Candy Hsu 許雅涵 | |||||||
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Born |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 10 February 1998||||||
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress | ||||||
Years active | 2008–present | ||||||
Awards | 2006 Chunghwa Telecom MOD Star Contest (winner) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 許雅涵 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 许雅涵 | ||||||
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Musical career | |||||||
Also known as | Candy, Candy Xu, Xu Yahan, Xu Ya Han | ||||||
Origin | Taiwan | ||||||
Genres | Mandopop | ||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, saxophone, guitar | ||||||
Labels | Avex Taiwan, Pure Music | ||||||
Website |
www puremusic.com.tw |
Candy Hsu ( Chinese: 許雅涵; pinyin: Xǔ Yǎhán; born 10 February 1998) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actress. She writes, composes her own songs, and plays instruments such as piano, saxophone and guitar. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Candy Hsu's parents are professional musicians. [3]
In 2006, 8-year-old Candy entered a singer-songwriter contest with the song "Vanilla Kitty", that she composed at the age of 6, in 2004. [2] The large competition, called Chunghwa Telecom MOD Star Contest, made her a star. After the 6 long months of preliminaries, semi-finals and finals, Candy Hsu was declared winner. [3]
Candy's first official album, also titled "Vanilla Kitty", was released by Avex Taiwan [7] on 29 February 2008. [1] All the songs on the album were written by her. [1] "Vanilla Kitty" topped sales charts. [1]
In January 2012, Candy Hsu started filming in her debut movie, Kidnapping of a Big Star ( Chinese: 绑架大明星; pinyin: Bǎngjià Dà Míngxīng), directed by Zhang Jiabei, notably the director of Midnight Beating. She has a leading role in it, playing alongside Daniel Chan and Kristy Yeung. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
As of September 2012, she was endorsing the trade fair Music China Shanghai ( Chinese: 上海音樂節), [21] that would take place from 11 to 14 October.
Year | English Title | Original Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | My So-called Love | 愛的、發聲練習 | Cat ( Barbie Shu's character) as a child | Released in Taiwan on 21 November 2008 |
2013 | Kidnapping of a Big Star | 綁架大明星 | Gao Xiao-chan (the main heroine) | Released in China on 12 July 2013 |
Candy Hsu 許雅涵 | |||||||
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Born |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 10 February 1998||||||
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress | ||||||
Years active | 2008–present | ||||||
Awards | 2006 Chunghwa Telecom MOD Star Contest (winner) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 許雅涵 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 许雅涵 | ||||||
| |||||||
Musical career | |||||||
Also known as | Candy, Candy Xu, Xu Yahan, Xu Ya Han | ||||||
Origin | Taiwan | ||||||
Genres | Mandopop | ||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, saxophone, guitar | ||||||
Labels | Avex Taiwan, Pure Music | ||||||
Website |
www puremusic.com.tw |
Candy Hsu ( Chinese: 許雅涵; pinyin: Xǔ Yǎhán; born 10 February 1998) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actress. She writes, composes her own songs, and plays instruments such as piano, saxophone and guitar. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Candy Hsu's parents are professional musicians. [3]
In 2006, 8-year-old Candy entered a singer-songwriter contest with the song "Vanilla Kitty", that she composed at the age of 6, in 2004. [2] The large competition, called Chunghwa Telecom MOD Star Contest, made her a star. After the 6 long months of preliminaries, semi-finals and finals, Candy Hsu was declared winner. [3]
Candy's first official album, also titled "Vanilla Kitty", was released by Avex Taiwan [7] on 29 February 2008. [1] All the songs on the album were written by her. [1] "Vanilla Kitty" topped sales charts. [1]
In January 2012, Candy Hsu started filming in her debut movie, Kidnapping of a Big Star ( Chinese: 绑架大明星; pinyin: Bǎngjià Dà Míngxīng), directed by Zhang Jiabei, notably the director of Midnight Beating. She has a leading role in it, playing alongside Daniel Chan and Kristy Yeung. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
As of September 2012, she was endorsing the trade fair Music China Shanghai ( Chinese: 上海音樂節), [21] that would take place from 11 to 14 October.
Year | English Title | Original Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | My So-called Love | 愛的、發聲練習 | Cat ( Barbie Shu's character) as a child | Released in Taiwan on 21 November 2008 |
2013 | Kidnapping of a Big Star | 綁架大明星 | Gao Xiao-chan (the main heroine) | Released in China on 12 July 2013 |