Cho Kyu Chan's bio

Cho Kyu Chan (born January 13, 1971, Seoul) is Korean singer. He is brother of Cho Kyu Chun (조규천) and Cho Kyu Man (조규만), and married to singer Hey (해이).

Date of Birth: 1971/01/13
Debut: Rainbow (Grand prize, Yoo Jae Ha music contest, 1989)
Education: Dongguk University
Physique: 176cm, 63kg
Place of Birth: Seoul
Hobbies: Reading, Computer, Fishing

Jo Kyu Chan is possibly the most gifted musician in Korea; he is a songwriter, a vocalist, and a chorus singer at the same time, and is very highly talented performing all of them. Jo Kyu Chan is raised in a very musical environment, where all his parents and brothers at one point was a musician; him and his two older brothers – Jo Kyu Man and Jo Kyu Chun—actually is refered to as the Jo-trio, and have worked together in various works. He first debuted singing the “Rainbow” in the Yoo Jae Ha Music Contest, and won the grand prize in 1989. After the successful debut, he teamed up with Kim Jung Ryeol and Lee Joon, and released the album ‘Shadow that a New Wind Blows’ in 1990. The title song “Good Day” was a new type of music for then, and was enough to make the listeners remember him. However, after breaking up with the team, he starts to build up himself as well, giving songs to various singers.
1993, Jo Kyu Chan finally produces his first solo album ‘Even The Warm Coffee.’ The songs like “Even the Warm Coffee” and “Memory #1” receives great responses from both the audience and the critics. Since then, he has been releasing his single albums ceaselessly, with the 7th and the latest record coming out in 2004 – the “Single Note.”
However, not only was he hard-working on his own music, but also wrote songs and appeared as guest singers in many other albums as well, namely the three Toy projects and two Jo-Trio albums.

Shadow that the New Wind blows (1990, first album of group “Shadow that the New Wind Blows): Good Day; Shadow that the New Wind Blows
Even the Warm Coffee (1993, first solo album): Even the Warm Coffee; memory #1
Adam and Eve Bit the Apple (1995, second solo album): Adam and Even Bit the Apple; I will tell you
The 3rd Season (1996 third solo album): want a piece of advice?
AC+E (1997, with Jo Kyu Chun, Jo Kyu Man): with the reason named love
The 4th Wind (1997, fourth solo album): Unbelievable story; Seoul Sky
First/Supper (1998, first album of Jo-Trio): tear falling day (rain)
Jo Kyu Chan 5th album (1999, fifth solo album): Longing
Real Life (2000, second Jo-Trio album): far later, some day; Present
Thawing (2001, sixth solo album): Baby baby; Kiss
Repack, Thank you (One+One) (2001, sixth solo album): Thank you
Jo Kyu Chan Best – Rainbow (2002, Jo Kyu Chan best album): Rainbow; Memory#1
Single Note (2004, seventh solo album): last Don Quixote; Melody.
Unplugged Best Album (2009)

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