# Silence Wang

Silence Wang (simplified Chinese: 汪苏泷; traditional Chinese: 汪蘇瀧; pinyin: Wāng Sūlóng; born September 17, 1989) is a Chinese pop singer-songwriter and record producer. He made his debut with the album Dreams Come True (慢慢懂) on November 19, 2010, and has now released 11 albums. He is a prolific songwriter with varied musical styles, ranging from hip hop and rap to classical and contemporary pop. He is one of the top Mandopop artists from mainland China streamed on Spotify.

## Early life and education

Silence Wang was born on September 17, 1989, into an art family in Shenyang, Liaoning. He is an ethnic Manchu. Silence Wang had a strong interest in music since his childhood. He began to learn classical music in junior high school and was admitted to the Middle School of Shenyang Conservatory of Music in high school. He graduated from the Undergraduate Music Department of Shenyang Conservatory of Music, majoring in classical music composition.

## Career
### 2010–2013: Debut and rise to fame

During his time in University, Wang released his own works on music streaming websites and topped multiple music charts, including QQ Music's overall artist chart. He was then signed by Taiwanese record label Wonderful Music and started his career as a professional singer-songwriter.
In August 2012, he released his second album, titled Gravitation, with Wonderful Music, which included the hit song "A Little Sweet" (有点甜) with BY2. On March 30, 2013, he won the 20th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards Best New Artist award. On December 31, he performed at the CCTV New Year's Eve Gala along with singer Xu Liang.

### 2014–2020: Record label disputes and new beginnings

In 2014, Wang terminated his contract with record label Wonderful Music amidst disputes that the label sold the copyright to all of Wang's original songs without his permission. Wang then became engrossed in a legal battle to fight for his copyright and co-founded his own label Image Music with fellow singer-songwriter and Wonderful Music artist Xu Liang. In June 2014, he released his fourth album Legendary Movement, which featured strong classical pop elements, as his final project from his alma mater, Shenyang Conservatory of Music.
While awaiting the outcome of the lawsuit for copyright of his songs, Wang turned to appearance on variety shows and soundtrack writing to continue his music career. In June 2015, Wang composed and performed the theme song "Rings of Time" (年轮), also performed by singer Zhang Bichen, for the TV drama The Journey of Flower, starring Wallace Huo and Zhao Liying. In August 2016, he composed multiple tracks for the soundtrack of the TV drama Love O2O, starring Yang Yang, most notably the theme song "One Alluring Smile" (一笑倾城).
In 2017, he composed the lyrics and music for the song "Soul of the Sword" (剑魂) for the TV drama The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2017 version). On March 27, he was awarded Best Singer-Songwriter and Top 10 Songs of the Year for "One Alluring Smile" at the 24th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.
In February 2018, Wang performed at the Hunan TV Spring Festival Gala and Jiangsu TV Spring Festival Gala. On March 26, he won Best Singer-Songwriter and Best Concept Album for his album "Live" (莱芙) at the 25th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards.
In February 2019, Wang appeared and performed at the Spring Festival Galas of Anhui TV and Jiangsu TV. On May 24, he announced his concert tour "Guide to the Galaxy" with performances in Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan. On April 8, Wang announced he would join the music variety show I Am CZR Season 1. On June 6, he made his film debut with a cameo role in the film My Best Summer starring Arthur Chen, also composing and performing the theme song "Geng (Fixated)" (耿) for the movie soundtrack. On October 17, Wang was named to Forbes China's 30 under 30. On December 31, he appeared on Beijing TV's New Year Eve Gala, performing "A Little Sweet" with Japanese singer Kana Hanazawa.
On January 23, 2020, the song "Deliberately" (偏偏), performed with actress Dilraba Dilmurat for the TV drama Eternal Love of Dream, was released. In September, he joined the Zhejiang TV music variety show Wonderful Time with Li Ronghao, Chen Linong, and Ouyang Nana. On December 31, his performances aired on Beijing TV's New Year Eve Gala and Zhejiang TV's New Year Eve Gala.

