Silence Wang (simplified Chinese: 汪苏泷; traditional Chinese: 汪蘇瀧; pinyin: Wāng Sūlóng; born September 17, 1989) is a Chinese pop singer-songwriter and record producer. He made his debut with the album Dreams Come True (慢慢懂) on November 19, 2010, and has now released 11 albums.[1] He is a prolific songwriter with varied musical styles, ranging from hip hop and rap to classical and contemporary pop. He is one of the top Mandopop artists from mainland China streamed on Spotify.
Silence Wang | |||||||
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| Born | 17 September 1989 | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shenyang Conservatory of Music | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer | ||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||
| Height | 176.5 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 汪蘇瀧 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 汪苏泷 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
| Genres | Mandopop | ||||||
| Instrument(s) | Piano, guitar, keyboard, drums, flute | ||||||
| Labels | Image Music | ||||||
Early life and education
editSilence Wang was born on September 17, 1989, into an art family in Shenyang, Liaoning. He is an ethnic Manchu.[2] Silence Wang had a strong interest in music since his childhood. He began to learn classical music in junior high school and was admitted to the Middle School of Shenyang Conservatory of Music in high school. He graduated from the Undergraduate Music Department of Shenyang Conservatory of Music, majoring in classical music composition.[3]
Career
edit2010–2013: Debut and rise to fame
editDuring his time in University, Wang released his own works on music streaming websites and topped multiple music charts, including QQ Music's overall artist chart. He was then signed by Taiwanese record label Wonderful Music and started his career as a professional singer-songwriter.[4]
In August 2012, he released his second album, titled Gravitation (万有引力), with Wonderful Music, which included the hit song "A Little Sweet" (有点甜) with BY2. On March 30, 2013, he won the 20th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards Best New Artist award.[5] On December 31, he performed at the CCTV New Year's Eve Gala along with singer Xu Liang.
2014–2020: Record label disputes and new beginnings
editIn 2014, Wang terminated his contract with record label Wonderful Music amidst disputes that the label sold the copyright to all of Wang's original songs without his permission. Wang then became engrossed in a legal battle to fight for his copyright and co-founded his own label Image Music with fellow singer-songwriter and Wonderful Music artist Xu Liang.[6] In June 2014, he released his fourth album Legendary Movement (传世乐章) as his final project from his alma mater, Shenyang Conservatory of Music, featuring strong classical music elements.[7]
While awaiting the outcome of the lawsuit for copyright of his songs, Wang turned to appearance on variety shows and soundtrack writing to continue his music career. In June 2015, Wang composed and performed the theme song “Rings of Time” (年轮), also performed by singer Zhang Bichen, for the TV drama The Journey of Flower, starring Wallace Huo and Zhao Liying. In August 2016, he composed multiple tracks for the soundtrack of the TV drama Love O2O, starring Yang Yang, most notably the theme song "One Alluring Smile" (一笑倾城).[8]
In 2017, he composed the lyrics and music for the song "Soul of the Sword" (剑魂) for the TV drama The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2017 version). On March 27, he was awarded Best Singer-Songwriter and Top 10 Songs of the Year for "One Alluring Smile" at the 24th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.[9]
In February 2018, Wang performed at the Hunan Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala[10] and Jiangsu Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala.[11] On March 26, he won Best Singer-Songwriter and Best Concept Album for his album "Live" (莱芙) at the 25th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.[12]
In February 2019, Wang appeared and performed at the Spring Festival Galas of Anhui Satellite TV and Jiangsu Satellite TV. On May 24, he announced his concert tour "Guide to the Galaxy" (银河漫游) with performances in Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan. On April 8, Wang announced he would join the music variety show "I Am CZR" Season 1.[13] On June 6, he made his film debut with a cameo role in the film "My Best Summer" starring Arthur Chen, also composing and performing the theme song "Geng" (耿) for the movie soundtrack. On October 17, Wang was named to Forbes China's 30 under 30. On December 31, he appeared on Beijing Satellite TV's New Year Eve Gala, performing "A Little Sweet" (有点甜) with Japanese singer Kana Hanazawa.[14]
On January 23, 2020, the song "Deliberately" (偏偏), performed with actress Dilraba Dilmurat for the TV drama Eternal Love of Dream, was released. In September, he joined the Zhejiang TV music variety show “Wonderful Time" with Li Ronghao, Chen Linong, and Ouyang Nana. On December 31, his performances aired on Beijing Satellite TV's New Year Eve Gala and Zhejiang Satellite TV's New Year Eve Gala.
