Hu Xia
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Hu Xia (Chinese: 胡夏; English name: Fox Hu; born 1 March 1990) is a Chinese singer, actor. He won the sixth season of Taiwan's One Million Star in 2010 and released his debut album Hu Love Xia later the year.[1][2] Apart from his albums, he has sung a great number of soundtracks for Chinese TV series, movies and games, the most famous ones are Those Years (那些年) for You Are the Apple of My Eye in 2011 and Don't You Know (知否知否) for The Story of Minglan in 2018. Other notables include Rush to the Dead Summer, Story of Yanxi Palace, Le Coup de Foudre, Word of Honor and Heaven Official’s Blessing.
Hu Xia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1990 Nanning, Guangxi, China |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Awards | The Best Male New Singer |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Nanning, Guangxi, China |
| Genres | Mandopop |
| Labels | Raining Culture (2018 - present) Sony Music Entertainment China (2010 - 2016) |
Career
2008 – 2009: Pre-debut and contests
Hu Xia has participated in several Guangxi local contests before he entered the BEST 8 of Mengniu Dairy “Running towards Beijing, Achieving music dreams” contest held by Enlight Pictures in 2008. He then banded with other competitors and became a member of Fengyunbang, who has also performed at S.H.E and Fahrenheit’s concerts in mainland China as warming guest.
Following the disband of Fengyunbang in September 2009, Hu Xia went to Taiwan to compete in the sixth season of One Million Star. Hu Xia was outstanding since the beginning and in the round 13 and 14, he attempted a Taiwanese song “Jiahou” (家后, Ke-au) which gained full marks. Hu Xia finally won the contest in May 2010 and signed with Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan.
2010 – 2012: Debut, Those years, Flame of love
On December 17, 2010, Hu Xia released his debut album Hu Love Xia. The title was taken from his father and his mother’s family names, Hu and Xia, and this was also how he got his real name. In 2011, he sang the theme song, “Those Years” (那些年), for the Taiwanese movie You Are the Apple of My Eye. The song became a mega hit in Asia and the MV has more than 100 million views in YouTube. In the Taiwanese KKBOX singles daily charts, "Those Years" remained at the top for 64 consecutive days, from 22 August to 22 October 2011, breaking the previous record of 45 consecutive days. The song was nominated for the Best Original Film Soundtrack award at the 48th Golden Horse Awards.
On February 24, 2012, he released his second album Flame of love. On September 14, 2012, the Move Sad Fairy Tale starring Liu Shishi and Hu Xia was on cinema in mainland China, and Hu Xia sang the theme song “Sad Fairy Tale” (伤心童话).
2013 – 2017: Silly Tango, Love Odyssey
On June 20, 2013, Hu Xia released his third album Silly Tango. In November, he sang the theme song “Letting Go” (放下) for the movie The Four 2. In April 2014, he covered Lao Lang’s “My Old Classmate“ (同桌的你), which was the theme song for the same-name movie. In August 2014, he released “Ruthless” (无情), the theme song for The Four Final Battle.
Hu Xia released his fourth album Love Odyssey on April 14, 2015. In April 2015, he starred in the movie The Left Ear and released the promotional song “A beautiful yesterday” (美好的昨天) for the movie. After the contracts ended, Hu Xia chose to left Sony Music Taiwan and Enlight Pictures in 2016. From June to July 2016, he participated in the Chinese and South Korean music show The Collaboration and teamed up with Zico. In June 2017, Hu Xia released “Rush to the Dead Summer”(夏至未至), the theme song for the same-name TV series adapted from Guo Jingming’s novel.
2018 – Now: Reading the old, Don’t you know
In August 2018, Hu Xia sang the first ending song, “Sighs of the Palace Walls”(红墙叹), for Story of Yanxi Palace. In December 2018, feating Yisa Yu, he released the theme song for TV series The Story of Minglan: “Don’t You Know?” (知否知否), which became a mega-hit. On April 12, 2019, Hu Xia participated in the final of the music competition show Singer (Season 7) as the music partner of Chyi Yu. On April 17, 2019, Hu Xia released his new album Reading the Old, under his own label Raining Culture.
In March 2020, Hu Xia competed in the music competition show Singer: Year of the Hits (Season 8) as a challenge singer. In July 2020, Hu Xia released “Indeterminate Fate”(未定的注定), the promotional song for the game Tears of Themis. In December 2020, he sang the ending theme for donghua Heaven Official’s Blessing: “Red Supreme”(红绝). Hu Xia participated in the competition show Shine! Super Brothers from December 2020 to February 2021. In March 2021, he released “Untitled”(无题), which is one of the soundtrack for the TV series Word of Honors. From September to December 2021, Hu Xia competed in Singing with Legends season 3, in which he paired up with George Lam and won the best pair prize of the season.
