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. |