Jarrell Huang
Jarrell Huang Jun Rong (Chinese: 黃俊融; born 14 October 2000) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. In 2018, he was the champion of the local singing competition SPOP Sing!. In July 2020, he is currently participating in the Chinese male group competition show We Are Young, along with another Singaporean singer Alfred Sng.[1]
Jarrell Huang 黄俊融 | |
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| Also known as | Jarrell Ng |
| Born | 14 October 2000 Singapore |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, songwriter |
Personal life
Huang was a student of Maha Bodhi School and Chung Cheng High School.[2]
Career
In 2007, Huang first participates in the first season of Singapore's game show The Sheng Siong Show during the children singing competition segment, in which he won. He then made his first child acting role in the 2009's drama Together.[3]
In 2011, Huang became an overnight sensation when he finished ninth place on the eighth season of the Taiwanese reality talent show Chinese Million Star. At just 11 years old, he was the youngest contestant ever to make it as a Top 10 finalist.[2] In 2014, he released his debut Mandarin EP, "Little Prince's Adventure". In 2017, he took part in the second edition of Chinese competition show Sound of My Dream, but was unable to advance to the next round.
In 2018, he took part and won in the first season of the Singaporean Chinese-language singing reality competition SPOP Sing!, organised by Mediacorp.[4] In February 2020, Huang and local singer JJ Neo, co-wrote and sing a song titled The Light, a rally song launched by Mediacorp for COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
In June 2020, he is currently participating in the Chinese male group competition show We Are Young (少年之名); another Singaporean participant is singer and actor Alfred Sng.[6]
Performances
Chinese Million Star performance list
Jarrell Huang's performance list for Chinese Million Star | |||||||
| Episode | Broadcast Date | Theme | Song Title | Original Singer | Score | Remarks | |
| 1 | 3 July 2011 | Auditions (part 1) | "我可以" | Evan Yo | 5 | Based on judge's votes | |
| 3 | 17 July 2011 | Battle Rounds 1 | "我是一隻小小鳥" | Della Ding | 25 | Won battle against Fan Renjie (24) | |
| 5 | 31 July 2011 | Duet Rounds | "I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly | 17 | Duet with Andy Szu (17) | |
| 6 | 7 August 2011 | Three-way Battles | "說了再見" | Jay Chou | 13 | Lost battle to Chiam Zhiwei (14) and Huang Jie (19) Saved by judge's decision | |
| 7 | 14 August 2011 | Classics | "聽海" | A-Mei | 22 | ||
| 8 | 21 August 2011 | Liu Chia-Chang's Challenge | "敲敲門" | Fong Fei-fei | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 September 2011 | Theme Showdown | "Baby" | Justin Bieber | 23 | Won battle against Sharon Kwan (22) Part of Losing Team (145 vs 156), Non-elimination round | |
| 11 | 11 September 2011 | Own Story songs | "我期待" | Chang Yu-sheng | 25 | ||
| 12 | 18 September 2011 | Fresh Makeover songs | "陽光宅男" | Jay Chou | 20 | ||
| 13 | 25 September 2011 | Time Travel songs | "夢醒時分" | Sarah Chen | 23 | ||
| 14 | 2 October 2011 | Dance songs | "不可能錯過你" | Wang Leehom | 20 | ||
| 15 | 9 October 2011 | Campus Folk songs | "野百合也有春天" | Michelle Pan | 17 | Saved by judge's decision | |
| 16 | 16 October 2011 | Tribute to Chi Yuen Chan | "給我感覺" | A-Mei | 19 | ||
| 17 | 23 October 2011 | Lo Ta-yu's Challenge | "童年" | Sylvia Chang | 17 | Saved by judge's decision | |
| 18 | 30 October 2011 | Music Drama | "我相信" | Yang Pei-An | 27 | Duet with Jieying Tha | |
| 19 | 6 November 2011 | Alumni's duet | "少年" | Gary Chaw Michael Wong | 22 | Duet with Jin Wen Tseng | |
| 20 | 13 November 2011 | Challenger's Battle Round 1 | "天高地厚" | Shin | 25 | Lost battle to Huang Yanxin (30) Saved by judge's decision | |
| 21 | 20 November 2011 | Challenger's Battle Round 2 | "世界唯一的你" | Gary Chaw | 20 | Lost battle to Eugene Wen (24) Eliminated by judge's decision | |
SPOP Sing! performance list
Jarrell Huang's performance list for Chinese Million Star | |||||||
| Broadcast Date | Stage | Part | Song Title | Original Singer | Score | Remarks | |
| 29 June 2018 | Auditions | "假装不了" | Derrick Hoh | N/A | Taped on 16 June 2018 | ||
| 24 September 2018 | Quarter-Finals | "明知道" | Mavis Hee | 79 | First aired on Toggle on 21 September 2018 Advanced by judge's choice | ||
| 28 October 2018 | Semi-Finals | Duet Round | "让全世界起舞" | Roy Li | 8.30 | First aired on Toggle on 26 October 2018 Duet performance along with Shermaine Saw and Ally Teo Won judge's bonus in Round 1 2nd Place in overall score (8.69) | |
| Solo Round | "不潮不用花钱" | JJ Lin | N/A | ||||
| 4 November 2018 | Grand Finals | Opening solo | "代替" | Jim Lim | 89.75 | Celebrity duet with Desmond Ng Final round decided by Public Vote | |
| Celebrity's duet | "逞强" | The Freshman | 92 | ||||
| Judge's rendition | "我不难过" | Stephanie Sun | 90.75 | ||||
| Winner's song | "听说爱情回来过" | Sandy Lam | N/A | ||||
| Winner's encore | "逆风飞翔" | Hsiao Huang-chi | |||||
References
- "Jarrell Huang". Mediacorp. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- "Jarrell Huang, the comeback kid". AsiaOne. 18 February 2015.
- "SPOP Sing! winner Jarrell Huang, his journey". Channel 8 News (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- "Jarrell Huang crowned SPOP SING! champion". Today. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- "Mediacorp launches new song to rally S'poreans amid Covid-19 outbreak". Today. 21 February 2020.
- "Alfred Sng and Jarrell Huang participates in Youku's 2020 China male group competition show We Are Young". Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). 2020-05-17.