# Xiao Yu (singer)

Sung Nien-yu (Chinese: 宋念宇; pinyin: Sòng Niànyǔ; born 22 November 1983), better known by his stage name Xiao Yu (Chinese: 小宇; pinyin: Xiǎo yǔ), is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and record producer.

## Career

Most of Xiao Yu's early career was spent behind the scenes, writing and producing music for numerous Mandarin singers. He released his debut album Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me in 2008 which garnered widespread acclaim. This was followed up with the 2009 release of the album Standing Here where the album spent twenty-one consecutive weeks in the G-Music top twenty album sales chart. In 2013, he received a nomination for Best Mandarin Male Singer at the 24th Golden Melody Awards for One More Time. After a 5-year break from music, to complete his military service and going through restructure of his previous record company, Xiao Yu returned with his fourth studio album in 2017, With You, his first release under Warner Music Taiwan.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| # | English title | Chinese title | Release date | Track listing | Label |
| 1st | Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me | 小宇同學就是我 | 9 January 2008 | Track listing 痴妹與王兩 (Chī mèi yǔ wáng liǎng) 沒那麼難 (Méi nà me nán) 沒有很會唱 (Méi yǒu hěn huì chàng) 寂寞射手 (Jì mò shè shǒu) 終於說出口 (Zhōng yū shuō chū kǒu) 就是說不出口 (Jiù shì shuō bu chū kǒu) I Can't Stop 捨不得 (Shě bu de) 我在角落觀察ABC (Wǒ zài jiǎo luò guān chá ABC) 偶霉敢結　(Ǒu méi gǎn jié) 唯一的唯一 (Wéi yī de wéi yī) 喔原來是這樣 (Ō yuán lái shì zhè yàng) 還簡單得多 (Hái jiǎn dān de duō) | Avex Taiwan |
| 2nd | Standing Here | 就站在這裡 | 9 June 2009 | Track listing 又! (Yòu!) 就站在這裡 (Jiù zhàn zài zhè lǐ) 練愛 (Liàn ài) 愛上 (Ài shàng)　 你很好 (Nǐ hěn hǎo) 說分手之後 (Shuō fēn shǒu zhī hòu)　 一顆蘋果 (Yī kē píng guǒ) 漂亮女孩 (Piào liang nǚ hái) Every Time　 換換換 (Huàn huàn huàn) Why | Avex Taiwan |
| 3rd | One More Time | 再一次 | 7 December 2012 | Track listing Fight 海 (Hǎi) 再一次 (Zài yī cì) 幻聽 (Huàn tīng) 舊朋友 (Jiù péng yǒu) 分别 (Fēn bié) 這幾天 (Zhè jǐ tiān) 一個光年的距離 (Yī gè guāng nián de jù lí) 過渡期 (Guò dù qī) 你說敢不敢 (Nǐ shuō gǎn bù gǎn) | Avex Taiwan |
| 4th | With You | 同在 | 7 April 2017 | Track listing 同在 With You 慣性取暖 Habitual Love 原來的你 Original You 不好過 It Ain't Easy 這樣好不好 How About This 所謂的愛 So Called Love 給我你的壞 Give Me Your Bad 理想時代 Ideal World 被愛妄想 Delusional Love 我呢 What About Me Outro 我們...能回到原來的樣子嗎? Can We Return To How We Were? | Warner Music Taiwan |
| 5th | Be Nothing | 無視 | 15 December 2021 | Track listing 見好就放 Schizophrenia 等妳想起我 If You Forget Me 年少不平凡 Young And Frivolous 怎麼忘記了你 Gone 不與誰做對的誠實 A Time To Be Silent 沒什麼不好 Time Will Tell 我知道你會哭 Don't Cry 多了多了 Not Enough 無視生非 Nothing To See 你走吧 Stay 默念你 Murmur 臉 Beautiful Face | Warner Music Taiwan |

### Singles

| # | English title | Chinese title | Release date | Track listing | Label |
| 1st | One & Only | 唯一的唯一 | May 2007 | Track listing 唯一的唯一 (Wéi yī de wéi yī) | Avex Taiwan |
| 2nd | 2020 Where Are You | 2020你在哪裡 | 20 July 2010 | Track listing 2020你在哪裡 (2020 Nǐ zài nǎ lǐ) | Take One Music |
| 3rd | The Power of Beauty | 美麗的力量 | 24 February 2011 | Track listing 美麗的力量 (Měi lì de lì liàng) | Take One Music |
| 4th | Own Categories | 自成一派 | 19 June 2015 | Track listing 前面路口停 (feat. Xiao Yu) (Qián miàn lù kǒu tíng) | Forward Music |
| 5th | An Angel's Secret (feat. Erika) | 當一個天使的憂愁（feat. Erika） | 12 May 2016 | Track listing An Angel's Secret (feat. Xiao Yu) | Magpie Entertainment |
| 6th | non-album single | non-album single | 2 December 2016 | Track listing 不信邪 (with Jam Hsiao) | Magpie Entertainment |
| 7th | non-album single | non-album single | 24 December 2019 | Track listing 默念你 Murmur | Magpie Entertainment, Warner Music Taiwan |
| 8th | non-album single | non-album single | 17 April 2020 | Track listing 臉 Beautiful Face | Magpie Entertainment |

### Soundtrack album

| # | English title | Chinese title | Release date | Track listing | Label |
| 1st | Ex-Boyfriend Original TV Soundtrack | 前男友電視原聲帶 | 19 January 2012 | Track listing 一直都愛著你 - Prelude (Yī zhí dōu ài zhe nǐ) 這個女孩 (Zhè ge nǚ hái) 一直都愛著你 (Yī zhí dōu ài zhe nǐ) 一直都愛著你 - instrumental (Yī zhí dōu ài zhe nǐ) 最後只能說再見 (Zuì hòu zhǐ néng shuō zài jiàn) 遇上了你 (Yù shàng le nǐ) Every Time You Smile 我們說好了 (Wǒ men shuō hǎo le) 一直都愛著你 - 在家練唱版 (Yī zhí dōu ài zhe nǐ) 最後只能說再見 - 在家練唱版 (Zuì hòu zhǐ néng shuō zài jiàn) 我們說好了 - 在家練唱版 (Wǒ men shuō hǎo le) | Avex Taiwan |
| 2nd | The Wolf Original Television Series Soundtrack | 狼殿下影視原聲帶 | 24 December 2020 | Track listing 天狼星 Sirius | Warner Music Taiwan |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2008 | Chinese Musicians Exchange Association | Top Ten Albums of the Year | Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me | Won |
| 2012 | Chinese Musicians Exchange Association | Top Ten Albums of the Year | One More Time | Won |
| 2013 | 24th Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Male Singer | One More Time | Nominated |
| 2013 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Songs of the Year | "One Light Years' Distance" | Won |
| 2013 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Best New Artist | — | Won |
| 2018 | 29th Golden Melody Awards | Best Male Mandarin Singer | With You | Nominated |
| 2020 | 31st Golden Melody Awards | Producer of the Year — Single | "Murmur" | Nominated |
| 2022 | 2022 Hito Music Awards | Hit FM's Favourite Artist | Be Nothing | Won |
| 2022 | 2022 Hito Music Awards | Hito Best Music Arrangement | "Gone" (怎麼忘記了你) | Won |
| 2022 | 33rd Golden Melody Awards | Best Composition | "If You Forget Me" (等妳想起我) | Nominated |