Tiger Hu
Tiger Hu | |
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Chinese name | 胡彥斌 (traditional) |
Chinese name | 胡彦斌 (simplified) |
Pinyin | Hú Yanbīn (Mandarin) |
Birth name | 胡彦斌 |
Born |
Shanghai, China | 4 July 1983
Other name(s) | 斌斌, 老胡 |
Occupation | Singer singer-songwriter record producer |
Genre(s) | Pop R&B Rock Electronic Mandopop |
Label(s) |
Tiger Entertainment (2013–present) Yue Hua Entertainment (2011–2012) Gold Typhoon (2004–2010) Go East Entertainment (2002–2004) |
Years active | 2002–present |
Influenced by | Jacky Cheung |
Website |
Official Micro-blog Official Blog |
Hu Yanbin (born 4 July 1983), formerly known as Anson Hu, is a Chinese pop singer, singer-songwriter, music director, and record producer. In 2012, he changed his English name to Tiger Hu with the release of this Eighth album, One Size Bigger.
Biography
From a young age, Anson Hu showed great interest in music. At age 13, he was admitted to Shanghai Music Conservatory where he majored in singing. Two years later, he set a goal of releasing his first CD before his eighteenth birthday.
Hu's talents began to be recognized by the public in 1999 when he won the silver medal at the Shanghai Music Awards New Singer Competition. He advanced to the finals, where he won the award for having the most potential of any singer. Because of this, he was discovered by the Go East Entertainment, Co. Ltd., with whom he signed a contract and released his first album, Wen Wu Shuang Quan, in August 2002. This was just after his nineteenth birthday. The album became an instant hit. The album won Hu many "Best New Artist" awards at the end of the year in China and overseas, and his song "the Monk" made the Top 10 lists of several charts. Another song "Telling me" also received several "Best Song of the Year" awards. In December, the second version of this album, entitled "Anson Hu", was released, which contained the same 10 tracks plus a karaoke version.
In July 2003, Hu released his second album, Upgrade 4147, which he helped produce himself. The album contained duets with popular singers Elva Hsiao and Ronald Cheng. With this album he again swept through the award ceremonies with several trophies under his belt; he also received awards from all over Asia. Hu's credibility as a musician continued to rise, and he gained more and more fans, in China and abroad.
Hu's early success is mirrored by his third and fourth album, Music Mix and Music Code, released in September 2004 and March 2006 respectively. Hu steadily began to win awards like "best" and "favorite male artist", graduating from "best new artist." Music Mix featured the wildly popular song "Waiting for You", which has become a fan favorite.
After releasing Music Code, Hu switched from Go East Entertainment and signed a contract under Gold Label Records, under which he released Music Mix and his subsequent albums.
Continuing his steady work, Hu released Men's Songs, his fifth album, in November 2007. While featuring a heartfelt and mature musical style that shows off Hu's piano skills, the album reflects upon the changes of a man's life and shows off Hu's superior musical talents. Hu was also selected to be a contestant on the Chinese version of I Am a Singer, which he came fifth.