Discography
Albums
- 胡 爱夏 (Hu Love Xia) (2010/12/17)
- 燃点 (Flame of Love) (2012/02/24)
- 傻瓜探戈 (Silly Tango) (2013/06/22)
- 替我照顧她 (Love Odyssey) (2015/04/14)
- 念·旧 (Reading the Old) (2019/04/17)
EP
- 三 (Three) (2013/05/17)
- 拾 (Ten) (2020/05/14)
Singles
| Release Date | English title | Original title | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/07/15 | Between the Mountains | 山水之间 | Cover Xu Song, included in Xu Song's EP Between the Mountains |
| 2015/07/10 | Naked Summer | 裸夏 | |
| 2016/06/05 | So Suzhou | 那么苏州 | |
| 2019/09/09 | Huan Xi Sha - Shei Nian Xi Feng Du Zi Liang | 浣溪沙·谁念西风独自凉 | Based on the same-name ci poetry from Qing dynasty poet Nalan Xingde |
| 2019/08/09 | With You | 与你 | City promotional song for Liuzhou, Guangxi |
| 2019/12/20 | New song of seven sons | 七子新歌 | Xinhua News Agency memorial song for 20th Anniversary of Transfer of sovereignty over Macau |
| 2020/01/02 | Blueprints in Mind | 心有蓝图 | Theme song for CCTV Special Program for 20th Anniversary of Transfer of sovereignty over Macau |
| 2020/01/18 | Wish You Great Fortune | 恭喜发财财 | |
| 2020/05/07 | Migratory Bird | 候鸟 | Cover S.H.E, included in NetEase Cloud Music Remake of Youth Part 2 |
| 2020/05/30 | Rewind | 倒带 | Cover Jolin Tsai, included in NetEase Cloud Music Remake of Youth Part 3 |
| 2020/06/26 | Fly High! Youth | 飞翔吧！少年 | |
| 2020/07/13 | Feelings of Ice and Snow | 冰雪情怀 | Included in Musical Works for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, feating Song Zu'er |
| 2020/11/18 | Wishes of Angels | 天使的愿望 | |
| 2020/12/31 | Song of Observing the World | 观尘歌 | Included in QQ Music and the Forbidden City collaborating album Forbidden City Imprint |
| 2021/06/22 | Ship Direction | 船向 | |
| 2021/07/20 | Flowers brightened by the galaxy (Farewell) | 银河照亮的花 | |
| 2021/07/30 | The Long Great Wall | 长城长 | Included in the tribute album for 100th Anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Party: One Hundred |
| 2021/10/18 | Chase | 追寻 | |
| 2021/12/01 | China in Lights | 灯火中的中国 | |
| 2021/12/08 | The promise of future | 未来之约 | |
| 2021/12/15 | Love Me Forever | 爱我久久 | Cover Ah Niu, included in NetEase Cloud Music Remake of Youth Part 5 |
| 2022/01/11 | Fireworks | 花火 | feat. After Journey |
| 2022/04/22 | Su Mu Zhe - Huai Jiu | 苏慕遮·怀旧 | Based on the same-name ci poetry from Northern Song poet Fan Zhongyan |
| 2022/08/04 | Good Times | 良辰今昔 | |
| 2022/09/29 | Chinese Waves Chinese People | 中国潮中国人 | Theme song for Henan TV Poetry Heart |
| 2022/10/04 | Borrow the Lights | 借光 | |
| 2022/11/23 | Falling Snow | 落雪 |
OST
| Release Date | English title | Original title | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/07/27 | Those Years (Those Bygone Years) | 那些年 | Theme song for movie You are the Apple of My Eye |
| 2012/09/14 | Sad Fairy Tale | 伤心童话 | Theme song for movie Sad Fairy Tale |
| 2013/11/07 | Letting Go | 放下 | Theme song for movie The Four 2 |
| 2014/04/03 | My Old Classmate | 同桌的你 | Theme song for movie My Old Classmate |
| 2014/08/11 | Ruthless | 无情 | Theme song for movie The Four Final Battle |
| 2014/09/18 | Where are You (Gone is Love) | 你在哪里（又名爱走掉) | Insert song for TV series The Way We Were |
| 2015/01/30 | Another noise | 另一个噪音 | Promotional song for movie The Arti: the Adventure Begins |
| 2015/08/07 | Time to Love | 爱你步步惊心 | Theme song for movie Time to Love |
| 2015/08/09 | Happiness you gave me | 给我的快乐 | Theme song for TV series Hero Dog |
