Eric Chou

Eric Chou (Chinese: 周興哲; pinyin: Zhōu Xīngzhé, born 22 June 1995) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Chou has been dubbed by the Taiwanese media as "king of the lovelorn people" for his ballads such as "How Have You Been" and "Let's Not Be Friends Anymore".[1][2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chou.
Eric Chou
周 興 哲
Chou performing in 2015
Born (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995
Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Other names
  • Chou Hsing-che
  • Zhou Xingzhe
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2014–present
LabelsSony Music Taiwan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周興哲
Simplified Chinese周兴哲

Early life

Born and raised in Taiwan, Eric Chou moved to Boston, USA, when he was 12 years old, and returned to Taiwan when he was 18. In the United States, Chou attended Fay School and Northfield Mount Hermon School.[3] He has a younger brother named Jimmy/James and an older brother named Alex (周予天) who is also a singer-songwriter.[4]

He has been playing classical piano since he was young. Due to his passion for music, Chou loves composing. His inspiration for songwriting comes mainly from movies and the experiences of him and his friends.[5][6]

Career

Chou was scouted by his entertainment company when he performed onstage and sang at his uncle's wedding.[4][7]

At age 19, Chou debuted with Learn to Love (學著愛), a self-composed album featuring eleven tracks, in December 2014. The album includes the song, The Distance of Love.

Chou released his second studio album, What Love Has Taught Us (愛，教會我們的事), in August 2016. The album consists of ten tracks, including the song How Have You Been?.

Chou performed for Rock On! 2017, the largest countdown party in Singapore, on 31 December 2016.[5]

Chou released his third studio album, The Chaos After You (如果雨之後), in December 2017. The album contains ten songs, including the title track of the same name.

Chou released his first EP, Freedom (終於了解自由), in January 2019, which consists of five tracks. He held his first concert tour for the year, which kicked off in Taipei. In December 2019, Chou released his fourth studio album of the same name, which includes the five tracks from the EP plus four new songs.

Chou released his fifth studio album, When We Were Young (小時候的我們), in January 2020. The album consists of eleven tracks, including I'm Happy.

To raise funds for the COVID-19 pandemic, Eric Chou will donate all proceeds from a new remake of "Forever Beautiful", sung together with other Asian Sony artists.[8]

Discography

Extended plays
Album information Track listing
Freedom[9]
  • EP
  • Released: 10 January 2019
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan Ltd
Track listing
  1. Old Days
  2. Nobody But Me
  3. 怎么了
  4. 至少我还记得
  5. Freedom

Albums
Album information Track listing
My Way To Love[10]
  • Studio Album
  • Released: 19 December 2014
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan Ltd
Track listing
  1. 學著愛
  2. 以後別做朋友
  3. 在你耳邊說
  4. 跟鋼琴說話
  5. 怎麼好意思
  6. 愛情導演
  7. 愛在聖誕
  8. 會飛的想念
  9. 音樂快門
  10. 再愛你
  11. Come Out Your Way
  12. 學著愛 (私藏鋼琴版)
What Love Has Taught Us[11]
  • Studio Album
  • Released: 5 August 2016
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan Ltd
Track listing
  1. 負一分鐘
  2. Let It Go
  3. 明明
  4. 你,好不好?(TVBS連續劇《遺憾拼圖》片尾曲)
  5. This Is Love
  6. No One Like You
  7. 我愛的那種
  8. 愛情教會我們的事
  9. 認定
  10. 想回到那一天 (電視劇《奇妙的時光之旅》插曲)
The Chaos After You[12]
  • Studio Album
  • Released: 15 December 2017
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan Ltd
Track listing
  1. Without Her
  2. 易碎品
  3. Another You
  4. 如果雨之後
  5. I See You Everywhere
  6. 永不失聯的愛
  7. 快樂一次擁有
  8. 同義詞
  9. 黏黏
  10. 我知道要微笑
Freedom[13]
  • Studio Album
  • Released: 24 December 2019
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan Ltd
Track listing
  1. Old Days
  2. Room for You
  3. 怎麼了
  4. Something about LA
  5. Nobody But Me
  6. 至少我還記得 (《天堂的微笑》插曲)
  7. I Don't Mind
  8. 一樣美麗 (粉紅絲帶宣導活動主題曲)
  9. 終於了解自由
When We Were Young
  • Studio Album
  • Released: 7 January 2020
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan Ltd
Track listing
  1. In the Works
  2. 時候的我們
  3. 受够
  4. Me and You
  5. That's Why I Like You
  6. Rollercoasters
  7. 相信愛
  8. That's All (Explicit)
  9. Something About You
  10. 我很快樂
  11. 其實你並沒那麼孤單

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SGP
[14]		 TWN
[15]
"The Distance of Love" (以後別做朋友) 2014 —[lower-alpha 1] — My Way to Love
"My Way to Love" (學著愛) (with Rosie Yang) — —
"Zai Ai Ni" (再愛你) 2015 — —
"Back to the Day" (想回到那一天) 2016 — — What Love Has Taught Us
"How Have You Been?" (你,好不好?) —[lower-alpha 2] —
"I Loved You" (我愛過你) — — Non-album single
"Let It Go" — — What Love Has Taught Us
"Unbreakable Love" (愛在身邊) 2017 — — Non-album single
"Happiness at Once" (快樂一次擁有) — — The Chaos After You
"Without Her" — —
"The Chaos After You" (如果雨之後) 29 —
"Nobody But Me" 2018 — — Freedom
"What's Wrong" (怎麼了) 2019 5 14
"Something About LA" — —
"Forever Beautiful" (一樣美麗) —[lower-alpha 3] —
"Fortunate" (如果能幸福) 2020 —[lower-alpha 4] — Non-album singles
"When You Loved Me" (愛我的時候) (with Shan Yichun) 2021 —[lower-alpha 5] —
"Leaving You" (離開你以後) 15 —
"You Don't Belong to Me" (你不屬於我) 14 6
"What's On Your Mind" (想知道你在想什麼) 2022 13 3
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Filmography