Dated Zheng Shuang, a Chinese actress, but broke up with her this May
Discography
Release date | Album title | Transliteration | English translation | Record label | Disc number | Track number | Title | Transliteration | English translation | Notes |
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16 December 2002 | 胡彥斌 | hú yàn bīn | Anson Hu | Go East Entertainment Co. Ltd (正东唱片) | 1 | 01 | 和尚 | hé shàng | Monk | |
02 | 超时空爱情 | chāo shí kōng ài qíng | Transdimensional Love | |||||||
03 | 告诉我 | gào sù wǒ | Tell Me | |||||||
04 | 有梦好甜蜜 | yǒu mèng hǎo tián mì | It's so sweet to have dreams | Closing theme for the Chinese animation TV series Music Up (《我为歌狂》). Sung with Rain Li (李彩华) | ||||||
05 | Make Friend | – | – | |||||||
06 | 毒药 | dú yào | Poison | |||||||
07 | 包袱 | bāo fú | Burden | |||||||
08 | 小狗 | xiǎo gǒu | Puppy | |||||||
09 | 暗恋 | àn liàn | ||||||||
10 | 不是不想 | bú shì bú xiǎng | ||||||||
11 | 超时空爱情(和唱) | chāo shí kōng ài qíng (hé chàng) | Transdimensional Love (Duel) | With William So (苏永康) | ||||||
16 December 2002 | 文武双全 | wén wǔ shuāng quán | EMI | 1 | 01 | 和尚 | hé shàng | Monk | ||
02 | 超时空爱情 | chāo shí kōng ài qíng | Transdimensional Love | |||||||
03 | 告诉我 | gào sù wǒ | Tell Me | |||||||
04 | Make Friend | – | – | |||||||
05 | 毒药 | dú yào | Poison | |||||||
06 | 包袱 | bāo fú | Burden | |||||||
07 | 小狗 | xiǎo gǒu | Puppy | |||||||
08 | 暗恋 | àn liàn | Unrequited Love | |||||||
09 | 不是不想 | bú shì bú xiǎng | ||||||||
16 December 2002 | 文武双全升级版 | wén wǔ shuāng quán shēng jí bǎn | EMI | 1 | 01 | 老爸你别装酷 | lǎo bà nǐ bié zhuāng kù | Dad, Don't Play Cool | ||
02 | 梦 | mèng | Dream | The lyrics of this song contains all the song titles from the previous album 《文武双全》 | ||||||
03 | 猜 | cāi | Guess | |||||||
04 | 你记得吗 | nǐ jì de ma | Do You Remember | |||||||
05 | 目不转睛 | mù bù zhuǎn jīng | Stare | |||||||
06 | 第一次 | dì yī cì | First Time | With Ronald Cheng | ||||||
07 | 黑雨 | hēi yǔ | Dark Rain | |||||||
08 | 透明人 | tòu míng rén | Transparent Man | |||||||
09 | 想 | xiǎng | Think | |||||||
10 | 昨天是你生日 | zuó tiān shì nǐ shēng rì | Yesterday was your birthday | |||||||
bonus track | 进行式 | jìn xíng shì | With Elva Hsiao(萧亚轩) | |||||||
7 September 2004 | Music混合体 | Music hùn hé tǐ | Music Mix | EMI | 1 | 01 | 情不自禁 | qíng bù zì jīn | Couldn't Hold Back | |
02 | Waiting For You | – | – | |||||||
03 | 干脆点 | gān cuì diǎn | ||||||||
04 | 我的未来不是梦 | wǒ de wèilái bu shì mèng | My Future Is Not A Dream | A cover version of Chang Yu-Sheng's song of the same title | ||||||
05 | 红颜 | hóng yán | ||||||||
06 | 尴尬 | gān gà | Embarrassment | |||||||
07 | 借口 | jiè kǒu | Excuse | |||||||
08 | 宣言 | xuān yán | Declaration | Theme song for 2004 AFC Asian Cup game | ||||||
09 | I Wanna Be | – | – | Advertisement song for Maybelline | ||||||
10 | 一个人…两个人 | yī gè rén ... liǎng gè rén | One Person... Two People | |||||||
21 April 2006 | 音乐密码 | yīn yuè mì mǎ | Music Code | EMI | 1 | 01 | 皇帝 | huáng dì | Emperor | |
02 | 一年前 | yī nián qián | A Year Ago | |||||||
03 | 三对三 | sān duì sān | Three vs. Three | |||||||
04 | 你这么晚还没睡 | nǐ zhè me wǎn hái méi shuì | Why Are You Still Not Sleeping at This Late Night | |||||||
