Chris Hung (; born 19 March 1963) is a Taiwanese ''enka'' and

Hokkien pop Hokkien pop, also known as Taiwanese Hokkien popular music, Taiwanese pop (), T-pop (), Tai-pop, Minnan Pop and Taiwanese folk (), is a popular music genre sung in Hokkien, especially Taiwanese Hokkien and produced mainly in Taiwan and sometimes ...

singer and television host. Widely known as the "king of Taiwanese pop," he has won five

Golden Melody Awards The Golden Melody Awards (), commonly abbreviated as GMA, is an honor awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Formosan-languages popular and traditional music ...

and one

Golden Bell Award The Golden Bell Awards () is an annual Taiwanese television and radio production award presented in October or November each year by the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, a division of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture. It is th ...

. The eldest of three sons born to singer Ang It-hong, Hung's relationship with his father deteriorated to estrangement due to the strict musical training Hung received from Ang, as well as Ang's multiple marriages. At the age of ten, Hung was sent to Japan for further education in music. After Hung's conversion to Christianity, he stopped drinking and reconciled with his father. Over the course of his career, Hung has worked closely with songwriter , and gained the nickname "King of Taiwanese pop" alongside Jody Chiang, the "Queen of Taiwanese pop." He was invited to perform at the 2004 National Day celebration sponsored by the

Chen Shui-bian Chen Shui-bian ( zh, t=陳水扁; born 12 October 1950) is a Taiwanese former politician and lawyer who served as the fifth president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progres ...

administration.

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* * 1963 births Living people Taiwanese Hokkien pop singers Taiwanese male singer-songwriters Taiwanese singer-songwriters Taiwanese Christians Singers from Tokyo 21st-century Taiwanese male singers 21st-century Taiwanese singers 20th-century Taiwanese male singers Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriters Enka singers Japanese-language singers of Taiwan Taiwanese expatriates in Japan {{Taiwan-singer-stub