A Lost Puppy Dog” and the song “Gemini”. In 2004, they released their second album, which had the title “Gemini and the Flower Boy”. It contained four singles, “Sister”, “What’s the Trend”, “Goodnight my Love” and the new song “Love in the Air”, which was followed by “Bright Red Star”. A year later, the group put out another album, “Celestial”. In 2006, they released another record, which was called “Unborn Baby”. A year later, the band released the new song, “Dream of China”. The song was very popular and was played in various shows in many countries. It became the most known song of the group. After that, the group worked on another studio album, which was entitled “Unstoppable Spirit”. The record included a series of hits such as “Good Time” and the title track. The group has continued to release new songs, such as “I Love You” and “Tiger.”The group is currently working on new music. Solo Career Irene graduated in 2003 from the Shanghai Theatre Academy majoring in acting. From 2003 to 2007, she starred in the movies such as “Blondes Fever” and “Sunflower” and other productions. In 2013, she began to study at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she studied theater music and completed her master’s degree. Since then, she has also studied singing and piano. Irene has won the championship of several singing competitions, such as “Chinese National Student Singing Contest”, “China’s Best New Artist”, “Shanghai Spring Festival Competition of Traditional Music” and more. She also won awards in singing competitions in many cities, such as "Asia’s Best Singer Competition" and "Singapore Best Singer Competition". Irene also participated in many TV shows and radio stations in China. She was invited to host many different TV shows, including "HIT Music Live," "Love on the Air," and "Pop Music Time" on Hunan Satellite TV.She also sang the title song of the show "Happy Birthday Jiao Yue." She won the championship of the 2014 “Singapore Best Singer Competition”, being the only winner in China. Irene then went to Singapore and represented her country and became the first China’s singer who appeared on the global stage in this “Singapore Song Festival.” She also represented China in singing festivals in Korea and Taiwan and performed there as well. Irene has also performed with many renowned international singers. Chengdu TV Program "Chinese Musicians Talk" 2015 Season In 2015, Irene was invited to a “Chinese Musicians Talk” show in Chengdu. She was the only female singer to have a solo spotlight in that event. As a singer, Irene was the first to be asked in an interview about fashion, beauty, diet and fitness as well as about the music scene. When asked about music, she shared how she was born to make music, her dreams in future life and her role model. In 2017, Irene released her debut album “Yihe”. It was produced by the most famous record company in China, Fala Group and was certified Platinum. Since then, Irene has become one of the most successful singers in China and made a name for herself. This album became one of the most successful albums of all time in China, with 3 new songs she released from this album, “Chinese Medicine” being one of them, which topped all Chinese charts in the first week and ranked 8th in all China charts in 2017. “Shanghai Style” also ranked 12th. Her other song “Ghost” ranked 25th, and “Yihe” (the title song) ranked 30th. Chengdu TV Program "Chinese Musicians Talk” Season 4 2018 Season In 2018, Irene participated in “Singer-in-Chief” show with Huang Xiaoming as the host in Beijing, where she sang her new single “Shanghai Style” which reached to a huge success on Weibo. At the same time, Irene was also invited to join “Chinese Musicians Talk” in Chengdu and was the guest of the event. During the show, Irene played piano, which impressed viewers as well as Irene’s fans all around the world. Irene’s performance was especially interesting and full of charm, which proved her power in playing keyboard, something that made many fans to show their interest in her and her music. Irene and Huang Xiaoming performed an acoustic version of her new single “Shanghai Style,” and this song was broadcasted during the end of the show. The next day, they held the live performance of “Shanghai Style” during “Inkigayo” on Hunan TV, thus becoming the first time Irene’s song was performed on the biggest TV channel in China. At the same time, the two performers were also given two awards, “Global Popularity Award” and “Best Musical Performance”. In April 2019, Irene participated in “Chinese Musicians Talk” season in Chengdu. On stage, she performed a lot of songs that she hadn’t shown before in public, such as “Fate,” “The End,” “Xiao Wu (Autumn Rain),” and “Red Pants.” She was the guest of the show as well as the only singer in the line-up. 2020 Season In February 2020, Irene was invited to participate in Chengdu's annual event "Spring Festival Gala" on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, where she sang "Shanghai Style". Discography Studio Albums Singles Soundtracks References Category:1984 births Category:People from Shenzhen Category:Chinese female singer-songwriters Category:Chinese Mandopop singers Category:Living people Category:Shanghai Conservatory of Music alumni Category:21st-century Chinese singers Category:21st-century women singers