05 | 梦中的婚礼 | mèng zhōng de hūn lǐ | Wedding in My Dream | |||||||
06 | 天若有情 | tiān ruò yǒu qíng | If The Sky Have Feelings | |||||||
07 | 蝴蝶 | hú dié | Butterfly | |||||||
08 | 愿望 | yuàn wàng | Wish | |||||||
09 | 恶作剧男孩 | è zuò jù nán hái | A Mischievous Boy | |||||||
10 | 葬英雄 | zàng yīng xióng | Funeral of the Dead Hero | |||||||
22 November 2007 | 男人歌 | nán rén gē | Men's Songs | EMI/Gold Label | 1 | 01 | 婚礼进行曲 | hūn lǐ jìn xíng qǔ | Wedding March | |
02 | 音乐让我说爱你 | yīn yuè ràng wǒ shuō ài nǐ | Music Lets Me Say I Love You | |||||||
03 | 男人KTV | nán rén KTV | Men's Karaoke | |||||||
04 | 到了没 | dào le méi | Are You Old Enough? | |||||||
05 | 未满18岁 | wèi mǎn shí bā suì | Under 18 | |||||||
06 | 潇湘雨 | xiāo xiāng yǔ | Rain of Love | A theme song for the Chinese online game Westward Journey Online II (大话西游) by NetEase | ||||||
07 | 江湖 | jiāng hú | Vagabond Life | |||||||
08 | 诀别诗 | jué bié shī | Poem of Farewell | Opening theme for the Chinese TV Series The Young Warriors (少年杨家将) | ||||||
09 | 巴黎铁塔 | bā lí tiě tǎ | Eiffel Tower | |||||||
10 | 滑板 | huá bǎn | Skateboard | |||||||
11 | 另一个自己 | lìng yī gè zì jǐ | Breaking Free | Chinese version of the song Breaking Free in High School Musical. Sung with Stephy Tang (邓丽欣) | ||||||
9 July 2008 | 音乐斌潮 | yīn yuè bīn cháo | Music of Anson Hu | EMI/Gold Label | Disc 1 | 01 | 男人KTV | nán rén KTV | Men's Karaoke | |
02 | Waiting For You | – | – | |||||||
03 | 你这么晚还没睡 | Nǐ zhè me wǎn hái méi shuì | Why Are You Still Not Sleeping at This Late Night | |||||||
04 | 巴黎铁塔 | bā lí tiě tǎ | Eiffel Tower | |||||||
05 | 潇湘雨 | xiāo xiāng yǔ | Rain of Love | |||||||
06 | 月光 | yuè guāng | Moonlight | Opening theme for the Chinese animation series The Legend of Qin (秦时明月) | ||||||
07 | 婚礼进行曲 | hūn lǐ jìn xíng qǔ | Wedding March | |||||||
08 | 情不自禁 | qíng bù zì jīn | Couldn't Hold Back | |||||||
09 | 18禁(intro) | shí bā jìn (intro) | Strictly Over 18 (intro) | |||||||
10 | 18禁 | Strictly Over 18 | ||||||||
11 | 和尚 | hé shàng | Monk | |||||||
12 | 皇帝 | huáng dì | Emperor | |||||||
13 | 想 | xiǎng | Think | |||||||
14 | 红颜 | hóng yán | ||||||||
15 | 老爸你别装酷 | lǎo bà nǐ bié zhuāng kù | Dad, Don't Play Cool | |||||||
16 | 和尚 (Demo Version) | hé shàng (Demo Version) | Monk (Demo Version) | |||||||
Disc 2 (LPCD Version) | 01 | 月光 | yuè guāng | Moonlight | ||||||
02 | 男人KTV | nán rén KTV | Men's Karaoke | |||||||
03 | 18禁 (intro) | shí bā jìn (intro) | Strictly Over 18 (intro) | |||||||
04 | 18禁 | shí bā jìn | Strictly Over 18 | |||||||
05 | 巴黎铁塔 | bā lí tiě tǎ | Eiffel Tower | |||||||
06 | 红颜 | hóng yán | ||||||||
07 | 和尚 | hé shàng | Monk | |||||||
08 | Waiting for you | – | – | |||||||
09 | 皇帝 | huáng dì | Emperor | |||||||
10 | 情不自禁 | qíng bù zì jīn | Couldn't Hold Back | |||||||
11 | 宣言 | xuān yán | Declaration | Theme song for 2004 AFC Asian Cup game | ||||||
8 December 2009 | 失业情歌 | shī yè qíng gē | Music Life | Gold Label | 1 | 01 | 你买单还我买单 | nǐ mǎi dān huán wǒ mǎi dān | You Pay Or I Pay | |
02 | 失业情歌 | shī yè qíng gē | Unemployment Love Song | |||||||
03 | 笔墨登场 | bǐ mò dēng chǎng | Entrance of Calligraphy | |||||||
04 | 不曾后悔 | bù céng hòu huǐ | Never Regretted | |||||||
