who is Frédéric Chopin?
Yes, I know. He was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist 
How many performances  did he give in his lifetime?
Not many, he primarily wrote music for the solo piano but did not perform much.
was he ever married?
Yes but his wife died soon into the marriage, but he still gained and has maintained renown worldwide!
did any event in his life affect his career decision?
Well, he grew up in Warsaw, which in 1815 became part of Congress Poland, and there were many famous pianists around him which inspired him. 
Thanks buddy for enlightening me about  Frédéric Chopin
he completed his musical education and composed his earlier works in Warsaw before leaving Poland at the age of 20, less than a month before the outbreak of the November 1830 Uprising. At 21, he settled in Paris. Thereafter—in the last 18 years of his life—he gave only 30 public performances, preferring the more intimate atmosphere of the salon. He supported himself by selling his compositions and by giving piano lessons, for which he was in high demand. Chopin formed a friendship with Franz Liszt and was admired
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin (, , , , ; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation."
Chopin was born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin in the Duchy of Warsaw and grew up in Warsaw, which in 1815 became part of Congress Poland. A child prodigy,