Zhu (musician)

ZHU
Birth name Steven Zhu
Born 1989 (age 2526)
Genres
Occupation(s) Producer, musician, singer
Years active 2011–present
Labels Mind of a Genius

Steven Zhu,[1] (born 1989) better known by his stage name ZHU, is an electronic music producer and singer who has been active since the beginning of 2014. Until mid-2014 Zhu remained anonymous, asking to be judged by his music alone.[1]

Career

2014–present

His first track, "Moves Like Ms Jackson",[2] a mashup of several songs by Outkast, was released in February 2014 and was positively received by blogs and reviewers covering electronic music.[3] Other tracks appeared on the music streaming site Soundcloud throughout February and March,[4] followed by an EP titled The Nightday in April 2014.[5][6] The first single from the EP, titled "Faded", was released in May 2014.[7]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[8]
The Nightday 6

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[8]
BEL
[10]
DEN
[11]
IRE NED
[12]
UK
2014 "Faded" 3 7 2 39 69 3 The Nightday

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Medved, Matt (10 November 2014). "How Dance-Pop Act Zhu Scored a Major-Label Deal Using Just His Logo and His Music". Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. Jamshed, Zahra (11 February 2014). "ZHU – Moves Like Ms. Jackson (OutKast Remix)". HYPETRAK. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. "MOVES LIKE MS. JACKSON | Do Androids Dance". doandroidsdance.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  4. "SoundCloud – Hear the world's sounds". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  5. "ZHU NIGHTDAY (Full EP Stream) | HYPETRAK". hypetrak.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  6. "The Nightday [Mind of A Genius] :: Beatport". beatport.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  7. "Zhu – Faded Lyrics | MetroLyrics". metrolyrics.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Hung, Steffen. "Discography ZHU". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  9. iTunes – Music – THE NIGHTDAY – EP by ZHU
  10. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie ZHU". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  11. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie ZHU". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  12. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie ZHU". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).