Belated news of the death of iconic Taiwanese singer Liu Wen-cheng rocked the Chinese showbiz scene today (Feb 15). According to media reports, Wen-cheng's former manager Hsia Yu-shun had a nagging discomfort one night in December last year and called Wen-cheng's family. It was then that he received the bad news. Wen-cheng reportedly died of a heart attack in November.
BETWEEN WORLDS: Liu shot to fame in 1975, starring in films and singing Mandarin-language pop songs, before retiring to the US briefly in 1984 and permanently in 1991By Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA
Music News - TAIPEI – Former Taiwanese superstar Liu Wen-cheng, who was famous for songs such as The Promise (1975) and The Drizzle In March (1981), has died at the age of 70, according to Taiwanese media. The singer died of a heart attack in November, according to his good friend and. Read more at www.tnp.sg
The Lunar New Year (LNY) long holiday just passed and Singapore saw more than a few celebrity tourists from Hong Kong and Taiwan, including Selena Lee, David Tao, Hsu Nai-lin, Christine Fan and her husband Blackie Chen. David, 53, travelled here with his mother, wife and son. Sharing a family photo taken along the Singapore River, the Taiwanese singer-songwriter wrote.
Veteran Taiwanese singer Donna Chiu has revealed a little-known detail about her one-time boss and mentor - the long-retired iconic singer-actor Steven Liu Wen-cheng.
Taiwan s Apple Daily recently interviewed Chiu, 55, for her upcoming Taipei concert next year, alongside concert guest performer Malaysian singer Eric Moo.
Chiu, who has largely cut back from her activities in the entertainment industry since she married in 1996, said that Liu was so low-profile that he sent a hongbao for her wedding to a post office box. I had to collect his hongbao from the post office, she said.
The 68-year-old Liu has stayed out of the spotlight since retiring as a singer at the height of his popularity in 1984. In 1986, he founded the Feiying (Flying Eagle) record label and formed a girl group Feiying Trio, comprising Chiu and fellow Taiwanese singers Annie Yi and Fang Wen-lin.