Vincent Fang (lyricist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Taiwanese musician
Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1969
Place of Birth: Hualien County, Taiwan Province
Profession: composer, songwriter, lyricist
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Vincent Fang (lyricist)
- For the Hong Kong entrepreneur, please refer to Vincent Fang (entrepreneur). Vincent Fang (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Fang Wénshan) was born on 26 January 1969 in Hualien, Taiwan.
- He is a Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award nominated lyricist, best known for his collaboration with singer-songwriter Jay Chou.
- Fang won Best Lyricist at the 19th Golden Melody Awards for "???" (Blue and White Porcelain) sung by Jay Chou from On the Run.
- He is considered to be at the forefront of China Wind music, with his works often treated as poetry of artistic merit that garners high critical regard.In 1997, he sent samples of his lyrics to record companies, hoping to find a new career that complemented his passion for writing.
- Record company owner Jacky Wu was impressed with his work and hired Fang to work with Chou, who had just started his songwriting career.
- In 2000, Chou released his first album (titled Jay) and since then produced albums in which Fang contributes the majority of the lyrics.
- Chou's fame grew rapidly across Asia, pulling Fang into the limelight as well. Fang's lyrics are noted for covering a wide of issues from family to war, beyond what is normally discussed in love ballads.
- He is known for using a writing style similar to traditional Chinese poetry, making frequent references to Chinese history and folklore, esp.
- in Chinese style music (???), a fusion genre made popular in the 2000s (decade) by Jay Chou, fusing modern rock and contemporary R&B together with traditional Chinese music.
- He calls his style of lyrical poetry "Su Yan Rhyme Poetry ?????", which has become a new poetry form in modern Chinese musical literature.
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