### 2021–Present: Career comeback

On February 4, 2021, Wang performed at the CCTV Spring Festival Web Gala. On February 14, his new song "Season for Love," a collaboration with Australian singer Lenka, was released. On May 13, it was officially announced that he would join Tencent's new large-scale social reality observation show Wonderland. On July 16, the Shanghai stop of his concert "The Great Showman Live" was officially announced. On July 24, the prelude to the EP trilogy Encore, titled "Ordinary Love Story,"（普通爱情故事) was released. On August 5, the "Great Showman Live" concert was canceled due to the pandemic. On November 17, he won Best Singer-Songwriter and Best Album for The Greatest Showman (大娱乐家) at the 28th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards. On December 11, he was honored as Most Influential Singer-Songwriter at the 2021 Tencent Music Entertainment Awards. On December 31, he performed "Gazing at the Stars" (望星空) with Penny Tai at the CCTV New Year's Eve Gala.
On January 30, 2022, Wang performed at Shandong TV's Spring Festival Gala. On June 1, he returned to Wonderland for season 2. On July 21, his first conceptual creative collection and ninth personal album, Cross Over, was released, in which he served as songwriter and producer and invited ten female singers, including Joey Yung, Fiona Sit, and LaLa Hsu, to perform various tracks. On September 10, he sang "Eyes on the Stars" (望星辰) with Phoenix Legend's Ling Hua at CCTV's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. On December 12, his tenth personal album, 21st Century Romance (21世纪罗曼史), was officially released. On December 31, his performance was aired on CCTV New Year's Eve Gala and he also performed at the Dragon TV's New Year's Eve Gala.
On January 21, 2023, Wang performed at the 2023 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, singing with Alec Su, Chiang Yu-Heng, and Reno Wang, which was the most viewed singing performance of the event. On February 5, he performed with Wowkie Zhang at the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala. On April 24, he joined the music reality show The Treasured Voice Season 4 as a resident music partner, performing "Let the Rain Come Down" (就让这大雨全都落下) with Joey Yung for the first time. On May 28, he joined reality show "Wonderland" for the third season. On May 31, he officially announced his concert tour "Party of the Century Live Tour" with 12 performances in 6 cities (Beijing, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, and Shanghai), kicking off on July 8 in Beijing and concluding on his birthday, September 17, in Shanghai. On June 19, he released the theme song he composed and produced for the TV drama Hidden Love, co-sung with lead actress Zhao Lusi. On July 8, he won the Best Mainland Producer award at 2024 Tencent Music Entertainment Awards. On August 28, he won the 30th Chinese Top Ten Music Awards Best Singer-Songwriter and Most Popular Album for his album 21st Century Romance. On September 29, he performed "This Bright World" (五色斑斓) with Wang Li at CCTV's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala. On December 1, he joined the Hunan TV and Mango TV music reality show Infinity and Beyond Season 3. On December 17, he received the "Most Popular Singer" award at the 2023 Tencent Video Starlight Awards held in Macau. On December 31, his performance with actress Guan Xiaotong aired on CCTV New Year's Eve Gala. He also performed live at the Zhejiang TV New Year's Eve Gala, singing a medley of songs.
On February 9, 2024, Wang appeared for the second time on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, performing with Peking Opera artist Guo Xiao a song that he was commissioned to compose and produce for the show. Wang also sang the finale song with a star-studded cast including Zhou Shen and Mao Buyi. On February 14, the song "Hide the Stars" (藏星) was released, which appears on the movie soundtrack of the 2024 hit film YOLO directed by Jia Ling. Another song, "Guess," (猜) performed by singer Curley G, is also part of the movie's soundtrack, with both tracks composed and produced by Silence Wang. On February 24, Wang performed with rapper Dong Bao Shi at the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala. On April 26, he joined the music reality show The Treasured Voice (Season 5) as a music partner, performing with LaLa Hsu, Zhang Bichen, and Kelly Yu. On May 9, he joined Hunan TV's live broadcast singing competition Singer 2024. On May 14, he announced his first stadium concert tour themed "One Hundred Thousand Volts Live Tour", coinciding with the release of his new and 11th album of the same title. The tour kicked off on June 23 in Wuhan, with stops in Chengdu, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Shanghai, among others. On August 26, he won the Most Popular Male Singer and Best Asian Singer-Songwriter awards at the 31st Chinese Top Ten Music Awards. From December 30 to January 1, Wang held a 3-day New Year-exclusive "Greatest Showman" themed concert in Guangzhou. On December 31, his performance "Take Off" (腾空) aired on CCTV New Year's Eve Gala.
On January 27, 2025, Wang appeared on the 2025 Liaoning TV Spring Festival Gala, performing the song "Lightning" (闪电). On January 28, he performed at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the third year in a row. On January 29, his performance with Wowkie Zhang aired on Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala. On February 11, he announced his 2025 concert tour "One Hundred Thousand Volts 2.0" will kick off at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing on March 21. On February 12, he participated in the CCTV Lantern Festival Gala, performing with actress Mao Xiaotong the song "Go See You," (去见你) which he composed for the event. In February, he released a pair of TV drama soundtrack theme songs he composed and produced: "Like Sunshine Like Rain" (像晴天像雨天), the love theme song for the drama The First Frost, starring Bai Jingting and Zhang Ruonan, and "You Are In The World I Like" (你在我喜欢的世界里), title theme song for The Best Thing, starring Zhang Linghe and Xu Ruohan.

