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Kris has always wanted to be a bridge between the East and West.

“Music is very __1__ and language doesn’t matter that much sometimes£¬” the 28-year-old Chinese-Canadian singer-songwriter told Forbes magazine.“Even if you think of K-pop music(º«¹úÁ÷ÐÐÒôÀÖ), people don’t __2__ what they’re saying but if you like it, you like it.”

His experience of __3__ probably explains his attitude toward music.He rose to__4__ as a member of K-pop boy group, EXO.Born and __5__ in China, Kris moved to Canada at age 10 with his family.In 2014, he started his solo(¶À³ªµÄ) __6__.Since then, he’s been based in China.

As an international rapper(˵³ª¸èÊÖ), Kris has always wanted to be the “Jackie Chan of music”£®“I’m an artist. I do urban music£¬” he told Nylon Radio.“At the same time…I’m trying to bridge the East and West with my music.”

Kris is well on his way toward __7__ his goal.In June, he became the first Chinese artist to make the Billboard __8__ 100 when his new single Like That reached No.73.After__9__this milestone(Àï³Ì±®), the singer spoke about his Chinese heritage(»ªÒá) on his Sina Weibo account.

“I’m very proud to be Chinese£¬” he wrote.“ I want the whole __10__ to hear Chinese music.”

And on Nov.2, Kris __11__ a new album Antares, which features both Mandarin (ÆÕͨ»°µÄ)and English songs.It dominated (Õ¼¾Ý°ñÊ×)Apple’s iTunes Store Chart for days.

“I spent more than two years __12__ on the album£¬” Kris posted on Sina Weibo.“I chose fourteen songs for the album, which speak for me.”

In fact, the album’s title, Antares, is __13__ his birthday.Antares is one of the brightest stars in the galaxy, and in the Western world, they call this star “the __14__ of the scorpion (ÌìЫ)£¬” Kris told Forbes.“I was a November __15__£¬ so I am a Scorpio.”

Kris is certainly one of the brightest stars in today’s musical firmament(²Ôñ·)£®

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