Born February 7, 1990 in the city of Shiyan, Hua Chenyu (华晨宇) is a Chinese singer, rapper, and songwriter. Hua is well known for his powerful vocals, dramatic stage performance and talents in composing. He began playing the flute at the age of 6 and the piano in the fifth grade when he realized the flute was not enough to express music vision. He soon mastered the piano and wrote his first song at twelve. After finishing middle school, he moved to Wuhan alone to receive more professional music training. In 2010, he entered Wuhan Conservatory of Music, where he studied vocal performance and gained more stage experience as the vocalist of a college rock band, Conseer.
In 2013, shortly before graduating from conservatory, Hua entered the casting for the Super Boy singing contest produced by Hunan TV, China.. On his first appearance to the audience, he sang his original “Lyricless Song” that gave him the label of “Martian”.
Thanks to his mentor Laure Shang who appreciated his talents in expressing emotions with music, he entered into the main round of the competition. His powerful voice, mature singing skills, expressive performance and popularity led him through the whole competition to the final round. At the final round of the contest on September 27, 2013, Chenyu Hua eventually earned the champion of 2013 “Super Boy” with a score of 1606.
Performance during Super Boy contest:
“The Kill”(Originally by 30 Seconds to Mars):“Somebody That I Used To Know”(Originally by Gotye):
“I Am What I Am” (我)(Originally by Leslie Cheung張國榮):
“We Are Young”(Originally by Fun):
“My Dear Child” (親愛的小孩)(Originally by Julie Sue 蘇芮):
“Fake Monk” (假行僧)(Originally by Jian Cui崔健):
“Poker Face”(Originally by Lady Gaga):
“The Star” with Laure Shang (小星星)(Originally by Laure Shang 尚雯婕):
“White Autumn” with Yico Zeng (白色秋天) (Originally by Yico Zeng 曾軼可):
"Provocation” (挑釁) (Originally by Shin 信樂團):
“Red Bean” (紅豆) (Originally by Faye Wang 王菲):
“Mr. Lonely” with Gary Chaw (寂寞先生) (Originally by Gary Chaw 曹格):
“I Will Always Love You” (Originally by Whitney Houston):
“Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies” (海闊天空)(Originally by Beyond):
This is the subbed version of a documentary film of 2013 Super Boy:
After the competition, Hua was signed to EE-Media, the giant Mainland Chinese record label where the most of the Super Boy and Super Girl contestants are linked. Hua also took part in the Super Boy Tour with other contestants, in which they toured 11 major Chinese cities. He gained the title of “City Star”, an award voted by fans before each concert and counting in the box office contribution 3 times (Wuhan, Shenzhen and Suzhou respectively).
His debut single “Me and Myself” was released in September 2013.
