Jose Mari Chan
| Jose Mari Chan | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 11, 1945 |
| Origin | Iloilo, Philippines |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Universal Records (Philippines) |
| Associated acts | Christian Bautista, Lea Salonga |
Jose Mari Chan (born March 11, 1945) is a Chinese Filipino singer, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry. He was born in Iloilo City on March 11, 1945. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1967.[1] He is married to Mary Ann Ansaldo[2] and has five children, Jose Antonio, Elizabeth Ann, Michael Philip Ciprian, Francisco Rafael and Marie Angelica. Chan also engage in business in addition to his musical career. He is currently Chairman and CEO of BISCOM, Inc. and A. Chan Sugar Corporation. He is also the Chairman and President of Signature Music Inc.
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[edit] Musical Career
He first appeared on the local scene as the Host & Singer of a Television show called "9 Teeners" of ABS-CBN in 1966. His first single Afterglow was released in 1967.[3] His first long playing album "Deep in My Heart (album)" was issued in 1969. In 1973 he represented the Philippines in the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo where his song "Can We Just Stop and Talk A While" went into the final entries.[4]
In 1975 he moved to the United States for his sugar business and remained there for 11 years. In 1986, he went back to the music industry with the release of his album A Golden Change.[3]
In 1989, he released his album "Constant Change".[3] It was named Album of the Year by the Awit Awards, the local equivalent of the American Grammy Awards and reached the Diamond Record in terms of sales. It also sold in other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
In 1990 his Christmas album "Christmas in Our Hearts" was released.[3] It reached triple platinum status that same year, eventually earning the Double Diamond Record Award. His 2001 album "A Heart's Journey" won Album of the year in the Awit Awards.
In 2005 he composed "We're All Just One" as the theme song of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.[5]
In 2011, he released his 13th full length album, The Manhattan Connection: The Songs of Jose Mari Chan. The album, which was produced by Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer. The songs were reimagined by music producer Yaron Gershovsky.[6]
[edit] Awards
| Award | Award Giving Body | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines for the Arts[7] | Ten Outstanding Young Men Awards | 1974 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award[8] | Philippine Association of the Recording Industry | -- |
| Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award[9] | Philippine Association of the Recording Industry | -- |
| Antonio C. Barreiro Lifetime Achievement Award[9] | Metro Pop Foundation | -- |
| Elite Platinum Award[10] | ABS-CBN | 2005 |
| Myx Magna Award[11] | Myx Music Awards | 2010 |
| Dangal ng OPM[12] | Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit | 2011 |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Deep in My Heart (1969)
- Can We Just Stop and Talk a While (1973)
- Afterthoughts (1974)
- Here and Now (1975)
- A Golden Collection (1985)
- Constant Change (1989) - 2× Diamond
- Christmas in Our Hearts (1990) - 2× Diamond
- Thank You Love (1994)
- Souvenirs (1998)
- A Heart's Journey (2001) - Awit Awards, Album of the Year
- Strictly Commercial: The Jingles Collection (1997)
- Love Letters and Other Souvenirs (2007)
- The Manhattan Connection" (2011)
[edit] Singles
- Beautiful Girl
- Can We Just Stop and Talk A while
- Christmas In Our Hearts
- A Perfect Christmas
- Please Be Careful with My Heart
- Can't We Start Over Again
- Constant Change
- Is She Thinking About Me?
- If We Only Had More Time Together
- Easier Said Than Done
- Love At Thirty Thousand Feet
- My Girl, My Woman, My Friend
- Perhaps Love (with his daughter Liza Chan)
- So I'll Go
- Here and Now
- We're All Just One (2005 SEA Games Theme)
- Afraid for Love to Fade
- Counterpoint to Lennon & McCartney's "Here, There & Everywhere"
- Big Beautiful Country
- Refrain
- Tell Me Your Name
- Good Old Fashioned Romance
- A Love to Last a Lifetime
- Afterglow
- Deep In My Heart
- Leave You
- High and Mighty
- Night Time
- Mr. Songwriter
- Sing Me Your Song Again, Daddy
- No Rewind, No Replay
- The Sound of Life
- Empty Space
[edit] Collaborations
- Gold Ito! (Dyna Music, 1988)
- Ginintuang Diwa ng Pasko (Universal Records, 1989)
- Maayong Pasko (Universal Records, 1990)
- Presence (Universal Records 2002)
- Only Selfless Love 2 (Universal Records, 2003)
- Something More[disambiguation needed
] (JesCom Music, 2004) - Best of OPM Love Songs (Universal Records, 2005)
- Best of OPM Acoustic Hits (Universal Records, 2005)
- OPM Gold Christmas (Universal Records, 2006)
- OPM Superstars Christmas (Universal Records, 2006)
- Sail On...His Most Holy Face (Universal Records, 2006)
- OPM Platinum Christmas (Universal Records, 2007)
- HOPE... Healing Of Pain and Enlightenment (Star Records, 2007)
- No. 1 Signature Hits OPM's Best (Vicor Music Corp., 2008)
- Senti 18 Pinoy Love Hits (Vicor Music Corp., 2008)
- Bongga! (The Biggest Retro OPM Hits) (Universal Records, 2008)
- Bongga 2 (The Biggest Retro OPM Hits) (Universal Records, 2009)
- Paalam, Maraming Salamat Pres. Aquino (A Memorial Tribute Soundtrack) (Star Records, 2009)
[edit] References
- ^ Godinez, Bong (7 April 2008). "Filipino song composers of all time (Part 2)". Philippine Entertainment Portal. http://www.pep.ph/features/extra/15639/filipino-song-composers-of-all-time-part-2. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Lo, Ricardo F. (20 October 2010). "'Seniors prom' at the Big Dome". PhilSTAR. http://www.philstar.com/funfare/article.aspx?articleid=622577&publicationsubcategoryid=70. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d Valisno, Jeffrey O (21 July 2011). "Local Support". Business World Online. http://www.bworldonline.com/weekender/content.php?id=35138. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Billboard Vol. 85, No. 44. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 1973. http://books.google.com/books?id=LgkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA51&dq=World+Popular+Song+Festival+in+Tokyo+jose+mari+chan&hl=en&ei=BpLUTr6KJq2ViQe82pWHDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=World%20Popular%20Song%20Festival%20in%20Tokyo%20jose%20mari%20chan&f=false.
- ^ "23rd SEA Games opens, highlighting similarities among diversity". People's Daily Online. 28 November 2005. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200511/28/eng20051128_224196.html. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Smith, Chuck (19 April 2011). "Jose Mari Chan reimagined on ‘The Manhattan Connection’". Yahoo! OMG! Philippines. http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/blogs/cokemusicstudio/jose-mari-chan-reimagined-manhattan-connection-094737736.html. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "1971 – 1980 | TOYM Awardees". http://awardees.toym.org/?cat=8. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Diether Ocampo’s the salt in Margarita!". Manila Bulletin. 2 August 2007. http://www.mb.com.ph/node/25832. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ a b Lo, Ricardo F. (14 December 2002). "JOSE MARI CHAN IN OUR HEARTS". The Philippine STAR. http://www.newsflash.org/2002/12/sb/sb002549.htm. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Jose Mari Chan: Returns to Cebu for Holiday Medley". PhilSTAR. 8 November 2006. http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=367700. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "The MYX Music Awards 2010 Winners". MYX Philippines. http://www.myxph.com/features/1551/the-myx-music-awards-2010-winners/. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Dangal ng OPM Awardees bared". Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit. http://www.opm.org.ph/press.html. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
