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Crowd Lu

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.
Crowd Lu
Lu in 2018
Born (1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 (age 39)
Tainan, Taiwan
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor
Years active2007–present
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
AwardsGolden Melody Awards – 20th Best New Artist
Best Composer 2009

Musical career
Also known asLu Kuang-chung
Lu Guangzhong
GenresAcoustic, mandopop, rock and roll
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese盧廣仲
Simplified Chinese卢广仲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLú Guǎngzhòng
Wade–GilesLu2 Kuang3-chung4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLô͘ Kóng-tiōng

Crowd Lu (Chinese: 盧廣仲; born 15 July 1985) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor. He is also nicknamed "Vitas Lu" after making a parody of the song Opera No. 2 by the Russian singer Vitas, having the ability to hit the same high notes.[1] Due to a serious car accident in his first year at Tamkang University, Lu learned to play guitar during his hospitalization. The following year, Lu won first prize for musical composition and solo performance and proceeded to once again take the gold in composition and become the crowd favorite at National Chengchi University.

In 2009, Lu won Best New Artist and Best Composer at the 20th Golden Melody Awards.[2]

Early life

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Crowd Lu was raised in a household rich with culture and focused on the arts in Tainan City, Taiwan. His mother was a lover and collector of Western jazz records, which sparked a similar—if not greater—musical interest within Lu at a very young age. The glimmer of Lu's talent was apparent as he would belt out the songs of Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson only after listening to them once or twice. Lu's grandmother also contributed to his musical versality. His grandmother was a fan of local Taiwanese dramas and would sing theme songs from these dramas to Lu and his sister to coax them to sleep. It was most likely at this time that Lu developed his signature style- carefree, sincere, and youthful.

After graduating from the Tainan Guangming High School in 2003, Lu moved north to Taipei to attend Tamkang University. Although he intended on majoring in electrical engineering, due to his near fatal car accident, Lu was forced to switch his major to Spanish Literature.

Career

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In his first year at Tamkang University, Lu was run over by a bus and suffered severe injuries in both legs. As a result, Lu spent months in the hospital, during which he picked up the guitar and experimented with musical composition. The following year, Lu won first prize for musical composition and solo performance at a Tamkang University singing contest and proceeded to once again take the gold in composition and to become the crowd favorite at a similar contest at National Chengchi University. Lu caught the eye, and ears, of prominent music record producer Zhong Cheng Hu, and, with Zhong, produced three singles. Of them, "Good Morning, Beautiful Dawn!" appeared on the Taiwan Musical Society's Top Ten Singles in 2007. By mere word of mouth, Lu sold 15,000 CD's of his singles.

In late 2006, for a little more than a year, Lu toured all of Taiwan, hopping from diners to universities, and created a huge following, especially among university students.

In 2008, Lu ended his tour with 100 concerts and, on 25 May, came out with his first CD 100 Ways of Living. Filled with the simple honesty of everyday life, 100 Ways of Living topped the charts and altered the course of the heavily Mando-pop musical industry and taste in all of Asia dramatically.

On 23 August 2008, Lu had his own first official concert, only 88 days after his hit CD came out.

In 2009, Lu's albums Seven Days (七天) and Live in Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) were both awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2009 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.[3]

