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Xu Geyang
Born (1996-12-15) December 15, 1996 (age 28)
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active2016–present
Awards"The Most Promising Singer"
Musical career
InstrumentGuitar

Xu Geyang (Chinese: 徐歌阳; pinyin: Xú Gēyáng; born December 15, 1996) is a Chinese singer-songwriter. In July 2016, she made her debut as a contestant on the first season of the reality television singing competition show Sing! China on Zhejiang Television. She finished fourth in the finals.[1] She released her first single, "Forever", in May 2017.[2]

On November 20, 2017, Xu Geyang won her first award: "The Most Promising Singer" at a Chinese music awards ceremony.[citation needed]

Career

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2016: Became a singer

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Sing! China

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See also: Sing! China (season 1)

In July 2016, Xu Geyang became a singer. She competed in Sing! China and joined Wang Feng's team. She passed the fighting rounds easily.[3] In the cross-fighting round, she defeated Yu Tian (from Jay Chou's team) with a score of 35 to 16,[4][5] and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, she received the third highest score, 88.36,[6] and advanced to the Top 6. In the finals, she won runner-up in Wang Feng's team and fourth place overall.[7] During the competition, Xu Geyang was the most popular contestant with the public based on Chinese online polls.[8][9]

Concerts attended in 2016

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Date Concert name Location References
October 18, 2016 "苏立生首秀演唱会" Zhengzhou [10]

2017-2018: Self-wrote singles

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Notable singles released in 2017

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"Forever"
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Her first single, "Forever", was released in May 2017. She wrote lyrics and the music herself.[11] The song was praised by critics soon after released.[12] In June, "Forever" was chosen as the ending song for the film "Wished" 《反转人生》. At the film premier, Xu Geyang said she was interested in acting.[13]

"Chorn"
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In December 2017, her single "Chorn" released. Xu Geyang wrote this song with two African musicians, Teddy Strings and Kenny Leonore. This song uses typical "Reggae" style. And Xu Geyang made this song's cover herself.[14]

This song was also performed on "全球中文音乐榜上榜" by Xu Geyang herself.

Concerts attended in 2017

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Date Concert name Location References
January 7, 2017 "陌陌17惊喜夜年度盛典" Beijing [15]
March 14, 2017 "中国后海音乐节" Beijing [16]
April 22, 2017 "红星美凯龙超级家博会" Dongguan [17]
May 15, 2017 "云集微店2周年庆典" Wuzhen [18]
June 24, 2017 "遂宁首届国际梦幻灯光节" Suining [19]
August 27, 2017 "青岛西海岸海洋幻境节" Qingdao [20]
October 17, 2017 Unknown Ningxia [21]
November 21, 2017 "热歌榜中榜" Zhengzhou [citation needed]
December 5, 2017 "Berklee Chinese Pop Music Showcase" Berkeley, United States [22]
December 16, 2017 "全球中文音乐榜上榜" Beijing
December 31, 2017 "友阿国际广场跨年演唱会" Chenzhou [23]

Notable singles released in 2018

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"Distorted" 《畸变》
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In May 2018, her single "Distorted" 《畸变》 released. This song uses pure rock music.[24]

Concerts attended in 2018

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Date Concert name Location References
January 2, 2018 "世界动漫之夜" Changzhou
February 3, 2018 "北京城建2018群星跨年演唱会" Chuzhou
February 7, 2018 "巅峰之夜演唱会" Enshi [25]
March 2, 2018 "云县啤酒狂欢节" Lincang [26]
May 20, 2018 Unknown Wuxi [27]

Other career

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Comedy

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On November 25, 2016, Xu Geyang performed in a show in a traditional Chinese comedic style known as xiangsheng or "cross talk" with actor Sheng Lang.[1]

Pingyao International Film Festival

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On November 2, 2017, Xu Geyang appeared on Pingyao International Film Festival as a special guest. She sang "Dream Chaser" 《追梦赤子心》 on the film festival.[28]

Controversy

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During the competition of Sing! China, especially at the early stage of the competition, Xu Geyang was very controversial. She was criticized by many people, and there was a lot of negative news about her.[29][3]

Performance on Sing! China

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Although Xu Geyang was praised by many people during the competition of Sing! China, many people also criticized her. Most of them thought she sings with roaring only. And her performing was controversial (Mainly in the early stage). Examples of criticism:

Chinese writer Liu Xinda was also disappointed with her because she couldn't enter university and there was too much negative news about her.[30]

Family circumstance

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Before she competed in Sing! China, Xu Geyang failed in the National Higher Education Entrance Examination twice.[31] In the blind audition of Sing! China, she said she couldn't enter university because her family was poor. But soon after, some people found that she showed many expensive things on her micro-blog, such as imported snakes, top-brand bags and even the iphone 6Splus. This has caused many people to doubt her family circumstances.[32][33]

Sex tape

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On August 2, 2016, a sex tape published on Sina Weibo and WeChat, claiming it depicted Xu Geyang having sex with Wang Feng. Xu Geyang herself, Wang's studio, the producers of Sing! China, and Wang's wife, actress Zhang Ziyi, all spoke out against the video, saying it was fake.[34][35][36][37]

