Xiaohan (lyricist)

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Xiaohan (Chinese :小寒; pinyin :Xiǎo Hán), is a Singaporean female Chinese pop music lyricist.

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Biography

She published her first lyrical work ('義無反顧' performed by 阮丹青) in 1998.[ citation needed ] Ever since 2000, where she earned a nomination spot in the Singapore Hit Awards with '你抽的煙', Xiaohan has been a consistent nominee in the annual event.[ citation needed ] She became the first female to be crowned Best Local Lyricist at the Singapore Hit Awards 2002 with '紙飛機'. [1] [ unreliable source? ] Xiaohan reclaimed the title again in 2004, with '無底洞'. [1] [ unreliable source? ] She held on to the title in 2007, 2008 and 2010 with '雨天' (Performed by Stefanie Sun), '達爾文' and '抛物綫' (Both performed by Tanya Chua) respectively.[ unreliable source? ] [1] In addition to the Singapore Hit Awards, Xiaohan's lyrical works were also recognised in Singapore Compass Awards as well as Singapore eAwards. [2] '達爾文' garnered Xiaohan her first regional Best Lyricist nomination in Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards in 2008. [3]

From the Chinese pop music scene, Xiaohan expanded her scope to penning lyrics for musicals.[ unreliable source? ] [4] She was also involved in the Speak Mandarin Campaign 2006, a fund-raising album "Hands United" for the 2004 tsunami victims and being a judge in various competitions. [5]

She is currently the co-director of Funkie Monkies Productions with Eric Ng. [6] With the collaboration of Funkie Monkies Productions with Royston Tan, Xiaohan participated in the making of the soundtracks for Royston Tan's blockbusters, "881" and "12蓮花" [7] [ unreliable source? ] In 2008 and 2009, Xiaohan had the honour of penning the mandarin version of the Singapore National Day theme song, titled '晴空萬里' (performed by Joi Chua) and '就在這裡'(performed by Kelvin Tan) respectively. [8] [ citation needed ]

Awards and nominations

YearsAwards & Nominations
2000
  • 7th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Nomination (你抽的煙)
2002
  • 9th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Winner (紙飛機)
2004
  • 11th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Nomination (归属感, 夜盲症)
  • 11th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Winner (無底洞)
2005
2006
  • Singapore Compass Awards 2006, Best Local Chinese Pop Song (我的爱)
2007
  • Singapore Compass Awards 2007, Best Local Chinese Pop Song (双栖动物)
  • 13th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Winner (雨天) Best Local Lyricist Nomination (障眼法, 一下下)
2008
  • 19th Golden Melody Award, Best Lyricist Nomination (達爾文I)
  • 14th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Winner (達爾文) Best Local Lyricist Nomination (一人一半)
  • 8th Global Chinese Music Awards, Best Lyrics (達爾文)
2009
  • Singapore Compass Awards 2009, Young Songwriter of the Year
  • Singapore e-Awards 2009, Best Local Lyricist Award (同花順)
  • 15th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Nomination (同花順,疼憨人)
2010
  • TVB8, Best Lyrics Award (寂寞先生)
  • Singapore e-Awards 2010, Best Local Lyricist Award (拋物線)
  • 16th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Winner (拋物線) Best Local Lyricist Nomination (假動作,手中線)
2011
  • Singapore Compass Awards 2011, Best Chinese Pop Song (寂寞先生)
2012
  • The Association of Music Workers in Taiwan, Top 10 Quality Single (孤獨患者)
  • Singapore e-Awards 2012, Best Local Lyricist Award (孤獨患者)
  • 17th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Nomination (複製人,眼淚是膠囊,逞強)
2013
  • Life Theatre Award Special Mention for SongWriting(老九)
  • 18th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Winner (十萬毫升淚水) Best Local Lyricist Nomination (淚若雨下、十萬毫升淚水)
  • The Association of Music Workers in Taiwan, Top 10 Quality Single (十萬毫升淚水、邊愛邊學)
2014
  • 18th Singapore Hit Awards, Best Local Lyricist Winner (對的人錯的時候) Best Local Lyricist Nomination (對的人錯的時候、楓葉做的風鈴、傷者)
2015
  • Singapore Compass Awards 2015, Best Soundtrack (十萬毫升淚水)

Representative lyrical works

Representative literary works

Musicals involved

Movie soundtracks

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