Regina Song Explained

Regina Song
Birth Place:Singapore
Alma Mater:School of the Arts, Singapore
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Years Active:2021–present
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Origin:Singapore

Regina Song (born 16 February 2004) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter who made her debut in 2021.[1] [2]

After the release of her debut album fangirl, Song had over 2.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, with "the cutest pair" topping the Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS) charts.[3]

Early life and education

Song was born in Singapore. Following her parent's musical background, she began learning piano at the age of six.[4]

In 2017, Song enrolled in the School of the Arts, Singapore. In 2020, upon turning 16, she took a gap year from school, began songwriting and worked part-time to raise funds for her song production fees, which costed around to per song. Song graduated in 2022, majoring in classical piano.[4] [5]

Currently, Song is part of the inaugural intake at the University of the Arts Singapore, studying towards a Bachelor of Arts in music.[5]

Career

On 10 September 2021, Song made her music debut with the release of her single titled LUCAS.[6]

In 2023, Song signed with PARKA, and began releasing singles from March 2023 to June 2024.[7]

On 3 March 2024, Song was the opening act for the Singapore leg of the Grentperez growing up? tour.[8] On 14 June, she released her debut album titled fangirl, garnering more than 1 million streams, and was invited to perform in the live music segment of the 2024 Singapore Night Festival.[5] [9] [10] As part of the I Play SG Music campaign, some songs from the album were broadcast daily in Mass Rapid Transit stations operated by SMRT Trains and in Marina Bay Sands.[11]

Personal life

Song is a Catholic.[12]

Discography

"the cutest pair" peaked at number 2 and number 9 on the RIAS Top Regional and Top Streaming charts respectively.[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ang, Benson . Music Picks: Gigs by Tarcy Su, Pradeep Kumar, and Ricky Montgomery and Hongjoin at Block A . . 16 May 2024 . 17 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Regina Song . PARKA . 17 September 2024.
  3. News: Abdul Hadi . Eddino . Lee . Jan . 2024-10-30 . Life Listens: New music from Rose & Bruno Mars, Coldplay, The Cure, Halsey and Regina Song . 2024-10-30 . The Straits Times.
  4. Web site: Qi En . Muk . Regina Song: The Rising 20-year-old Singaporean Singer-songwriter . HYPE Singapore . 21 February 2023 . 17 September 2024.
  5. News: Chua, Ilyda . 16 September 2024 . TikTok famous song, 'the cutest pair', written by S'porean Regina Song, 20, who shares what it's like to be unknown IRL . . 17 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Song . Regina . LUCAS . 10 September 2021 . Hear65 . PKMC Records . 16 September 2024.
  7. Web site: Kaur . Sushmita . Regina Song to release debut album this June, alongside first headlining show . 10 June 2024 . Hear65 . 16 September 2024.
  8. Web site: Keng . Yang Shuen . Get To Know These Six Cool, Young And Talented Stars On The Rise . 12 March 2024 . FEMALE . 16 September 2024.
  9. Web site: PIXEL PARADISE at Armenian Street, Singapore Night Festival . 3 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240916175944/https://www.nhb.gov.sg/peranakanmuseum/whatson/programmes/singapore-night-festival-2024 . 16 September 2024 . Hear65 . 16 September 2024.
  10. News: Singapore Night Festival fills Armenian Street with playful art and gamified experiences. Teng, Deanna. 20 August 2024 . . 16 September 2024.
  11. Web site: Do You Know Local? I Play SG Music . 3 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240916182642/https://hear65.bandwagon.asia/iplaysgmusic . 16 September 2024 . Hear65 . 16 September 2024.
  12. Web site: Song . Regina . Highlights . . 17 September 2024.
  13. Web site: Song, Regina . 14 June 2024 . fangirl . 17 September 2024 . Apple Music.
  14. Web site: RIAS Top Charts Week 40 . https://archive.today/20241008060802/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/ . 8 October 2024 . 2024-10-09 . Recording Industry Association Singapore.