Hanjin Tan

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Hanjin Tan
Chen Huan Ren .jpg
Tan in 2019
Born (1976-01-27) 27 January 1976 (age 48)
Singapore
Other namesChen Huanren
Education
Alma mater National University of Singapore
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • singer
  • actor
Years active1998−present
Spouse
Prima Wong
​
(m. 2008)​
Musical career
Origin Hong Kong
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsBBS Records
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 陳奐仁
Simplified Chinese 陈奂仁
Hanyu Pinyin Chén Huàn-rén
Jyutping Chan4 Wun6-yan4

Hanjin Tan (born 27 January 1976) is a Singaporean record producer, songwriter, singer, and actor based in Hong Kong.

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Life and career

Hanjin Tan was born on 27 January 1976 in Singapore in a conservative Hainanese family of two siblings. [1] His father worked in the shipping industry and his mother is a housewife. [2] At age 12, he was diagnosed with only half of his hearing in his right ear and 75% in his left. [3] While attending Anglo-Chinese School, Tan sang in the choir and picked up some vocal basics. He started learning guitar at 19, playing in pubs at 20, and writing songs at 21. Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Economics. While there, he got opportunities to write and produce songs for Jacky Cheung and Eason Chan which helped kickstart his music career. [2] [4] Tan moved permanently to Hong Kong in 2009. With over 400 songs to his songwriting credit, he has also worked with various other artistes, including Coco Lee, Sammi Cheng, Joey Yung, and Christina Aguilera over the years. [2] [5] [6] In 2022, Tan had a coaching role on TVB's singing competition show Stars Academy 2 . [7]

Discography

Studio albums

*Some album titles are roughly translated into English for readability purposes. Actual Chinese titles are indicated in parentheses.

Concerts

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011–2012 Til Love Do Us Lie Ng Ngok-yan Sitcom [2]
2014 Come On, Cousin HimselfGuest star [17]
2015 Young Charioteers Mucci Lai Ye Lim [18]
2016 Fashion War Man Chi Wai-man [19]
2020 The Gutter  [ zh ]Ken [20]
Muscle Show  [ zh ]Host [21]
2022 Stars Academy 2 Coaching supervisorSinging competition [22]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Bruce Lee, My Brother Skinny Wang [23]
2011 The Fortune Buddies [24]
2012 I Love Hong Kong 2012 Himself [25]
2013 The Best Plan Is No Plan [26]
2015 Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal Lo Chai [27]
2016 From Vegas to Macau III [28]
2019 Missbehavior Dada Chan Ching [29]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultsRef.
2010Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Newcomer Bruce Lee, My Brother Won [30]

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