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Silence Wang
Born (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 35)
Alma materShenyang Conservatory of Music
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active2010–present
Height176.5 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese汪蘇瀧
Simplified Chinese汪苏泷
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWāng Sūlóng
Musical career
GenresMandopop
Instrument(s)Piano, guitar, keyboard, drums, flute
LabelsImage Music

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.

Early life

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Silence 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]

During his time in University, he released his own works on music streaming websites and topped multiple music charts. He was then signed by record label Wonderful Music and started his career as a professional singer-songwriter.[4]

Career

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On May 14, 2010, Wang's personal EP, First was released. On November 19, his first studio album, Dreams Come True (慢慢懂), was published in collaboration with the Shenyang Conservatory of Music.

In March 2012, Wang joined record label, Wonderful Music. In August, his second album, Gravitation (万有引力) was released. On December 31, 2012, he attended the CCTV New Year's Gala and sang "The time of the meeting" with Xu Liang.

On April 16, 2014, Wang left Wonderful Music. In May, he set up record label Image Music with Xu Liang and released the single song "Clear"(晴). In June, he announced the establishment of his individual brand SU2. On June 25, he released the album Legendary Movement (传世乐章), which features strong classical music elements.

On January 16, 2018, Wang collaborated with Zhu Yuanbing to sing "Choose Me to Choose Me"(选我选我), which was published online. On February 1, he attended the Cool Dog Music live annual festival and got "the most popular example male singer". On February 8, he participated in the Hunan Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala.[citation needed] On March 26, he won Best Singer-Songwriter and Best Concept Album for his album "Live" at the 25th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.[5]

On October 17, 2019, Wang was named one of the 2019 Forbes China Celebrities Under 30. On December 31, 2019, he participated in the Zhejiang Satellite TV 2020 New Year's Gala.

On January 18, 2020, Wang participated in the Hunan Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala, where he sang with Chen Xiang and SNH48.

On 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.[6] 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.[7] On August 28, the scheduled concert date, he debuted the single "Whatever,"(随便)the second part of the EP trilogy "Encore." On September 19, he officially announced that he would join the Dragon TV music competition variety show "Singing with Legends (Season 3)."[8] On November 17, he won the Best Singer-Songwriter award at the 28th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards, and received the Most Popular Album award for his album "The Great Showman." On December 11, he received the award for Most Influential Singer-Songwriter at the 2021 Tencent Music Entertainment Awards. On December 31, his performance of "Gazing at the Stars"(望星空)with Penny Tai at CCTV’s New Year Gala was broadcast. He also appeared at Hunan TV’s New Year Concert.

On January 30, 2022, he 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," 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" 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" 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)."[9] On December 31, he performed at the CCTV New Year's Eve Gala and also appeared at Zhejiang TV’s New Year's Eve Gala.

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 personally commissioned to compose and produce for the event.[10] 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" was released, which appears on the movie soundtrack of the 2024 hit film "YOLO" directed by Jia Ling. Another song, "Guess," 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."[11] On May 14, he officially announced his 2024 "One Hundred Thousand Volts Concert Tour," with stops in Wuhan, Chengdu, Nanjing, and Zhengzhou, kicking off on June 23 in Wuhan. 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

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Digital Album

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Title Released Date Label
First (弗斯特) May 14, 2010 Tangyu Culture

