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Life is a bowl of noodles
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- Charming
Chau's Class
Act "I was afraid that
there would not be enough applause at the concert last year.
But this year, the organisers told me that there was no need
to invite too many guest stars to my show." (1995)
- Sorry
Heavenly Kings, Emil Chau Is Back! Cover Story in People Magazine [日本語版] Emil has the responsibility
to build ties between Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. The thought
of that task brings peals of laughter from him. (07/31/95)
- Pick Up Mandarin
the
Emil Chau Hua-Jian Way I had heard his ballads on radio, fell in love
with his voice and wanted to understand the lyrics. So I bought
his latest album and hired a Chinese tutor.
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- Emil's Trouble with
Success
Even
with Hong Kong, Taiwan and most of the Chinatowns arond the world
in his pocket, Chau still hasn't stopped worrying about things
to come.
(01/06/96)
- The Brilliance of the Man One day, he finished
work early. Just as he started entertaining the thoughts of an
early night, his wife suddenly went into labour. (05/06/96)
- After a Feel-Good
Stint as Dad, It's
Time for Feel-Good Ballads "In five years' time, more Hongkongers will
be speaking Mandarin....Canto-pop will not survive." (04/23/97)
- Don't Call
My Name, Just
Throw Down Your Money! Chau had pledged to raise $750,000 through 250,000
calls from the public. When the telephone lines closed 15 minutes
after the show ended at 8 pm, he had raised $877,470 through
292,490 calls.
(06/03/97)
- Emil Chau
Plans to Bury
the Old Songs
"There
is no dancing in my concerts, so in the past, I always worried
that the audience might get bored. That was why I talked — to
make up for it. It later became a habit." (08/97)
- Emil Serious?
Oh, That's Funny! He crooned Let Me Be Happy, Let
Me Be Sad to a female fan, who thrilled him with her deafening
scream. (09/15/97)
- Blood,
Sweat & Song His fans became hysterical. They shouted:
"Emil, you're bleeding!" but he did not hear them. (11/17/97)
- The Chau
Within "If I'm going to dye my hair, I'll colour
it completely silver." (1998)
- BIG
CHANGES
in Emil's Life
"My
wife and I hardly saw each other. It became so bad I almost had
to pass her my name card when I saw her and say, 'Call me when
you're free, we can go for tea'." (05/27/98)
- Emil Gets
His Diving
License!
There
was an incident where Taylor was in danger while swimming. Emil
dived in there and saved him. Since then, Taylor calls Emil his
lifesaver.
- It's Chau Time! Swamped with flowers,
Emil is speechless for a moment: a rare sight, considering his
normal talkative self. (05/98)
- Emil, The Ordinary
Man "I've wanted to
try out something different from my usual sentimental style,
but I was rather constrained by the fixed impressions my listeners
seemed to have of me." (05/29/98)
- Now I Just
Want to Enjoy Life! "I was lucky — I got married before I released
my first album." (11/98)
- Up Where He Belongs: Emil
Chau at Singapore's Comfort 30th Anniversary Superstar Concert
2000 The popular Taiwanese
singer was raised to a height of five metres on a hydraulic stage
while he belted out the first lines of Stand Up For Singapore, which he dedicated
to President and Mrs. Nathan. (12/30/00)
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