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Mark Chan

voc, *1958 SG
Singer / Composer of World
A.k.a. Mark Chan ( 陈国华 ）

Mark Chan (born 1958) is a Singaporean composer, recording artist, singer, instrumentalist, poet and painter. He studied fine arts at the Edinburgh College of Art. He is recognized as a renowned Singaporean composer. Chan trained for 9 years in classical Chinese flutes (dizi and xiao), for 7 years as a classical countertenor and for various years with other instruments including the cello, erhu, pipa, guanzi, piano and percussion. He also plays Japanese and Indonesian flutes. Chan is known for his style, which he describes as a "blend of Eastern and Western sounds, fusing a range of Chinese, Indonesian, Malay and Indian elements with a modern international sensibility." On Singapore television, he was the host of Common Threads and Retro Trek. Chan has seven solo albums to his name under Warner (WEA), Polygram, BMG and Japan's Hori Productions. In addition, he has written and produced for pop stars Andy Lau and Tracy Huang, and has composed for arts festivals, theatre and TV. Chan represented Singapore in the Voice of Asia 1990 in Kazakhstan. In 2006, his music was featured in Cannes, France at the 40th edition of Midem.

Genres

• World
• Rock
• Pop

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