Chao Chuan

Chao Chuan
Chinese name	趙傳 (traditional)
Chinese name	赵传 (simplified)
Pinyin	Zhào Chuán (Mandarin)
Born	June 18, 1961 Chiayi, Taiwan
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1988–present

Chao Chuan (simplified Chinese: 赵传; traditional Chinese: 趙傳; pinyin: Zhào Chuán; born 18 June 1961), known sometimes as "Chief" Chao, is a Taiwanese pop singer.^[1][2]

His breakthrough came with the song "I Am Ugly But Tender" (我很醜，可是我很溫柔) which was a giant hit in mainland China in 1988.^[3][4][5] His next major hit was "I'm just a little bird" (我是一隻小小鳥, 1990).^[6]

Albums

• wǒ hěn chǒu， kě shì wǒ hěn wēn róu 我很醜，可是我很溫柔（1988）
• wǒ zhōngyū shīqù le nǐ 我終於失去了你（1989）
• wǒ shì yīzhī xiǎoxiǎo niǎo 我是一隻小小鳥（1990）
• sì 四（1991）"Four"
• You Are Always On Mind（1991）
• yuēdìng 約定（1993）
• jīngtiāoxìxuǎn jīngxuǎnjí 精挑細選精選集（1994）
• ài wǒ jiù gěi wǒ 愛我就給我（1994）
• dāngchū yīnggāi ài nǐ 當初應該愛你（1995）
• hēiàn de yīngxióng 黑暗的英雄（1996）
• xīwàng zhī xīng 希望之星（1997）
• yǒnggǎn yīdiǎn 勇敢一點（1999）insert card Courage, also Be Brave (Billboard)^[7]
• nà, nèigè shǎguā ài guò nǐ 那個傻瓜愛過你（2001）
• yīnyue wǔxiá 音樂武俠（2012）

References

1. The Last of the Whampoa Breed: Stories of the Chinese Diaspora - Page 269 Bangyuan Qi - 2003 "Chief (Chao Chuan) is a popular male vocalist, and Annie Shizuka Ino (Yi Nengjing) is a popular teenage idol, singer, and actress "
2. Greater China: The Next Superpower? - Page 266 David L. Shambaugh - 1995 " students like Hong Kong and Taiwan popular singers, and when students were asked to write down titles of their favorite ... audio and karaoke tapes; and Taiwan singers with a mainland following, such as Chao Chuan and Pan Meichen, now ..."
3. Melody: Chinese Rock Singer Chao Chuan 2006
4. ACMR Reports: Journal of the Association for Chinese Music Research - Volumes 8-9 1995 - Page 73 Initially barred from breaking into the charts because of his "ugly appearance" (chouloude waimao), the Taiwanese rock singer Chao Chuan became an overnight success as far as Taiwanese pop'n'rock audience were concerned with the hit ..."
5. In the Red: On Contemporary Chinese Culture - Page 420 Geremie R. Barme - 2000 " See the photo report in Beijing wanbao, 20 June 1991; and Zhangwu, "Chao Chuan: 'fengkuang' Beijing qingnian," Beijing qingnian bao, 21 June 1991. 109. Wo hen chou, keshi wo hen wenrou. For a time, this song title was also associated ..."
6. Village of stone - Page 143 Xiaolu Guo - 2004 I hear water running in the bathroom and Red singing to himself in the shower. He is humming a tune by the Taiwanese pop singer Chao Chuan: I'm just a little bird who wants to fly I but I never seem to get too high / I'm still searching for a bit ..."
7. Billboard - 11 Dec 1999 Vol. 111, No. 50 "... CHAO CHUAN 'BE BRAVE' rock "