## Discography
### Digital Album

| Title | Released Date | Label |
| First (弗斯特) | May 14, 2010 | Tangyu Culture |

### Studio Albums

| No. | Album Title | Release Date | Label | Track Listing |
| 1st | Dreams Come True (慢慢懂) | November 19, 2010 | China Record Corp. Shenzhen | Track Listing 他的爱 放不下 唯你懂我心 专属味道（feat. 林希儿） 因为了解 等不到你 如果你还不明白 小星星 埋葬冬天（feat. 阿悄） 你让我懂 幸福是被你需要 慢慢懂 放不下 (Remix) 唯你懂我心 (Remix) 专属味道（Remix） 等不到你 (Remix) 如果你还不明白 (Remix) 小星星 (Remix) 你让我懂 (Remix) 幸福是被你需要 (Remix) |
| 2nd | Gravitation (万有引力) | July 16, 2012 (released in China) April 3, 2013 (released in Taiwan and Hong Kong) | Wonderful Music | Track Listing 万有引力 有点甜（feat. BY2） 不可思议 第一首情歌 不过是想 那一年 桃花扇 分手季节 风度 停止跳动 |
| 3rd | Legendary Movement (传世乐章) | June 26, 2014 (released in China) June 28, 2014 (released in Taiwan) | Ocean Butterflies Music (China) Linfair Records (Taiwan) | Track Listing Introduction 传世乐章 黑眼圈 得奖的是 晴 黑色蝴蝶 Development 缺点 吵架歌 (feat. 荷莉) 站台 谜底 雾都孤儿 Coda |
| 4th | Su-Perfect (登陆计划) | October 12, 2015 | Image Music | Track Listing 奇怪 Weird Girl 银河 The Milky Way 爱怎么会错 Love Can Not Be Wrong 苏璞 Pu Su 浪漫曲 Romance 得不到的温柔 No Tender 不用紧张 Don't Panic 茉莉 Jasmine 地动山摇 Sugar Bomb 睡前故事 Bedtime Story |
| 5th | Live (莱芙) | April 28, 2017 | Image Music | Track Listing 大好时光 Modern Time 关于你 About You 目击者 Witness 会发光的你 Luminous 终身伴侣 Soul Mate 欢乐颂 Song of Joy 黄昏之时 Twilight 悖论 Paradox 不夜城 Swing City 久病成医 Autism |
| 6th | Control Monster (克制凶猛) | September 14, 2018 | Image Music | Track Listing 黎明降临之前 The Fire Rises 第十二夜 Like A Butterfly 盗火 Prometheus 旷梦 Sisyphus 坠入 Dive In 全世界陪我失眠 Lonely Space 我的星球 Blue Planet 虚拟恋爱指南 The User Guide of Robot 岛 Lost Island 烈火赛道 Race To The Fire |
| 7th | Recall (过去现在时) | October 28, 2019 | / | Track Listing 致曾来过的你 Better Me 眼泪 尚好的青春 我最亲爱的 原来我们都是爱着的 蓝色雨 朋友 |
| 8th | The Greatest Showman (大娱乐家) | November 20, 2020 | Image Music | Track Listing 大娱乐家 The Greatest Showman 讲个笑话 Tell Me A Joke 娱乐世代 The Entertainment Generation 小段 Her Story 末班飞行 The Last Flight 伊甸园 Before Love Begins 格林兄弟的诅咒 A Dark Fairy Tale 每月5号 The 5th of Each Month 祝我快乐 Monologue 侏罗纪 Jurassic Party |
| 9th | Cross Over (联名) | September 15, 2022 | Image Music | Track Listing 就让这大雨全都落下 Let The Rain Come Down 鲸鱼电台 Whale F.M. 飞鸟 A Bird 海底一公里 One Kilometer Under The Sea 月亮，月亮 Moon, Moon 无效陪伴 Loner's Speaking 不甜情歌 Artificial Sugar 星期一先打开星座运势 Dear Delusion 雨你 Raining In 行走的鱼 Drowned Man |
| 10th | 21st Century Romance (21世纪罗曼史) | October 28, 2022 | Image Music | Track Listing 大裂 Huge Crack 告别前要跳舞 Dance Club 恋爱动物 Intimate Relationships 为什么难过一直在重播 Replay Yesterday 讲话是闭嘴的时候 Silence Is The Language 软体人生 Mollusca 全城热恋 Heart Signal 我没有更多时间 No Time To Live 一起过夏天 In Summer 大我年代 The New Century |
| 11th | One Hundred Thousand Volts (十万伏特) | December 8, 2024 (Each track released sequentially as singles between April 22 - November 16, 2024) | Image Music | Track Listing 十万伏特 One Hundred Thousand Volts 想到我们 About Us 放·逐 Out of Control 腾空 Take Off 黑梦 Black Dream 流浪是合理的需求 Sunset's Calling 梆梆 Bang Bang 敏感战争 Ego War 闪电 Lightning 短路一刻火花四散 Short Circuit 就不要谈论什么宇宙 Talk About Me |

## Tours

* "银河漫游" 巡回演唱会 Guide to the Galaxy Tour (2019)
* "世纪派对" 巡回演唱会 Party of the Century Live Tour (July - September 2023)
* "十万伏特" 巡回演唱会 One Hundred Thousand Volts Concert Tour (June - December 2024)
* "十万伏特2.0" 巡回演唱会 One Hundred Thousand Volts 2.0 Concert Tour (March 2025 - ongoing)