Tia Ray
| Tia Ray | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 袁娅维 (simplified) |
| Born | Huaihua, Hunan, China |
| Ethnicity | Han |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter |
| Nationality | China |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop, Neo-Soul |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Label(s) | Warner |
| Manager(s) | Tia Ray Studios Co. Ltd.蒂星创艺文化发展有限公司 |
Tia Ray (simplified Chinese: 袁娅维; traditional Chinese: 袁婭維; pinyin: Yuán Yāwéi; born 12 december) is a Chinese singer-songwriter.
Born in Huaihua, a small town in the province of Hunan, Tia moved to Beijing to study performing arts. Her music has been inspired by the likes of Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Stevie Wonder, India Arie and Ray Charles (hence her name Tia Ray). Her soulful redition of the classic Chinese favourite tune ”The Curvy Moon” on The Voice Of China brought public attention to this young talent with a big voice from a small town. She then released her debut album <T.I.A.> in November 2014. She represents a new generation of Chinese artist who can crossover from traditional to the contemporary, from Chinese pop to international fusion to soul. Her vocal touched the hearts of many, particularly “Love Apart”, (theme song for Chinese box office hit “The Ex-file：The Return Of The Exes”) which topped all charts and set a record of 1.8 billion clicks, making her a household name. She released her second album “TIARA” in April 2018 which re-defined next generation of C-pop and sealed her position as the leader of Soul-Pop in China.
Discography
Studio albums
- TIARA (2018)
- T.I.A. (2014)
Singles
- <You are my only one>for TV Drama 《我和两个他》(July 2018)
- <无所畏惧>for movie <Piggy BingBing> (April 2018)
- <御龙将军台>for popular Tencent game <御龙在天> (December 2017)
- <说散就散>for movie “The Ex-file：The Return Of The Exes” (December 2017)
- <Love’s In Your Eyes” (Disney movie “The Dreaming Man”) (November 2017)
- <Roll> for movie “Never Say Die” (October 2017)
- <Dear Friend> (October 2017)
- <Ask Love>《问情》(August 2017)
- <Flow Like A Flower> (November 2016)
- <Girl A-Chu> 《阿楚姑娘》（2016）
- <If> 《是否》（Ending sound track for TV drama （2016）
- <Uncle Long Legs>《长腿叔叔》 (2016) （Theme song for TV drama "Good Evening Teacher"《老师晚上好》电视剧主题曲)
Music videos
- <Lucky Rain> (June 2018)
- <Don't Speak> (April 2018)
- <Illusion> (April 2018)
- <Dear Friend> (October 2017)
- <Ask Love>《问情》(August 2017)
Awards
- Music Pioneer Awards 2017:
- Most Popular Female Artist of the Year
- Best Live Performance
- Best Movie Theme Song (Love Apart)
- Best Classic Song (Ask Love)
- Global Chinese Music Top 10 2017：Best Female Singer of the Year
- JZ Awards: BMW Best R&B/Soul Singer 2017
- Media Award for the song <流花Love Herby> at Channel V’s 21st China Music Awards
- JZ Award for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Singer 2015
- 10th Global Chinese Music Awards: Best Stage-Performance Singer
- 10th Global Chinese Music Awards: Outstanding Young Singer
- QQ Music Summit Awards 2015 Winner
Live shows
- Guest performer on "Chao Yin Zhan Ji" (August 2018)
- Guest performer on “Hot Blood Dance Crew” (April 2018)
- Performed on prestigious CCTV Annual Spring Festival Gala Show (February 2018)
- Guest performer on “Rap of China” (September 2017)
- Special guest performer @ Finals of “Road to the Runway” (2017)
- Shanghai JZ Featival (2011 to 2017)
- Performed with Kirk Whalum @2017 Songshan International Concert & Shaolin Sax Music Festival (2017)
- Invited to appear on China’s most popular programme ‘Singer' aired on Hunan Sarellite TV (Jan.21,2017 to April 22, 2017)
- F-Plus Mini-Concert in Beijing (July 2016)
- Nominated to go on “China Recording Association's Salute to China Stars” aired on Dragon TV （Nov.21,2015 to Jan.29,2016）
- Special Guest performer @International Movie Week on CCTV
- Performed @Premiere o”Ironman III” in Beijing (2014)
- Special Guest @Khalil Fong's <Soul Boy Lights Up> World Tour(HK) (December 2013)
- Guest performer @Chna's Godfather of rock n roll,Cui Jian's concert (Beijing&Nanjing stops)