Cantopop star Eason Chan returned to Kingston today, to receive an honorary degree for his outstanding achievements in music from his old university.

The multi-award winning singer, who quit his architecture course in 1995 to pursue a music career, was among hundreds of Kingston University graduates receiving their degrees at the Rose Theatre today.

Speaking at a specially-arranged press conference after the ceremony, the 39-year-old said: “I’m actually very moved, and a little nervous. I’ve been nervous for months, and I don’t know why.

“I’m really glad to be here, to share my joy with my family. I have a crew of about 30 people here today.

“I’d like to thank Kingston University for the education and this certificate. To graduate here amongst all these other graduates – I just love to see their eyes and their smiles.

“I can see a light there, and this whole world becoming better and better.”

Chan moved to the UK from Hong Kong in 1986 at the age of 12, where he attended Dauntsey’s Boarding School in Wiltshire before joining Kingston University as an architecture undergraduate in 1993.

In the summer of 1995, he returned to Hong Kong and entered the New Talent Singing Awards, which he subsequently won.

The victory propelled him to stardom, in a career which has seen him record 46 albums and win almost 200 Asian music awards.

【滬江娛樂快訊】

1月25日，香港歌手陳奕迅赴倫敦接受母校英國金斯頓大學頒發(fā)的榮譽博士學位，以表揚他在音樂上的貢獻。陳奕迅一眾好友更遠赴倫敦出席典禮，父親陳裘大、太太徐濠縈、梁漢文、蘇永康、何超儀、趙學而等見證陳奕迅成為陳博士的一刻。

自從1995年離開母校后這是陳奕迅第一次回來，這次回到母校感觸良多，看到很多華人師弟妹也感到十分高興。在整個典禮儀式中他非常緊張，致辭時他稱： “大家可以看得出來，我真的非常緊張，也很榮幸得到這個榮譽，我并不覺得自己很成功，一直在學習中，成功對我來說，是有一顆仁慈及充滿愛的心，因為我覺得人能做到這個境界才永遠無敵不敗。”

陳奕迅感謝母校對他的支持，他會像一眾臺下的學弟、學妹一樣，明天又是新一天，再開始接受新挑戰(zhàn)。他相信音樂是世界共 通的語言，隨后清唱了幾句《天下無雙》，獲得全場掌聲。

陳奕迅12歲到英國讀書，于1993年進入金斯頓大學建筑學專業(yè)學習，同時進修音樂課程。1995年暑假期間，陳奕迅回香港參加TVB舉辦的新秀歌唱大賽，奪得冠軍，隨即與唱片公司簽下歌星合約。

陳奕迅說：“當收到學校要授予我榮譽學位的通知時有些欣喜若狂，因為我沒有從金斯頓大學畢業(yè)?！苯鹚诡D大學副校長朱利葉斯·溫伯格教授表示：“世界或許損失了一位建筑師，但是卻收獲了一位音樂人才。”