Xiao Yu (singer)
Sung Nien-yu (Chinese: 宋念宇; pinyin: Sòng Niànyǔ; born 22 November 1983), better known by his stage name Xiao Yu (Chinese: 小宇; pinyin: Xiǎo yǔ), is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Xiao Yu | |
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宋念宇 | |
Xiao Yu in August 2009 | |
Pronunciation | Sung Nien-yu |
Born | Sung Hsiang-feng (宋庠鋒) 22 November 1983 |
Nationality | Taiwanese |
Alma mater | Taoyuan Innovation Institute of Technology |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Mandopop, R&B |
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Labels | Warner Music |
Career
Most of Xiao Yu's early career was spent behind the scenes, writing and producing music for numerous Mandarin singers. He released his debut album Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me in 2008 which garnered widespread acclaim. This was followed up with the 2009 release of the album Standing Here where the album spent twenty-one consecutive weeks in the G-Music top twenty album sales chart.[1] In 2013, he received a nomination for Best Mandarin Male Singer at the 24th Golden Melody Awards for One More Time. After a 5-year break from music, to complete his military service and going through restructure of his previous record company, Xiao Yu returned with his fourth studio album in 2017, With You, his first release under Warner Music Taiwan.[2]
Discography
Studio albums
# | English title | Chinese title | Release date | Track listing | Label |
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1st | Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me | 小宇同學就是我 | 9 January 2008 | Track listing
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Avex Taiwan |
2nd | Standing Here | 就站在這裡 | 9 June 2009 | Track listing
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3rd | One More Time | 再一次 | 7 December 2012 | Track listing
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4th | With You | 同在 | 7 April 2017 | Track listing
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Warner Music Taiwan |
Singles
# | English title | Chinese title | Release date | Track listing | Label |
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1st | One & Only | 唯一的唯一 | May 2007 | Track listing
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Avex Taiwan |
2nd | 2020 Where Are You | 2020你在哪裡 | 20 July 2010 | Track listing
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Take One Music |
3rd | The Power of Beauty | 美麗的力量 | 24 February 2011 | Track listing
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Take One Music |
4th | Own Categories | 自成一派 | 19 June 2015 | Track listing
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Forward Music |
5th | An Angel's Secret (feat. Erika) | 當一個天使的憂愁(feat. Erika) | 12 May 2016 | Track listing
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Magpie Entertainment |
6th | non-album single | non-album single | 2 December 2016 | Track listing
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Magpie Entertainment |
7th | non-album single | non-album single | 24 December 2019 | Track listing
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Magpie Entertainment, Warner Music Taiwan |
8th | non-album single | non-album single | 17 April 2020 | Track listing
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Magpie Entertainment |
Soundtrack album
# | English title | Chinese title | Release date | Track listing | Label |
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1st | Ex-Boyfriend Original TV Soundtrack | 前男友電視原聲帶 | 19 January 2012 | Track listing
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Avex Taiwan |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Chinese Musicians Exchange Association | Top Ten Albums of the Year | Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me | Won | [3] |
2012 | One More Time | Won | [4] | ||
2013 | 24th Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Male Singer | One More Time | Nominated | [5] |
Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Songs of the Year | "One Light Years' Distance" | Won | [6] | |
Best New Artist | N/A | Won | |||
2018 | 29th Golden Melody Awards | Best Male Mandarin Singer | With You | Nominated | [7] |
2020 | 31st Golden Melody Awards | Producer of the Year — Single | "Murmur" | Pending | [8] |
References
- "法國坎城MIDEM 2014國際唱片展". Centre Culturel de Taiwan à Paris. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- "Music 全球首播 – 小宇《同在》". Fairchild Radio. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- "小宇-宋念宇". KKBOX. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ""中华音乐人交流协会"2012年度十大专辑及单曲出炉!". Meradio. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- "Competition fierce for tonight's Golden Melody Awards". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- "新城國語力頒獎禮2013得獎名單". Appledaily. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- "第29屆金曲獎頒獎典禮 - 金曲APP". 金曲29 (in Chinese). Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- "第31屆金曲獎流行音樂類完整入圍名單". Yahoo奇摩股市 (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xiao Yu. |
- Xiao Yu on Facebook (in Chinese)
- Xiao Yu on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
- Xiao Yu's channel on YouTube (in Chinese)