Shawn Tng
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Born
Singapore
OccupationsSinger-songwriter, composer, musician,
Also known as唐志伟, 唐志玮
Shawn Tng | |
|---|---|
| Born | Singapore |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, composer, musician, |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | 唐志伟, 唐志玮 |
Shawn Tng, 唐志瑋, is a singer and composer from Singapore.
Tng studied Computer Science at National University of Singapore.[1][2]
Music career
Tng was part of a Singaporean pop group, Three Springs, comprising Jeremy Wong, Willie Tan and him.[1][3][4] Tng was dubbed by Hong Kong's media as the new Eric Moo.[3][5][6]
- Tng started his music career with the release his first solo album "相信" in 1994, followed by his second album "觉醒" in 1995.[7][8]
- Tng wrote a theme song titled "决定" for the popular TCS Channel 8 TV serial "真心男儿".[5]
- In 1995, Tng subsequently launched his singing career in Taiwan releasing his first album there "爱你的我能怎么做".[9][10]
- In 1995, Tng released a duet with Annie Yi titled "守侯".
- In 1996, Tng wrote a theme song titled "See The Sunrise" for RTHK's annual "Solar Project"(太阳计划) which was performed by popular singers Kit Chan, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Vivian Chow, Tai Zheng Xiao and some other RTHK's DJs. Also viewable at "See the Sunrise"[11][12]
- In 1996, Tng performed the theme song for the animation series Street Fighter (街頭霸王).[13]
- In 1996, Tng participated in the Hong Kong CASH 香港作曲家及作詞家協會 Contest and won the 1st Runner-up.
- In 1997, Liu Wen Zheng(刘文正) named Shawn Tng as one of the rising stars of the Mandarin pop scene in 1996–97.[14]
- In 1997, Yin Xia (银霞) starred in Shawn Tng's 决定 (Decision) music video.[15]
Tng retired from the music scene in 1997.
Career
Tng joined Microsoft in 1999.
