１５歲起，唱歌就是唯一的夢想

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１５歲起，唱歌就是唯一的夢想劉德華的一句話．
許紹洋決定來到華人的音樂寶地－台灣 香港出生的許紹洋，少年時期就和父母一起移居美國紐約，整個求學的過程是在美國完成的。

和所有學生一樣，許紹洋從15歲開始，也開始對自己未來的志向勾勒著畫面，雖然身在美國，卻從小聽粵語歌和國語歌長大，張學友、哈林、beyond…都是他最喜愛的歌手，加上自己也非常的愛唱歌，這時候的許紹洋，默默的在心裡種下要成為一個歌手的夢想。

求學時曾在作文裡寫過的「我的志向」，多半在進入社會後都只成為兒時的回憶，但許紹洋卻漸漸的對自己的夢想越來越清楚起來，因此在大學畢業之後，他開始認真考慮要為自己爭取一個機會，並毅然決定回到出生地香港，加入了「中國星演員訓練班」。

在偶然的機會中，劉德華得知許紹洋最大的夢想是成為一個歌手，便告訴他「想唱歌，應該去台灣」，於是，劉德華的一句話，使許紹洋決定來到這個劉德華口中「更愛音樂．音樂環境更蓬勃」的台灣。

香港出生．美國求學．台灣起飛演出「薰衣草」收視第一．演唱原聲帶創造銷售十萬佳績
在人生地不熟的台灣開始向各大唱片公司推薦自己的許紹洋，經過了許久石沈大海的失望等待，正當已經要放棄時，卻因緣際會的認識了曾一手打造杜德偉和徐懷鈺的最佳娛樂經紀公司負責人姚鳳群，在聽過許紹洋的試唱帶之後，立刻決定和許紹洋簽下一紙合約。並且也透過最佳娛樂，和滾石唱片簽下了15歲起夢想著的唱片合約，歌手生涯，似乎正要就此展開。

正當要開始準備專輯的籌備工作時，許紹洋在公司巧遇正在為偶像劇「薰衣草」選角的三立電視台節目部監製陳玉珊，一眼相中許紹洋國際化的背景和散發男人味的性格外型，力邀許紹洋挑男主角大樑，加入「薰衣草」的演出。

「薰衣草」一播出就創下收視第一，許紹洋在劇中飾演的由美國回到台灣的歌手Ｌｅｏ也成為家喻互曉的角色，人氣迅速累積，成立的個人官方網站召集了上萬名的成員，而「薰衣草」也由於各頻道爭相播放，在二個月之內已經播放了三輪，收錄由許紹洋演唱的片頭片尾主題曲的薰衣草電視原聲帶更創下十萬張的銷售佳績。

意外的一個戲劇機會，為許紹洋奠定了漂亮的第一步。

ＡＭＢＲＯＳＥ許紹洋的第１張專輯．專輯名稱定為Ａ１許紹洋期許自己有最好的第１個開始．
每首歌都是主打歌 許紹洋的第１張個人專輯６月１日即將發行，對於自己15歲以來立下了成為歌手的夢想，許紹洋希望自己在這第１個起跑點上就能有最好的表現，因此嚴格的要求自己在每一首歌上都要有主打歌的品質。

唱片公司基於這是ＡＭＢＲＯＳＥ的第１個開始，以及希望整張專輯所有歌曲都有Ａ１主打歌的品質，因此將專輯名稱定為Ａ１。

天生國際背景．三聲帶國．英．粵語一次唱和朴志胤．BEYOND黃貫中合作，美夢成真 特殊的出身背景，使許紹洋自然而然的精通國、英、粵三種語言，在這次即將發行的第一張個人專輯Ａ１中，也決定一次將三種不同感覺的許紹洋一次收錄，因此除了國語歌之外，也分別收錄了一首英文歌和一首粵語歌。

值得一提的是，唱片公司決定英文歌的部份交由許紹洋親自填詞，而許紹洋則挑選了他非常喜歡的韓國女歌手朴志胤的歌曲「TRUE LOVE」來填詞，希望能和朴志胤有更多的合作機會。

