Hu Xia
Hu Xia（胡夏） | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1990 Nanning, Guangxi, China |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Awards | Best New Artist at the 17th Singapore Hit Awards |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Nanning, Guangxi, China |
| Genres | Mandopop |
| Labels | Raining Culture (2018 - present) Sony Music Entertainment China (2010 - 2016) |
Hu Xia (Chinese: 胡夏; English name: Fox Hu; born 1 March 1990) is a Chinese singer and actor. He won the sixth season of Taiwan's One Million Star in 2010 and released his debut album, Hu Love Xia, later that year.[1][2] He has sung a great number of soundtracks for Chinese TV series, movies and games, the most famous ones being, "Those Years" (那些年), for You Are the Apple of My Eye in 2011 and "Don't You Know" (知否知否) for The Story of Minglan in 2018. His acting work includes appearances in Rush to the Dead Summer, Story of Yanxi Palace, Le Coup de Foudre, Word of Honor, and Heaven Official's Blessing.
Career
[edit]2008 – 2010: Debut and Hu Love Xia
[edit]In 2008, Hu entered Mengniu Yogurt Music Dream Academy, titled "Running Towards Beijing, Achieving Music Dreams" and held by Enlight Pictures.[3] He finished in the Top 8 and became a member of the idol group Fengyunbang (风云帮).[4]
In September 2009, following the disbandment of Fengyunbang, Hu went to Taiwan to compete in the sixth season of One Million Star.
In May 2010, he signed with Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan as the winner of One Million Star.[5] Hu was the first mainland China contestant to win a talent show in Hong Kong and Taiwan.[6] On December 17, Hu Xia released his debut album Hu Love Xia (胡 爱夏). The title was taken from his father and mother’s family names, Hu and Xia, which is how he also got his name.[7] The album earned him the award for Best New Artist at the 17th Singapore Hit Awards, the youngest and the first mainland China artist to win the award.[8]
2011 – 2013: "Those Years" and Flame of Love
[edit]In 2011, Hu sang the theme song, "Those Years" (那些年), for the Taiwanese movie You Are the Apple of My Eye. The song became a mega hit in Asia and the music video, uploaded to an unofficial channel, garnered more than 100 million views in YouTube and is one of the most-viewed Chinese music videos on that platform.[9] The song was nominated for the Best Original Film Soundtrack award at the 48th Golden Horse Awards.[10] Same year, he made his acting debut in the musical Young Music (乐动青春).[11]
On February 24, 2012, Hu released his second album Flame of Love (燃点). On March 25, he held his first concert "Let Me Love You" in Taipei.[12] In August, he held an unplugged concert in Nanning.[13] In September, he starred in his first film Sad Fairy Tale, for which he also sang the theme song.
2013 – 2017: Silly Tango and Love Odyssey
[edit]On June 20, 2013, Hu released his third album Silly Tango (傻瓜探戈). It topped the six major charts in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (G-music, Chinese Music Chart, Asia Pacific Music Chart, QQ Music Popular Chart, China Mobile Migu New Song Chart and Newcomer Chart).[14] In November, he sang the theme song "Letting Go" (放下) for the movie The Four 2.
In April 2014, Hu covered Lao Lang's "My Old Classmate" (同桌的你), which was the theme song for the film of the same name. In August, Hu released "Ruthless" (无情), the theme song for The Four Final Battle.
In 2015, Hu released his fourth album Love Odyssey (替我照顧她) on April 14. Same month, he also starred in the film The Left Ear and released the promotional song "A beautiful Yesterday" (美好的昨天) for the film. On August 15, he held "Suddenly Summer" (忽然一夏) concert at Beijing Century Theater and donated the proceeds to the victims of the 2015 Tianjin explosions.[15]
In 2016, Hu chose not to renew his contract with Sony Music Taiwan and Enlight Pictures. From June to July, he participated in the Chinese and South Korean music show The Collaboration and teamed up with Zico.
In June 2017, Hu released "Rush to the Dead Summer" (夏至未至), the theme song for the same-name TV series adapted from Guo Jingming's novel.