2021–Present: Career comeback
editOn February 4, 2021, Wang performed at the CCTV Spring Festival Web Gala. On February 14, his new song "Season for Love," a collaboration with Australian singer Lenka, was released.[15] On May 13, it was officially announced that he would join Tencent's new large-scale social reality observation show "Wonderland." On July 16, the Shanghai stop of his concert "The Great Showman Live" was officially announced. On July 24, the prelude to the EP trilogy "Encore," titled "Ordinary Love Story"（普通爱情故事）was released. On August 5, the "Great Showman Live" concert was canceled due to the pandemic.[16] On November 17, he won Best Singer-Songwriter and Best Album for "The Greatest Showman" (大娱乐家) at the 28th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards. On December 11, he was honored as Most Influential Singer-Songwriter at the 2021 Tencent Music Entertainment Awards. On December 31, he performed "Gazing at the Stars"（望星空）with Penny Tai the CCTV New Year's Eve Gala.
On January 30, 2022, Wang performed at Shandong TV’s Spring Festival Gala. On June 1, he returned to "Wonderland" for season 2 with fellow cast members Dylan Wang and Meng Ziyi. On July 21, his first conceptual creative collection and ninth personal album, "Cross Over," was released, in which he served as songwriter and producer and invited ten female singers, including Joey Yung, Fiona Sit, and LaLa Hsu, to perform various tracks. On September 10, he sang "Eyes on the Stars"（望星辰）with Phoenix Legend's Ling Hua at CCTV’s Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. On December 12, his tenth personal album, "21st Century Romance" (21世纪罗曼史), was officially released. On December 31, he performed at the CCTV New Year’s Eve Gala and Dragon TV's New Year's Eve Gala.
On January 21, 2023, Wang performed at the 2023 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, singing with Alec Su, Chiang Yu-Heng, and Reno Wang, which was the most viewed singing performance of the event. On February 5, he performed with Wowkie Zhang at the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala. On April 24, he joined the music reality show "The Treasured Voice (Season 4)" as a resident music partner, performing "Let the Rain Come Down" (就让这大雨全都落下) with Joey Jung for the first time. On May 28, he joined reality show "Wonderland" for the third season. On May 31, he officially announced his concert tour "Party of the Century Live Tour" with 12 performances in 6 cities (Beijing, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, and Shanghai), kicking off on July 8 in Beijing and concluding on his birthday, September 17, in Shanghai. On June 19, he released the theme song he composed and produced for the TV drama "Hidden Love", co-sung with actress Zhao Lusi. On July 8, he won the Best Mainland Producer award at 2024 Tencent Music Entertainment Awards. On August 28, he won the 30th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards Best Singer-Songwriter and Most Popular Album for his album "21st Century Romance". On September 29, he performed "This Bright World" (五色斑斓) with Wang Li at CCTV's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. On December 1, he joined the Hunan TV and Mango TV music reality show "Infinity and Beyond (Season 3)."[17]
On February 9, 2024, Wang appeared for the second time on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, performing with Peking Opera actor Guo Xiao a song that he was commissioned to compose and produce for the event. Wang also sang the finale song with a star-studded cast including Zhou Shen and Mao Buyi. On February 14, the song "Hide the Stars" (藏星) was released, which appears on the movie soundtrack of the 2024 hit film "YOLO" directed by Jia Ling. Another song, "Guess," (猜) performed by singer Curley Gao, is also part of the movie's soundtrack, with both tracks composed and produced by Silence Wang. On February 24, Wang performed with rapper Dong Bao Shi at the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala. On April 26, he joined the music reality show "The Treasured Voice (Season 5)" as a music partner, performing with LaLa Hsu, Zhang Bichen, and Kelly Yu. On May 9, he joined Hunan TV's live broadcast singing competition "Singer 2024."[18]
On May 14, he announced his first stadium concert tour themed "One Hundred Thousand Volts Live Tour", coinciding with the release of his new album of the same title. The tour kicked off on June 23 in Wuhan, with stops in Chengdu, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Shanghai, among others.[19] On August 26, he won the Most Popular Male Singer and Best Asian Singer-Songwriter awards at the 31st Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.
