Crowd Lu Kuang-chung (; 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. 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.Taipei Times.com Crowd Lu double winner at Golden Melody Awards 28 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2011
Early life Lu was born in Tainan, Taiwan. His mother was a collector of Western jazz records.
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 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.
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.IFPI Hong Kong 2009 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Retrieved 19 April 2011
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.
Discography
Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsTrack listing100 Ways of Living 一百種生活 Released: 27 May 2008 Label: Team Ear Music Formats: CD, digital downloadSeven Days 七天Released: 30 October 2009 Label: Team Ear Music Formats: CD, digital downloadSlow Soul 慢靈魂Released: 15 July 2011 Label: Team Ear Music Formats: CD, digital downloadGuitar 有吉他的流行歌曲Released: 20 November 2012 Label: Team Ear Music Formats: CD, digital downloadWhat a Folk !!!!!!Released: 14 June 2016 Label: Team Ear Music Formats: CD, digital downloadhealism 勵志論Released: 08 December 2021 Label: Team Ear Music Formats: CD, digital downloadHeartBreakFast 傷心早餐店Released: 07 September 2025 Label: Team Ear Music
Filmography
Television series 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 Year English title Mandarin title Role Notes2013 Campus Confidential 愛情無全順 Otaku 2014 Big Hero 6 大英雄天團 Baymax Voice, Taiwanese version2016 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 Year Award Category Nominated work Result200920th Golden Melody Awards Best Composer "100 Ways of Living" Best New Artist 100 Ways of Living Best Arrangement "Good Morning, Beautiful Dawn!" Song of the Year "100 Ways of Living" Pop Album Of The Year 100 Ways of Living 201728th Golden Melody Awards Best Male Vocalist – Mandarin What a Folk!!!!! 201829th Golden Melody Awards Song of the Year He-R Best Composer He-R 201853rd Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television Series A Boy Named Flora A Best Newcomer in a Television Series 202057th Golden Horse AwardsBest Original Film Song Your Name Engraved Herein202032nd Golden Melody AwardsSong of the Year Your Name Engraved Herein202233rd Golden Melody Awards Best Composer "uWEATHER" Best Music Arrangement "Crazy Disco" Best Male Mandarin Singer healism
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