Jose Mari Chan

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Name = Jose Mari Chan

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Jose Mari Chan is a renowned Filipino singer-songwriter and businessman. He was born in Iloilo on March 11, 1945. He graduated with a degree in economics from Ateneo de Manila University in 1967.

His first single "Afterglow" was released in 1967 and became popular in the Philippines even though foreign acts such as the Beatles and the Beach Boys were more known. He was able to release his first long playing album in 1969. From 1970 to 1974, he composed more than 20 theme songs for movies, some of which earned for him several nominations at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award. He continued to write songs even as he stayed in the United States for more than 10 years. Occasionally, his songs were recorded by foreign artists. He had a breakthrough in 1989, when his album "Constant Change" not only was named Album of the Year by the Awit Awards but also reached Diamond Record in terms of sales. it was also sold in other such as Malaysia and Indonesia. His Christmas album "Christmas In Our Hearts" reached triple platinum status in 1990. In 2005 he composed "We're All Just One", the theme song of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.

Chan is known as the "Filipino Jimmy Webb" due to his intricate use of the English language in his lyrics. some of his earlier songs were also revived by other artists such as Lea Salonga.

Discography

Albums

* Christmas In Our Hearts
* A Golden Collection
* A Heart's Journey
* Constant Change
* Deep In My Heart
* Love Letters and Other Souvenirs
* Souvenirs
* Thank You Love

ingles

* Beautiful Girl
* Can We Just Stop and Talk Awhile
* Please Be Careful with My Heart
* Can't We Start Over Again
* Constant Change
* Love At Thirty Thousand Feet
* I'll Walk Alone
* My Girl, My Woman, My Friend
* High and Mighty
* Yellow Days
* Again
* Starlight Serenade
* I Must Be Dreaming
* Moonlight Serenade
* Perhaps Love
* So I'll Go
* Here and Now
* Afraid for Love to Fade
* Counterpoint to Lennon & Mc'Cartney's "Here, There & Everywhere"
* Big Beautiful Country
* Refrain
* Tell Me Your Name
* Good Old Fashioned Romance
* A Love to Last a Lifetime
* Afterglow
* Deep In My Heart
* Leave You
* Mr. Songwriter
* Sing Me Your Song Again, Daddy
* No Rewind, No Replay
* The Sound of Life

Collaborations

*Gold Ito! (Dyna Music, 1988)
*Ginintuang Diwa ng Pasko (Universal Records, 1989)
*Only Selfless Love 2 (Universal Records, 2003)
*Something More (Jesuit Communications, 2004)
*Best of OPM Love Songs (Universal Records, 2005)
*Best of OPM Acoustic Hits (Universal Records, 2005)
*OPM Gold Christmas (Universal Records, 2006)
*OPM Superstars Christmas (Universal Records, 2006)
*Sail On...His Most Holy Face (Universal Records, 2006)
*OPM Platinum Christmas (Universal Records, 2007)
*HOPE... Healing Of Pain and Enlightenment (Star Records, 2007)
*No. 1 Signature Hits OPM's Best (Vicor Music Corp., 2008)
*Senti 18 Pinoy Love Hits (Vicor Music Corp., 2008)

External links

*http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec_mae/2005/nov/06.htm
* [http://www.planetphilippines.com/archives/aug1-15/current/features_current/feature3.html Planet Philippines feature - Jose Mari Chan]
*http://www.philradio.com