Silence Wang

Silence Wang ( zh, s=汪苏泷, t=汪蘇瀧, p=Wāng Sūlóng; born 17 September 1989) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and record producer. He made his debut with the album ''Dreams Come True'' () on 19 November 2010, and has now released 11 albums. He is a prolific songwriter with varied musical styles, ranging from hip hop and rap to classical and contemporary pop. He is one of the top Mandopop artists from mainland China streamed on Spotify.

Early life and education

Silence Wang was born on 17 September 1989, into an art family in Shenyang, Liaoning. He is an ethnic Manchu. Silence Wang had a strong interest in music since his childhood. He began to learn classical music in junior high school and was admitted to the Middle School of Shenyang Conservatory of Music in high school. He graduated from the Undergraduate Music Department of Shenyang Conservatory of Music, majoring in classical music composition.

Career

2010–2013: Debut and rise to fame

During his time in University, Wang released his own works on music streaming websites and topped multiple music charts, including QQ Music's overall artist chart. He was then signed by Taiwanese record label Wonderful Music and started his career as a professional singer-songwriter.

In August 2012, he released his second album, titled ''Gravitation'', with Wonderful Music, which included the hit song "A Little Sweet" (有点甜) with BY2. On 30 March 2013, he won the 20th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards Best New Artist award. On 31 December, he performed at the CCTV New Year's Eve Gala along with singer Xu Liang.

2014–2020: Record label disputes and new beginnings

In 2014, Wang terminated his contract with record label Wonderful Music amidst disputes that the label sold the copyright to all of Wang's original songs without his permission. Wang then became engrossed in a legal battle to fight for his copyright and co-founded his own label Image Music with fellow singer-songwriter and Wonderful Music artist Xu Liang. In June 2014, he released his third album ''Legendary Movement'', which featured strong classical pop elements, as his final project from his alma mater, Shenyang Conservatory of Music.

While awaiting the outcome of the lawsuit for copyright of his songs, Wang turned to appearance on variety shows and soundtrack writing to continue his music career. In June 2015, Wang composed and performed the theme song "Rings of Time" (年轮), also performed by singer Zhang Bichen, for the TV drama '' The Journey of Flower'', starring Wallace Huo and Zhao Liying. In October 12, 2015, Wang released his fourth album “Su-Perfect” (登陆计划). In August 2016, he composed multiple tracks for the soundtrack of the TV drama '' Love O2O'', starring Yang Yang, most notably the theme song "One Alluring Smile" (一笑倾城).

In 2017, he composed the lyrics and music for the song "Soul of the Sword" (剑魂) for the TV drama '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' (2017 version). On 27 March, he was awarded Best Singer-Songwriter and Top 10 Songs of the Year for "One Alluring Smile" at the 24th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.
On April 28th, 2017, Wang released his fifth album, “Live” (莱芙).

In February 2018, Wang performed at the Hunan TV Spring Festival Gala and Jiangsu TV Spring Festival Gala. On 26 March, he won Best Singer-Songwriter and Best Concept Album for his album "Live" (莱芙) at the 25th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.
In September 14, 2018, Wang released his sixth album, “Control Monster” (克制凶猛).

In February 2019, Wang appeared and performed at the Spring Festival Galas of Anhui TV and Jiangsu TV. On 24 May, he announced his concert tour "Guide to the Galaxy" with performances in Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan. On 8 April, Wang announced he would join the music variety show ''I Am CZR'' Season 1. On 6 June, he made his film debut with a cameo role in the film ''My Best Summer'' starring Arthur Chen, also composing and performing the theme song "Geng (Fixated)" (耿) for the movie soundtrack. On 17 October, Wang was named to ''Forbes'' China's 30 under 30.
In October 28, 2019, Wang released his seventh album (and his first cover of selected album), “Past-present Tense” (过去现在时).
On 31 December, he appeared on Beijing TV's New Year Eve Gala, performing "A Little Sweet" with Japanese singer Kana Hanazawa.

On 23 January 2020, the song "Deliberately" (偏偏), performed with actress Dilraba Dilmurat for the TV drama '' Eternal Love of Dream'', was released. In September, he joined the Zhejiang TV music variety show ''Wonderful Time'' with Li Ronghao, Chen Linong, and Ouyang Nana. In November 20, 2020, Wang released his eighth album, “The Greatest Showman” (大娱乐家). On 31 December, his performances aired on Beijing TV's New Year Eve Gala and Zhejiang TV's New Year Eve Gala.

2021–Present: Career comeback

On 4 February 2021, Wang performed at the CCTV Spring Festival Web Gala. On 14 February, his new song "Season for Love," a collaboration with Australian singer Lenka, was released. On 13 May, it was officially announced that he would join Tencent's new large-scale social reality observation show ''Wonderland''. On 16 July, the Shanghai stop of his concert "The Great Showman Live" was officially announced. On 24 July, the prelude to the EP trilogy ''Encore'', titled "Ordinary Love Story,"（普通爱情故事) was released. On 5 August, the "Great Showman Live" concert was canceled due to the pandemic. On 17 November, he won Best Singer-Songwriter and Best Album for ''The Greatest Showman'' (大娱乐家) at the 28th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards. On 11 December, he was honored as Most Influential Singer-Songwriter at the 2021 Tencent Music Entertainment Awards. On 31 December, he performed "Gazing at the Stars" (望星空) with Penny Tai at the CCTV New Year's Eve Gala.

