Tia Ray
Tia Ray or Yuan Yawei (simplified Chinese: 袁娅维; traditional Chinese: 袁婭維; pinyin: Yuán Yàwéi; born 12 December 1984) is a Chinese singer. In 2004, she began to work as a background singer for Chinese singers including Jane Zhang and Ma Tianyu. In 2013, she appeared on the Chinese singing contest, The Voice of China, and debuted her singing career.[1] In 2014, she released her debut self-titled studio album.[2] Ray was also notable on her appearance in Singer since 2017, with her most recent appearance on 2020 as the season's runner-up.
Tia Ray | |||||||
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袁娅维 | |||||||
| Born | December 12, 1984 | ||||||
| Nationality | China | ||||||
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter | ||||||
| Agent | Star Land | ||||||
| Television | Singer 2017 Singer 2018 (guest) Singer 2019 (guest) Singer 2020 (runner-up) | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 袁婭維 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 袁娅维 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
| Genres | Mandopop, Neo-Soul | ||||||
| Instruments | Vocals | ||||||
| Labels | Warner Music China | ||||||
Discography
Studio albums
- Tia (2014)
- TIARA (2018)
- 1212 (2019)
Singles
- "You Know I Love You" (2004)
- "Because of Love" (2004)
- "Stage Sisters" (2008)
- "Love Passes Love" (2008)
- "Tacit Understanding of Love" (2008)
- "Sweet Things" (2009)
- "Blossom" (2015)
- "Uncle Long Legs" (2016)
- "Love Herby" (2016)
- "Be Apart" (2018)
- "Starfall: Impressions" (2020)
Featured appearances
- "Moonlight" (Will Pan featuring Tia Ray) (2018)
- "Paint the Clouds" (Far East Movement featuring Tia Ray) (2019)
- "Champion (Official song of the FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019)" (Jason Derulo featuring Tia Ray) (2019)
I Am a Singer Performances
Singer 2017
Ray first appeared in the I Am a Singer series as one of eight "Initial singers" for the season. After Ray narrowly avoid elimination for the first two shows (on the first week however, she was declared safe due to a contestant's withdrawal from the competition), she was eliminated on the third week. Ray later advanced to the semi-finals after reinstating her in the Breakout rounds, and finished in 7th place.
Singer 2017 Performance List for Tia Ray | ||||||||
| Episode | Round | Broadcast Date | Song Title | Original Singer | Song Introduction | Ranking | Percentages of Votes | Remarks |
| 1 | 1st Qualifying Round | January 21, 2017 | "阿楚姑娘" (Mandarin) | Frankie Liang | Lyrics: Meng Ye Composer: Frankie Liang Arranger: Zhao Zhao | 7 | 3.74% | Singer voting in 3rd place |
| 2 | 1st Knockout Round | January 28, 2017 | "Love On Top" (English) | Beyoncé | Lyrics／Composer: Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Youngdell Nash, Shea Taylor Arranger: Ni Ke | 6 | 9.24% | Singer voting in 2nd place Overall ranking is 6th (6.49% of votes) |
| 3 | 1st Challenge Round | February 4, 2017 | "蒙娜丽莎的眼泪" (Mandarin) | Terry Lin | Lyrics／Composer: Zheng Huajuan Arranger: Kubert Leung | 8 | 8.50% | Eliminated (finished last) |
| 4 | 2nd Knockout Round | February 11, 2017 | "Golden" (English) | Jill Scott | Lyrics: Jill Scott Composer: Anthony Bell Arranger: Fergus Chow | Non-ranked performance (Return Performance) | ||
| 11 | Breakout Round | April 1, 2017 | "开往春天的地铁" (Mandarin) | Yu Quan | Lyrics: Wu Xiangfei Composer: Zhang Yadong Arranger: Michael Ning, Phil Wen | 6 | 8.22% | Breakout Success |
| "Kiss from a Rose" (English) | Seal | Lyrics／Composer: Seal Arranger: Michael Ning, Phil Wen | ||||||
| 12 | Semi-Finals | April 8, 2017 | "Sex Machine" (English) | James Brown | Lyrics／Composer: James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff Arranger: Nick Pyo | 7 | 8.84% | Advanced |
| "爱是怀疑" (Mandarin) | Eason Chan | Lyrics／Composer: Hanjin Tan Arranger: Nick Pyo | ||||||
| 13 | Finals | April 15, 2017 | "奋不顾身" (Mandarin) | Liu Huan, Summer | Lyrics／Composer: Liu Huan Arranger: Zhao Zhao, Meng Ke | 8 | 6.39% | Overall ranking is 7th (7.61% of votes) Assisted by guest singer Liu Huan |
| "凤凰于飞" (Mandarin) | Liu Huan | Lyrics／Composer: Liu Huan Arranger: Zhao Zhao, Meng Ke | ||||||
| 14 | 2017 Biennial Concert | April 22, 2017 | "Misty" (English) | Johnny Mathis | Lyrics: Johnny Burke Composer: Erroll Garner Arranger: Chang Shilei | Non-ranked performance Assisted by guest singer Chang Shilei | ||
| "来日方长" (Mandarin) | Isabelle Huang, Joker Xue | Lyrics: Chang Shilei Composer: Tia Ray, Chang Shilei Arranger: Chang Shilei | ||||||
Singer 2018
Ray was invited as one of the four guest singers from the 2017 season during the season's biennial concert along with a guest Victor Ma. That season was currently the latest season to feature a concert airing after the finals held a week prior. The 2018 season also featured runner-up Hua Chenyu, who would also later compete along with Ray and two other singers two years later, and Hua gone on to win the season.[3]
Singer 2019 Performance List for Tia Ray | ||||||||
| Episode | Round | Broadcast Date | Song Title | Original Singer | Song Introduction | Ranking | Percentages of Votes | Remarks |
| 14 | 2018 Biennial Concert | April 20, 2018 | "下个，路口，见" | Li Yuchun | Lyrics/Composer: Li Yuchun Arrangement: Chen Hanwen Chang Shilei | Non-ranked performance (as Guest Performer) | ||
Singer 2019
Ray was again invited as a guest singer on the seventh season to accompany with Liu Huan (the eventual winner for that season) once more during the semi-finals.
