An Chi-hwan

South Korean singer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSouth Korean singer
PlacesSouth Korea
isSinger
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Male
Genres:Contemporary folk music
Instruments:Voice
Birth16 November 1965, Hwaseong, South Korea
Age59 years
Star signScorpio
The details

Biography

An Chi-hwan (Korean: 안치환, born 16 November 1965) is a South Korean singer, song-writer, and producer. A former member of Nochatsa, he is one of the notable 386 singer.

Biography

Born in Hwaseong, An received a Bachelor in Social Work from Yonsei University. In 1984, the year when he registerd to Yonsei University, he joined Ullimtu, the school's central band. He also joined the another band, Dawn, in 1986.

An joined Nochatsa (Song Finders) in 1988, and cooperated to release its 2nd studio album, Song Finders 2 in the following year. He recorded 2 songs — "At The Vast Field (광야에서)" and "Dried Leaves Revive (마른잎 다시 살아나)", and subsequently left the band. He then, however, unsuccessfully released the 1st studio album An Chi-hwan in 1990 and 2nd Song Festival in 1991; he later mentioned that he had a trouble with his label, and both were re-created as An Chi-hwan 1+2 in 1994, shortly after his 3rd album Confession.

An married to Kim Mi-ok in May 1998, and has a son and a daughter.

In 2014, An was diagnosed with rectal cancer. The next year, he released a new album 50 that consists of songs related to his health status. His most recent album is 53 released in 2018.

Discography

Nochatsa

  • Song Finders 2 (1989)

Studio album

  • An Chi-hwan (1990)
  • Song Festival (1991)
  • Confession (1993)
  • An Chi-hwan 1+2 (1994)
  • If I Were (1995)
  • Nostalgia (1997)
  • Desire (1997)
  • I Still Believe (1999)
  • Remember (2000)
  • Good Luck (2001)
  • Clamour (2004)
  • Beyond Nostalgia (2006)
  • An Chi-hwan 9 (2007)
  • Song for Jeong Ho-seung (2008)
  • Today Is Good (2010)
  • 50 (2015)
  • 53 (2018)

Compilation album

  • An Chi-hwan Song Festival (1994)
  • An Chi-hwan Collections (2014)
  • An Chi-hwan Anthology (2014)

Single album

  • Single 2012 (2012)
  • Two Views Looking Power (2016)
  • April Camellia (2018)
  • Shouts of 100 Years (2019)

Live album

  • Live '01 ~ '02 (2002)
  • Sing Alone (2012)
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