| Patrick Brasca | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | 派偉俊 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Tamshui, Taipei County, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin: | Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation: | Singer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Associated Acts: | Jay Chou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Label: | JVR Music | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Brasca (born September 6, 1999) known professionally in Chinese as Pai Weijun (派偉俊) is a Canadian-Taiwanese pop singer and songwriter known for singing the theme song "Try" of the film Kung Fu Panda 3. The song also features Jay Chou.
Patrick Brasca is of mixed Italian and Taiwanese heritage. He learned African drums when he was just three and learned the acoustic guitar when he was 9. At the age of 11, he had already set his hopes on becoming a singer.[1] At the mere age of 13, while taking part in a variety show hosted by Harlem Yu, Brasca met Jay Chou, who signed him to his record company JVR Music. Brasca also uses the mononym Patrick in some of his recordings.
On 29 October 2015, he released the single "Can't Lose You Now" with an accompanying music video.[1] It became part of the soundtrack of popular Taiwanese TV series Love or Spend . Brasca followed up this release with "My Time" (我的時代) on 20 November 2015 and "I Like You" on 17 December 2015. The two songs were included on his first EP single also called My Time in 2015.
The Taiwanese musician, pop singer, songwriter, record producer, director and actor Jay Chou suggested that Brasca become part of the soundtrack of 2016 animated action comedy martial arts film Kung Fu Panda 3,[2] produced by DreamWorks Animation and Oriental DreamWorks. The bilingual theme song from the film titled "Try" featured Patrick Brasca (in English) and Jay Chou (in Chinese). Brasca took part in the writing of the English lyrics of the track.[3] The soundtrack album was released on January 22, 2016[4] with Brasca and Jay Chou's "Try" as its title track.
Brasca sang "Be Strong", the theme song for the 2016 International Children's Games held in New Taipei City in Taiwan.