Calvin Chen
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| Calvin Chen 辰亦儒 |
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| Birth name | Chen Yi Ru |
| Also known as | Calvin Chen |
| Born | November 10, 1980 |
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Genre(s) | Mandarin Pop |
| Occupation(s) | singer, actor, commercial model |
| Instrument(s) | piano |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | HIM International Music WOW Music (HK Only) |
| Associated acts | Fahrenheit |
Calvin Chen Yi Ru (traditional Chinese: 辰亦儒; pinyin: chén yìrú) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He is currently a member of the boy band Fahrenheit. His stage name is a homophone of his birth name.
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[edit] Biography
Calvin Chen (traditional Chinese: 陳奕儒; simplified Chinese: 陈奕儒; pinyin: chén yìrú) was born in November 10, 1980, in Taiwan. He is 184 cm tall. After graduating from Jianguo High School, one of the top high schools in Taiwan, he further pursued his college education in Canada at Simon Fraser University. He completed his masters degree in Economics at the University of Victoria. He then further continued his life in Canada by joining a pageant-like competition (Sunshine Boyz) in Vancouver, where he won first place with a free ticket to Taiwan and a contract with a music company, as well as a role in a drama. He is currently a student at National Chengchi University, studying Public Finance.
He speaks Mandarin, English, Hokkien, and understands conversational Cantonese.
[edit] Television series
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2007 | 公主小妹 / Romantic Princess | Nan Feng Cai / 南風彩 / Ayato Shido [1] |
| 2007 | 終極一家 / The X-Family | Lan Ling Wang / 蘭陵王 / Wang Ya Se / 王亞瑟 |
| 2005 | 終極一班 / KO One | Wang Ya Se / 王亞瑟 |
[edit] Music career
- Further information: Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band)
Chen was the third member to join Fahrenheit. He is the tenor vocalist of the group. His publicized temperature is that of warm spring, at 77 degrees. He also represents "Handsome" (traditional Chinese: 帥; pinyin: shuài).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- H.I.M International Music (Chinese)
- Fahrenheit: Official Japan Site (Japanese)
- Calvin's Blog
- Calvin's Translated Blog