| 2016/02/29 | He is better than me | 他比我更适合 | Theme song for TV series The Love of Happiness |
| 2016/07/28 | If I can | 如果可以 | Insert song for TV series The Whirlwind Girl 2 |
| 2016/10/17 | Waiting for the whole life | 等一生 | Ending theme for TV series Happy Mitan |
| 2017/01/08 | Hello, Cinderalla | 你好灰姑娘 | Ending theme for TV series Pretty Li Huizhen |
| 2017/06/11 | Rush to the Dead Summer | 夏至未至 | Opening theme for TV series Rush to the Dead Summer |
| 2017/09/01 | Last words of youth | 青春遗言 | Theme song for movie Growing Pains |
| 2017/10/25 | Spilled Water | 覆水 | Promotional song for TV series Oh My General |
| 2018/05/07 | Our love is never wrong (There is no mistake in our love) | 我们的爱没有错 | Opening theme for TV series Summer's Desire |
| 2018/06/17 | Intuition | 直觉 | Insert song for TV series My Story for You, cover Jeff Chang |
| 2018/08/02 | The Evolution Of Our Love | 爱情进化论 | Opening theme for TV seriesThe Evolution Of Our Love |
| 2018/08/03 | Sigh of Palace Walls (Red Wall Sigh) | 红墙叹 | Ending theme for TV series Story of Yanxi Palace (EP1~EP22) |
| 2018/11/02 | Courage | 勇气 | Ending theme for TV series Never Gone, cover Fish Leong |
| 2018/11/09 | Touched | 打动 | Insert song for TV series The Family |
| 2018/12/03 | Long Ages | 悠悠岁月 | Insert song for TV series Ever Night |
| 2018/12/22 | Don't you know | 知否知否 | Theme song for TV series The Story of Minglan, feating Yisa Yu |
| 2019/01/07 | Are you willing? | 只问你肯不肯 | Conceptual song for TV series The Story of Minglan |
| 2019/01/23 | The bitterest sweet | 最苦的甜 | Ending theme for TV series The Last Goddess |
| 2019/02/01 | Will you love me | Will you love me | Theme song for TV series Unforgettable Impression |
| 2019/02/27 | What is enternity | 何为永恒 | Ending theme for TV series Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre |
| 2019/04/28 | Where am I from | 我从哪里来 | Chinese promotional song for movie Capernaum |
| 2019/04/29 | I Only Like You | 我只喜欢你 | Opening theme for TV series Le Coup de Foudre |
| 2019/05/17 | Youth Grand Slam | 青春大满贯 | Ending theme for TV series Prince of Tennis |
| 2019/07/03 | Change | 改变 | Insert song for River Flows to You |
| 2019/07/24 | If at that time | 如果当时 | Promotional song for movie Shanghai Fortress |
| 2019/09/20 | Lonely Island | 孤岛 | Insert song for TV series Airborne Blade |
| 2019/09/27 | Soaring In the Sky | 翱翔天地 | Insert song for movie The Captain |
| 2019/10/25 | Shui Mo | 水墨 | Opening theme for TV series When Shui Meets Mo |
| 2019/10/29 | A Fantastic Encounter | 悠然见南山 | Theme song for movie A Fantastic Encounter |
| 2019/11/14 | Fallen Leves | 落叶 | Opening theme for TV series Crocodile and Plover Bird |
| 2019/11/19 | Unstoppable Youth | 青春抛物线 | Opening theme for TV series Unstoppable Youth |
| 2019/12/09 | Tao Chan | 逃禅 | Theme song for game The Magic Blade |
| 2019/12/31 | Word of Jingxiu | 锦绣令 | Ending theme for TV series The Sweet Girl |
| 2020/02/02 | Light of the Heart | 心光 | Ending theme for TV series Find Yourself |
| 2020/04/08 | Wish Song | 愿歌行 | Opening theme for TV series Serenade of Peaceful Joy |
| 2020/06/03 | Where heart is heading | 心之所向 | Opening theme for TV series Hardcore Lovers |
| 2020/06/15 | Between the words | 字里行间 | Insert song for TV series The Eight |
| 2020/07/09 | Daybreak Dusk | 晨昏 | Opening theme for donghua Mr Love: Queen's Choice |