2018 – 2021: "Don't You Know?" and Reading the Old
[edit]In August 2018, Hu sang the first ending song, "Sighs of the Palace Walls" (红墙叹), for Story of Yanxi Palace. In November, Hu partnered with 2D content creation community CFun to create the comic "Young Detective" starring Hu's two-dimensional image IP "Hu Xiaoxia".[16] In December, he performed "Don't You Know?" (知否知否) with Yisa Yu for the TV series The Story of Minglan. The song became a mega hit, topping Tencent Music's UNI Chart for 5 consecutive weeks, the QQ Music New Song Chart 16 times, the Kugou Music Chinese New Song Chart and the Rising Chart, and the Kuwo Music New Song Chart for a whole month.[17]
On April 12, 2019, Hu participated in the season 7 finale of the singing competition show Singer as Chyi Yu's partner. On April 17, Hu released his fifth album Reading the Old (念·旧), under a new label Raining Culture (大雨文化).[18]
In 2020, Hu appeared on Singer again, this time as a challenge singer. In July, he released "Indeterminate Fate" (未定的注定), the promotional song for the game Tears of Themis. In December, he sang "Red Supreme"(红绝), the ending theme for donghua Heaven Official's Blessing.
From December 2020 to February 2021, Hu participated in the competition show Shine! Super Brothers, finishing in 2nd place behind Tan Jianci and forming the group Tan, Chen Zhipeng, Fu Longfei, Fu Xinbo, Liu Wei, and Alan Yu.[19] In March 2021, he released "Untitled"(无题), which is one of the soundtracks for the TV series Word of Honor. From September to December 2021, Hu participated in the music variety show Singing with Legends season 3 as a New Singer and was paired with the Veteran Singer George Lam, winning the best pair prize of the season.[20]
2022 – Present: MORE Hu Xia and variety shows
[edit]In 2022, Hu performed "Red Sun" (紅日) at CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala with Hacken Lee.[21]
On February 17, 2023, Hu released his sixth album MORE Hu Xia (MORE胡夏). On November 18, Hu held the first stop of his "Those Bygone Years" concert tour ("那些年"巡回演唱会) at the Guangzhou Asian Games City Gymnasium.[22]
In 2024, Hu participated in multiple reality and variety shows, including Fresh Singer Group (鲜活唱游团),[23] season 4 of Call Me By Fire (披荆斩棘的哥哥),[24] Enjoy Your Journey (乐在旅途),[25] "Friends Sing Night" on season 6 of Singing with Legends (我们的歌),[26] and Hit Songs 2024 (有歌2024).[27]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 胡 爱夏 (Hu Love Xia) (December 17, 2010)
- 燃点 (Flame of Love) (February 24, 2012)
- 傻瓜探戈 (Silly Tango) (June 22, 2013)
- 替我照顧她 (Love Odyssey) (April 14, 2015)
- 念·旧 (Reading the Old) (April 17, 2019)
- MORE胡夏 (MORE Hu Xia) (February 17, 2023)
EP
[edit]- 三 (Three) (May 17, 2013)
- 拾 (Ten) (May 14, 2020)
Singles
[edit]| Release Date | English title | Original title | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/07/15 | Between the Mountains | 山水之间 | Cover Xu Song, included in Xu Song's EP Between the Mountains |
| 2015/07/10 | Naked Summer | 裸夏 | |
| 2016/06/05 | So Suzhou | 那么苏州 | |
| 2019/09/09 | Huan Xi Sha - Shei Nian Xi Feng Du Zi Liang | 浣溪沙·谁念西风独自凉 | Based on the same-name ci poetry from Qing dynasty poet Nalan Xingde |
