Liu Jiachang

essential information

Early experience

When Liu Jiachang was a child, he moved to Incheon, South Korea. When he was a junior high school student in Korea, he began to sing. His first record, back to me, was released in Korea and sold 12000 copies. I have been touring in guoguandao, Japan and other places.

In 1961, he studied as an overseas Chinese in the Department of political science of Taiwan University of political science. Two years later, he dropped out of school and sang Western songs in nightclubs. He has been composing music. In 1965, he became a little famous in Taipei "Central Hotel", specializing in Western songs and jazz.

Acting experience

He began to write music in 1966, mainly for film soundtrack and film songs.

In 1968, he composed music for Qiong Yao's film "moon full West Tower" and created his first theme song "moon full West Tower".

In 1969, he began to work as a film director and made his first film four men and five women. However, because the producer was Li Ao, the film failed to pass the trial.

In 1970, with "the past can only be recalled", it set a record of one million records sales. Later, he cooperated with Qiongyao to write film episodes and soundtracks for Qiongyao's films.

In 1972, he became famous for the film late autumn.

In 1973, the film "the world of love", which directed and composed music, won two awards: the first-class feature film and the best original film music in the 11th Golden Horse Award of Taiwan film. He directed Lin Qingxia's Taiwan famous work "floating clouds", which took NT $4 million at the box office, breaking the box office record.

In 1976, the film plum blossom, which directed and composed music, won the 13th Golden Horse Award for best film and best original music.

In 1977, the screenwriter and director of "sunset in Beijing" won two nominations for the 15th Golden Horse Award for best feature film and best screenplay. "The soul of the Huangpu army" directed by the director was nominated as the first-class feature film of the 16th Taiwan Golden Horse Award.

In 1982, I am a Chinese won the fifth Hong Kong Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Award.

In 1983, he founded odiway Music Publishing Co., Ltd. and released his album "Liu Jiachang's new songs in the rain" in 1984.

In the mid and late 1980s, Liu Jiachang began to stay away from the music world (although his works began to spread to the mainland in the mid-1980s), and then he became a successful businessman, and almost completely left the music world.

In 2000, Liu Jiachang tried to make a comeback, producing an album "it's the will of heaven" for mainland singer Xie Xiaodong. The sales performance of that album in the market can only be described as a "fiasco".

In 2001, he won the special contribution award of the 12th Taiwan Golden Melody Award.

In 2003, he joined hands with Hollywood composer Daniel walker to create Kong Xiangdong's concert of "a dream of music".

In June 2006, Liu Jiachang held "memories only: Liu Jiachang concert" in Hong Kong Red Chamber. On June 9, the album "deep feeling (three in one set)" was released. On December 16, Liu Jiachang's cloud top concert was held in Malaysia.

On the evening of April 8, 2007, Liu Jiachang was awarded the lifelong achievement award at the 7th Beijing Music Awards ceremony. On the evening of August 4, he won the 2007 Hong Kong New City Mandarin Hall Music contribution award.

In 2008, he was the judge of the pop singing group of the 13th CCTV young singers TV Grand Prix.

New song Liu Jiachang was released on January 16, 2009, and three concerts were held in the red chamber in March.

As of 2010, Liu Jiachang has created more than 2500 pieces of music in his 50 years of music creation, and cultivated many famous singers in the 1970s. Youya, Yao surong, Deng Lijun, Luo Shifeng, Lin Shurong, Jiang Hui, Qian Baihui, Feng Feifei, Fei Yuqing, Liu Wenzheng, Gao Lingfeng, Ouyang Feifei, Jennie and Weng Qianyu have all sung Liu Jiachang's songs. At the same time, he has directed more than 100 films.

On April 3 and 4, 2010, Liu Jiachang held "memories only: Liu Jiachang's concert" in Taipei's little dome, Taichung's Huisun hall on September 17 and 18, and Kaohsiung on September 25. In the same year, he won the first place among 30 people in the 30-year classic selection of "30 people, 30 songs and 30 discs" of the Chinese Golden Melody Award sponsored by the international Chinese Music Union.

In 2011, he won the music art achievement award of 2010 Top Ten records list sponsored by Guangdong Musicians Association. In July, Liu Ziqian's album "moved" was released. In November, he led a group of singers to participate in the "forty years concert of taste confidant" held at the Kowloon Bay exhibition and Trade Center.