Discography

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Singles

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Song name Lyrics writer Music writer Length Release date Notes References
"Forever" Xu Geyang Xu Geyang 3:46 May 16, 2017 This song was chosen as the ending song of film "Wished" 《反转人生》 [2][13]
"Across the Pacific" 《穿越太平洋》 Zhu Jintai, Peng Bo Zhu Jintai, Peng Bo 4:49 August 8, 2017 This song is the interlude song of youth drama "Sprays" 《浪花一朵朵》 [38]
"Shell" 《壳》 Xu Geyang, S Xu Geyang 3:48 November 1, 2017 This song's lyrics contains Japanese [39]
"Chorn" S Xu Geyang 3:05 December 14, 2017 This song was written with two African musicians [citation needed]
"Distorted"《畸变》 S S 5:18 May 7,

2018

This song uses pure rock music [24]

Awards

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In November 2017, Xu Geyang won "The Most Promising Singer" award at a Chinese music awards ceremony.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "做更好的自己 徐歌阳新单《Forever》首发". 腾讯网 (in Chinese). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b "徐歌阳用歌声回应一切不公 成功晋级五强". 网易娱乐 (in Chinese). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ^ "徐歌阳：早经历这些，我会早长大一点。". 网易 (in Chinese). 20 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "中国新歌声 (Sing China) Episode 10: Team Jay Chou show down with team Wang Feng". Puffer Fish. gratenews. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ^ "中国新歌声 (Sing China) episode 12: Singapore's Nathan Hartono tops this round". Puffer Fish. gratenews. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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  8. ^ "Sing! China final lowdown: 3 popular finalists might stand in the way of Nathan Hartono win". www.straitstimes.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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  10. ^ "苏立生首秀演唱会开演在即 与汪峰徐歌阳同台". 凤凰网 (in Chinese). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  11. ^ "音乐精灵徐歌阳无师自通 首支单曲即将上线". 腾讯娱乐 (in Chinese). 22 March 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  12. ^ "《Forever》获好评徐歌阳心情好 电台感谢向阳花". 搜狐网 (in Chinese). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  13. ^ a b "徐歌阳新单加盟《反转人生》 与闫妮宋茜同框". 网易 (in Chinese). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  14. ^ "才女徐歌阳再发新专辑，首次尝试新风格". 网易 (in Chinese). 19 December 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  15. ^ "实力唱将徐歌阳倾情加盟 陌陌17惊喜夜年度盛典呼啸来袭". 网易 (in Chinese). 大众网-齐鲁晚报. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  16. ^ "好妹妹、陈粒、郝云倾情助阵 中国后海音乐节开唱在即". 凤凰网 (in Chinese). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  17. ^ "中国新歌声明星徐歌阳空降东莞红星美凯龙". 新浪广东 (in Chinese). 17 April 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  18. ^ "徐歌阳首张专辑发布 锁定创作型歌手发展方向". 网易 (in Chinese). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  19. ^ "6月24日晚，徐歌阳演唱会引爆遂宁！". 搜狐网 (in Chinese). 遂宁网. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  20. ^ "七夕节福利 黄小琥、万芳、徐歌阳、贝贝等歌星齐聚西海岸，一周唱不停!免费门票等你来抢!". 搜狐网 (in Chinese). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  21. ^ "徐歌阳火力全开宁夏开唱 独特魅力感染全场". 搜狐网 (in Chinese). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Berklee Chinese Pop Music Showcase". www.berklee.edu. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  23. ^ "我们不一样！元旦来点不一样的！徐歌阳陪你来跨年！！". 搜狐网 (in Chinese). 郴州友谊中皇城. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  24. ^ a b "徐歌阳新歌《畸变》首发 携乐队另类演绎摇滚情歌". 网易娱乐 (in Chinese). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  25. ^ "汪峰要来恩施开演唱会？这次头条妥妥的！". 搜狐网 (in Chinese). 乐居恩施. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  26. ^ "定了！2018云县啤酒狂欢节，约吗？？？（含节目单）". 搜狐网 (in Chinese). 掌上微临沧. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  27. ^ "520甜蜜"价"到，徐歌阳携手奥普引爆无锡！". 江南晚报 (in Chinese). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  28. ^ "徐歌阳助阵平遥国际电影展 动情演唱掀高潮". 大众网 (in Chinese). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  29. ^ "《新歌声》美女学员被人肉 自称家境不好微博却晒名牌". 凤凰网 (in Chinese). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  30. ^ "中国作家刘信达：徐歌阳应主动退赛！". 中国网 (in Chinese). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  31. ^ "徐歌阳：解释再多还被人骂，以后不回酒吧唱歌". 腾讯娱乐 (in Chinese). 2 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  32. ^ "New song sound student Xu Geyang said his family was not good, the photographer gave such a close-up". bestchinanews. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  33. ^ "《新歌声》徐歌阳晒名牌 家境不好遭质疑". 新浪娱乐 (in Chinese). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  34. ^ "《中国新歌声》徐歌阳谈"不雅视频":清者自清". 搜狐网 (in Chinese). 20 September 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  35. ^ "Zhang Ziyi angry at Wang Feng's sex tape rumor". www.china.org.cn. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  36. ^ "汪峰回应网传不雅视频和图片：与本人无关". 凤凰网 (in Chinese). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  37. ^ "徐歌阳破视频门谣言 节目组欲追究传播者责任". 网易娱乐 (in Chinese). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  38. ^ "《浪花》再发燃情新曲 汪峰爱徒徐歌阳高音惊艳". 腾讯网 (in Chinese). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  39. ^ "徐歌阳破《壳》展蜕变 新歌上线魅惑撩万圣". 搜狐网 (in Chinese). 1 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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