05 | 罗马假期 | luó mǎ jià qī | Holiday in Rome | |||||||
06 | 空位 | kòng wèi | Empty Seat | |||||||
07 | 林妹妹 | lín mè imei | Sister Lin | Title refers to Lin Daiyu (林黛玉) from the famous Chinese classical novel Dream of the Red Chamber (《红楼梦》) by Cao Xueqin (曹雪芹) | ||||||
08 | Fun Run | – | – | |||||||
09 | 勇敢去愛吧 | yǒng gǎn qù ài ba | Go Love Bravely | |||||||
10 | 父親 | fù qīn | Father | |||||||
11 | 閃亮的日子 | shǎn liàng de rìzi | Bling Days | Opening theme for the Chinese TV series Bling Days (闪亮的日子) | ||||||
30 September 2011 | Who Cares? | – | – | Warner Music Group | 1 | 01 | Life | – | – | |
02 | 一万光年 | yī wàn guāng nián | 10,000 Light Years | |||||||
03 | 鸿门宴 | hóng mén yàn | Feast at Hong Gate | Title refers to the Feast at Hong Gate, a famous event in the Chinese history in 206 BC. | ||||||
04 | 女人不该让男人流泪 | nǚ rén bù gāi ràng nán rén liú lèi | Women Shouldn't Let Men Cry | |||||||
05 | One Night in Shanghai | – | – | |||||||
06 | 伤痕 | shāng hén | Scar | |||||||
07 | Lisa I Love You | – | – | |||||||
08 | 不是猛龙不过江 | bù shì měng lóng bù guò jiāng | Dragon Cross River | |||||||
09 | 小小的心愿 | xiǎo xiǎo de xīn yuàn | Little Wish | |||||||
10 | 爱情总是猜得到开头猜不到结尾 | ài qíng zǒng shì cāi dé dào kāi tóu cāi bù dào jié wěi | Know The Beginning But Not The End | |||||||
29 October 2012 | 大一號 GROW | dà yī hào | One Size Bigger | Warner Music Group | 1 | 01 | 愛情是怎麼了 | ai qíng shì zěn me le | What's With Love | |
02 | 我以為 | wǒ yǐ wéi | I Thought That | |||||||
03 | 卡啦永遠OK | kǎ la yǒng yuǎn ok | Karaoke Forever | |||||||
04 | 在一起 | zài yī qǐ | Be Together | |||||||
05 | 江湖再見 | jiāng hú zài jiàn | Farewell | |||||||
06 | 心的未來 | xīn de wèi lái | Heart of the Future | |||||||
07 | Interlude | – | – | |||||||
08 | 搖滾天生大一號 | yáo gǔn tiān shēng dà yī hào | Rock Born One Size Bigger | |||||||
09 | 劫後餘生 | jié hòu yú shēng | Surviving The Disaster | |||||||
10 | 沉默的大多數 | chén mò de dà duō shù | Silent Most of the Time | |||||||
11 | 三十而立 | sān shí ér lì | Standing Firm at Thirty | |||||||
12 | 大夢想家 | dà mèng xiǎng jiā | Big Dreamer | |||||||
19 January 2014 | 太歌 Tiger | tài gē | Too Songs | Tiger Entertainment Ocean Butterflies International |
1 | 01 | 沒那麼簡單 | méi nà me jiǎn dān | It's Not That Simple | |
02 | 為你我受冷風吹 | wèi nǐ wǒ shòu lěng fēng chuī | Because of You I'm Blown By Cold Wind | |||||||
03 | 天黑黑 | tiān hēi hēi | Dark Sky | |||||||
04 | 當愛已成往事 | dāng ài yǐ chéng wǎng shì | When Love Became The Past | |||||||
05 | 你買單還我買單(2014 version) | nǐ mǎi dān huán wǒ mǎi dān | You Pay Or I Pay | |||||||
06 | 紅顏(2014 version) | hóng yán | Beautiful Women | |||||||
07 | 空位(2014 version) | kòng wèi | Empty Seat | |||||||
08 | 成長 | chéng zhǎng | Growing Up | |||||||
09 | 如果 | rú guǒ | If | Theme song for Guizhou's TV Show (貴州衛視) "Love Song Spark (唱出愛火花)" | ||||||
10 | 追月 | zhuī yuè | Chasing The Moon | Theme song for Chinese 3D anime "The Legend of Qin The Movie (秦时明月)大電影" | ||||||
Filmography
- Oh My God (2015)
- Fall in Love Like a Star (2015)
External links
- Hu's Sina Micro-Blog (Chinese)
- Hu's Sina Blog (Chinese)
- Hu's Baidu BBS (Forum) (Chinese)
- Tiger Hu (Anson Hu) Fans International (English)
- Tiger Anson Hu Facebook Fan Page (English + Chinese)