Chen Dezhang

Biography

Chen Dezhang is a Chinese singer from Hong Kong, born on November 27, 1964. He was educated at La Salle College in Hong Kong, where he studied alongside lyricist Lin Xi in secondary school. He has three brothers and one sister, and his older brother Chen Di Kuang is also a singer. Chen participated in numerous singing competitions and placed second in the "Third New Talent Singing Contest" on TVB in 1984. In 1986, he competed in the "New Talent Seed Selection Contest" and the "New Idol Singing Contest" organized by New Era Music Magazine, finishing as runner-up in both. In August of that year, he formed the duo Raidas with Huang Yaoguang and they competed in the "Asia Pacific Songwriting Contest" in Hong Kong with the original song "The Smoking Woman," winning second place and gaining fame. In 1988, Raidas disbanded and Chen began his solo career. He collaborated with artist Vivian Chow on the song "Unchanging Heart" in 1988. He also wrote the lyrics for "Love Without Boundaries," performed by Nicholas Tse and Yip Pei-wan in 1998. In 1990, he won the Bronze award for "Most Played New Male Artist" at the Hong Kong Music Awards. In 2001, he married his non-celebrity girlfriend.