Studio Albums

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No. Album Title Release Date Label Track Listing
1st Dreams Come True (慢慢懂) November 19, 2010 China Record Corp. Shenzhen
Track Listing
  1. 他的爱
  2. 放不下
  3. 唯你懂我心
  4. 专属味道(feat. 林希儿)
  5. 因为了解
  6. 等不到你
  7. 如果你还不明白
  8. 小星星
  9. 埋葬冬天(feat. 阿悄)
  10. 你让我懂
  11. 幸福是被你需要
  12. 慢慢懂
  13. 放不下 (Remix)
  14. 唯你懂我心 (Remix)
  15. 专属味道(Remix)
  16. 等不到你 (Remix)
  17. 如果你还不明白 (Remix)
  18. 小星星 (Remix)
  19. 你让我懂 (Remix)
  20. 幸福是被你需要 (Remix)
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
  1. 万有引力
  2. 有点甜(feat. BY2)
  3. 不可思议
  4. 第一首情歌
  5. 不过是想
  6. 那一年
  7. 桃花扇
  8. 分手季节
  9. 风度
  10. 停止跳动
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
  1. Introduction
  2. 传世乐章
  3. 黑眼圈
  4. 得奖的是
  5. 黑色蝴蝶
  6. Development
  7. 缺点
  8. 吵架歌 (feat. 荷莉)
  9. 站台
  10. 谜底
  11. 雾都孤儿
  12. Coda
4th Su-Perfect (登陆计划) October 12, 2015 Image Music
Track Listing
  1. 奇怪 Weird Girl
  2. 银河 The Milky Way
  3. 爱怎么会错 Love Can Not Be Wrong
  4. 苏璞 Pu Su
  5. 浪漫曲 Romance
  6. 得不到的温柔 No Tender
  7. 不用紧张 Don't Panic
  8. 茉莉 Jasmine
  9. 地动山摇 Sugar Bomb
  10. 睡前故事 Bedtime Story
5th Live (莱芙) April 28, 2017 Image Music
Track Listing
  1. 大好时光 Modern Time
  2. 关于你 About You
  3. 目击者 Witness
  4. 会发光的你 Luminous
  5. 终身伴侣 Soul Mate
  6. 欢乐颂 Song of Joy
  7. 黄昏之时 Twilight
  8. 悖论 Paradox
  9. 不夜城 Swing City
  10. 久病成医 Autism
6th Control Monster (克制凶猛) September 14, 2018 Image Music
Track Listing
  1. 黎明降临之前 The Fire Rises
  2. 第十二夜 Like A Butterfly
  3. 盗火 Prometheus
  4. 旷梦 Sisyphus
  5. 坠入 Dive In
  6. 全世界陪我失眠 Lonely Space
  7. 我的星球 Blue Planet
  8. 虚拟恋爱指南 The User Guide of Robot
  9. 岛 Lost Island
  10. 烈火赛道 Race To The Fire
7th Recall (过去现在时) October 28, 2019 /
Track Listing
  1. 致曾来过的你
  2. Better Me
  3. 眼泪
  4. 尚好的青春
  5. 我最亲爱的
  6. 原来我们都是爱着的
  7. 蓝色雨
  8. 朋友
8th The Greatest Showman (大娱乐家) November 20, 2020 Image Music
Track Listing
  1. 大娱乐家 The Greatest Showman
  2. 讲个笑话 Tell Me A Joke
  3. 娱乐世代 The Entertainment Generation
  4. 小段 Her Story
  5. 末班飞行 The Last Flight
  6. 伊甸园 Before Love Begins
  7. 格林兄弟的诅咒 A Dark Fairy Tale
  8. 每月5号 The 5th of Each Month
  9. 祝我快乐 Monologue
  10. 侏罗纪 Jurassic Party
9th Cross Over (联名) September 15, 2022 Image Music
Track Listing
  1. 就让这大雨全都落下 Let The Rain Come Down
  2. 鲸鱼电台 Whale F.M.
  3. 飞鸟 A Bird
  4. 海底一公里 One Kilometer Under The Sea
  5. 月亮,月亮 Moon, Moon
  6. 无效陪伴 Loner's Speaking
  7. 不甜情歌 Artificial Sugar
  8. 星期一先打开星座运势 Dear Delusion
  9. 雨你 Raining In
  10. 行走的鱼 Drowned Man
10th 21st Century Romance (21世纪罗曼史) October 28, 2022 Image Music
Track Listing
  1. 大裂 Huge Crack
  2. 告别前要跳舞 Dance Club
  3. 恋爱动物 Intimate Relationships
  4. 为什么难过一直在重播 Replay Yesterday
  5. 讲话是闭嘴的时候 Silence Is The Language
  6. 软体人生 Mollusca
  7. 全城热恋 Heart Signal
  8. 我没有更多时间 No Time To Live
  9. 一起过夏天 In Summer
  10. 大我年代 The New Century
11th One Hundred Thousand Volts (十万伏特) April 23, 2024 - ongoing Image Music
Track Listing
  1. 十万伏特 One Hundred Thousand Volts
  2. 想到我们 About Us
  3. 放·逐 Out of Control
  4. 腾空 Take Off
  5. 黑梦 Black Dream
  6. 流浪是合理的需求 Sunset's Calling
  7. 梆梆 Bang Bang

Singles

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Title Released Date
"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

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  • "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

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  1. ^ Cheng, Yuezhu (13 December 2022). "Wang Sulong releases new album 21st Century Romance". China Daily. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ "满族歌唱家汪苏泷_民族歌唱家_民族网".
  3. ^ "【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.
  4. ^ 汪苏泷:搜狗百科. Sogou Baike (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "'Singing with Legends' promotes China's heritage with pop mixes". Global Times. 5 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Show celebrates music that left a mark". China Daily. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  10. ^ "【春晚|#汪苏泷郭霄的国风新活力# 】". 人民文娱. 9 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Hunan TV released "Singer 2024" to help Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges with music as a bridge". Ghana News Agency. 15 May 2024.
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