| 2019/08/09 | With You | 与你 | City promotional song for Liuzhou, Guangxi |
| 2019/12/20 | New song of seven sons | 七子新歌 | Xinhua News Agency memorial song for 20th Anniversary of Transfer of sovereignty over Macau |
| 2020/01/02 | Blueprints in Mind | 心有蓝图 | Theme song for CCTV Special Program for 20th Anniversary of Transfer of sovereignty over Macau |
| 2020/01/18 | Wish You Great Fortune | 恭喜发财财 | |
| 2020/05/07 | Migratory Bird | 候鸟 | Cover S.H.E, included in NetEase Cloud Music Remake of Youth Part 2 |
| 2020/05/30 | Rewind | 倒带 | Cover Jolin Tsai, included in NetEase Cloud Music Remake of Youth Part 3 |
| 2020/06/26 | Fly High! Youth | 飞翔吧！少年 | |
| 2020/07/13 | Feelings of Ice and Snow | 冰雪情怀 | Included in Musical Works for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, featuring Song Zu'er |
| 2020/11/18 | Wishes of Angels | 天使的愿望 | |
| 2020/12/31 | Song of Observing the World | 观尘歌 | Included in QQ Music and the Forbidden City collaborating album Forbidden City Imprint |
| 2021/06/22 | Ship Direction | 船向 | |
| 2021/07/20 | Flowers brightened by the galaxy (Farewell) | 银河照亮的花 | |
| 2021/07/30 | The Long Great Wall | 长城长 | Included in the tribute album for 100th Anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Party: One Hundred |
| 2021/10/18 | Chase | 追寻 | |
| 2021/12/01 | China in Lights | 灯火中的中国 | |
| 2021/12/08 | The promise of future | 未来之约 | |
| 2021/12/15 | Love Me Forever | 爱我久久 | Cover Ah Niu, included in NetEase Cloud Music Remake of Youth Part 5 |
| 2022/01/11 | Fireworks | 花火 | feat. After Journey |
| 2022/04/22 | Su Mu Zhe - Huai Jiu | 苏慕遮·怀旧 | Based on the same-name ci poetry from Northern Song poet Fan Zhongyan |
| 2022/08/04 | Good Times | 良辰今昔 | |
| 2022/09/29 | Chinese Waves Chinese People | 中国潮中国人 | Theme song for Henan TV Poetry Heart |
| 2022/10/04 | Borrow the Lights | 借光 | |
| 2022/11/23 | Falling Snow | 落雪 |
OST
[edit]| Release Date | English title | Original title | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/07/27 | Those Years (Those Bygone Years) | 那些年 | Theme song for movie You are the Apple of My Eye |
| 2012/09/14 | Sad Fairy Tale | 伤心童话 | Theme song for movie Sad Fairy Tale |
| 2013/11/07 | Letting Go | 放下 | Theme song for movie The Four 2 |
| 2014/04/03 | My Old Classmate | 同桌的你 | Theme song for movie My Old Classmate |
| 2014/08/11 | Ruthless | 无情 | Theme song for movie The Four Final Battle |
| 2014/09/18 | Where are You (Gone is Love) | 你在哪里(又名爱走掉) | Insert song for TV series The Way We Were |
| 2015/01/30 | Another noise | 另一个噪音 | Promotional song for movie The Arti: the Adventure Begins |
| 2015/08/07 | Time to Love | 爱你步步惊心 | Theme song for movie Time to Love |
| 2015/08/09 | Happiness you gave me | 给我的快乐 | Theme song for TV series Hero Dog |
| 2016/02/29 | He is better than me | 他比我更适合 | Theme song for TV series The Love of Happiness |
| 2016/07/28 | If I can | 如果可以 | Insert song for TV series The Whirlwind Girl 2 |
| 2016/10/17 | Waiting for the whole life | 等一生 | Ending theme for TV series Happy Mitan |
| 2017/01/08 | Hello, Cinderalla | 你好灰姑娘 | Ending theme for TV series Pretty Li Huizhen |
| 2017/06/11 | Rush to the Dead Summer | 夏至未至 | Opening theme for TV series Rush to the Dead Summer |
