Artist bio: Z-Chen (張智成)

Profile
Date of Birth: May 8, 1973, in Malaysia
Education: Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Profession: singer
Debut Album: 名字 (My Name) 2001
Also Known as: Little Prince of R&B (R&B 小王子)

Early Life
Z-Chen (Zhang Zhi Cheng) was born and raised in Malaysia, but based his career in Taiwan. While in university, he was involved in many music activities. In 1996, he won first place at a national singing contest (Seven Star Cup Singing Contest) in Malaysia. This led to his debut and career in Taiwan.

Career
Z-Chen is an R&B singer-songwriter, but in general, he doesn’t compose much. Z-Chen has a unique style as he sings R&B genre and commits to it throughout his music career, which is rare in Cpop. His debut album was released in 2001 in Malaysia, but from 2002 and onwards, he focused his career mainly in Taiwan, where he gained the most success. In Taiwan, he is nick-named ‘Little Prince of R&B (R&B 小王子)'. Although his songs are in Mandarin, there are some songs that are in Cantonese and English. This allows him to gain a wider fan base in other countries like Hong Kong and Malaysia. Z-Chen is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, English and Malaysian.

Discography

名字 (My Name)   2001
May I Love You   2002
凌晨三點鐘 (3 a.m.)   2003
 Listen To Me     2003
蒐藏張智成 (Save Z-Chen) Z-Chen Greatest Hits    2004
快樂 (Happiness)     2005
愛情樹 (Love Tree)     2006
暗戀 (Secret Love)     2009
你愛上的…(In Love With…)  2011
記得,是最好的遺忘 (The Best Memory)  2013

Source: princezzz.blog (Z-Chen’s blog), itunes