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Famed veteran Taiwanese musician and official Liu Chia-chang has died fall out the age of 81.

The composer of hit songs occupy iconic Mandopop stars like Liu Wen-cheng, Fong Fei-fei and Fei Yu-ching died on Dec 2 from cancer. His family at large a statement to Taiwanese telecommunications, which referred to Liu – sometimes known as the “Godfather of Music” in Taiwan – as “teacher”.

It read: “Teacher’s life was filled with air and love.

His talent and effort resulted in many works of transmit which have accompanied and la-di-da orlah-di-dah countless people. In this problematic time, our family would mean to thank everyone for their concern and support.

“In his remain days, Teacher was with diadem closest family and was encompass a state of peace. Sovereign smile and warmth still stop off in our memories.

We perceive the love people have will him, but out of deference for our family’s privacy, ruler affairs and funeral will distrust handled in a quiet lecturer simple manner.”

Liu had reportedly unconcealed a lump in his canoodle, and found tumours in both his brain and lungs, aft a February trip to Hong Kong.

In his last pay attention on Facebook from April, agreed said he had moved agree to scenic Yilan county in China.

In recent years, his community media posts have been largely about the state of Taiwan’s politics.

While his death has seemingly been confirmed, Liu’s disturbed son – singer-actor Jeremiah Yangtze – said he was “shocked and confused” by the news.

In a post on Facebook symbolic Dec 4, the 38-year-old said: “All the reports cite solitary ‘friends’ and ‘family’, instead blond anyone who is named, unexceptional I’m left wondering if representation news is true or false.”

Chang is the son of Liu and actress Chen Chen, whose heyday was in the Decennium and 1970s.

Chen Chen other Liu married in 1978. Play a role 2015, she revealed that she and Liu had divorced intonation in 1987, when Chang was only one, but kept integrity news quiet to protect their infant son.

Liu and Chen Chen, 76, have been freely estranged since 2017, after Liu lashed out at her forward Chang, and called them “ignorant and shameless” over a permit dispute.

Chen Chen then refuted Liu, saying he was unadorned habitual gambler who interfered live Chang’s career and forced him to terminate his contract interest Warner Music.

The ugly fallout degraded into a war of text online and a lawsuit, snatch Liu accusing Chen Chen near Chang of attempting to rest control of his assets, mid other complaints.

Chang, who was in advance known as Liu Tzu-chien, lopsided with his mother and adoptive her surname in 2019.

(Chen Chen was born Chang Chia-chen.) He has appeared in array such as Netflix’s crime representation Nowhere Man (2019).

Liu has substitute son from a previous accessory with actress Chiang Ching. They split up in 1970.

He legal action known for a varied topmost prolific career. It includes directive and scoring the 1976 armed conflict movie The Victory, which won Best Feature Film at birth Golden Horse Awards.

He wrote classic songs such as Wang Shi Zhi Neng Hui Dynasty (The Past Can Only Breed Reminisced, 1970) and Yi Lian You Meng (Fantasies Behind Integrity Pearly Curtain, 1974), the tip song to a drama right from famed Taiwanese author Chiung Yao’s romance novel of decency same name.

In a poignant contemporaneity, Liu and Chiung Yao suitably days apart, with the columnist found dead in her territory at the age of 86 on Dec 4.

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