On 30 January 2022, Wang performed at Shandong TV's Spring Festival Gala. On 1 June, he returned to ''Wonderland'' for season 2. On 21 July, his first conceptual creative collection and ninth personal album, ''Cross Over'', was released, in which he served as songwriter and producer and invited ten female singers, including Joey Yung, Fiona Sit, and LaLa Hsu, to perform various tracks. On 10 September, he sang "Eyes on the Stars" (望星辰) with Phoenix Legend's Ling Hua at CCTV's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. On 12 December, his tenth personal album, ''21st Century Romance'' (21世纪罗曼史), was released for streaming online. Its subsequent physical album release ranked first on TME Physical Album Sales Chart's September 2023 chart. On 31 December, his performance was aired on CCTV New Year's Eve Gala and he also performed at the Dragon TV's New Year's Eve Gala.

On 21 January 2023, Wang performed at the 2023 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, singing with Alec Su, Chiang Yu-Heng, and Reno Wang, which was the most viewed singing performance of the event. On 5 February, he performed with Wowkie Zhang at the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala. On 24 April, he joined the music reality show ''The Treasured Voice'' Season 4 as a resident music partner, performing "Let the Rain Come Down" (就让这大雨全都落下) with Joey Yung for the first time. On 28 May, he joined reality show "Wonderland" for the third season. On 31 May, he officially announced his concert tour "Party of the Century Live Tour" with 12 performances in 6 cities (Beijing, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, and Shanghai), kicking off on 8 July in Beijing and concluding on his birthday, 17 September, in Shanghai. On 19 June, he released the theme song he composed and produced for the TV drama '' Hidden Love'', co-sung with lead actress Zhao Lusi. On 8 July, he won the Best Mainland Producer award at 2024 Tencent Music Entertainment Awards. On 28 August, he won the 30th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards Best Singer-Songwriter and Most Popular Album for his album ''21st Century Romance''. On 29 September, he performed "This Bright World" (五色斑斓) with Wang Li at CCTV's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. On 1 December, he joined the Hunan TV and Mango TV music reality show ''Infinity and Beyond'' Season 3. On 17 December, he received the "Most Popular Singer" award at the 2023 Tencent Video Starlight Awards held in Macau. On 31 December, his performance with actress Guan Xiaotong aired on CCTV New Year's Eve Gala. He also performed live at the Zhejiang TV New Year's Eve Gala, singing a medley of songs.

On 9 February 2024, Wang appeared for the second time on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, performing with Peking Opera artist Guo Xiao a song that he was commissioned to compose and produce for the show. Wang also sang the finale song with a star-studded cast including Zhou Shen and Mao Buyi. On 14 February, the song "Hide the Stars" (藏星) was released, which appears on the movie soundtrack of the 2024 hit film '' YOLO'' directed by Jia Ling. Another song, "Guess," (猜) performed by singer Curley G, is also part of the movie's soundtrack, with both tracks composed and produced by Silence Wang. On 24 February, Wang performed with rapper Dong Bao Shi at the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala. On 26 April, he joined the music reality show ''The Treasured Voice'' (Season 5) as a music partner, performing with LaLa Hsu, Zhang Bichen, and Kelly Yu. On 9 May, he joined Hunan TV's live broadcast singing competition ''Singer 2024''. On 14 May, he announced his first stadium concert tour themed "One Hundred Thousand Volts Live Tour", coinciding with the release of his new and 11th album of the same title. The tour kicked off on 23 June in Wuhan, with stops in Chengdu, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Shanghai, among others. On 26 August, he won the Most Popular Male Singer and Best Asian Singer-Songwriter awards at the 31st Chinese Top Ten Music Awards. On 8 December, he released his eleventh album, “One Hundred Thousand Volts” (十万伏特). From 30 December to 1 January, Wang held a 3-day New Year-exclusive "Greatest Showman" themed concert in Guangzhou. On 31 December, his performance "Take Off" (腾空) aired on CCTV New Year's Eve Gala.

On 27 January 2025, Wang appeared on the 2025 Liaoning TV Spring Festival Gala, performing the song "Lightning" (闪电). On 28 January, he performed at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the third year in a row. On 29 January, his performance with Wowkie Zhang aired on Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala. On 11 February, he announced his 2025 concert tour "One Hundred Thousand Volts 2.0" will kick off at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing on 21 March. On 12 February, he participated in the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala, performing with actress Mao Xiaotong the song "Go See You," (去见你) which he composed for the event. In February, he released a pair of TV drama soundtrack theme songs he composed and produced: "Like Sunshine Like Rain" (像晴天像雨天), the love theme song for the drama '' The First Frost'', starring Bai Jingting and Zhang Ruonan, and "You Are In The World I Like" (你在我喜欢的世界里), title theme song for ''The Best Thing'', starring Zhang Linghe and Xu Ruohan. With the overseas popularity of these songs, Wang was recognized by Grammy.com as one of the "12 Artists Helping Mandopop Become The Next Global Genre."

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Digital albums

Filmography

Television variety shows

*Unofficial English titles.

Film

Tours

* "银河漫游" 巡回演唱会 Guide to the Galaxy Tour (2019)
* "世纪派对" 巡回演唱会 Party of the Century Live Tour (July - September 2023)
* "十万伏特" 巡回演唱会 One Hundred Thousand Volts Concert Tour (June - December 2024)
* "十万伏特2.0" 巡回演唱会 One Hundred Thousand Volts 2.0 Concert Tour (March 2025 - ongoing)

References

External links

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WangSuLong0917
on Douyin / 抖音

汪苏泷
on B站 / Bilibili / 哔哩哔哩

Silence Wang
on Spotify

Silence Wang
on Apple Music
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1989 births
Living people
Chinese Mandopop singers
Mandopop singer-songwriters
Musicians from Shenyang
Shenyang Conservatory of Music alumni
Manchu singers
21st-century Chinese male singers