Jiahui Wu (; born August 19, 1981) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, and producer. He is an exclusive writer at Warner/Chappell Music.
Wu started writing songs in middle school and began performing in music restaurants at the age of 15. Two years later, he joined the famous Malaysian songwriting group âÂÂQingguangchang - Gengmenggongzuofang éÂÂ廣場 - èÂÂ夢工ä½ÂÃ¥ÂÂ". At that time, he wrote his first song âÂÂXing Zhi Wu Yu æÂÂä¹Âç©èªÂ" with his friend Haiwei Chen. The song didnâÂÂt win an award in the national competition, so the two revised the song. In 2002, Warner Music found potential in their work and signed Wu as an exclusive writer. The song was later awarded âÂÂTop 10 Original Singles" and "Best Original Song (local)â at the 8th Malaysia PWH Music Award. Moreover, itâÂÂs been released as the main hit âÂÂYi Gong Chi ä¸Â堬尺â in Jerry YanâÂÂs first album.
In 2003, WuâÂÂs work âÂÂVentriloquism è ¹èªÂè¡Â" was recognized by three prominent singers at the same time: Jacky Cheung, Faye Wong, and Karen Mok. It was finally published in Karen MokâÂÂs "X" album, as the first song Wu officially published. Since then, Wu has released numerous songs in various singersâ albums. In 2004, Jacky Cheung selected his song âÂÂBlack and White â¿Â⽩ç«æ " in the album "Black&White CollectionâÂÂ. It serves as another milestone in Wu's songwriting career.
His published works include Andy Lau's âÂÂYi Kuai Qian 壹å¡Âé¢", Stefanie Sun's âÂÂWish you Happiness ç¥Âä½ éÂÂå¿Â", âÂÂNeeding You éÂÂè¦Âä½ ", Karen MokâÂÂs âÂÂYi Kou Yi Kou ä¸Âå£ä¸Âå£", âÂÂBuo He èÂÂè·", Tanya ChuaâÂÂs âÂÂCheng Ai 塵åÂÂ", Matilda TaoâÂÂs âÂÂShui Wan Wan æ°´ç£ç£", Claire Kuo's âÂÂBu Shuo ä¸Â說âÂÂ, Amber KuoâÂÂs âÂÂLove & LoveâÂÂ, Nicholas TeoâÂÂs âÂÂPing Jing Qu å¹³éÂÂæ²âÂÂ, etc. He has worked with singers such as Nicholas Tse, Michelle Vickie, Leon Lai, Gigi Leung, Elva Hsiao, Momo Wu, Rainie Yang, Waa Wei, Kit Chan, Julia Peng, etc.
Wu's demo âÂÂSui Ran Wo Yuan Yi éÂÂç¶æÂÂé¡ÂæÂÂâ has left a strong impression to Eric Ng, a well-known producer in the Chinese music industry that Ng rushed from Singapore to Penang, Malaysia to meet with Wu. After the two talked, Ng appreciates the talent and elegant voice of Wu, and was impressed by his passion for music, on top of his ambitions, dreams, and the humble attitude to learn. Ng decided to offer a singer contract to him, leaving Jonathan Lee with regrets that he wasnâÂÂt fast enough to sign Wu for his talents and unique voice.
In 2007, Wu and his friend Shuo Hsiao co-wrote and sang âÂÂAi! Ai Ã¥ÂÂ! æÂÂâÂÂ, a song widely discussed among fans in Taiwan. In early 2008, Wu published one of his most well-known pieces, âÂÂYi Ren Yi Ban ä¸Â人ä¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂâÂÂ, serving as the theme song for the popular Singaporean movie "881". The song stayed on the charts for 15 weeks, and ranked second place on the Singapore radio âÂÂYES93.3 Pop Radio Charts". The same year in April, Wu released his first solo album âÂÂSui Ran Wo Yuan Yi éÂÂç¶æÂÂé¡ÂæÂÂâ in Singapore, and sold 3,000 copies in Singapore in just a month.
In 2009, Wu officially released his album in Taiwan, âÂÂI Crazy You æÂÂçÂÂä½ ", and went on the concert tour "88 LIVEâÂÂ, performing on school campuses and in live houses. He completed 88 live performances in five months, and completed the 101st performance in 2010.
In October 2011, Wu released a mini-album âÂÂNi Ai Wo Ma 妳æÂÂæÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ" in his hometown, Malaysia. The album was later released in Taiwan and other Asian countries. This album has been awarded in the Global Chinese Music Awards and Malaysia PWH Music Awards.
In 2012, Wu established his own music production studio "Dreammy Studio" in Malaysia, and won the award of âÂÂOutstanding Singer in Malaysiaâ in the 2012 Global Chinese Music Awards. In 2013, he released an album under his own music brand Dreammy Studio, âÂÂJiahui Wu x Cheryl Lee - THE IMPRESSOUL 01âÂÂ, in which he and Cheryl Lee collaborated with each other in songwriting.
In 2014, Wu established "SmallBox Music", a music company that manages music production and copyrights of songs. The company signs and cultivates talents for songwriting, arranging and production. In the recent years, the company has published works of many singers, including Jane Zhang, Della, FansiR, Janice M. Vidal, Victor Wong, Nicholas Teo, Z Chen, Priscilla Abby, etc. Many songs were also written to be the theme songs of TV shows or movies, and they were nominated as the "Best Chinese Soundtrack" at the 2020 AIMÃÂ Chinese Music Awards.
When working on a production case, Wu will try to understand the singer and create a stronger bond with each other. Malaysian singer Jyin Poh once shared that she feels that Wu is like a comedian, because he would perform magic tricks, and fool around by changing the lyrics to imitate Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok. Despite his many humorous actions, Wu is very rigorous at work. He gives singers a lot of freedom, and encourages them to let go of their self-doubt. He would inspire the singers and remind them of the original happiness and passion they have for music.
At the end of 2019, Wu announced his marriage with the Malaysian singer Sherry Chen on his social media. They were wearing rings to show a successful marriage proposal. The couple registered as husband and wife in 2020.
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