第一次填詞的許紹洋雖然一直謙稱自己沒有經驗擔心無法勝任，卻在三天之內就將整首詞填完，並且，也許是因為用了自己的心情故事來填這個詞，因此在唱這首英文歌時也特別有感情，特別順利的完成了錄音工作。

至於粵語歌「忘了」，唱片公司則特別請來他一直很崇拜的音樂人黃貫中擔任製作人，並且特別赴香港BEYOND專用的錄音室「２樓後座」進行錄音工作，許紹洋見到偶像，直呼「這真是個神話！」，而黃貫中對許紹洋的音色、唱功讚譽有加，更使許紹洋受寵若驚，由於一心希望在偶像面前有良好的表現，因此在３個小時之內就完成了這首歌的錄音。

主打歌特別訂作歌詞．最深刻的一段愛情回憶．許紹洋笑說要提防身邊工作人員 ＭＴＶ拍攝真情流露．４度淚灑拍片工作現場．所有人員停機等候心情恢復平靜 個性率直的許紹洋，平日和工作人員相處毫無距離，也常把自己的心情和工作人員分享，錄音前，當工作人員問到他15歲以來最大的夢想就要實現有什麼心情，想不到許紹洋感性的吐露了內心的秘密,專輯發行在即雖然興奮,但是想到為他付出一切的女友已不在身邊,卻不禁感到非常的感傷和遺憾.

原來許紹洋在開始拍攝「薰衣草」之前有一個感情穩定的女友,不但四處奔走把許紹洋的demo送到各大唱片公司，,當許紹洋到香港中國星演員訓練班受訓時，更毅然決然辭掉工作，同赴香港鼓勵、照顧許紹洋。最後，當許紹洋獲得「薰衣草」的演出機會時，女友更因為體諒許紹洋正站在人生中最重要的時刻，不願對許紹洋造成任何的壓力牽絆而主動提出分手並遠赴美國.

如今夢想終於要實現,昔日鼓勵他追夢的女友卻已經不在身邊,想到當時曾對女友許下承諾，””將來一定要讓你站在我身邊和我一起分享所有成功的喜悅”，不禁百感交集。工作人員聽了他這一席心聲深受感動，立刻瞞著他為他訂做了這首[希望你還在]，許紹洋拿到歌詞時曾一度抗拒在專輯中收錄這首歌, 因為他覺得這些都是他私人的心情,最後唱片公司說服他,用這首歌作為對前女友的一份禮物,表達自己的感謝和此刻最真實的心情.

不過，他笑說，以後他要小心的提防身邊的工作人員，不能再什麼都不想的就把心裡的祕密全都吐露了。但是更辛苦的還後面，工作人員也以許紹洋自己的故事為腳本發展出浪漫的MTV情節，由於要呈現男女主角共度的甜蜜的一天，拍攝當天從凌晨3:00拍到隔天的凌晨5:00，共拍攝了26小時、12個場景，並且特別請到曾經和許紹洋在「薰衣草」中合作飾演晶晶的同門師妹柯以柔擔任女主角，2人在「薰衣草」中並沒有感情的對手戲,反而在MTV中大談戀愛,由於2人都已是專業的演員,因此拍攝時都有自然而動人的演技. 最不順利的反而是發生在拍攝對嘴時，雖然在拍攝前許紹洋一再提醒自己不要太過激動，但是一旦進入歌詞的情境，就忍不住開始落淚，起初導演金卓還很高興捕捉到歌手真情流露的畫面,但是在連續對嘴4次許紹洋都激動落淚而無法顧及表情，甚至眼睛也因為流淚而發腫,導演只好宣布停機,讓許紹洋休息半小時直到心情平復後才再繼續拍攝，並”拜託”許紹洋不要去想歌詞、不要放感情，才好不容易完成了拍攝工作。離開薰衣草ＬＥＯ的歌手角色．邁入現實中真正的歌手身份卸下假髮換上短髮的全新造型．許紹洋終於能以真面目示人 許紹洋在「薰衣草」中成功的詮釋了從美國歸台的SUPER STAR「ＬＥＯ」，但也因此在許多歌迷影迷的印象中，許紹洋始終是長髮的造型，也總是穿著皮衣，帶有強烈叛逆和酷的形象深入人心，雖然這個角色廣獲肯定，但是許紹洋一直很為每次和歌迷見面時都要世時間戴假髮所苦。現在終於發行個人專輯，在造型上，許紹洋唯一的要求就是要「表達真實的許紹洋」，因此在這張專輯中，所有的歌迷終於可以看見許紹洋短髮的本來面貌。