Singer 2019 Performance List for Tia Ray | ||||||||
| Episode | Round | Broadcast Date | Song Title | Original Singer | Song Introduction | Ranking | Percentages of Votes | Remarks |
| 13 | Semi-Finals | April 5, 2019 | "City of Stars"(English) | Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone | Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Composer: Justin Hurwitz | Non-ranked performance (as Guest Performer) | ||
Singer 2020
Ray later returned for her second season in 2020, entitled Year of the Hits, as one of the four returning singers from seasons four to six (including Lala Hsu, Jam Hsiao and season's winner Hua Chenyu). Ray was again eliminated after week eight (and unlike previous seasons, Ray was not entitled to Returning Performances the following week due to safety concerns regarding the coronavirus outbreak at the time), but she was reinstated upon her success in the Breakouts and went on to clinch as the season's runner-up, making her the best-performing previously eliminated singer in the series.[4][5]
Singer 2020 Performance List for Tia Ray | ||||||||
| Episode | Round | Broadcast Date | Song Title | Original Singer | Song Introduction | Ranking | Percentages of Votes | Remarks |
| 1 | 1st Qualifier Round | February 7, 2020 | "我爱" | Tia Ray | Lyrics: Malay, Trey Cambell, Tia Ray, Li Cong Composer: Malay, Trey Cambell, Tia Ray Arranged: Michael Ning, Julian Waterfall Pollack | 6 | 6.55% | Won "Surprise Challenge" against Jeryl Lee (247-232) |
| 2 | 1st Knockout Round | February 14, 2020 | "不亏不欠" | Tia Ray | Lyrics: Cheung Cho Kiu Composer: Khris Riddick-Tynes, Leon Thomas III, Debbie Aramide Arranged: Huang Yun Xun, Zhang Yiyu | 3 | 14.36% | Overall placement is 6th (10.455% of votes) |
| 3 | 2nd Qualifier Round | February 21, 2020 | "有一种悲伤" | A-Lin | Lyrics: Gavin Lin Composer: Alex Chang Jien | 5 | 10.67% | |
| 4 | 2nd Knockout Round | February 28, 2020 | "Love Can Fly" | Tia Ray | Lyrics: Tia Ray Composer: Chang Shilei | 4 | 15.92% | Overall placement is 5th (13.295% of votes) |
| 5 | 3rd Qualifier Round | March 6, 2020 | "凄美地" | Guo Ding | Lyrics/Composer: Guo Ding | 4 | 15.15% | Lost "Surprise Challenge" against Jike Junyi (212-274) |
| 6 | 3rd Knockout Round | March 13, 2020 | "月牙湾" | F.I.R. | Lyrics: Kevin Yi, Xie Youhui Composer: Real Huang | 2 | 17.13% | Overall placement is 3rd (16.145% of votes) |
| 7 | 4th Qualifier Round | March 20, 2020 | "存·不存在" | Tia Ray | Lyrics: Yu Hong Long, Ape Kao Composer: Yu Hong Long | 5 | 14.23% | |
| 8 | 4th Knockout Round | March 27, 2020 | "我想" | Yu Jiayun | Lyrics/Composer: Yu Jiayun | 7 | 7.78% | Eliminated/Overall placement is 7th (11.005% of votes) |
| "I Love You 3000 II" | Jackson Wang | Lyrics/Composer: Jackson Wang, Stephanie Poetri | ||||||
| 11 | Breakout Round | April 17, 2020 | "盛夏光年" | Mayday | Lyrics/Composer: Ashin | 1 | 38.04% | Breakout Success Won Duel against Super-Vocal (328-157) |
| 12 | Grand Finals | April 24, 2020 | "2020 So Crazy" medley | 2 | N/A | Round 1 performance - Guest singer is Victor Ma Won Duel against Misia (312-173) | ||
| "So Crazy" | Coco Lee | Lyrics: Hanjin Tan, Coco Lee Composer: Coco Lee | ||||||
| "Lover Boy 88" | Higher Brothers Phum Viphurit | Lyrics: Higher Brothers Composer: Higher Brothers, Phum Viphurit | ||||||
| "Young Prince" | Victor Ma Rainbow | Lyrics/Composer: Victor Ma | ||||||
| "Starfall" | Tia Ray | Lyrics: TetraCalyx Composer: Zoe Tsai | 30.68% | Round 2 performance | ||||
References
- “好声音进入终极考核 刘欢哈林组同场竞赛
- 袁娅维首张专辑曝光 彰显独一无二精致唱腔
- "Jessie J wins China's equivalent of The X Factor". The Telegraph. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "《歌手》总决赛剧本痕迹太重·华晨宇夺冠唱功遭恶评". sinchew.com.my. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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