Chyi Chin
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Chyi Chin is a Taiwanese
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 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
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

 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
Chyi Yu
Chyi Yu , is a Taiwanese singer. She is also the older sister of Taiwanese singer songwriter Chyi Chin, and is best known for her 1979 hit, "The Olive Tree" .-Discography:*1979 橄欖樹 *1982 祝福*1983 你是我所有的回憶*1984 有一個人...

, 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
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 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
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...

 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
Joey Wong
Joey Wong is a Hong Kong based Taiwanese-born actress.-Biography:Wong was born on January 31, 1967 and raised in Taipei and also received a secondary school education there. She was enrolled in the drama course of Kuo Kwan Arts School...

, 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.

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)

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