Nicholas Teo

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Nicholas Teo
Chinese name 張棟樑 (Traditional)
Chinese name 张栋梁 (Simplified)
Pinyin zhāng dòngliáng (Mandarin)
Jyutping zoeng1 dung3 loeng4 (Cantonese)
Origin Malaysia
Born November 29, 1981 (1981-11-29) (age 26)
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Other name(s) Nicholas Zhang
Occupation Singer, actor
Genre(s) Mandopop
Instrument(s) Singing
Label(s) Play Music (Warner Music) (Malaysia & Singapore)
Virgin Records (EMI Taiwan)(Taiwan)
Gold Label Records (Hong Kong)
Years active 2004-present
Official site Nicholas's Official Site

Nicholas Teo, born November 29, 1981, also known as Nicholas Zhang, is a Chinese-Malaysian singer signed under Play Music. Before returning to Malaysia, Nicholas was studying in Taiwan, where he won the Best Singer in a competition among all the Taiwan Universities. Thereafter, he was approached and asked if he would sign up with a company as a back-up singer (backing vocalist, to harmonize with the lead vocalist), which Nicholas subsequently ignored. He returned to Malaysia without finishing his studies and participated in the singing competition “2002 Astro Talent Quest”. Nicholas won first place with the song 黃昏(Huáng Hūn), originally sung by Zhou Chuan Xiong. This led to Nicholas signing a contract in Taiwan with Music Street in 2003. On June 18, 2004 he released his first album 首選張棟樑 (“1st Choice Nicholas”). Music Street eventually merged with Warner Music, and it should be noted that Play Music is a record label subsidiary of Singaporean company Musicstreet Pte Ltd. In 2006, Nicholas received the 2006 Hito Newcomer Award in Taiwan.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • 1st Choice Nicholas 首選張棟樑 (2004)
  • Nicholas 張棟樑首張同名專輯 (Taiwan Version) (2005)
  • Only Nicholas 主打張棟樑 (February 2006)
  • Prince Nicholas 王子 (June 2007)
  • From Now On New Songs + Best Selection (April 2008)

[edit] EP

  • Dearly Love You EP 只在乎你 EP (Malaysia Only) (2005)

[edit] OST

[edit] Dramas

  • I Love Shan Bao Mei 我愛珊寶妹 (2008)

[edit] Movies

  • Third Generation 第三代 (2006)
  • Ratatouille (film) 料理鼠王 (2007, Mandarin release)

[edit] Products Endorsement

  • Red Box Karaoke OK KTV (2004)
  • Alcatel “One Touch (TM) 735” (2004)
  • Besta E-Dictionary CD608 & CD616 (2003-2005)
  • SONY HANDYCAM DCR-PC55E (2004-2005)
  • Besta E-Dictionary CD618Pro (2005-2006)
  • Zheng Tea (2006-2008)
  • Phillip Morgan Glasses (2006-2008)
  • HBoy Fashion Line (2006-2007)
  • LG Mobile Model KF510 (2008)

[edit] Trivia

  • He is Chinese, but is said that his smile looks like a Korean star Kim Jae Won. He is often mistaken for him.
  • Cyndi Wang is so far the only female actress/singer to work with him as leads in both his drama (Smiling Pasta, 2006) and animation film (Ratatouille, 2007) debuts.
  • He is currently rumoured to be with Cyndi Wang, after the two surprisingly showed up at each other's autograph sessions. Cyndi Wang showed up at his latest album Prince Nicholas' press conference, presenting him a glass slipper, which he later helped her put on. He also showed up at Cyndi Wang's latest album Magic Cyndi's autograph session and presented her with a love amulet.

[edit] Related artists/bands

[edit] External links

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