Ada Zhuang
| Ada Zhuang | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 庄心妍 |
| Pinyin | Zhuang Xin Yan (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | Zong1 Sam1 Jin4 (Cantonese) |
| Birth name | 庄心妍 Zhuang Xin Yan |
| Origin | China |
| Born |
9 January 1993 Lufeng, Guangdong, China |
| Occupation | singer-songwriter |
| Genre(s) | C-pop (both Mandopop, Cantopop and Hokkien pop), C-rock |
| Instrument(s) | Voice, Guitar |
| Voice type(s) | Mezzo-soprano |
| Label(s) | Zhili Music, Ocean Butterflies |
| Years active | 2007- present |
| Influenced by | Teresa Teng, An Youqi |
| Website | Official weibo |
Ada Zhuang (Zhuang Xin Yan) (Simplified Chinese: 庄心妍) (Traditional Chinese: 莊心妍), is a Chinese C-pop singer who started her music career in 2012. Since then, she has been gaining popularity in Mainland China and her albums have been also released also in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Ada Zhuang was born on january 9 of 1993 in Lufeng, in the Guangdong province of China. She lived her childhood and teenage in her hometown with her family.
When She was only 11 years old, in 2004, she started being interested in music after seeing the first edition of the Super Girl contest produced by Hunan TV. During the programme, her favourite contestant of the show was An Youqi, of whom she considers a fan. An Youquí, the very first winner of the programm would also turn into the most important musical influence of Zhuang, who started singing her songs.
From 2007 Ada Zhuang with the help of her sister started taking part in music competitions in which she performed covers of famous Cantopop songs. She also participated in a singing competition in a mall of her city. Although her first step in music was covering songs of famous singers, she started composing her own music some months later.
Determined to pursue a musical career, Zhuang opened her own QQ Music account in which she posted both her covers of cantonese hit songs, and her own original songs. Thanks to that music platform, she started meeting other singers, musicians and composers who shared the same interest in music. Thanks to her songs, she gained some popularity with an increasing fanbase.
In 2012, Ada Zhuang signed a contract with Zhili Music, a Guangzhou based record label. One year later she released her first full album entitled "Ten thousand regrets" (一萬個捨不得). The album, which featured 12 songs (11 in Mandarin and one in Cantonese), was released on March 15 of 2013. The title song was the most succeessful one of the album, which had a moderate success in general. Since her debut, she started releasing 2 albums per year.
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