| 2020/07/29 | Indeterminate Fate | 未定的注定 | Promotional song for game Tears of Themis |
| 2020/09/08 | Fate starts from Jade Dynasty | 缘起诛仙 | Theme song for game Jade Dynasty |
| 2020/10/15 | Not Drunken, Never Forget | 不醉不忘 | Insert song for TV series The Moon Brightens For You |
| 2020/10/16 | Time Flies | 来过 | Chinese theme song for movie Dans la brume |
| 2020/11/13 | Way Back | 归路 | Theme song for stage play of game JX Online 3 |
| 2020/12/14 | Say Goodbye | 说再见吧 | Theme song for movie Bath Buddy |
| 2020/12/16 | Conclude (Jie) | 结 | Insert song for TV series Legend of Fei |
| 2020/12/24 | Red Supreme (Hong Jue) | 红绝 | Ending theme for donghua Heaven Official's Blessing |
| 2021/01/04 | Sudden | 蓦然 | Insert song for TV series My Best Friend's Story |
| 2021/01/08 | The End of the Earth | 天涯尽处 | Opening theme for TV series Monarch Industry, feating Zhou Shen |
| 2021/01/20 | Dreams nobody knows | 无人知晓的梦 | Ending theme for TV series Unrequited Love |
| 2021/01/27 | Miss You in a Heartbeat (Recites) | 声声念 | Opening theme for TV series A Girl Like Me, feating Miriam Yeung |
| 2021/02/26 | Leave it to time | 交给时间 | Promotional song for movie Endless Summer |
| 2021/03/02 | Untitled | 无题 | Insert song for TV series Word of Honor |
| 2021/03/15 | Fell in Love With | 爱上了 | Insert song for TV series You Are My Hero |
| 2021/04/27 | Wandering People | 流客 | Insert song for TV series The Love of Hypnosis |
| 2021/05/25 | Flourish in Time | 时光少年 | Opening theme for TV series Flourish in Time |
| 2021/06/01 | Heartwarming Moment | 心动的瞬间 | Ending theme for TV series My Dear Guardian |
| 2021/08/08 | Wish of Flowers and Moon | 花月愿 | Character theme song for Xie Ling in Heaven Official's Blessing |
| 2021/09/08 | Born Extraordinary | 不凡而生 | Opening theme for TV series The Justice |
| 2021/09/27 | Mistake | 过错 | Ending theme for TV series The Justice |
| 2021/11/24 | The Memory About You | 半暖时光 | Opening theme for TV series The Memory About You |
| 2021/11/28 | Don't leave | 勿离 | Ending theme for TV series Heart of Loyalty, feating Claire Kuo |
| 2022/01/10 | Wind-chasing Youth | 追风少年 | Theme song for movie Snow Dance |
Filmography
Variety Show
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 - 2010 | One Million Star (season 6) | 超级星光大道第六季 | |
| 2011 - 2012 | Clash of the Choirs | 梦想合唱团 | |
| 2012 | Your Face Sounds Familiar | 百变大咖秀 | Recurring |
| 2015 | Fly to Sky | 冲上云霄 | |
| 2016 | The Collaboration | 作战吧偶像 | |
| 2016 | COME ON! (season 2) | 不服来战第二季 | Host |
| 2017 | Gathering! Honor of Kings | 集结吧王者 | |
| 2018 | Mask Singer (season 3) | 蒙面唱将猜猜猜第三季 | Recurring |
| 2019 | Singer 2019 (season 7) | 歌手2019 | Music partner (Final) |
| 2019 | Final Expert | 终极高手 | |
| 2020 | Singer: Year of the Hits (season 8) | 歌手：当打之年 | |
| 2020 | Street Waves | 街头音浪 | |
| 2020 - 2021 | Shine! Super Brothers | 追光吧!哥哥 | |
| 2021 | Singing with Legends season 3 | 我们的歌第三季 | |
| 2021 | Time Concert | 时光音乐会 | EP 9, EP 10 |
| 2022 | We Are the Champions | 战至巅峰 | |
| 2022 - 2023 | Time Concert Season 2 | 时光音乐会第二季 |
Film
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sad Fairy Tale | 伤心童话 | Liu Tong | |
| 2015 | Money Game | 黄金福将 | Zhao Gang | |
| 2015 | The Left Ear | 左耳 | You Ta | |
| 2015 | Reco Kingdom 4 | 洛克王国4：出发！巨人谷 | Hugo | Voice |
| 2017 | Growing Pains | 会痛的十七岁 | Gu Mingyao | |
| 2019 | A Fantastic Encounter | 悠然见南山 | Nan Shan | |
| 2021 | Crazy for Buddies | 我为兄弟狂 | Zhong Hao |