Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, 21-year-old Hu Yanbin, was born and grew up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a   1   that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the   2   boy’s dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword   3   in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to   4   a solo album in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan   5   at the same time. The album   6   him to become a popular star.
    His success is not only because of his excellent singing   7  , but also because of his talent in song   8  .
    Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin’s   9   company tried to invite someone else to write several songs   10   him. None of them were as good as they’d hoped.   11   Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs.   12  , everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to   13   them on his first album.
    Some people would   14   this rising star with Jay Chow from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical   15   is quite different from Jay Chow’s,   16   he likes Jay Chow’s music.
 With many music awards already in his   17  , Hu Yanbin seems to be   18   up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don’t like him and say   19   things about him, he says that it doesn’t   20   him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.