Agnes Chan
Agnes Chan or Agnes Meiling Kaneko Chan (traditional Chinese: 陳美齡; simplified Chinese: 陈美龄; pinyin: Chén Měilíng; Cantonese Yale: Chan Mei ling; Japanese: アグネス・チャン) is a pop singer, a "foreign television personality" (gaijin tarento), a Doctor of Education, a professor at Japanese universities, an essayist, and a novelist. Since 1988, Chan has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and also supports the Japan Committee for UNICEF, a private corporation unaffiliated with UNICEF.
Career
Agnes Chan began singing and playing guitar in her junior high years in Hong Kong, as volunteer work for fundraising events. She had a chance to record a cover of Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game" with her older sister, actress Irene Chan, and it became a hit song in Hong Kong. She became famous throughout southeast Asia through several of Chang Cheh's movies, including Young People and The Generation Gap.
Japanese singer/songwriter Masaaki Hirao brought Chan to Japan, and in 1972 she recorded her first Japanese pop hit, "Poppy Flower(ひなげしの花)." Her clear voice, pretty looks, and imperfect Japanese made her a teenage idol. In 1973 her third single, "Splendor in the Grass (草原の輝き)," earned her the Japan Record Grand Prix "Rookie of the Year" award. She graduated from The American School in Japan in 1973.
Podcasts:
Agnes Chan
ALBUMS
- 不思議の国のアグネス+AGNES IN WONDERLAND-HOME RECORDING DEMO IN 1979 released: 2009
- 美しい日々 released: 1979
- AGNES IN WONDERLAND 不思議の国のアグネス released: 1979
- ABC AGNES released: 1979
- また逢う日まで released: 1976
- Mei Mei いつでも夢を released: 1976
- Agnes Chan released: 1976
- はじめまして青春 released: 1975
- ひなげしの花 released: 1972
- With Love from Agnes released: 1972
- ORIGINAL (1) released: 1972
- will the circle game be unbroken released: 1971
- POEM NOVEL released:
不思議の国のアグネス+AGNES IN WONDERLAND-HOME RECORDING DEMO IN 1979
Released 2009- Entrance〜Woops,What's This?(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン|INSTRUMENTAL)
- Talkin' Jabberwocky(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン)
- Who Am I?(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン)
- Through the Looking Glass(鏡の中の私)(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン)
- I'm Late,I'm Late(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン)
- Pool of Tears(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン)
- Crazy as a Cheshire Cat(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン)
- I'm Lost(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン)
- Someone(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン)
- A Mad Tea Party(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン)
- Fly,My Boy,Fly(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン)
- Wonderland〜Exit(不思議の国のアグネス/アグネス・チャン|INSTRUMENTAL)
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by Agnes Chan
You Are 21 I Am 16
by: Agnes ChanYou are 21, I am 16
This is the reason enough that we're together
I like the house that you put me in
I adore the table and the bed
I like the doll and the folk guitar
I like the way you do your show
But darling I like you most of all
You are 21, I am 16
This is the reason enough that we're together
Look at the flowers and the butterflies
Watch the stars that twinker in the sky
I'll gather the flowers in a large bouquet
I'll put all the stars into your heart
Just to show I love you most of all
You are 21, I am 16
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