pha%CC%8Dk-fa-s%E1%B9%B3): Chong Yí, born 30 April 1967) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor.

## Education and career

By the time he graduated from [Feng Chia University](/source/Feng_Chia_University) in financial services, he was already known as an accomplished folk singer, pianist and guitar-player. He issued his first album, *Walking the Wind*, in 1992, and achieved success with his second, *Well-intentioned*, in 1993. In 1997 he married long-term partner, lyricist Hsiao Hui-wen (蕭慧文), who uses the pen name Shi Yi-lang (十一郎). His 1999 album *Sun and Moon* was another big hit.

In 2004, he joined [Chang Hsiao-yen](/source/Chang_Hsiao-yen) to co-host *Happy Sunday*, replacing Taiwanese girl group [S.H.E](/source/S.H.E).

On 30 April 2007 he began presenting his own show on satellite channel [TVBS-G](/source/TVBS-G), *Why Men Do wrong*.

In 2008, he was one of the stars of the Taiwanese television series "歡喜來逗陣" (MOE Taiwanese Hokkien recommended characters: 歡喜來鬥陣; [Pe̍h-ōe-jī](/source/Pe%CC%8Dh-%C5%8De-j%C4%AB): *Hoaⁿ-hí lâi tàu-tīn*).

In 2014 he took part in [I Am a Singer (season 2)](/source/I_Am_a_Singer_(season_2)) as a contestant and host. He made it to the 2nd part of the finals and was placed 6th overall.

In 2020, he revealed on YouTube interview that he had been on hiatus since 2018 to self-study about [Chinese medicine](/source/Traditional_Chinese_medicine) and [acupuncture](/source/Acupuncture).[1]

## Discography

### Studio albums

- 1993: *Walking the wind* (走路有風)

- 1993: *Well-intentioned* (用心良苦)

- 1994 溫故知心, *Intimate insights*

- 1995 一言難盡, *It's hard to say*

- 1996 消息, *News*.

- 1997 整個八月, *The whole of August*

- 1997 溫古知新.一個人的天荒地老 (Warm new knowledge. A person's old days old)

- 1998 EP 單戀, *Unrequited love*

- 1998 月亮太陽, *Sun and Moon*

- 1999 雨一直下, *Rain Keeps Falling*

- 1999 鑽石金選集, *Diamond Gold Collection*

- 2000 First compilation: 奇蹟·創世紀精選, *Miracle. Genesis Featured*

- 2001 替身, *Substitute*

- 2003 大丈夫, *If a man*

- 2004 不甘寂寞, *The Limelight*

- 2005 Second compilation: 男人的好, *A Good Man*

- 2009 Back to 張宇, *Back to Zhang Yu*

- 2012 心術, *Intention*

- 2016 好男人的情歌, *Good man's love song*

- 2017 勇敢說再見, *Brave say goodbye*

## Filmography

### Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes 2011 The Killer Who Never Kills 殺手‧歐陽盆栽 Phil Chang 2017 The Dreaming Man 假如王子睡著了 Uncle 2018 Golden Job 黄金兄弟 Joe Chen

### Television

Year English title Original title Role Notes 2001 Tomorrow 愛情白皮書 Chang Cameo 2009 Magic 18 魔女18號 Feng Peilun Cameo 2009 Calling For Love 呼叫大明星 Jack Cameo

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*淡出2年歌手張宇展開斜槓人生？「希塔療癒」導師ING！藉靈修探索超自然宇宙能量？張宇 陶晶瑩︱EP25 完整版 #陶口秀︱每週三 2000 上線*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyWGNkWpo2Q), 30 December 2020, [archived](https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/jyWGNkWpo2Q) from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 23 April 2021

