Tiana Xiao
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Also known as | 蕭鳴兒 ( Traditional )萧鸣儿 ( Imperial Records (Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.) |
Website | Tiana Xiao Official Website Tiana Xiao Imperial Records Official Website |
Tiana Xiao is a
Biography
Tiana Xiao was born in Sichuan, China and moved to the United States with her family when she was two years old. Her family currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
At the age of fourteen, Xiao studied singing with several private vocal coaches and attended classes at the
In January 2006, Xiao began attending HIPAC, a vocal school located in Los Angeles. Her voice teacher saw tremendous potential in the then 15-year-old Xiao and trained her for about three months before sending a demo CD to a management/production company in Japan.
A few months later, during the summer of 2006, Xiao was brought by her
In 2009, Xiao ended her contract with Imperial Records, and took a hiatus from singing to finish college. She graduated from Cornell University in 2012.[2]
Upon graduation, Xiao moved to Asia and continued to release music, including cover songs.
Career
Tiana's debut single CD, Sweet Obsession, was released on January 23, 2008. The music was written and produced by Jeeve. The original lyrics of Sweet Obsession, written in English, were penned by Tiana herself. Tiana also wrote the English portion of the lyrics in the
A second single, titled KIZUNA, was released on April 23, 2008. The two songs on the CD are written and produced by Tom Keane, who wrote and produced music for many well-known artists such as
Tiana's first studio album was released in May.[6] The songs featured in the album will include all tracks from her two previous maxi singles, as well as the highly anticipated songs written and produced by other notable producers from both the United States and the United Kingdom, including Alexis Smith (UK) Tom Keane, Jeeve and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (Jam & Lewis) (U.S.).[1]
After an eleven-month hiatus, Tiana releases a third single, Kanashii Uso. Despite receiving a substantial amount of positive critical reviews, the single did not make the
On December 1, 2009, Tiana has announced an official return to school, stating that she will continue her career in music after graduation.[7]
Discography
Singles
Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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2008 | Sweet Obsession | Imperial Records
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2008 | KIZUNA | Imperial Records |
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2009 | Kanashii Uso | Imperial Records |
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Albums
Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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2008 | Destiny | Imperial Records
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References
- ^ a b ""Tiana Xiao Official Profile"". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
- ^ "ティアナ ・ シャオ 海外の大物クリエイターが認めた17歳の新人歌姫". February 2008. p. 11.
- ^ a b c "Tiana Xiao Teichiku Official Website"
- ^ 中国生まれの"新星"は宇多田2世になれるか. Yahoo! JAPAN Entertainment News (in Japanese). Yahoo! JAPAN. January 27, 2008. Archived from the original on January 31, 2008.
- ^ "日中米の掛け橋、IQ170を誇る天才少女の2ndシングル". OOPS! News Network (in Japanese). MSN Music News. January 27, 2008. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012.
- ^ 孫 (Sun), 盈 (Ying) (February 14, 2008). 華裔女孩學業出衆歌聲甜. 中日新聞 (in Chinese). pp. 華人篇·華人採風 中文導報 17 B.
- ^ 学校は忙しい (in Japanese). December 2009.
External links
- Official
- (in Japanese) Tiana Xiao Official Website P-PRO Entertainment
- (in Japanese) Tiana's Ameblo: Tiana's Magic Kingdom