Tien Chong Explained

Tien Chong
張天
Birth Date:1994 9, df=yes
Birth Place:United Kingdom
Years Active:2017–present
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Tien Chong (; born September 25, 1994) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter who made her debut in 2017.[1] She was one of the seven first-round competitors in Singer 2018[2] where she was eliminated in week five.[3] Tien is a contralto.

Early life

On September 25, 1994, Chong was born in the United Kingdom to a Singaporean law student and a British nurse.

Career

Chong has lived in Singapore, United Kingdom, Thailand and Hong Kong, however, She currently lives in Hong Kong pursuing her music career.[4]

Career beginning: 2014–2017

Chong signed to MoFo Music in 2014 and is managed by director/producer Kelvin Avon.

Chong was the voice for the HTC One M9 international campaign. She had co-written with the UK-based producer/DJ SanXero, New York writer Curtis Richa, and has supported Hong Kong artist/producer Jun Kung for his 'Alive On Stage' performance at McPherson Stadium.

In July 2015, she was invited to a songwriting camp in London's iconic Abbey Road Studios where she wrote and composed songs with well-known songwriters. [5]

On August 19–20, 2016, she flew to Cuba to perform as an invited guest to Cuban Fusion Flamenco guitarist Reynier Marino at the National Theatre of Cuba for two nights as part of the 90th birthday celebrations of Fidel Castro.

Chong also starred in the DBS Bank-sponsored series Sparks, which premiered in mid-March 2017, and she sang the theme song for the online ad campaign. Since then, she has performed at the Atlas Bar opening in Singapore, Daybreaker in Hong Kong, and many more.

Singer 2018 and TIEN: 2018–present

Under Mofo Music, Chong released her first single, "Breathless", where her debut album was pending to be released.[6]

Chong debuted as the first-week contestant on Singer 2018.[7] Following the premiere episode (where she placed 2nd[8]), she was recognized as a "dark horse" by the Chinese media,[9] and her participation led to a rise in numbers of followers on her Weibo account from around 100 fans to around 16,000 fans.[10] [11]

Chong remained in the competition for four more weeks until her elimination on week five. She later returned to the competition on the sixth week for a return performance, and another on the 12th week, the Breakouts, with the latter performance failing to qualify for the finale.

Details

RoundEp.Broadcast DateSongOriginal SingerRankPercentages of Votes Note
1112 Jan 2018《Queen Bee》Suite215.99%
Dancing DivaJolin Tsai
Lady MarmaladeLabelle
219 Jan 2018Shape of YouEd Sheeran84.19%Tien was one of the arrangers
326 Jan 2018HelloAdele510.21%
242 Feb 2018MeLeslie Cheung73.69%
59 Feb 2018One Day I'll Fly AwayRandy Crawford83.01%Eliminated
I Don't CareTien Chong
616 Feb 2018Tightrope WalkerJames Li Return Performance
TightropeJanelle Monáe
Breakout126 April 2018Rose, Rose, I Love YouYao Lee83.20%Rap Lyrics are written by herself
Eliminated

Overall Ranking and Percentage of Votes

Singer 2018 has four rounds of competition, and the overall ranking and percentage of votes was counted for every two shows, (the exception was on week three, due to the withdrawal of GAI.)

RoundPercentage of Votes of the first show
(Ranking)
Percentage of Votes of the other show
(Ranking)
Overall Percentage of VotesOverall RankingNote
115.99% (2)4.19% (8)10.09%6
10.21% (5)10.21%5Challenge Round was counted alone after the withdrawal of contestant GAI.
23.69% (7)3.93% (8) 3.81%7Eliminated

Discography

Studio Album

Album InfoTracklisting
1TIEN[12]
  • Released Date:
  • Length:
  • Genres:
  • Label: Mofo Music Ltd.

Singles

List of singles by TIEN Chong
TitleReleased DateAlbum
Over Me
  • Label: MoFo Music Ltd
[13]
Superstars
  • Label: Soundcloud Demo
TIEN
Blind I
  • Label: Soundcloud Demo
Breathless
  • Label: Mofo Music Ltd.
TIEN
I Don't Care
  • Label: Mofo Music Ltd.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who is Tien Chong. zh.
  2. Web site: Tien Chong became the dark horse in Singer 2018, getting the 2nd place. 14 January 2018 . zh.
  3. Web site: KZ Tandingan participated in《Singer 2018》show her singing ability. 人民网. 2018-02-15. 2018-02-11.
  4. Web site: Tien Chong's family. zh.
  5. Web site: Tien Chong . 2024-05-03 . SeanyMac Studios . en.
  6. Web site: TIEN - Mofo Music. en.
  7. Web site: TIEN Chong set to debut on China's "Singer 2018" Tonight. 12 January 2018. en.
  8. Web site: Tien got the 2nd place for the 1st episode in Singer 2018. 20 January 2018. zh.
  9. Web site: Who is Tien Chong? Half-Singaporean Newcomer dubbed "dark horse" of China's Singer 2018. channelnewsasia.com . en . 25 January 2018.
  10. Web site: Tien Chong's followers from Weibo increased rapidly. 14 January 2018. zh.
  11. Web site: Hunan Satellite TV official Weibo. zh.
  12. Web site: TIEN. Xiami Music. zh.
  13. Web site: TIEN's music. Xiami Music.