A1: Ambrose’s Very First
Adapted from Ambrose Official Website
Translated by NEURO

Singing, One and the Only Dream Ever Since the Age of Fifteen
Ambrose decided to come to Taiwan, the treasure island of Chinese pop music, only because of words by Andy Lau

Born in Hong Kong, Ambrose Hui moved to New York with his parents at school age, and he completed his education in the United States. As all the adolescents of his age, he began to picture his future ever since fifteen.

Although living in America, he grew up with Cantonese and Chinese pop music.
His favorite artists included Jacky Cheung, Harlem Yu, and Beyond.
He loved singing, and it was during this time he began to bear in his heart a dream of being a singer, only secretively…

“My Future”, too common a topic for school essays, usually fades into childhood remembrances after one grows up and is incorporated into society.
On the contrary, Ambrose got more and more sure of his own dream.
For getting the very first chance, after graduation from college, he decided to return to Hong Kong and was enrolled in an acting training class of China Star, a branch of Emperor Entertainment Group.

Andy Lau, the superstar of Chinese entertainment, by chance got to know Ambrose’s dream of being a singer.
“You should go to Taiwan, if you really love singing.” Encouraged by Lau’s words, Ambrose decided to come to Taiwan, where “people love music and the environment for music is more robust,” as Lau had described it.
Born in Hong Kong, Educated in America, and Rising from Taiwan
He acted as the male lead in Lavender, the champion TV series, and sang the original soundtrack, which was a great hit with a sale of more than 100000 CDs.
In Taiwan, where he was completely unfamiliar with, Ambrose began to tackle the major record companies himself.

There was a long silence before he was almost about to give up.
Then, again by a remarkable chance, he was recommended to Yao, who was the manager of Best Entertainment Agency and had successfully promoted Alex Tu and Yuki Hsu.
Yao decided to make a contract with Ambrose after listening to his demo tapes, and at the same time, another record contract with Rock Music Group.
A dream since the age of fifteen, he seemed ready to start his career as a singer.

Just when he was about to prepare his first album, Ambrose met incidentally in his company Yu-Shan Chen, who was the producer of Sanlih TV and was looking for suitable actors for the TV series Lavender.
So impressed by his international background and macho, sexy looking, she enthusiastically recruited Ambrose as the male lead.

Lavender won the champion from the very start.
Ambrose played the role of LEO, an American singer who extended his career to Taiwan.
This role was so popular that Ambrose rocketed to fame, with more than ten thousand fans enrolled in his official website in a very short time.
Lavender was repeatedly released in various TV channels---three rounds in only two months! Moreover, the original soundtrack in which Ambrose sang the opening theme and others, reached remarkable sales of more than 100000 CDs.
He started his career in TV series all of a surprise, and this start was surprisingly successful.
The Very First of Ambrose Hui----A1
He expects himself high at the very first start, and every song should be his A1 major

The debut album of Ambrose will be released on June 1st.
Dreaming to be a singer from the age of fifteen, he expects high in himself to make a good start. Every song in this album, he meticulously demands, should be taken as an A1 major.
Partly because that this is the first album of Ambrose, and partly because that every song in this CD is of the high quality as first major on side A, the Rock Music Group names this album as “A1”.

