| Xiao Yu | |||||||
| Native Name: | 宋念宇 | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||
| Pronunciation: | Sung Nien-yu | ||||||
| Birth Name: | Sung Hsiang-feng (宋庠鋒) | ||||||
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1983 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Zhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan | ||||||
| Nationality: | Taiwanese | ||||||
| Alma Mater: | Taoyuan Innovation Institute of Technology | ||||||
| Years Active: | 2003–present | ||||||
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Sung Nien-yu (; born 22 November 1983), better known by his stage name Xiao Yu, is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Most of Xiao Yu's early career was spent behind the scenes, writing and producing music for numerous Mandarin singers. He released his debut album Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me in 2008 which garnered widespread acclaim. This was followed up with the 2009 release of the album Standing Here where the album spent twenty-one consecutive weeks in the G-Music top twenty album sales chart.[1] In 2013, he received a nomination for Best Mandarin Male Singer at the 24th Golden Melody Awards for One More Time. After a 5-year break from music, to complete his military service and going through restructure of his previous record company, Xiao Yu returned with his fourth studio album in 2017, With You, his first release under Warner Music Taiwan.[2]
| English title | Chinese title | Release date | Track listing | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me | 小宇同學就是我 | 9 January 2008 | Avex Taiwan | |
| 2nd | Standing Here | 就站在這裡 | 9 June 2009 | ||
| 3rd | One More Time | 再一次 | 7 December 2012 | ||
| 4th | With You | 同在 | 7 April 2017 | Warner Music Taiwan | |
| 5th | Be Nothing | 無視 | 15 December 2021 | ||
| English title | Chinese title | Release date | Track listing | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | One & Only | 唯一的唯一 | May 2007 | |||
| 2nd | 2020 Where Are You | 2020你在哪裡 | 20 July 2010 | Take One Music | ||
| 3rd | The Power of Beauty | 美麗的力量 | 24 February 2011 | Take One Music | ||
| 4th | Own Categories | 自成一派 | 19 June 2015 | Forward Music | ||
| 5th | An Angel's Secret (feat. Erika) | 當一個天使的憂愁（feat. Erika） | 12 May 2016 | Magpie Entertainment | ||
| 6th | 2 December 2016 | Magpie Entertainment | ||||
| 7th | 24 December 2019 | Magpie Entertainment, Warner Music Taiwan | ||||
| 8th | 17 April 2020 | Magpie Entertainment |
| English title | Chinese title | Release date | Track listing | Label | - | 1st | Ex-Boyfriend Original TV Soundtrack | 前男友電視原聲帶 | 19 January 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | The Wolf Original Television Series Soundtrack | 狼殿下影視原聲帶 | 24 December 2020 | Warner Music Taiwan |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chinese Musicians Exchange Association | Top Ten Albums of the Year | Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me | [3] | |
| 2012 | One More Time | [4] | |||
| 2013 | Best Mandarin Male Singer | One More Time | [5] | ||
| Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Songs of the Year | "One Light Years' Distance" | [6] | ||
| Best New Artist | |||||
| 2018 | Best Male Mandarin Singer | With You | [7] | ||
| 2020 | Producer of the Year — Single | "Murmur" | [8] | ||
| 2022 | Hit FM's Favourite Artist | Be Nothing | [9] | ||
| Hito Best Music Arrangement | "Gone" (怎麼忘記了你) | ||||
| Best Composition | "If You Forget Me" (等妳想起我) | [10] |