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Steven Liu Chia-chang
劉家昌
Liu in 1980
BornLiu Chia-chang
(1940-04-13)13 April 1940 or (1943-04-13)13 April 1943
Harbin, Binjiang Province, Manchukuo
Died(2024-12-02)2 December 2024 (aged 81 or 84)
Taipei, Taiwan
Alma materNational Chengchi University
Occupation(s)Songwriter, singer, screenwriter, director, actor
Years active1968–1980
Spouses
Chiang Ching ​ ​(m. 1966; div. 1970)​
Chen Chen ​ ​(m. 1978; div. 1987)​
Children
  • Liu Ji-peng (son), with Chiang Ching
  • Jeremy Liu (son), with Chen Chen
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉家昌
Simplified Chinese刘家昌
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Jiāchāng

Steven Liu Chia-chang (traditional Chinese: 劉家昌; simplified Chinese: 刘家昌; pinyin: Liú Jiāchāng; 13 April 1940 or 13 April 1943 – 2 December 2024) was a Taiwanese songwriter, singer, screenwriter, director, and actor.

Personal life

Liu was born in Harbin, Manchukuo. He and his mother left China via Hong Kong to escape the resumed Chinese Civil War. However, Liu's upbringing in Korea was affected by the Korean War. Unlike his two elder sisters, Liu never took music lessons. After arriving in Taiwan, Liu graduated from National Hsinchu Senior High School, then attended National Chengchi University from 1962 to 1964, dropping out to pursue a career in entertainment.

Liu married actress Chiang Ching (江青) in 1966 and later had a son Liu Ji-chen (劉繼成), who would later be renamed to Liu Ji-peng (劉繼鵬). Liu and Chiang divorced in 1970.

In 1978, Liu married Chen Chen, an actress and former wife of Patrick Tse, they later had a son Jeremy Liu on 21 April 1986, who would later become a singer. Liu and Chen Chen divorced in 1987 soon after. Liu died of cancer in Taipei on 2 December 2024.

Discography

Liu wrote songs such as "Ode to the Republic of China" and "The Plum Blossom", and collaborated with famous singers such as Fei Yu-ching ("Goodnight Song"), Liu Wen-cheng ("Promise"), Judy Ongg ("Sea Gull"), and Teresa Teng ("On the West Tower Alone"). At the 12th Golden Melody Awards in 2001, Liu received the Lifetime Contribution Award.

Filmography

Liu wrote and directed Feng shui er shi nian (风水二十年, 1983), a Hong Kong-Taiwanese film alternately titled in English, The Lost Generation, and titled worldwide in English, Women in Love. Liu's Love Begins Here won the Golden Horse Awards for Best Narrative Feature and Best Musical in 1973, and in 1976, Victory won Best Narrative Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Recording and Best Musical at the 13th Golden Horse Awards.

References

  1. "創作〈中華民國頌〉成名 劉家昌嗆：我最有資格反共". Liberty News. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. 張夢瑞 (June 2006). "音樂路上程咬金 ──劉家昌詞曲創作二千首". Taiwan Panorama. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ "江青閃電結婚李翰祥動肝". Nanyang Siang Pau. 13 July 1966. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. "女星江青喜獲麟兒". Nanyang Siang Pau. 17 April 1967. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. "江青在台離婚與子脫離關係李翰祥涉嫌曾遭人痛毆". Nanyang Siang Pau. 22 July 1970. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ Hung, Su-chin; Wu, Kuan-hsien (3 December 2024). "Veteran entertainer Steven Liu dies aged 83". Central News Agency. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  7. "劉家昌傳死訊 甄珍友人曝他遺願悼：一路走好". United Daily News. 3 December 2024. 汪曼玲表示，劉家昌是在台北過世
  8. ^ Hung, Shu-chin; Kao, Evelyn (4 December 2024). "Steven Liu: A prodigious mainstay of Chinese-language entertainment". Central News Agency. Retrieved 4 December 2024. Republished in part as: Chin, Jonathan (5 December 2024). "Novelist Chiung Yao, pop icon Steven Liu pass away". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  9. Liu, Chia-chang (1983). Feng shui er shi nian. Hong Kong-Taiwan. Retrieved 13 July 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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