voc, bvoc, *1974 CN
Singer of Pop
Valen Hsu, also known as Xiu Xiu (琇琇), (simplified Chinese: 许茹芸; traditional Chinese: 許茹芸; pinyin: Xǔ Rúyún) was born on 20 September 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter. Hsu is widely known for her sad love ballads which have earned her the nickname "The Queen of Love Songs". Her songs are mostly sung in Mandarin Chinese and some in Cantonese. A classically trained pianist, she started playing the piano when she was 4. While she was attending high school in 1993, she was discovered while performing in a restaurant in Taipei, where many known pop artists began their careers. She was offered a contract with Taiwan’s What’s Music Record label and began work on her first commercial album, all before the age of 19. Valen Hsu is known for her vocals, which are wispy yet strong and crystal-clear. Her singing voice and technique have been compared to Hong Kong's Faye Wong. In 1998, the Japanese magazine publication Asia Pop voted her as the best female pop vocalist in Asia. She has been known to deliver CD-quality live performances. Occasionally, she will play the piano while singing live at her concerts. In 1999, after the sale of What’s Music to Universal Records (Taiwan), she recorded a duet with Enrique Iglesias entitled You’re My No. 1, released on Enrique’s Asian version of his Enrique album.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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綻放的綻放的綻放 | Valen Hsu | 2018 | Album |
許茹芸的微醺音樂 你聽見了(我)嗎? | Valen Hsu | 2011 | Album |
愛。旅行。一公里 My Love Journey 1km | Valen Hsu | 2009 | Album |
北緯66度 | Valen Hsu | 2007 | Album |
我愛夜 新歌+精選 | Valen Hsu | 2003 | Compil. |
愛情電影主題曲 雲且留住 | Valen Hsu | 2003 | Album |
芸開了 | Valen Hsu | 2002 | Album |
许茹芸 完美精选 | Valen Hsu | 2001 | Compil. |
You're My #1 | Enrique Iglesias & Valen Hsu | 2000 | Single |
花咲 | Valen Hsu | 2000 | Album |
真愛無敵 | Valen Hsu | 1999 | Album |
蝸牛 | 齊秦, Valen Hsu, 動力火車, 熊天平 | 1999 | Single |
我依然愛你 | Valen Hsu | 1998 | Album |
你是最ㄞ = The Best Love | Valen Hsu | 1998 | Album |
茹此精彩13首 (台灣版) | Valen Hsu | 1997 | Compil. |
日光機場 | Valen Hsu | 1997 | Album |
淚海 Tear Sea | Valen Hsu | 1996 | Album |
如果雲知道 | Valen Hsu | 1996 | Album |
討好 | Valen Hsu | 1995 | Album |