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Cheenapara - The Breakfast Market Song features in Times Of India on 16th September 2019.
China Radio International Website, Bangla section has a beautiful write-up on Thomas Chen as a singer/ songwriter. His latest single "Cheenapara - The Breakfast Market Song" also features in the write-up
Zee Bangla
"No.1 Didi Na Dada", 17th April 2016
Zee Bangla Channel নং ১ দিদি না দাদা শোতে", টমাস চেন ধুতিপাব্জাবি পড়ে তাপস সেন হয়ে গেলো।
On Zee Bangla Channel No.1 didi na dada - Zee Bangla" game show, Thomas Chen wore Dhuti Paanjaabi (traditional Bengali Costume) and became Tapas Sen ^_^
Watch how Thomas Chen 陈永康 impresses the host, crew and the audience with his Bengali speaking skills and famous classic Bengali song "যে জন প্রেমের ভাব জানে না"......exclusive only on Zee Bangla.
Colours of the Evening – After the speeches from distinguishing guests, Popular Performer and Singer of Kolkata Mr. Thomas Chen simply fired up the stage by singing a very popular song called Méihuā (Famous song is sung by Teresa Teng and “Méihuā” is the national flower of China) along with ICA’s Dance troupe.
Again Thomas Chen took the stage and sung a Chinese song “Wen Bie” originally sung by Zhang Xue You (Jacky Cheung), and later on made popular by MLTR – “Take me to your Heart“. He sung both the version so well, Chinese and English........"
Thomas Chen took the stage next with his opening song Méihuā accompanied by Fan Dance Group. This is a very popular song originally sung by Teresa Teng.
Next was something really sweet, young children took to the stage and performed New Year song. Thomas Chen was seen directing these children from opposite side of the stage.
It was now turn for Thomas Chen along with Irene Meghani and small children to turn up the beat with some sizzling Bolywood numbers.
The Times Of India
Kolkata, December 23rd, 2015
Thomas Chen 陈永康 gets a mention in one of Kolkata's leading newspaper - Times Of India on 23rd Dec'15 for his performance @ Allen park during Kolkata Christmas Carnival 2015
".......Among the singers to follow a loud cheer was reserved for Thomas Chen, who sang in Hindi, English, Chinese and Bengali. He also sang the “original” Chinese version of MLTR’s “Take me to your heart”..."
Sumit Surai's Blog
Kolkata, July 3rd 2015
Article about Kolkata's "First Dragon Boat Festival"
".....It was a rainy day, so I was wondering how many people will actually turn up. The rain stopped around 5PM just before the event started and when I reached the spot, it was jam packed. Thomas Chen was dishing out popular Chinese, Hindi, Bengali and English songs from the stage and crowd enjoying them along with the delicious food from the stalls, which were set up on both sides of the road. Reaching the food stalls were almost impossible at that time, and as I am familiar with most of the items, I decided to try and take some shots first....."
Abhinav Deb's Blog
Kolkata, June 22nd, 2015
Short write-up of Kolkata's first Dragon Boat Festival 2015 on Abhinav Deb's blog.
"...... In Kolkata, this event was held for the first time on a medium scale around Old China Town (Tiretti Bazar) by Indian Chinese Association in partnership with t2 , 91.9 Friends FM ,iLead , Chitpur local and Calcutta Walks. The event kicked off at 5 in the evening till 10 pm and observed a huge response by the visitors from all around the city. There were several dance performances and Chinese songs in the podium by the locals but the main attraction was the Chinese Lion Dance. The use of Chinese lamps gave it a feeling of being in China....."
The Times Of India
Kolkata, December 22nd, 2014
Children performing the song "圆圆的月亮…The round moon" our FIRST SINGLE during Christmas Carnival at Allen Park on 21st Cecember 2014, gets a mention in the leading newspaper - The Times Of India on the next day, 22nd Dec'14 along side famous kolkata band Krosswindz.
It was extremely generous of krosswindz front man Mr. Banerjee to say such good words about the children. The children performed twice on his request.
Trees Music & Art Page
Independent Music Label (Taiwan) July 8th , 2014.
[邊界人物誌]【人物二號】Thomas Chen（陳永康）
印度華人工程師，喜歡唱歌，在印華社群中是小有名氣的華語歌手。家族來自廣東四會，家裡講廣東話、英文、印度話（Hindi & Bengali）工作後開始自學中文（Mandarin）。
Border Portraits][II] character Thomas Chen (Chen Yongkang)
Chinese engineer in India, like singing, Chinese community in India is little known Chinese singer. Family from Guangdong Sihui, the family speak Cantonese, English, Indian dialect (Hindi & Bengali) after work began learning Chinese (Mandarin).
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Sayantan Dasgupta January 4th , 2014.
“ .....Exclusive write up of Thomas Chen 陈永康, the singer/ performer on Sayantan Dasgupta's blog.....
These photographs were taken during Thomas’ performance at the event. I intend to post more pictures of the event in my next post. But, this one is exclusively of Thomas..."
Indian Chinese Association Blog
Paul Chung April 16th , 2013.
“ .....As per the programme the meeting took place with representatives from the various Indian Chinese organizations.
Prof. Maria Fernades was welcomed by Mr. David Chen on behalf of the community; two lions welcomed her and offered her two bouquets of flowers and Mr. Thomas Chen sung a Chinese song to welcome her......."
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Sayantan Dasgupta February 16th , 2013.
“ .....The star of the show was Thomas Chen, who was introduced as the Chinese Stevie Wonder! He had a very nice voice. Of course, I understood no lyrics, but hey, music transcends languages. And of course, there was the Dragon dance. It looks easy and effortless, but requires tremendous coordination! To put it simply, I loved it......."
Singer / Songwriter from Kolkata (India). Sings in Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi and English. In addition, has also sung in Bengali, Cantonese and Nepali.
来自加尔各答（印度）的歌手/作曲家。不仅可以用中文(普通话)，印度语和英语演唱，还可以用孟加拉语，粤语(广东话)和尼泊尔语演唱.