9m88 | |
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![]() 9m88 at 2019 Megaport Music Festival | |
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Born | November 20, 1990 Taipei, Taiwan | (age 33)
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Years active | 2017-present |
Labels | Jazz Baby Ltd. |
Website | 9m88 |
Joanne Tang Yu-chi (born November 20, 1990), better known by her stage name 9m88, is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress.
Biography
[edit]9m88 was born in 1990. She majored in fashion design at Shih Chien University.[1] At age 25, she went to The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.[2][3] 9m88 released her debut album “Beyond Mediocrity” [4] independently in August 2019.[5] In October 2021, 9m88 performed with the Cloud Gate Dance Theater.[6]
Music style
[edit]After arriving in New York as a Jazz voice major, she has broadened her interest in various genres of music, including Jazz, R&B, Pop, and Free Improvisation.[7] Baba is also known for infusing her music with vivid and retro visuals. Her lyrics usually deal with personal bitter-sweet stories[8] on a daily basis. The release of her 7-inch vinyl “Nine Head Hinano”,[9] including a cover of City Pop classic “Plastic Love”,[10] has helped her increase followers over the world.[citation needed]
Activism
[edit]9m88 recorded a track for the album T-POP: No Fear In Love, a compilation album celebrating the one-year anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, with others including Enno Cheng.[11]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Track No. | Track Name | Length |
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1 | Intro - She Is | 0:36 |
2 | Beyond Mediocrity (平庸之上) | 3:47 |
3 | Airplane Mode (feat. Leo Wang) (最高品質靜悄悄) | 3:23 |
4 | Aim High | 3:44 |
5 | Waste of Time (浪費時間) | 4:14 |
6 | Leftlovers (廚餘戀人) | 3:49 |
7 | Love Rain (愛情雨) | 3:08 |
8 | Nine Head Hinano (九頭身日奈) | 3:54 |
9 | Inner | 1:44 |
10 | If I Could ( 如果可以) | 4:24 |
Singles/Collaborative Singles
[edit]- Weekends With You - Leo Wang (ft. 9m88) (2016)
- Air Doll (2017)
- Walking Towards Me (feat. 馬念先) (2019)[12]
- B.O. - ØZI (ft. 9m88) (2018)
- Everybody Woohoo - Wu Tsing-fong (ft. 9m88) (2018)
- 為i篩檢 (2019)
- Aim High (2019)
- Hello Bye Bye (2020)
- Strange Weather - 9m88 & YELLOW (2020)
- Stay a While - TOSHIKI HAYASHI(%C) (ft. 9m88) (2020)
- Shadow - Elephant Gym (feat. 9m88) (2022)
Television
[edit]- Light the Night (2021)
Awards
[edit]2018 ELLE Taiwan Elle Style Awards - ‘The Most Stylish Future Star’ [13]
Tour
[edit]29 February 2020 - New Taipei City[14]
8 April 2020 - Santa Cruz, California[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "9m88的韌性音樂之旅:尋找自己的過程很長,你需要的不過是耐心|天下雜誌". 天下雜誌. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "9m88:有时候自嘲一下,什么事都难不倒你". 简书. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "9m88的韌性音樂之旅:尋找自己的過程很長,你需要的不過是耐心 - 迷誠品". meet.eslite.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "9m88 Interview on Beyond Mediocrity, Her Style, and Musical Influences". Taiwan Beats (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "9m88 - Official Website". 9m88.co. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ Chao, Ching-yu; Liu, Kay (30 October 2021). "Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performs '13 Tongues' in Taitung rice field". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Han, Sarah (9 December 2018). "Meet The Women Changing The Asian Music Scene For The Better". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "「不做自己,我到底要做什麼。」── 專訪 9m88". The Femin. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ 宋燁文, 熊文浩 (2018-10-26). "【九頭身日奈】同 9m88 半小時Skype:沒想過成為vaporwave代名詞". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "令人沈醉的台灣靈魂女伶 9m88 翻唱作《Plastic Love》MV 釋出". POPBEE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ Hsiao, Sherry (May 25, 2020). "Equality campaign marks same-sex law anniversary". Taipei Times. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "馬念先&9m88〈你朝我的方向走來〉,無厘頭MV 拍了12小時才搞定". VOGUE TAIWAN (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ Chou, Inna (2018-10-18). "【ELLE風格大賞】9m88 迷幻歌聲下的另一面:我的個性有點像金凱瑞,有時會有點憤怒、過分認真". ELLE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Chill Out music festival brings top acts to G..." Taiwan News. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "9m88". Songkick. Retrieved 2020-04-04.