Chyi Chin

Chyi Chin
Chinese name	齊秦 (Traditional)
Chinese name	齐秦 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Qí Qín (Mandarin)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Chê Chîn (Hokkien)
Ancestry	Heilongjiang
Origin	Taiwan
Born	12 January 1960 (1960-01-12) (age 51) Taichung, Taiwan
Occupation	Singer, songwriter
Genre(s)	Rock, Mandopop
Instrument(s)	Guitar, electric bass
Label(s)	Reds Music Studio, Sony Music
Years active	1981–2002, 2010–present
Spouse(s)	Sun Li Ya (m. 2010–present) «start: (2010)»"Marriage: Sun Li Ya to Chyi Chin" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyi_Chin)
Partner(s)	Joey Wong (1985–2002)
Children	Bonnie Chyi (b. April 30, 2011)
Awards Golden Melody Awards Best Male Mandarin Artist 1997

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chyi.

Chyi Chin (simplified Chinese: 齐秦; traditional Chinese: 齊秦; pinyin: Qí Qín; born January 12, 1960 in Taichung, Taiwan), is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter.

Early life

When he was young, his father had a strict daily regimen of study that started at 5 am. His studies varied from English music and literature to classical Chinese literature and Tang Dynasty poetry. Chyi, however, did not enjoy reading. When he became a teenager, his father's push for education caused a strain on their relationship. Chyi joined a local gang in defiance of his father, and landed in jail for three years as a result of his decision. During his incarceration, Chyi Chin learned to be introspective and kept a diary. While in prison, he earned an appreciation for music. The prison had a guitar in the courtyard for the "juvenile delinquents’" recreation, and Chyi taught himself how to play on it.

After his release, Chyi Chin and his older sister, Chyi Yu, often sang together at home. Chyi Yu, by then already a famous singer, gave Chin his start in the field. Whenever she performed "The Olive Tree" (橄欖樹), she would tell the audience that her brother could sing it even better than she could. Following a duet in Hong Kong with her brother, she gave him an expensive guitar, which he practiced on every day.

Career

Chyi started his formal career in 1981 with the album See her Slip Away Again (又見溜溜的她). From there, his popularity grew. He released the smash hit "Wolf" in 1985 and opened up Rainbow Studios the same year.

Chyi groups his music career into two periods: the wolf period (pre-1992) and the deer period (after he converted to Buddhism in 1992). He attributes the titles of the two periods to "Wolf", the hit single he released in 1985, and a poem that a fortune-teller told him. "The deer bleats/gently the hunter’s rifle muzzle it greats/gently it topples down/ still looking at the hunter with gentle emotion in its eyes" ("鹿哨呦呦/ 溫柔地走近獵人的槍口/ 溫柔地倒下/ 依然用溫柔的眼神看著獵人").

Personal life

Chyi Chin was also very well known for the relationship with Joey Wong, who was a top Taiwanese actress. Their relationship lasted about 16 years, from 1985 to 2002. Now they remain friends.

On March 2010, Chyi married his 27-year-old wife, Sun Li Ya, in Las Vegas, U.S., and gave birth to a baby daughter, Bonnie in April 30, 2010.

On September 1, 2011, Chyi was undergoing cupping therapy when the therapist accidentally spilt alcohol on this body, causing a fire. Chyi suffered burns to his back, face and chest, and is now conscious and in stable condition. According to a burns expert, second-degree burns damage the surface of the skin and the tissue beneath and while they are not life-threatening, scarring is inevitable. Though Chyi's voice was not damaged, his engagements for the next two to three months had been cancelled to allow him to recuperate.

Discography

Deer Period works

• 美麗境界 (2010)
• 网友專輯 (2003)
• 呼喚 (2002)
• 曠世情歌全紀錄 (2000)
• 西藏演唱會 (1998)
• 世紀情歌之謎 (1998)
• 我拿什么愛你 (1998)
• 97狼－黃金自選集 (1997)
• Longer (1997)
• 絲路 (1996)
• 純情歌 (1996)
• 痛并快樂著 (1995)
• 命運的深淵 (1995)
• 暗淡的月 (1994)
• 黃金十年 (1994)
• 無情的雨無情的你 (1994)

Wolf Period works

• 狂飆 (1992)
• 柔情主義 (1991)
• 愛情宣言 (1990)
• 紀念日 (1989)
• 流浪思鄉 (1988)
• 大約在冬季 (1987)
• 棋王 (1987)
• 狼Ⅱ (1987)
• 冬雨 (1987)
• 出沒 (1986)
• 狼的專輯 (1985)
• 又見溜溜的她 (1981)

See also

• Manchu people in Taiwan

External links

• Chyi Chin's homepage
• 人民网。(2005). 齊秦：慢看只因書沉重.
• 文文學城. (2005). 齊秦帶給我的感傷

Persondata
Name	Chyi, Chin
Alternative names	齊秦 (Chinese)
Short description	Chinese singer and songwriter
Date of birth	January 12, 1960
Place of birth	Taichung, Taiwan
Date of death
Place of death