| 2017/09/01 | Last words of youth | 青春遗言 | Theme song for movie Growing Pains |
| 2017/10/25 | Spilled Water | 覆水 | Promotional song for TV series Oh My General |
| 2018/05/07 | Our love is never wrong (There is no mistake in our love) | 我们的爱没有错 | Opening theme for TV series Summer's Desire |
| 2018/06/17 | Intuition | 直觉 | Insert song for TV series My Story for You, cover Jeff Chang |
| 2018/08/02 | The Evolution Of Our Love | 爱情进化论 | Opening theme for TV seriesThe Evolution Of Our Love |
| 2018/08/03 | Sigh of Palace Walls (Red Wall Sigh) | 红墙叹 | Ending theme for TV series Story of Yanxi Palace (EP1~EP22) |
| 2018/11/02 | Courage | 勇气 | Ending theme for TV series Never Gone, cover Fish Leong |
| 2018/11/09 | Touched | 打动 | Insert song for TV series The Family |
| 2018/12/03 | Long Ages | 悠悠岁月 | Insert song for TV series Ever Night |
| 2018/12/22 | Don't you know | 知否知否 | Theme song for TV series The Story of Minglan, featuring Yisa Yu |
| 2019/01/07 | Are you willing? | 只问你肯不肯 | Conceptual song for TV series The Story of Minglan |
| 2019/01/23 | The bitterest sweet | 最苦的甜 | Ending theme for TV series The Last Goddess |
| 2019/02/01 | Will you love me | Will you love me | Theme song for TV series Unforgettable Impression |
| 2019/02/27 | What is enternity | 何为永恒 | Ending theme for TV series Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre |
| 2019/04/28 | Where am I from | 我从哪里来 | Chinese promotional song for movie Capernaum |
| 2019/04/29 | I Only Like You | 我只喜欢你 | Opening theme for TV series Le Coup de Foudre |
| 2019/05/17 | Youth Grand Slam | 青春大满贯 | Ending theme for TV series Prince of Tennis |
| 2019/07/03 | Change | 改变 | Insert song for River Flows to You |
| 2019/07/24 | If at that time | 如果当时 | Promotional song for movie Shanghai Fortress |
| 2019/09/20 | Lonely Island | 孤岛 | Insert song for TV series Airborne Blade |
| 2019/09/27 | Soaring In the Sky | 翱翔天地 | Insert song for movie The Captain |
| 2019/10/25 | Shui Mo | 水墨 | Opening theme for TV series When Shui Meets Mo |
| 2019/10/29 | A Fantastic Encounter | 悠然见南山 | Theme song for movie A Fantastic Encounter |
| 2019/11/14 | Fallen Leves | 落叶 | Opening theme for TV series Crocodile and Plover Bird |
| 2019/11/19 | Unstoppable Youth | 青春抛物线 | Opening theme for TV series Unstoppable Youth |
| 2019/12/09 | Tao Chan | 逃禅 | Theme song for game The Magic Blade |
| 2019/12/31 | Word of Jingxiu | 锦绣令 | Ending theme for TV series The Sweet Girl |
| 2020/02/02 | Light of the Heart | 心光 | Ending theme for TV series Find Yourself |
| 2020/04/08 | Wish Song | 愿歌行 | Opening theme for TV series Serenade of Peaceful Joy |
| 2020/06/03 | Where heart is heading | 心之所向 | Opening theme for TV series Hardcore Lovers |
| 2020/06/15 | Between the words | 字里行间 | Insert song for TV series The Eight |
| 2020/07/09 | Daybreak Dusk | 晨昏 | Opening theme for donghua Mr Love: Queen's Choice |
| 2020/07/29 | Indeterminate Fate | 未定的注定 | Promotional song for game Tears of Themis |
| 2020/09/08 | Fate starts from Jade Dynasty | 缘起诛仙 | Theme song for game Jade Dynasty |
| 2020/10/15 | Not Drunken, Never Forget | 不醉不忘 | Insert song for TV series The Moon Brightens For You |
| 2020/10/16 | Time Flies | 来过 | Chinese theme song for movie Dans la brume |
