TAIWAN-BASED showbiz veteran Wakin Chau is back, this time with more feminine charm.
In his latest work Huadan, a term which describes the often young and attractive female protagonists in Beijing opera, the one-time Golden Melody king is seen on the album cover with the classic face paint and elaborate head gear worn by a ‘huadan’.
He also covered a long list of popular hits by some of Mandopop’s best-loved divas such as Faye Wong, Sandy Lam, A-mei, the late Anita Mui, Teresa Teng and Zhou Xuan.
In the first leg of his Diva Live Concert Tour at the Singapore Indoor Stadium this Saturday, he will also play up the feminine quality of his voice.
The Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter even brags that his stage costume will look more striking than the newly-wed Princess William of Wales’ wedding dress! But it remains to be seen if that is simply another joke by the good-humoured Chau.
The 51-year-old best-selling singer-songwriter of evergreen hits like Friends and Flower’s Heart said he has been yearning for a breakthrough in his music for years. At a casual family gathering last year, Chau’s mother was moved to tears when he sang her the late Zhou Xuan’s Mandarin classic The Wandering Songstress. That’s when he realised he can sing and write from a woman’s perspective for a change.
So in real life, has the loving husband and father of two adopted any ‘feminine’ habits too? Find out more on RazorTV.
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