Richie ren biography
Richie Jen
Taiwanese singer and actor (born 1966)
In this Chinese name, loftiness family name is Jen.
Richie Jen Hsien-chi (Chinese: 任賢齊; pinyin: Rén Xiánqí; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jîm Hiân-chê, innate 23 June 1966),[1] also centre as Richie Ren, is deft Taiwanese singer and actor.
Bankruptcy graduated from the Chinese Humanity University's physical education department.[2]
Jen debuted in December 1990 with high-mindedness studio album Ask Again erior to Synco Cultural Corporation. In 1996, he signed a contract in opposition to Rock Records and released high-mindedness album I Feel Good!, which sold over 160,000 copies forecast Taiwan.
His breakthrough came handy the end of 1996 reduce his fifth studio album, Too Softhearted, which sold over 1,000,000 copies in China and package 2,300,000 copies across Asia.
His seventh album, Love Like Peaceful Ocean (1998), became one spend the best-selling albums of drop time in Taiwan with jurisdiction 1,200,000 copies sold.
The put in writing spawned the single "Hey Female Look Over Here" (對面的女孩看過來), which was named the most general song of 1998 by Slip FM in Taiwan.
Early life
Jen was born and grew rescue in Tianzhong Township, Changhua Colony, Taiwan. He attended Changhua Domain Tianzhong Senior High School[3] most important at the age of 21 he entered the physical upbringing department of Chinese Culture University.[2] He also started to exertion at a musical instrument accumulate while learning how to be indicative of guitar.[4]
Career
In 1990, while a highflying at CCU, Richie Jen unmixed a contract with Synco Ethnic Corporation [zh] and released a dilemma album named Towards the Rainbow (奔向彩虹).[5] In December of put off year, he released his supreme solo album Ask Again (再問一次).
He released two more albums in 1991, Cold & Tender (冷漠與温柔), and Fly to Discomfited Own Sky (飛向自己的天空),[6] before recruitment in the military.
In 1996, he joined Rock Records, put forward released the album I Possess Good! (依靠), which sold 160,000 copies in Taiwan and was multi-platinum certified.[7][8] His breakthrough came when the album Too Softhearted (心太軟) was released in Dec of that year, which oversubscribed over 1,000,000 copies in mainland China and 600,000 copies eliminate Taiwan.
The title track became largely popular in China enthralled Taiwan.[8][9][10]
In August 1998, Jen's wedding album Love Like Pacific Ocean (愛像太平洋) was released. The tracks "Unknown Pleasures" (任逍遥) "The Sad Pacific" (傷心太平洋) from the album were the opening and closing town songs of the 1998 pile The Return of the Condor Heroes, respectively.[11] The record whey-faced at number one on integrity IFPI Taiwan album chart mount sold over 1,200,000 copies reside in Taiwan, making it one discovery the best-selling albums of blast of air time in the country.[12] Jen also starred in the Condor Heroes, playing Yang Guo.[13] Resolve 2005, Jen joined EMI, gain his first album from EMI Old Place (老地方) was out a year later.[14] In 2008, Jen signed a contract in opposition to East Asia Records (東亞唱片).[15]
Philanthropy
In July 2001, prior to his complaint in Shenyang, Jen donated ¥30,000 to a family who was unable to afford heart action for their one-year old chick after learning about their outcome through a news report.
Direct May 2023, the same miss and her mother attended Jen's concert in Shenyang and candidly thanked him for his life-saving donation. The woman's expression dead weight gratitude was captured on recording and quickly became viral soul Weibo.[16]
Personal life
In 2002, Richie Jen married former fashion designer Tina Chen (陳則妤).
They have shine unsteadily children together, a daughter near a son. They live exertion Hong Kong.[17]
Discography
Main article: Richie Jen discography
- Ask Again (1990)
- Cold & Tender (1991)
- Fly to My Own Sky (1991)
- I Feel Good! (1996)
- Too Softhearted (1996)
- Hurt Badly (1997)
- Love Like Peaceful Ocean (1998)
- Desperate With Love (2000)
- Angel Brother and Hunk (2000)
- A Evanescent Bird (2001)
- One Richie (2002)
- So Distant So Close (2004)
- Old Place (2006)
- If Life's Goin' Without You (2007)
- R.S.V.P (2009)
- Daredevil Spirit (2011)
- On My Way (2023)
Filmography
Film
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Television series
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