一顆星旅行

這是一趟很幸運的旅程。搭飛機我買經濟艙，跟表妹梁靜茹借里程數來升等；到了拉斯維加斯，花80元美金（約2636元台幣）買票看Toni Braxton（唐妮布蕾斯頓）的演唱會，竟被帶到130元美金（約4284元台幣）的第1排座位，而且還被她叫上台合唱，那一刻就像在夢境，我的天啊！而且1個星期之後，她就因為心臟病取消演唱，你看我有多lucky（幸運）。
之後我去好萊塢的星光大道，和偶像安東尼霍普金斯（Anthony Hopkins）的星星拍照留念，結果看到了史蒂夫汪達（Stevie Wonder）在演唱；就連飛去紐約，也在機場遇到李安導演，我還跟他打招呼，這一切讓我都覺得太幸運，很多事不在原本的計劃，卻處處充滿驚喜，讓我回來後不再那麼ㄍㄧㄥ，做唱片變得隨興、開心。

洛杉磯紐約 感覺大不同

洛杉磯和紐約是截然不同的感覺，我喜歡紐約的都會感，例如第5街的奢華，林立的建築物很精采，比較大的遺憾是買不到票，沒看到《獅子王》音樂劇。但這一趟旅行，讓我的視野變得很不一樣。
口述╱張智成 報導╱吳禮強

在迪士尼樂園，張智成找回失去許久的童心。

紐約的中央車站，每個人都行色匆匆，只有他（箭頭處）例外。

他在賭城看Toni Braxton（左）的演唱會，幸運地被叫上台合唱。

喜歡打網球的他，還在洛杉磯印地安威爾斯球場買票看現場球賽。

認識大馬情歌王子

姓名：張智成
年齡：36歲（1973╱05╱08）
身材：170公分╱55公斤
出道：1999年在馬來西亞出道，2002年來台發展
代表作：《May I love you》、《凌晨三點鐘》、《愛情樹》、《暗戀》
酬勞：商演1場10萬元

http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/32019783/IssueID/20091016/page_num/1

更新日期:2009/10/09 16:19

{Malaysia/The Star} A 30-minute blackout did not dampen the spirits at the T-Music Festival at Bukit Jalil National Stadium last Saturday.

THE highlight of the music marathon concert T-Music Festival at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on Saturday was not exactly the impressive line-up of promising artistes from Asia, but the 30-minute blackout during the middle of the concert, which the organisers said was a “fuse problem”.

At around 10.20pm, when Thai singer Chinawut-Stephane Indracusin, popularly-known as Chin, began his performance, there was a “pop” and the lights went out. The audience, and maybe even Chin himself, thought that it was a special effect to create suspense, only to realise that there was a power failure.

A faint ringing of the fire alarm could be heard and the emcees came on stage to calm the audience.

The outage may be a blessing in disguise as it provided a much more intimate interaction between some of the artistes and the audiences.

Justin Lo, Khalil Fong, Z-Chen, Kay Tse, Sam Lee and Eric Lim came on stage to put the audience at ease and even sang a cappella style using the bullhorn, much to the delight of the crowd.

Answering the chants of his fans, Taiwanese singer David Tao came on stage to greet them. The singer was in the midst of singing Ai Hen Jian Dan (Love Is Simple) using the bullhorn when the power was restored.

The 16,000-crowd continued enjoying the performances of 20 promising singers from the Asian region, namely from countries such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Singapore and of course Malaysia.

Local singer Andrew Tan kick-started the show at 7pm, but it was hip hop act Manhand and rock band Soler that got the party started.

Manhand showed off their rapping skills and the local five-member group performed Wan Yao Sai Kai (Travel Around The World), Showhand and Latido, which were heavily-plugged on the local radio stations.

The Macau-born twins Soler, with their bassist and drummer in tow, gave a solid performance and cranked up the heat with Lead and Wind Season.

Singapore Project Superstar winner Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, the sole Singapore representative, gave a moving performance in his rendition of I Love You as he strummed his guitar.

Our neighbours from Thailand, James Ruengsak and Chin, kept things heated up. James invited the audience to dance along as he performed Koo Gud, a popular Thai hit (its Cantonese version was made popular by Hong Kong’s Grasshoppers).

Chin took off his jacket to reveal a white singlet underneath when he performed the up-tempo Too Fast Too Serious, eliciting screams from the audience.

Taiwan rock band Power Station entertained with their powerful vocals and electrifying performance, dishing out signature tunes such as Di Yi Di Lei (The First Teardrop), Bei Pan Qing Ge (Betrayal love song) and Cai Hong (Rainbow).

Fellow Taiwanese crooner Sam Lee had the crowd singing along to the lyrics of Cha Jian Er Guo (Just Passing By) and went all funky with So Fun.

Hong Kong singer-songwriter Khalil Fong impressed with Ai Ai Ai (Love Love Love), singalong songs Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You and Love Song.

Singer-songwriter David Tao, the second last singer to perform, made sure that the audiences’ energy has not waned as he revved up the atmosphere with signature tunes Zao Zi Ji (Soul Searching) and Ai Hen Jian Dan (Love Is Simple) and songs from his latest album.

Other performers included Kenny Kwan from Hong Kong, Jade Liu and Ocean from China, and Eric Lim, Kay and Rickman from Malaysia.

Hong Kong songbird Joey Yung had the honour of closing the show and her appearance put a smile on everyone’s face ... despite the power blackout and some minor technical glitches.

http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2009/9/15/soundnstage/4712187&sec=soundnstage