International background with Chinese, English and Cantonese tones
Dreams come true! Cooperation with Park Ji Yoon and Paul Huang of Beyond

It is for granted that Ambrose speaks three languages fluently, owing to his unique background. The debut album A1 covers all three different dimensions of Ambrose: in addition to Chinese songs, there is one English and one Cantonese song, respectively.

Moreover, the English lyrics were written by Ambrose himself, based on the policy of the company. He chose True Love by his favorite Korean female artist Park Ji Yoon, and looked forward to future cooperation with her.
Although he was so humble about this work, saying it was tough for a novice like him, he completed the whole lyrics in only three days.
were based on Ambrose’s own love story.
This may be the reason that this song was recorded swiftly yet still emotionally rich.

The Cantonese song Forgotten is produced by Paul Huang, Ambrose’s idol in music.
The record company arranged this cooperation for him.
This song was made in Back Seat 2F, the professional studio special for Beyond in Hong Kong. “Oh! My God…incredible!” Ambrose was so excited to meet his music idol.
Paul Huang gave a high acclaim for Ambrose’s vocal and skills, which made Ambrose more than pleased.
was eager to show his best in face of his idol, and this song was completed perfectly within merely three hours.
Tailor-Made Major Hit with Ambrose’s Dearest Memory of Love
Ambrose joked that he should have an eye on his staffs.
When shooting the music video, he was so moved that the making was withheld for four times because of his tears.

Being frank, straight, and easy to get along with, Ambrose used to share with the staffs feelings in his heart.
On being asked about what he felt before the dawn of the dream since 15 years of age, Ambrose told a secret, to our surprise. Though excited, he felt deep sorrow and regret for his ex-girlfriend, who did everything to help him realize his dream.

Ambrose had a girlfriend before shooting Lavender.
She helped Ambrose send his demo tapes to numerous record companies, and even quit her job and moved to Hong Kong to take care of him, when he was attending the acting training class in China Star.
Finally, when Ambrose got the chance to act in Lavender, she decided to leave him and went back to the United States.
The reason was that she would not like to bring any emotional burden on his career at the very start.
I will share all the happiness with you, till the day when success comes.
This was what Ambrose had promised his girlfriend before.
Now the dream is going to dawn, but he is left alone. The staffs were deeply moved by this story.
Not letting Ambrose know, they made the song Wish You Were Here for him. However, Ambrose once refused to include this personal affair in the album.
Finally he was persuaded to present it to his ex-girlfriend as a remembrance of appreciation and confession.

Maybe I should have an eye on the staffs around me and better not tell them anything in my heart without a second thought, Ambrose joked.
But there was more to this.
His staffs drew romantic plots of MTV based on the same story.
To depict a joyful day shared by the male and female leads, they worked from 3 AM to 5 AM the next day, totally 26 hours and 12 different scenes on filming this MTV.
The female lead was I-Roe Ko, Ambrose’s colleague and also one of the actresses in Lavender. They did not have any love story in Lavender but developed a romance in this film. Their performance was professional, natural, and touching.

However, the toughest part was when Ambrose acted without need to sing.
Although he kept reminding himself of staying calm, he could not help sobbing on imagining the story.
At first the director was glad to get what he thought “the true heart of Ambrose”.
Yet Ambrose cried and the making was repeatedly failed, for four times.
He could not control his emotion and his eyes swore.
They had to withhold and wait for his recovery, asking him to forget the lyrics and refrain his feelings.
Farewell to A Star in Drama and Realize A Singer in Life
Say Goodbye to the LEO-Wig with His Short Haircut

Due to his successful interpretation of the American Super Star LEO in Lavender, Ambrose has been always imagined as long-haired and linked to leather suits.
For many of his fans, he should be tough, wild, and cool.
No matter how successful this character is, wearing the wig is really a torture for Ambrose.

Now he finally has his debut album. His only requirement for the make-up is Uncover the Real Ambrose. In this album, all his fans should learn his short haircut, one aspect of the Real Ambrose.