Discography
editDigital Album
edit| Title | Released Date | Label |
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| First (弗斯特) | May 14, 2010 | Tangyu Culture |
Studio Albums
edit| No. | Album Title | Release Date | Label | Track Listing |
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| 1st | Dreams Come True (慢慢懂) | November 19, 2010 | China Record Corp. Shenzhen | Track Listing
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| 2nd | Gravitation (万有引力) | July 16, 2012 (released in China) April 3, 2013 (released in Taiwan and Hong Kong) |
Wonderful Music | Track Listing
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| 3rd | Legendary Movement (传世乐章) | June 26, 2014 (released in China) June 28, 2014 (released in Taiwan) |
Ocean Butterflies Music (China) Linfair Records (Taiwan) |
Track Listing
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| 4th | Su-Perfect (登陆计划) | October 12, 2015 | Image Music | Track Listing
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| 5th | Live (莱芙) | April 28, 2017 | Image Music | Track Listing
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| 6th | Control Monster (克制凶猛) | September 14, 2018 | Image Music | Track Listing
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| 7th | Recall (过去现在时) | October 28, 2019 | / | Track Listing
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| 8th | The Greatest Showman (大娱乐家) | November 20, 2020 | Image Music | Track Listing
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| 9th | Cross Over (联名) | September 15, 2022 | Image Music | Track Listing
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| 10th | 21st Century Romance (21世纪罗曼史) | October 28, 2022 | Image Music | Track Listing
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| 11th | One Hundred Thousand Volts (十万伏特) | April 23, 2024 - ongoing | Image Music | Track Listing
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Singles
edit| Title | Released Date |
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| "One Smile Allure" (一笑倾城) | August 2016 |
| "That Boy" (那个男孩) | June 2017 |
| "With You" (和你一起) | March 2018 |
Tours
edit- "银河漫游" 巡回演唱会 Guide to the Galaxy Tour (2019)
- "世纪派对" 巡回演唱会 Party of the Century Live Tour (July - September 2023)
- "十万伏特" 巡回演唱会 One Hundred Thousand Volts Concert Tour (June 2023 - Ongoing)
References
edit- ^ Cheng, Yuezhu (13 December 2022). "Wang Sulong releases new album 21st Century Romance". China Daily. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "满族歌唱家汪苏泷_民族歌唱家_民族网".
- ^ "【2023央视春晚里的沈阳人】汪苏泷：家乡有需要 我定全力以赴". 中国新闻网.
- ^ 汪苏泷:搜狗百科. Sogou Baike (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "东方风云榜20年盛典 完全获奖名单". 东方网. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "汪苏泷徐良现身复旦大学 首度回应"解约"传闻". 搜狐音乐. m.sohu.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "汪苏泷回应专辑名称嚣张：它称得上"传世乐章"". chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "《微微一笑很倾城》原声大碟8月25日发布". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "#汪苏泷登陆3.27东方风云榜#@汪苏泷 在本届《东方风云榜》上的完整视频来啦！当晚小泷获得了"最佳创作歌手"，《微微一笑》也获得了"十大金曲"大奖！". Weibo. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "新生代唱作人汪苏泷加盟2018湖南卫视春晚 甜歌王子首度挑战唱跳". sohu.com. 湖南卫视. 4 February 2018.
- ^ "江苏卫视18春晚OST小神兽汪苏泷深情献唱《爱》". ourjiangsu.com. 荔枝网. 14 February 2018.
- ^ "汪蘇瀧受邀出席東方風雲榜收割雙項大獎 全英文插曲今日上線". 央视网.
- ^ "《我是唱作人》官宣定档 "榴莲王子"汪苏泷作为首发唱作人亮相". k.sina.cn. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "太好听了！汪苏泷和花泽香菜对唱《有点甜》，简直让人听醉了！". sohu.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "汪苏泷&兰卡(Lenka)合作甜蜜单曲 《Season for love》2月14日正式发行". 凤凰网音乐. 15 February 2021.
- ^ "汪苏泷巡回演唱会上海站延期举行:支持防疫抗疫". 新浪娱乐. 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Show celebrates music that left a mark". China Daily. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Hunan TV released "Singer 2024" to help Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges with music as a bridge". Ghana News Agency. 15 May 2024.
- ^ "#汪苏泷2024演唱会四城官宣# @汪苏泷 2024演唱会正式官宣！". Weibo. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
External links
edit- Silence Wang on Weibo (in Chinese)
- WangSuLong0917 on Douyin / 抖音
- 汪苏泷 on B站 / Bilibili / 哔哩哔哩
- Silence Wang on Spotify
- Silence Wang on Apple Music
- Silence Wang on Facebook
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