Chinese name 許雅涵 (traditional) Name Candy Hsu Chinese name 许雅涵 (simplified) Role Singer-songwriter | Pinyin Origin Taiwan Albums 香草咪咪 | |
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Other name(s) Candy,Candy Xu,Xu Yahan,Xu Ya Han Occupation Singer-songwriter, actress, record producer Similar People Daniel Chan, Masayo Kurata, Yu Asakawa, Tony Sun, Tia Lee | ||
Candy Hsu (Chinese: 許雅涵; pinyin: Xǔ Yǎhán, born February 10, 1998 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actress and record producer. She writes, composes her own songs, and plays many instruments including piano and saxophone.
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Biography
Candy Hsu's parents are professional musicians.
In 2006, 8-year-old Candy entered a singer-songwriter contest with the song "Vanilla Kitty", that she composed at the age of 6, in 2004. The large competition, called Chunghwa Telecom MOD Star Contest, made her a star. After the 6 long months of preliminaries, semi-finals and finals, Candy Hsu was declared winner.
Candy's first official album, also entitled "Vanilla Kitty", was released by Avex Taiwan on February 29, 2008. All the songs on the album were written by her. "Vanilla Kitty" topped sales charts.
In January 2012, Candy Hsu started filming in her debut movie, Kidnapping of a Big Star (Chinese: 绑架大明星; pinyin: Bǎngjià Dà Míngxīng), directed by Zhang Jiabei, notably the director of Midnight Beating. She has a leading role in it, playing alongside Daniel Chan and Kristy Yeung.
As of September 2012, she was endorsing the trade fair Music China Shanghai (Chinese: 上海音樂節), that would take place from October 11 to 14.
Albums
- Vanilla Kitty (Chinese: 香草咪咪; pinyin: Xiāngcǎo Mīmī) (Avex Taiwan, February 29, 2008)
- Angel (Chinese: 天使; pinyin: Tiānshǐ) (Pure Music, July 15, 2010)