Derrick Hoh Wei Jian (born 17 September 1985) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter who is active in the Chinese Mandopop scene. He gained nationwide recognition after emerging as the second runner up in Channel U's Project SuperStar in 2005.[1]
Derrick Hoh | |
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| Born | 17 September 1985 |
| Alma mater | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse |
"Jellies" (m. 2020) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 何維健 |
| Simplified Chinese | 何維健 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hé Wéijiàn |
| Website | www |
He started his career with Warner Music Singapore and establish himself as a professional singer-songwriter with 3 Mandarin albums, 1 English EP, and multiple chart topping singles. He is the first Singaporean artiste to achieve #1 on Singapore iTunes Store with his own composition, and achieving a total of 21 million YouTube views for his songs.
Hoh also received awards including the Mnet Asia Music Awards for Best Asian Artiste in Singapore[2] and multiple Top 20 Songs in the Global Chinese Music Awards.
Career
editIn April 2005, Hoh auditioned for Project SuperStar, a nationwide talent competition in Singapore organised by Mediacorp.
Judges noticed Hoh's unique singing abilities and Derrick successfully made it through to the finalist round.[3] Hoh gained nationwide recognition when he emerged male second runner-up in the 2005 talent competition Project SuperStar.[4] Derrick was managed by Play Music (presently Warner Music Singapore).[5]
Hoh took a break from the entertainment industry for two years to serve in national service. In 2008, Hoh returned with his debut album Unclassified.
In December 2010, he released his second album Change.
In July 2022, Hoh held his full fledged Here As I Am concert in Singapore.
Personal life
editOn 1 April 2020, Hoh announced his marriage to a digital marketing manager, whom he refers to as “Jellies” without revealing her real identity. Their wedding was held on 22 February 2020. He accompanied the marriage news with the release of a single titled "I Found You".[6] Their daughter, nicknamed Nori, was born in August 2022.[7]
Discography
editSince his debut in 2008, Hoh has released 18 singles and 4 albums:
Studio albums
edit| Album # | Album Information |
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| 1.1 | Unclassified - Debut 無法歸類
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| 1.2 | Unclassified - Debut 無法歸類 – 慶功改版
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| 1.3 | Unclassified - Debut 新生何維健
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| 1.4 | Unclassified - Debut 無法歸類 – 很想你 (終極改版)
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| 2.1 | Change？ 變化
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| 3.1 | Forever
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| 4.1 | Lemon Tree 檸檬甜甜的
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Singles
edit| Single # | Single Information |
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| 1 | 天空
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| 2 | 讓我陪著你
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| 3 | 很想你
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| 4 | Open Happiness with (Jocie Guo)
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| 5 | 變化
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| 6 | Refresh.Rise.Roar Coca-Cola's Youth Olympic Games 2010 Theme Song
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| 7 | Refresh.Rise.Roar (Mandarin Version) Coca-Cola's Youth Olympic Games 2010 Theme Song
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| 8 | 每時每刻
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| 9 | Forever
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| 10 | Show Me What I've Been Looking For
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| 11 | 柠檬甜甜的
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| 12 | 假裝不了
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| 13 | 為夢想閃耀 Mediacorp Channel 8 series 夢想程式 Dream Coder Theme Song
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| 14 | 換我愛你 Mediacorp Channel 8 series 入侵者 Doppelganger Sub-Theme Song
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| 15 | 说散就散（合唱版）
