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Lala Hsu
Hsu in 2020
Born	(1984-12-20)20 December 1984 (age 40) Hualien County, Taiwan
Education	Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology (BS)
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Bill Chia ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Mandopop
Instruments	Vocals drum kit guitar piano
Labels	AsiaMuse(2009–present)

Lala Hsu (traditional Chinese:徐佳瑩;simplified Chinese:徐佳莹;pinyin:Xú Jiāyíng;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Chhî Ka-êng; born 20 December 1984) is aTaiwanese singer-songwriter. Hsu was born inHualien County, Taiwan, and grew up inTaichung.

Hsu was a contestant in the third season ofCTV'sOne Million Star in 2008. She won the contest with a self-composed and written song on 15 August of that year.^[1][2] She released herself-titled debut album on 29 May 2009. She has since published five albums to date;Lala Hsu in 2009,Limits in 2010,Ideal Life in 2012,Missing in 2014 andThe Inner Me in 2017.^[3]

In 2010, Hsu won the Best New Artist award at the21st Golden Melody Awards for her eponymously named album,Lala Hsu, becoming the firstOne Million Star alumni to win a Golden Melody Award. In 2015, she was nominated in six categories at the26th Golden Melody Awards for the albumMissing.

In 2016, Hsu was a participant of the fourth season ofI Am a Singer which gained her wider attention inmainland China. A significant rise in popularity lead to numerous invitations to perform the theme songs of film and television works. In 2018, Hsu was namedBest Mandarin Female Singer at the29th Golden Melody Awards.^[4]

Hsu's father is a retiredROC Air Force ground officer and her mother was a kindergarten teacher. She is the third child among her brothers and sisters. The singer worked as a nurse in Taichung Veterans General Hospital before her debut.

Hsu won second place in a singing competition held by her high school. In junior college, she was the drummer and conductor of her school's Orchestra Club. She also served as an intern at the Affiliated Hospital of Chung Shan Medical College and worked in Taichung Veterans General Hospital. During university, Lala participated in the "Campus Golden Melody Award" competition, winning awards in the "Girl's Individual Singing Group" (singing award) and the "Semantic Creation Group" (creative award). She participated in four "Campus Golden Melody" compilations.^[5]

Hsu took part in the third season ofOne Million Star singing contest in 2008, and performed well.^[6] Hsu stated that her aim in participating the contest was to set up a "Starlight Chicken Restaurant" with the prize money, and she had already written a song for the restaurant. In the sixth episode, her performance of the song "Riding a White Horse" scored 25 points, making her the fastest contestant to reach the full score since the launch ofOne Million Star.^[7] On 15 August 2008, she won the finals with an average score of 21.47 points, paving the way for her to become a professional singer.^[8][9][10]

Hsu is the protégée of composer Su Tongda. "Riding a White Horse" was a collaboration between Hsu and Su, based onXue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan.^[11]

On 29 May 2009, Hsu released her debut albumLala Hsu. The album was up for six awards at the21st Golden Melody Awards. This include Song of the Year ("Riding a White Horse"), Best Mandarin Album (Lala Hsu), Best Composer (Hsu and Su Tongda, "Riding a White Horse"), Best New Artist, Best Arranger (Su Tongda, "Riding a White Horse") and Best Single Producer (Su Tongda, "Riding a White Horse").^[12][13]

On 26 June 2010, Hsu was awarded the Best New Artist at the21st Golden Melody Awards.^[14] On 3 September of the same year, Hsu released her second studio album,Limits.

On 6 June 2012, she released her third studio album,Ideal Life. The album won several awards at home and abroad including the 2012 Top Ten Albums, and Albums and Singles of the Year at the Annual Association of Chinese Musicians Awards. In 2013, Hsu was nominated for Best Mandarin Female Singer for the first time at the24th Golden Melody Awards.

On 13 June 2014, Hsu released her fourth Mandarin albumMissing. On 21 March 2015, she held the "Total Eclipse" concert inTaipei Arena. It was her first concert in the Arena. In the same year, she was nominated for six awards at the26th Golden Melody Awards, including Song of the Year, Best Mandarin Album, Best Mandarin Female Singer, Best Composer, Best Lyricist and Best Arranger.

In January 2016, she participated in the fourth season ofHunan TVI Am a Singer. Her performance of "Lost Desert" scored her first place in the first episode. Subsequently, she was invited to perform the theme songs for several film and television works. In July 2016, she held her "Total Eclipse" concert tour in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

On 22 April 2017, Hsu debuted her "You Made My Day" concert tour atTaipei Arena.^[15] In May of the same year, she held the tour in Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Malaysia. She released her fifth Mandarin studio albumThe Inner Me by the end of that year and received the Best Mandarin Album and Best Mandarin Female Singer at the29th Golden Melody Awards the following year.

In January 2020, Hsu came back to participate in the eight and final season of Hunan TV'sSinger and ended in fifth place. The following year, she participated withHarlem Yu in ETtoday'sJungle Voice 3 as principal instructors.^[16]

On 22 June 2022, Hsu released her sixth Mandarin studio albumGei.^[17]

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Hsu's music is known for its subtle, unique narrative lyrical composition style, integrating elements of Taiwanese opera into her songs. Using the Mandarin language and the linguistic flexibility ofHokkien(Southern Fukienense), the logic of the two different languages is put together naturally and smoothly. The rhythm of the main song is usually fast, while the chorus is mostly clear, lyrical, and easy to memorize. In the accompaniment and harmony, she tries to create a unique approach to chord progression, which is different than other pop music.

Hsu married Taiwanese director Bill Chia (Chinese:比爾賈) in August 2018.^[18][19] They have one son (born on 6 December 2020) and one daughter (born on 17 December 2022).

• Lala Hsu (2009)
• Limits (2010)
• Ideal Life (2012)
• Missing (2014)
• The Inner Me (2017)
• Gei (2022)

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