| 2020/11/13 | Way Back | 归路 | Theme song for stage play of game JX Online 3 |
| 2020/12/14 | Say Goodbye | 说再见吧 | Theme song for movie Bath Buddy |
| 2020/12/16 | Conclude (Jie) | 结 | Insert song for TV series Legend of Fei |
| 2020/12/24 | Red Supreme (Hong Jue) | 红绝 | Ending theme for donghua Heaven Official's Blessing |
| 2021/01/04 | Sudden | 蓦然 | Insert song for TV series My Best Friend's Story |
| 2021/01/08 | The End of the Earth | 天涯尽处 | Opening theme for TV series Monarch Industry, featuring Zhou Shen |
| 2021/01/20 | Dreams nobody knows | 无人知晓的梦 | Ending theme for TV series Unrequited Love |
| 2021/01/27 | Miss You in a Heartbeat (Recites) | 声声念 | Opening theme for TV series A Girl Like Me, featuring Miriam Yeung |
| 2021/02/26 | Leave it to time | 交给时间 | Promotional song for movie Endless Summer |
| 2021/03/02 | Untitled | 无题 | Insert song for TV series Word of Honor |
| 2021/03/15 | Fell in Love With | 爱上了 | Insert song for TV series You Are My Hero |
| 2021/04/27 | Wandering People | 流客 | Insert song for TV series The Love of Hypnosis |
| 2021/05/25 | Flourish in Time | 时光少年 | Opening theme for TV series Flourish in Time |
| 2021/06/01 | Heartwarming Moment | 心动的瞬间 | Ending theme for TV series My Dear Guardian |
| 2021/08/08 | Wish of Flowers and Moon | 花月愿 | Character theme song for Xie Ling in Heaven Official's Blessing |
| 2021/09/08 | Born Extraordinary | 不凡而生 | Opening theme for TV series The Justice |
| 2021/09/27 | Mistake | 过错 | Ending theme for TV series The Justice |
| 2021/11/24 | The Memory About You | 半暖时光 | Opening theme for TV series The Memory About You |
| 2021/11/28 | Don't leave | 勿离 | Ending theme for TV series Heart of Loyalty, featuring Claire Kuo |
| 2022/01/10 | Wind-chasing Youth | 追风少年 | Theme song for movie Snow Dance |
Filmography
[edit]Variety Show
[edit]| Year | English Title | Original Title | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 - 2010 | One Million Star (season 6) | 超级星光大道第六季 | |
| 2011 - 2012 | Clash of the Choirs | 梦想合唱团 | |
| 2012 | Your Face Sounds Familiar | 百变大咖秀 | Recurring |
| 2015 | Fly to Sky | 冲上云霄 | |
| 2016 | The Collaboration | 作战吧偶像 | |
| 2016 | COME ON! (season 2) | 不服来战第二季 | Host |
| 2017 | Gathering! Honor of Kings | 集结吧王者 | |
| 2018 | Mask Singer (season 3) | 蒙面唱将猜猜猜第三季 | Recurring |
| 2019 | Singer 2019 (season 7) | 歌手2019 | Music partner (Final) |
| 2019 | Final Expert | 终极高手 | |
| 2020 | Singer: Year of the Hits (season 8) | 歌手：当打之年 | |
| 2020 | Street Waves | 街头音浪 | |
| 2020 - 2021 | Shine! Super Brothers | 追光吧!哥哥 | |
| 2021 | Singing with Legends season 3 | 我们的歌第三季 | |
| 2021 | Time Concert | 时光音乐会 | EP 9, EP 10 |
| 2022 | We Are the Champions | 战至巅峰 | |
| 2022 - 2023 | Time Concert Season 2 | 时光音乐会第二季 |
Film
[edit]| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sad Fairy Tale | 伤心童话 | Liu Tong | [28][29] | |
| 2015 | Money Game | 黄金福将 | Zhao Gang | ||
| 2015 | The Left Ear | 左耳 | You Ta | ||
| 2015 | Reco Kingdom 4 | 洛克王国4：出发！巨人谷 | Hugo | Voice | |
| 2017 | Growing Pains | 会痛的十七岁 | Gu Mingyao | ||
| 2019 | A Fantastic Encounter | 悠然见南山 | Nan Shan | ||
| 2021 | Crazy for Buddies | 我为兄弟狂 | Zhong Hao |
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