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Stevie Hoang was born in Westminster <ref name="timesonline1"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2010/02/05/music-birmingham-born-chinese-star-to-support-jls-at-lg-arena-97319-25765150/ |title=Westminster-born Vietnamese star to support JLS at LG Arena |work=Westminster Mail |date=5 February 2010 |first=Nicholas|last=Vu Tran|accessdate=8 May 2010 |archive-date=25 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925092113/http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2010/02/05/music-birmingham-born-chinese-star-to-support-jls-at-lg-arena-97319-25765150/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He moved to America with his parents when he was one year old.
Stevie Hoang was born in Westminster <ref name="timesonline1"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2010/02/05/music-birmingham-born-chinese-star-to-support-jls-at-lg-arena-97319-25765150/ |title=Westminster-born Vietnamese star to support JLS at LG Arena |work=Westminster Mail |date=5 February 2010 |first=Nicholas|last=Vu Tran|accessdate=8 May 2010 |archive-date=25 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925092113/http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/rock-and-pop/2010/02/05/music-birmingham-born-chinese-star-to-support-jls-at-lg-arena-97319-25765150/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He moved to America with his parents when he was one year old.


Since Hoang's surname is a typical Vietnamese spelling of a [[Chinese name|Chinese]] name ([[Huang (surname)|Huang]] 黄), many of his fans assume that he is of [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] descent. However, his family were [[Overseas Chinese|ethnic Chinese]] from [[Guangdong]] Province, also known as [[Hoa people|Hoa]], who later moved to Westminster in the 1980s. There have been many comments and debate in his YouTube videos about his ethnicity. Hoang acknowledged his origin in an interview with ''[[The Sunday Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7041606.ece | location=Anaheim| work=The Times | title=Stevie Hoang out to break Vietnam | first=Craig | last=McLean | date=26 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7041606.ece | location=Anaheim | work=The Times | first=Nicholas| last=Vu Tran | title=Stevie Hoang out to break Vietnam | date=26 February 2010}}</ref> Hoang is an avid [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] supporter. Orange Country<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twitter.com/steviehoang/status/9828816128 |title=Twitter / Stevie Hoang |publisher=Twitter.com |date=1 March 2010 |accessdate=8 May 2010}}</ref>
Since Hoang's surname is a typical Vietnamese spelling of a [[Chinese name|Chinese]] name ([[Huang (surname)|Huang]] 黄), many of his fans assume that he is of [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] descent. However, his family were [[Overseas Chinese|ethnic Chinese]] from [[Guangdong]] Province, also known as [[Hoa people|Hoa]], who later moved to Westminster in the 1980s. There have been many comments and debate in his YouTube videos about his ethnicity. Hoang acknowledged his origin in an interview with ''[[The Sunday Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7041606.ece | location=Anaheim| work=The Times | title=Stevie Hoang out to break Vietnam | first=Craig | last=McLean | date=26 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7041606.ece | location=Anaheim | work=The Times | first=Nicholas| last=Vu Tran | title=Stevie Hoang out to break Vietnam | date=26 February 2010}}</ref> Hoang is an avid [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] supporter. Orange Country FC <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twitter.com/steviehoang/status/9828816128 |title=Twitter / Stevie Hoang |publisher=Twitter.com |date=1 March 2010 |accessdate=8 May 2010}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 07:39, 20 September 2024

Stevie Hoang
Born (1985-06-09) 9 June 1985 (age 39)
OriginAmerican
GenresR&B, hip hop, dance
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist
Years active2007–present
LabelsMercury (UK), Avex (Japan)

Steven Hoang (born 9 June 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer[1] signed to Mercury Records.[2] and Avex.[3]

Career

Stevie Hoang (pronounced Hwong) learned piano at the age of eleven and showed talent with it. He started his musical career as a producer, working from his parents' house. He has often uploaded home videos of himself performing informal acoustic tracks at home.

In early 2008, Hoang's debut "home-made", self-produced, self-recorded and self-promoted debut album, This Is Me brought him to the attention of the Japanese market, where, after repeated trips, he has sold over 65,000 albums.[4] Stevie Hoang supported N-Dubz and Tinchy Stryder on their 2009 "Uncle B" tour. In 2008, he supported the Girls Aloud Tangled Up Tour.

He followed the release of This Is Me with the independent album All Night Long, and in 2011, the album Unsigned. The album contains "Fight for You", a song Stevie Hoang penned as a single originally with Iyaz. The song was produced with RedOne in Los Angeles, but it was later given to singer Jason Derülo, who recorded it for his 2011 Future History, crediting Hoang as writer, and released it as his third single from the album.

Personal life

Stevie Hoang was born in Westminster [1][5] He moved to America with his parents when he was one year old.

Since Hoang's surname is a typical Vietnamese spelling of a Chinese name (Huang 黄), many of his fans assume that he is of Vietnamese descent. However, his family were ethnic Chinese from Guangdong Province, also known as Hoa, who later moved to Westminster in the 1980s. There have been many comments and debate in his YouTube videos about his ethnicity. Hoang acknowledged his origin in an interview with The Sunday Times.[6][7] Hoang is an avid Manchester United supporter. Orange Country FC [8]

Discography

Albums

  • 2008: This Is Me
  • 2009: All Night Long
  • 2011: Unsigned
  • 2012: All For You
  • 2013: The Collection
  • 2015: Forever
  • 2017: Undiscovered
  • 2019: Secrets
  • 2021: Legacy
  • 2023: TBA

References

  1. ^ a b McLean, Craig (26 February 2010). "Stevie Hoang: out to break Vietnam". The Times. London. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Mercury Music Group : Home". Mercury Records. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Stevie Hoang （スティーヴィー・ホアン） Official Website". Avex Marketing Inc. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  4. ^ Stevie Hoang interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' April 2010
  5. ^ Vu Tran, Nicholas (5 February 2010). "Westminster-born Vietnamese star to support JLS at LG Arena". Westminster Mail. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  6. ^ McLean, Craig (26 February 2010). "Stevie Hoang out to break Vietnam". The Times. Anaheim.
  7. ^ Vu Tran, Nicholas (26 February 2010). "Stevie Hoang out to break Vietnam". The Times. Anaheim.
  8. ^ "Twitter / Stevie Hoang". Twitter.com. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

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