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| 16 | Like You（中文版）
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| 17 | 情非得已（电音版）
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| 18 | 找到你
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| 19 | 我還是我
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Songwriting credits
editAs Composer
editFilmography
editMusic video appearances
edit- Amber Kuo, I amber 愛異想, 《你在，不在》(2009)
- Jocie Guo, 我是郭美美, 《和我來電》(2010)
Television series
editRadio hosting
edit- YES 933 午刻乐乐 (with Chen Ning and Siau Jiahui; 2016)
Awards and nominations
editStar Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2013 | Star Awards 2013 | Best Theme Song | "轧" | Nominated |
| 2018 | Star Awards 2018 | Best Theme Song | "为梦想闪耀" | Nominated |
Awards
editGlobal Chinese Music Awards 全球華語榜）年度新加坡傑出歌手 2011 Global Chinese Music Awards 全球華語榜）年度20大金曲 2011
- (Singapore Hit Awards) 最有潛力本地新人 2008 {Most Potential New Artiste Award}(Singapore)
- (Singapore Hit Awards) 最酷造型獎 2008 {Most Stylish Artiste Award}(Singapore)[9]
- (Singapore e-Awards) 最佳本地新人 2009 {Best New Artiste Award}(Singapore)
- (Singapore e-Awards) 人氣本地歌手 2011 {Most Popular Singapore Artiste Award}(Singapore)[10]
- (新城國語力頒獎禮) 新城國語力新勢力歌手 2011 (Hong Kong)
- (Global Chinese Music Awards) Top 20 Song of the Year － 當我知道你們相愛 2011 (Global)
- (Global Chinese Music Awards) Singapore Most Outstanding Singer 2011 (Global)
- (17th Singapore Hit Awards) 最受歡迎男歌手 {Most Popular Male Artiste} (Singapore)
- (17th Singapore Hit Awards) Bioskin最佳造型獎 {Bioskin Most Stylish Award} (Singapore)
- (TVB8金曲榜頒獎典禮2011) TVB8金曲榜最佳唱作歌手獎 （銅獎） {TVB8 Music Award - Best Singer-songwriter Award (Bronze)} (Hong Kong)
- (雪碧音樂榜|Sprite Music Awards) 最佳新人獎 Best Newcomer Award 2012
- (2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards) Best Asian Artist – Singapore (Asia)[11]
- (Global Chinese Music Awards) 2013 區域傑出歌手獎 - 新加坡 {2013 Most Outstanding Artiste - Singapore}(Global)
- (18th Singapore Hit Awards) 年度飛躍歌手獎 {Breakthrough Award}(Singapore)
- Teens Role Model Award (Singapore)
Achievements
edit- (Mediacorp) Project Superstar Male 2nd Runner-up 2005 (Singapore)
- (Lianhe Zaobao) Asia Top 50 Idols Rank 12 2005 (Singapore)
- (YES 933) Top 20 Charts, Top 10 Male Artistes – 1st Season 2006 (Singapore)
- (YES 933) Top 20 Charts, 無法歸類 No. 1 Song, 7 September 2009 (Singapore)
- (The Straits Times) 30 Most Outstanding Singaporeans under 30 2009 (Singapore)
- (YES 933) Top 20 Charts, 你走天橋我走地下道 No. 3 Song – 4th Season 2009 (Singapore)
- (YES 933) Top 20 Charts, No. 3 Male Artiste – 4th Season 2009 (Singapore)
- (YES 933) Top 20 Charts, No. 10 Male Artiste – All Season 2009 (Singapore)
- (YouTube) No. 18 – Most Subscribed (All Time) – Musicians – 2009 (Taiwan)
- (YouTube) No. 47 – Most Viewed (All Time) – Musicians – 2009 (Taiwan)
- Taiwan G-Music Best-Selling Albums Chart – Peak # 6 – 2009
- Singapore Best-Selling Albums Chart (HMV) – Peak # 1 – 2008
- Singapore Best-Selling Albums Chart (CDRAMA) – Peak # 1 – 2008/2009
- (YES 933) Top 20 Charts, 找到你 No. 1 Song 2020 (Singapore)
- (YES 933) Top 20 Charts, 我還是我 No. 7 Song 2022 (Singapore)
References
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- ^ "Enjoy Mnet K·POP | Mwave".
- ^ "Piano - YouTube". YouTube. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ Project SuperStar
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/warnermusicsingapore?v=wall&viewas=0 [user-generated source]
- ^ hermesauto (3 April 2020). "Singer Derrick Hoh announces marriage with song I Found You". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Derrick Hoh & Wife Welcome Baby Girl, He Tells Fans To Call Him "Hohpa" Instead of "Oppa"". 8days. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Facebook Page : 何維健 Derrick Hoh". Warner Music Singapore. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Singapore Hit Awards 2008 – Winners". Singaporehitawards.sg. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Singapore e-Awards 2011 / 《新加坡e乐大赏》". sgeawards.omy.sg. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "2013 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
- ^ "Derrickhohonline's YouTube Channel". Warner Music Singapore. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Derrick Hoh Singapore Fan Club". DjEiRaInC Fan Club. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2010.