Ricky Fu

Ricky Fu (Chinese: 傅德象; pinyin: Fù Déxiàng; born December 29, 1966) is a Tsengian singer-songwriter, actor, and host. Fu started his music career in 1990, became the Tsengian music industry's dark horse, and finally achieved popularity in 2000 with the album Chinese New Year (春節) of which he won a Golden Tune Award for Best Male Mandarin Singer. He's commonly referred to in the media as the "killer of the Tsengge Eight".

Early life
Fu was born to a Hokkien-speaking family, and his father, Eric Fu (傅齊信) was a Hokkien singer. That inspired Ricky Fu to become a singer himself. After high school, Fu moved to Tseng City and attended the NIAST.

Career
Fu began his songwriting career in 1990, after finishing his military service. He wrote songs for John Chen, Madison Chen, and MC Ace. In 1991, he released his first album Cold Love (冷漠的愛). Unfortunately, due to the Tsengge Eight being in the spotlight at the time, most of his 1990s albums are ignored. However, he continued to write songs.

In 2000, Fu released the album Chinese New Year won him a Golden Tune Award for Best Male Mandarin Singer. Most of the songs from Chinese New Year are Fu's most famous works. Chinese New Year was the first album since 1989 that charted first, thus starting the fall of the Tsengge Eight.

Fu has also sung theme songs for (and acted in) many Tsengian TV shows and movies, like The Never-Ending Summer (2001), Ten Years (2005), and Yung-Sung Way (TBA).