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- [Phil Chang](http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/f/zhangy.html) at [Sina.com](/source/Sina.com) (in Chinese)

v t e Singer / I Am a Singer (歌手 / 我是歌手) Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Contestants Season 1 Paul Wong Yu Quan (Hu Haiquan [zh], Chen Yufan) нƒ Chyi Chin † Shang Wenjie Sha Baoliang [zh] Huang Qishan ƒ Chen Ming [zh] Aska Yang ∆ƒ Terry Lin ∆ƒ Zhou Xiao'ou ∆ƒ Winnie Hsin ∆ƒ Julia Peng ∆ƒ Season 2 Wei Wei G.E.M. ƒ Han Lei ƒ Bibi Zhou ƒ Phil Chang нƒ Gary Chaw ƒ Luo Qi ‡ Jason Zhang ∆ƒ Victor Wong ∆ Man Wenjun [zh] ∆ Shila Amzah ∆ƒ Power Station ∆ Season 3 Han Hong ƒ Leo Ku н Kit Chan Tiger Hu ƒ Sun Nan нƒ† A-Lin ƒ Jane Zhang † Li Ronghao ∇ Li Jian ∆ƒ Sitar Tan ∇ƒ The One ∆ƒ Jess Lee ∇ Hsiao Huang-chi ∆ Season 4 Coco Lee ƒ Chao Chuan н Hacken Lee нƒ Shin н HAYA Band н Hwang Chi Yeul ƒ Lala Hsu ƒ Guan Zhe н Su Yunying ∇н Jeff Chang ∆нƒ Elvis Wang ∇н Joey Yung ∆нƒ Kim Ji-Mun [zh] ∇ Wang Yang [zh] ∆нƒ Season 5 Sandy Lam ƒ Tan Jing ‡ Lion ƒ Tia Ray ƒ Michael Wong Hins Cheung ‡ Dimash Kudaibergen ƒ Teresa Carpio ƒ Zhao Lei ∇† Justin Lo ∇ Diamond Zhang ∇ƒ Liang Bo ∇ Season 6 Wang Feng ƒ Jessie J ƒ Angela Zhang нƒ Sam Lee Li Xiaodong [zh] GAI ‡ Tien Chong James Li [zh] ∆ƒ Juno Su [zh] ∇ Hua Chenyu ∆ƒ KZ Tandingan ∇ Tengger ∆ƒ Henry Huo ∇ƒ Yisa Yu ∆ Season 7 Liu Huan ƒ Chyi Yu ƒ Yang Kun ƒ Wu Tsing-fong нƒ Escape Plan [zh] Zhang Xin [zh] Kristian Kostov Liu Yuning § ANU ∇ Polina Gagarina ∆ƒ Super–Vocal finalists (Ayanga, Cai Chengyu, Frank Ju [zh], Zheng Yunlong) ∇ƒ Jefferson Qian § Faith Yang ∆ Bii § Angela Hui ∇ Gong Linna ∆ƒ Chen Chusheng ∇ Season 8 Mao Buyi Zhou Shen ƒ Misia ƒ Jeryl Lee [zh] ∇§ Huang Xiaoyun ∇ Lexie Liu ∇§ Ge Bi Lao Fan [zh] ∇§ Pax Congo ∇§ Zeng Yiming [zh] ∇§ Jike Junyi [zh] ∇ƒ Qin Fan Qi [zh] ∇§ Hu Xia ∇ Super Vocal ∇ Taiyi [zh] ∇§ Gen Sihan [zh] ∇ LifeJourney [zh] ∇ Ai Re [zh] ∇§ Versions outside China I Am a Singer (Korea) I Am a Singer Cambodia (Cambodia) Related topics He Jiong Wang Han Liao Fan Hunan Television Names in Bold indicate the winning singer, while Italics indicate the runner-up singer. Singers are listed based on their original season appearances, returning singers (who participated in seasons 5 or 8) are not repeated. Singers participated in groups are listed in parentheses. Initial singers first listed in order of official announcement, followed by Substitute/Challenge Singers in order of appearance. ∆ Substitute Singer ∇ Challenger/National's Recommended Singer/Surprise Challenger ƒ Finalist singer н Hosting singer † Withdrew (but have performed Return Performance) ‡ Withdrew § Non-contestant (Eliminated without ever performing Breakouts)

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