9m88

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9m88 at 2019 Megaport Music Festival
Background information
BornNovember 20, 1990 (1990-11-20) (age 34)
Taipei, Taiwan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2017-present
LabelsJazz Baby Ltd.
Website 9m88.co

Joanne Tang Yu-chi (born November 20, 1990), better known by her stage name 9m88, is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Biography

9m88 was born in 1990. She majored in fashion design at Shih Chien University. [1] At age 25, she went to The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. [2] [3] 9m88 released her debut album “Beyond Mediocrity” [4] independently in August 2019. [5] In October 2021, 9m88 performed with the Cloud Gate Dance Theater. [6]

Music style

After arriving in New York as a Jazz voice major, she has broadened her interest in various genres of music, including Jazz, R&B, Pop, and Free Improvisation. [7] Baba is also known for infusing her music with vivid and retro visuals. Her lyrics usually deal with personal bitter-sweet stories [8] on a daily basis. The release of her 7-inch vinyl “Nine Head Hinano”, [9] including a cover of City Pop classic “Plastic Love”, [10] has helped her increase followers over the world.[ citation needed ]

Activism

9m88 recorded a track for the album T-POP: No Fear In Love, a compilation album celebrating the one-year anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, with others including Enno Cheng. [11]

Discography

Studio albums

Beyond Mediocrity (2019)
Track No.Track NameLength
1Intro - She Is0:36
2Beyond Mediocrity (平庸之上)3:47
3Airplane Mode (feat. Leo Wang) (最高品質靜悄悄)3:23
4Aim High3:44
5Waste of Time (浪費時間)4:14
6Leftlovers (廚餘戀人)3:49
7Love Rain (愛情雨)3:08
8Nine Head Hinano (九頭身日奈)3:54
9Inner1:44
10If I Could ( 如果可以)4:24

Singles/Collaborative Singles

Film

Television

Awards

2018 ELLE Taiwan Elle Style Awards - ‘The Most Stylish Future Star’ [13]

Tour

29 February 2020 - New Taipei City [14]
8 April 2020 - Santa Cruz, California [15]

References

  1. ↑ "9m88的韌性音樂之旅：尋找自己的過程很長，你需要的不過是耐心｜天下雜誌". 天下雜誌. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  2. ↑ "9m88：有时候自嘲一下，什么事都难不倒你". 简书. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  3. ↑ "9m88的韌性音樂之旅：尋找自己的過程很長，你需要的不過是耐心 - 迷誠品". meet.eslite.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  4. ↑ "9m88 Interview on Beyond Mediocrity, Her Style, and Musical Influences". Taiwan Beats (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. ↑ "9m88 - Official Website". 9m88.co. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  6. ↑ Chao, Ching-yu; Liu, Kay (30 October 2021). "Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performs '13 Tongues' in Taitung rice field". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Han, Sarah (9 December 2018). "Meet The Women Changing The Asian Music Scene For The Better". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  8. ↑ "「不做自己，我到底要做什麼。」── 專訪 9m88". The Femin. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  9. ↑ 宋燁文, 熊文浩 (2018-10-26). "【九頭身日奈】同 9m88 半小時Skype：沒想過成為vaporwave代名詞". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  10. ↑ "令人沈醉的台灣靈魂女伶 9m88 翻唱作《Plastic Love》MV 釋出". POPBEE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  11. ↑ Hsiao, Sherry (May 25, 2020). "Equality campaign marks same-sex law anniversary". Taipei Times . Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  12. ↑ "馬念先&9m88〈你朝我的方向走來〉，無厘頭MV 拍了12小時才搞定". VOGUE TAIWAN (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  13. ↑ Chou, Inna (2018-10-18). "【ELLE風格大賞】9m88 迷幻歌聲下的另一面：我的個性有點像金凱瑞，有時會有點憤怒、過分認真". ELLE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  14. ↑ "Chill Out music festival brings top acts to G..." Taiwan News. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  15. ↑ "9m88". Songkick. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
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