Silence Wang (simplified Chinese: 汪苏泷; traditional Chinese: 汪蘇瀧; pinyin: Wāng Sūlóng; born 17 September 1989) is a Chinese pop singer-songwriter and record producer. He made his debut with the album Dreams Come True (慢慢懂) on 19 November 2010, and has now released 10 albums.^[1] He is a prolific songwriter with varied musical styles, ranging from hip hop and rap to classical and contemporary pop. He is one of the top Mandopop artists from mainland China streamed on Spotify.

Early life

Silence Wang was born on 17 September 1989, into an art family in Shenyang, Liaoning. He is an ethnic Manchu.^[2] Silence Wang had a strong interest in music since his childhood. He began to learn classical music in junior high school and was admitted to the Middle School of Shenyang Conservatory of Music in high school. He graduated from the Undergraduate Music Department of Shenyang Conservatory of Music, majoring in classical music composition.

During his time in University, he released his own works on music streaming websites and topped multiple music charts. He was then signed by record label Wonderful Music and started his career as a professional singer-songwriter.^[3]

Career

On 14 May 2010, Wang's personal EP, First was released. On 19 November, his first album, Dreams Come True (慢慢懂), was published in collaboration with the Shenyang Conservatory of Music.

In March 2012, Wang joined record label, Wonderful Music. In August, his second album, Gravitation (萬有引力) was released. On 31 December 2012, he attended the CCTV New Year's Gala and sang "The time of the meeting" with Xu Liang.

On 16 April 2014, Wang left Wonderful Music. In May, he set up record label Image Music with Xu Liang and released the single song "Clear". In June, he announced the establishment of his individual brand SU2. On 25 June, he released the album Legendary Movement (傳世樂章), which features strong classical music elements.

On 16 January 2018, Wang collaborated with Zhu Yuanbing to sing "Choose Me to Choose Me", which was published online. On 1 February, he attended the Cool Dog Music live annual festival and got "the most popular example male singer". On 8 February, he participated in the Hunan Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala.^{[citation needed]}

On 17 October 2019, he was named one of the 2019 Forbes China Celebrities Under 30. On 31 December 2019, he participated in the Zhejiang Satellite TV 2020 New Year's Gala.

On 18 January 2020, he participated in the Hunan Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala, where he sang with Chen Xiang and SNH48.

On 21 January 2023, he performed at the 2023 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, singing with Alec Su, Chiang Yu-Heng, and Reno Wang, which was the most viewed singing performance of the event.

Discography

Digital Album

Studio Albums

Singles

Tours

• “银河漫游” 巡回演唱会 Guide to the Galaxy Tour (2019)
• “世纪派对” 巡回演唱会 Party of the Century Live Tour (July - September 2023)