Peter Chen's real name is Chen Xiaoyin, and he used the stage name Xia Yunfei. He was born on August 12, 1943 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. He is a Taiwanese male pop singer, songwriter, and music producer.
In 1971, he released his first personal music album "Rose Anna" and officially debuted as a singer. In the 1970s, in addition to composing several songs for Cui Taijing, Peter Chen was influenced by the American pop music style and placed R&B and rock in Chinese pop songs. In 1979, he released his second personal music album "My Pride" under the stage name Xia Yunfei.
In 1981, the third personal music album "Also a Love Song" was released. In 1982, he collaborated with Chen Xinyi to release the music album "Chang'e". In the mid-to-late 1980s, he composed a song "I Love My Country" for singer Ling Feng. After that, he successively produced albums for singers such as Jiang Shuna, Yang Fan, and Liu Wenzheng. In 1988, he released his fourth personal music album "Guiyan".
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The name Peter Chen may be unfamiliar to many young people, but in the 1980s and 1990s his name was well known. Peter Chen is a recognized musical talent in the Taiwanese music scene. During the period when sweet love songs were popular in the Taiwanese music scene, Peter Chen made a bold attempt and took the lead in introducing rock and other Western elements into the Taiwanese pop music scene. He led the trend of Taiwanese pop music and was known as the "Godfather of Taiwanese Pop Music."
In the variety show "The Voice of China 2018", Peter Chen sang and played the theme song "Remember Me" from the movie "Coco" during the blind audition. . Although he did not have a mentor to turn around for him, his coolness in playing guitar on the stage, his enthusiasm for music and his openness to results all infected the audience and netizens. In addition, in CCTV's flash mob series in 2019, Peter Chen, who had white hair and beard, sang "My Motherland and Me" with his guitar in his arms, which instantly moved many Chinese people.