On September 20, 2014, "Liu Jiachang's" past can only be recalled "2014 singapore concert was held in Singapore.

In 2015, the first commemorative album "forever" produced for the late singer Yao Beina was released, which included 12 previously recorded but unpublished songs.

On November 1, 2016, Liu Jiachang opened his mouth, a memoir of discussion.

On July 20, 2018 and July 21, 2018, Liu Jiachang's Singapore "past can only be recalled" concert was held in Singapore.

Personal life

On July 20, 1966, he married Jiang Qingdian, the leading Huadan actor of the National League of Taiwan, and gave birth to his son Liu Jipeng, who divorced in 1970.

In 1978, Liu Jiachang and Zhen Zhen went to the United States to get married. On April 21, 1986, Zhen Zhen gave birth to her son Liu Ziqian.

In May 2015, Zhen Zhen was shocked to find that she divorced Liu Jiachang in the United States more than 20 years ago.

In August 2015, Liu Jiachang sued for divorce for the second time. Liu Jiachang wrote a letter to Liang Mingliang, commander of the Tseung Kwan O division of the Hong Kong police force, with Liu Jiachang's signature at the end of the letter. The content mentioned that Zhen Zhen lied about the theft and carved a seal for the fight for shares.

Main works

Music Album

Create for others

Concert record

Supervised production

Directing works

Take part in the film

Music works

Planning works

Screenwriter's works

variety show

social activities

Since 2005, Liu Jiachang and his wife Zhen Zhen have funded the establishment of the "Liu Jiachang (Zhang Jiazhen) grant" (hereinafter referred to as the "grant") to help students with excellent character and poor family to receive secondary vocational education. The grant is implemented in nine secondary vocational schools in Guiyang and Zunyi, Guizhou Province, and a total of 200 first-year students are subsidized every year. Each student who enjoys the financial aid will receive a financial aid of RMB 2400, which will be awarded once every academic year and RMB 800 each time.

From June 1 to June 7, 2006, Liu Jiachang held a concert in Hong Kong Red Mansion. He donated the income from VIP seats and song rewards.

On April 3 and 4, 2010, Liu Jiachang began to sing in Taipei's little giant egg. He announced on the spot that it would be a "fengmai" concert, and promised that the reward for the concert would be donated to TVBS foundation to subsidize the nutrition lunch expenses of poor children.

On September 25, 2010, Liu Jiachang made a total box office income of nearly 20 million yuan in Kaohsiung. After deducting the related costs of the concert, Liu Jiachang donated all the surplus to buy Kaohsiung Fukang bus to give back to the society.

In December 2013, at the invitation of master Xingyun of Foguang mountain in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Liu Jiachang took part in the "nice to have you Liu Jiachang concert" hosted by the Buddha memorial hall to sing for charity. After deducting the cost, all the proceeds from the charity concert were donated to the special social assistance fund account of the social Bureau of Kaohsiung Municipal Government in Taiwan. A total of NT $12.06 million was invested in public welfare to take care of the economically disadvantaged citizens of Kaohsiung City.

On the evening of September 20, 2014, Liu Jiachang held "Liu Jiachang's past can only be recalled" 2014 Singapore Concert in Singapore, and gave the "fare" of HK $1 million (about S $163500) "back to Cai Yiren, the singer, and asked him to give it to the Singapore children's music foundation.

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Liu Jiachang is an "old urchin who never grows up". (comments on Mingji)

He is a bit stubborn old man in music, he will say no, come again, OK, you do it again. As a result, he said no, come again, you can do it again. Then you think it's OK, he goes on saying no, come again In this way, he has his own criteria in mind, and he should follow his criteria in music. " (comments by Joey Yung)

"I didn't cheat you. For about an hour, seeing the genius of this genius, he took his time and didn't even have a sweat on his forehead, he finished more than a dozen songs.". (comments on Chu Yuan)

"At last, I felt that I was going to be sick, so I found a chair next to the toilet and sat down. I watched a group of people walking in the room and another group of people coming. There was a steady stream of famous singers.". (comments by Chen Sheng)

"One of the boys I admire most is Liu Jiachang. He has a good voice and flavor. He is a man among men.". (comments by Cai Qin)

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