Cheng Gin Yi (Chinese: 鄭進一; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēⁿ Chìn-it) is a Taiwanese singer, composer, producer, and show host. He was born in Xinying, Tainan. He was mentored by Chang Fei. Yi is famous for hosting Taiwanese variety shows and singing Taiwanese Hokkien music.[1][2][3]

Cheng Gin Yi
鄭進一
Born
Cheng Gun-yi

(1955-06-23) 23 June 1955 (age 69)
Xinjing, Tainan, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Occupation(s)singer, host
Years active1982-present
Spouse
Chen Zhuli
(m. 2006; div. 2007)
FamilyChang Jinji (brother)
Musical career
GenresFolk, T-pop
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭進一
Simplified Chinese郑进一
Transcriptions
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTēⁿ Chìn-it
Cheng Gun-yi
(birth name)
Traditional Chinese鄭俊義
Simplified Chinese郑俊义
Transcriptions
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTēⁿ Chùn-gī

Career

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1962-1984

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From 1962 to 1965, Yi participated in many singing competitions; among them, in five singing competitions including Tainan Victory Radio, Yunlin Huwei Radio, Changhua Guosheng Radio, Chiayi Radio and Nantou Caotun Radio, he won the singing competition. One. When Yi was ten years old, he recorded the first single "A Duty Son's Wishes" to be included in the compilation. After Yi became an adult, he was invited by host Chang Fei to serve as the host of the show. The two performances in show venues all over Taiwan were very popular, and Yi has been a household name ever since. In 1982, Yi composed the single "Feelings" for Lin Huiping , which was the first song that Yi had written for others;he has since continued to help other singers compose lyrics and music.

References

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  1. ^ 胡瓜搶錢王吳宗憲退位 Archived 2019-06-14 at the Wayback Machine蘋果日報 (台灣),2004-12-19
  2. ^ "綜藝天王胡瓜吳宗憲全槓龜". Archived from the original on 2015-01-02.
  3. ^ 許逸群 (2015-08-07). "綜藝圈「三王一后」回來了!攜手主持第50屆金鐘獎". ETtoday星光雲APP.