Lu performed the theme song of the film Your Name Engraved Herein, the piece won Best Original Film Song at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.[4] As of August 2022, the music video has garnered more than 58 million views on YouTube.[5]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Track listing
100 Ways of Living
一百種生活
  • Released: 27 May 2008
  • Label: Team Ear Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. 早安, 晨之美!
  2. Que te pasa 你在幹嘛?
  3. 一百種生活
  4. PAZ
  5. 好想要揮霍
  6. 別殺我
  7. Boring
  8. 我愛你
  9. 無敵鐵金剛
  10. 校園美女2008
  11. 寂寞考
  12. 破氣球 (When I Fall in Love)
Seven Days
七天
  • Released: 30 October 2009
  • Label: Team Ear Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. OH YEAH!!!
  2. 七天
  3. Tomato
  4. 愛情習作
  5. I No
  6. 開心餐廳
  7. 吉米寶貝
  8. 風雨
  9. A
  10. 最寂寞的時候
  11. 聽見了嗎?
  12. 再見勾勾
Slow Soul
慢靈魂
  • Released: 15 July 2011
  • Label: Team Ear Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. 別在我睡著的時候打電話給我
  2. 慢靈魂
  3. 港邊男兒
  4. 不想去遠方
  5. 就像白癡一樣
  6. 蚊子
  7. 藍寶
  8. 再見了, 阿法迪斯
  9. After Dinner
  10. 梅西好朋友
  11. 壞掉了
Guitar
有吉他的流行歌曲
  • Released: 20 November 2012
  • Label: Team Ear Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. 調音
  2. 有吉他的流行歌曲
  3. 口水流下來
  4. jam 1
  5. 只有夜來香
  6. 歐拉拉呼呼
  7. jam 2
  8. 把我踢開
  9. 燃燒卡洛里
  10. 校園歌手
  11. jam 3
  12. 一個便當
  13. 清晨巴士
What a Folk !!!!!!
  • Released: 14 June 2016
  • Label: Team Ear Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Happy Chakra
  2. 一坪半 (4.95m2 Dream)
  3. 手機仔(一) (Smart Phone I)
  4. 夏天的歌 (Song of Summer)
  5. 月光備忘錄 (Moonlight Note)
  6. 今天睡在這裡 (Sleep Here Tonight)
  7. 善良的眼鏡 (Kind Glasses)
  8. 手機仔(二) (Smart Phone II)
  9. 結婚鑽戒 (Wedding Ring)
  10. 星座愛情故事之巨蟹座可不可以繼續說愛 (June & July)
  11. 一定要相信自己 (Trust Myself)
healism
勵志論
  • Released: 08 December 2021
  • Label: Team Ear Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Intro
  2. 勵志論 (C'MON)
  3. 自我的介紹 (in peace)
  4. 雨時多雲偶陣晴 (uWEATHER)
  5. 狂迪 (Crazy Disco)
  6. 像你 (There You Are)
  7. 肌肉的記憶 (MySoulMemory)
  8. 輕輕 (iRipple)
  9. 冒煙的燈泡 (ASK Yin Yang)
  10. 明年 (Let Go)
  11. 英雄 (Heroes)

Filmography

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Television series

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Year English title Mandarin title Role Notes
2017 Q Series: A Boy Named Flora A 植劇場-花甲男孩轉大人 Cheng Hua-chia / Cheng Shuang

Film

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Year English title Mandarin title Role Notes
2013 Campus Confidential 愛情無全順 Otaku
2014 Big Hero 6 大英雄天團 Baymax Voice, Taiwanese version
2016 Hang in There, Kids! 只要我長大 Backpacker
2018 Back to the Good Times 花甲大人轉男孩 Cheng Hua-chia / Cheng Shuang
2023 Kiss My A*s Boss 他馬克老闆 Mark

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2009 20th Golden Melody Awards Best Composer "100 Ways of Living" Won
Best New Artist 100 Ways of Living Won
Best Arrangement "Good Morning, Beautiful Dawn!" Nominated
Song of the Year "100 Ways of Living" Nominated
Pop Album Of The Year 100 Ways of Living Nominated
2017 28th Golden Melody Awards Best Male Vocalist – Mandarin What a Folk!!!!! Nominated
2018 29th Golden Melody Awards Song of the Year He-R Won
Best Composer He-R Won
2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television Series A Boy Named Flora A Won
Best Newcomer in a Television Series Won
2020 57th Golden Horse Awards Best Original Film Song Your Name Engraved Herein Won
2020 32nd Golden Melody Awards Song of the Year Your Name Engraved Herein Won
2022 33rd Golden Melody Awards Best Composer "uWEATHER" Nominated
Best Music Arrangement "Crazy Disco" Nominated
Best Male Mandarin Singer healism Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Crowd Lu as Vitas LIVE
  2. ^ Taipei Times.com Crowd Lu double winner at Golden Melody Awards 28 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2011
  3. ^ IFPI Hong Kong 2009 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 April 2011
  4. ^ "'Your Name Engraved Herein,' 'Demon Slayer' smash box-office records 《刻在你心底的名字》、《鬼滅之刃》 打破票房紀錄 – Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ 盧廣仲 Crowd Lu 【刻在我心底的名字 Your Name Engraved Herein】 Official Music Video （刻在你心底的名字電影主題曲）, retrieved 11 August 2022
  6. ^ Crowd Lu at hkmdb.com
  7. ^ Crowd Lu at chinesemov.com
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