Biography

Hua Chenyu (born February 7, 1990, in Hubei province, China) is a Chinese Pop singer and songwriter. He gained widespread recognition for his music talent, strong vocal ability and stage performance after participating in Singer 2018. One of the critics from the show states that Hua Chenyu has brought the Chinese pop music to a new level of art after his cover performance of 《Fake Monk》(假行僧). Many songs he composed contain his thoughts to the world or imply his own story that he would like to share with his fans. Songs like 《Qi Tian齊天》, 《Madhouse 瘋人院》, 《Seven Personalities 七重人格》, 《Bull Fight 鬥牛》,and more are all stamped with his unique creation and deep messages. In his 2022 interview with Bazaar Man Magazine, he states that rock spirit is the base color of this life and is also the root of his music. In a music market dominated by ballad style of Chinese pop songs, he refuses to be limited and be defined in a framed genre.Chenyu became famous after winning the 2013 Super Boy singing contest, which was produced by Hunan TV in China. He released his debut album Quasimodo's Gift on September 18, 2014, which peaked at number one on the Jingdong Top 100 Annual Sales Chart (Music). His first headline concert, "Mars Concert", was held in Beijing on September 6, 2014, before his debut album was released. Over 10,000 tickets were sold out within two minutes, breaking several records and making him the first mainland Chinese singer of his generation to hold concerts in a large arena. Another concert on September 7 was then announced and sold out.

Since then, Hua Chenyu tours his "Mars" Concerts throughout China. His second physical album Aliens was released in December 2015. At a "Mars" concert in 2016, he became the first Chinese singer with the first generation to hold a four-sided concert. On March 7, 2017, he released his third album H, which refers to his family name initial. On September 8 and 9, 2018, he performed in the Beijing National Stadium in front of 90,000 people each day, becoming the only mainland Chinese singer to perform in this venue successively. His single "I really want to love this world" went on sale digitally on December 4, 2019, selling more than seven million copies and a revenue of over ¥63 millions (US$9.3 million) within six months. His fourth album "New World" went on sale in April 2020. It was sold digitally and as USB and CD; sales of the digital album reached 1.65 million, exceeding ¥33 million (around US$4.8 million) by early August 2020.