Film
Year English title Original title Role Notes
2016Love, Meet again又見麵，幸福的味道A-zheShort film
2022 My Best Friend's Breakfast 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐 Tao You-quan

Television series
Year English title Original title Role Notes
2014The Way We Were16個夏天HimselfCameo; episodes 4, 10, 14, 16
2018The Elfin's Golden Castle小妖的金色城堡Lin NanyiWebseries
2019Girl's Power女兵日記女力報到HimselfCameo

Television shows
Year English title Original title Role Notes
2018 Chao Yin Idols 潮音战纪 Himself Idol Reality Show

Tours and concerts
Concert tours
  • This Is Love (2016-2017)
  • 22 TWENTY TWO (2017)
  • 22 Plus (2018)[20][21]
  • How Have You Been (2019)[22][23]
  • How Have You Been Deluxe (2021)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 iTunes Digital Music Chart Awards Recommended Best Newcomer Music Creation Award "Learn to Love" Won [24]
2015 Sony Music Taiwan The Bright of Music Chart Awards Creative Newcomer Singer and Song-writer "Eric Chou" Won [25]
The Most Popular K-Song Rookie Award of the Year Won
5th Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards Best New Artist (Bronze) Won [26]
2016 Hito Music Awards Most Popular New Artist (Male) Won [27][28]
2017 12th KKBOX Music Awards Artist of the Year Won [29]
2018 Hito Music Awards friDay Digital Song "The Chaos After You" Won [30]
Most Appealing Artist "Eric Chou" Won
2019 14th KKBOX Music Awards Artist of the Year "The Chaos After You" Won

Notes
  1. "The Distance of Love" did not enter the overall RIAS Top Chart, but it peaked at number 8 on the component Regional Top Chart.[16]
  2. "How Have You Been?" did not enter the overall RIAS Top Chart, but it peaked at number 14 on the component Regional Top Chart.[16]
  3. "Forever Beautiful" did not enter the overall RIAS Top Chart, but it peaked at number 18 on the component Regional Top Chart.[17]
  4. "Fortunate" did not enter the overall RIAS Top Chart, but it peaked at number 18 on the component Regional Top Chart.[18]
  5. "When You Loved Me" did not enter the overall RIAS Top Chart, but it peaked at number 16 on the component Regional Top Chart.[19]

References
  1. "Eric Chou Profile". taipeimain.com. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. Tan, Kee Yun (15 October 2016). "Is singer Eric Chou Kim Soo Hyun's lookalike? Fans say..." The New Paper. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. "Singer-Songwriter Eric Chou '10 Releases Second Album". 9 September 2016.
  4. "Eric Chou Madeira debut at the age of 19 with a self-composed full length album called My Way to Love". taipeimain.com. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  5. Chan, Rachel (5 December 2016). "Alicia Keys makes Eric Chou nervous". The New Paper. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  6. "周興哲創作單曲被林心如欽定新劇片尾曲". sina.com.tw. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  7. "#ThisIsLove: Eric Chou To Hold Live Showcase In Malaysia This December". hype.my. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  8. "Kevin Foo's Biggest Task Yet: Taking on the Mando-pop Market". Popspoken. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. "終於了解自由". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  10. "學著愛". iTunes Store. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  11. "What Love Has Taught Us". iTunes Store. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  12. "The Chaos After You". iTunes Store. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  13. "終於了解自由". iTunes Store. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  14. Recording Industry Association Singapore chart positions:
  15. Taiwan Songs chart positions (from Billboard Hits of the World):
  16. "RIAS Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart 2018, Week 17, 20-26 Apr" (PDF). Recording Industry Association Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  17. "RIAS Top Charts, Week 41 (4 - 10 October 2019)". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  18. "RIAS Top Charts, Week 52 (18 - 24 Dec 2020)". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  19. "RIAS Top Charts, Week 10 (05 - 11 Mar 2021)". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  20. "Eric Chou announces concerts in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia". Bandwagon. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  21. "Eric Chou 周興哲《TWENTY TWO Plus》Asia Tour". Bandwagon. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  22. "Mandopop singer Eric Chou to perform in Singapore on Dec 14". CNA Lifestyle. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  23. "Taiwanese singer Eric Chou coming to Singapore for a concert in December". CNA Lifestyle. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  24. "《永不失联的爱》的原唱，11岁留学美国，22岁谱了这首歌的曲". Sohu (in Chinese). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  25. "黄绮珊、周兴哲领衔扫奖 索尼音乐闪耀音乐先锋榜". China Daily (in Chinese). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  26. "第五届"全球流行音乐金榜"榜单揭晓". Sohu (in Chinese). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  27. "BILLBOARD RADIO CHINA公布2016年度华语十大金曲". Billboard Radio China (in Chinese). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  28. "2016 hito流行音樂獎得獎名單即時報". Nownews (in Chinese). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  29. "第12屆 KKBOX風雲榜「年度風雲歌手」得獎名單完整公開！". Kkbox (in Chinese). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  30. "2018 hito颁奖礼 林俊杰、孙燕姿夺最受欢迎男女歌手". Zaobao (in Chinese). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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