[1] Chen is an alumna of Taipei Municipal Jingmei Girls' Senior High School (臺北市立景美女子高級中學) and National Chengchi University (國立政治大學).

At an early pub show, Chen was noticed and praised by notable Taiwanese rock musician Wu Bai.

[5] In 1997 she signed with Rock Records and her debut album Think Twice was released in July 1998, while she was still an undergraduate student at National Chengchi University.

Singer Ashin (陳信宏) of Mayday said of Chen, "I think that Cheer is a fantastic lyricist, her lyrics appear to be a soft knife that looks harmless but is actually sharp.

[citation needed] In 2010 she was featured in an Adidas commercial alongside worldwide celebrities like Hyori Lee, David Beckham, and Oasis.

In 2012, Chen formed an electronic/experimental music project with producer Tiger Chung called The Verse (originally The Voice).

[20] After taking a hiatus from music for several years, she released her seventh album Sofa Sea in December 2018.