Phil Chang (Chinese: 張宇; pinyin: Zhāng Yǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Ú; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chong Yí, born 30 April 1967) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, television presenter and actor.
By the time he graduated from 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 to co-host Happy Sunday, replacing Taiwanese girl group S.H.E.
On 30 April 2007 he began presenting his own show on satellite channel 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: Hoaⁿ-hí lâi tàu-tīn).
In 2014 he took part in 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 and 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
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.