Jose Mari Chan

Jose Mari Chan
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Jose Mari Chan

Background information
Born	March 11, 1945 (1945-03-11) (age 63)
Origin	Iloilo, Philippines
Years active	1967-present

Jose Mari Chan is a renowned Filipino singer-songwriter and businessman. He was born in Iloilo on March 11, 1945. He graduated with a degree in economics from Ateneo de Manila University in 1967.

His first single Afterglow was released in 1967 and became popular in the Philippines even though foreign acts such as the Beatles and the Beach Boys were more known. He was able to release his first long playing album in 1969. From 1970 to 1974, he composed more than 20 theme songs for movies, some of which earned for him several nominations at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award. He continued to write songs even as he stayed in the United States for more than 10 years. Occasionally, his songs were recorded by foreign artists. He had a breakthrough in 1989, when his album "Constant Change" not only was named Album of the Year by the Awit Awards but also reached Diamond Record in terms of sales. it was also sold in other such as Malaysia and Indonesia. His Christmas album "Christmas In Our Hearts" reached triple platinum status in 1990. In 2005 he composed "We're All Just One", the theme song of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.

Chan is known as the "Filipino Jimmy Webb" due to his intricate use of the English language in his lyrics. some of his earlier songs were also revived by other artists such as Lea Salonga.

1 Discography
2 External links

Discography

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