Joker Xue

**Joker Xue** (, born 17 July 1983) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and record producer.

Xue is known for his hit songs and stage charisma with his signature musical style. Since his 2006 debut, Xue has produced a string of great hits detailing love's triumphs and woes. His musical style melds the classic pop pairing of piano and strings with folk-tinged acoustic guitar and sultry R&B beats. His next several albums explored a variety of genres and concepts, which received wide critical acclaims and secured his status as a leading singer of his generation. He is among the most-streamed Mandopop artists on Spotify. Xue has also found success on many high-profile variety shows, and is recognized as a popular TV personality for his sense of humor.

Xue has seen his fair share of ups and downs in his life. He was born and grew up in Shanghai, China. When he was four years old, his mother died of heart disease. He studied Hotel Management at Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland, before dropping out to pursue a music career. Xue first came to prominence in 2005, when his outstanding performance at the TV talent competition _My Show_ gained him widespread popularity and earned him a seven-year contract with Shangteng Entertainment. His first few releases were a hit on the charts, but his career went downhill after the record company ran into financial difficulties. Not one to sit by the sidelines, Xue decided to open a hot pot business in a bid to fund his singing ambitions. He also ventured into the fashion world with one label under his belt and dabbled in acting and hosting. His business took off and he used the money he made to fund his career in music.

## Music career

In 2006, Xue released his self-titled debut album “薛之谦” _Xue Zhiqian,_ and was awarded the Most Popular New Artiste at the 6th Global Chinese Music Awards. The album was a great success and brought about a few major hits, such as “认真的雪” _Serious Snow_, “黄色枫叶” _Yellow Maple_ and so on, which made him an emerging star in the Chinese music industry.

In 2007, Xue recorded his second album “你过得好吗” _How Are You,_ and was nominated for seven categories at the Beijing Pop Music Awards, which established his reputation as a promising singer-songwriter in his early career.

In 2008, Xue released his third album “深深爱过你” _Loved You Deeply_. After listening to the song “传说” _Legend_ in this album, Shinji Tanimura 谷村新司 was very impressed by Xue's outstanding composition, and invited him to the Asia Music Festival held in Osaka, Japan. On 25 July, Xue was honored as a torchbearer for the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay.

In 2009, Xue released a compilation album “未完成的歌” _Uncompleted Songs,_ which lists selected tracks from several of his albums, along with three new songs.

In 2012, his long-awaited fifth album “几个薛之谦” _Several Of Xue Zhiqian_ was released. It marked the end of his seven-year contract with “上腾娱乐” _Shangteng Entertainment_, which went out of business soon after he left.

In 2013, Xue released his sixth album “意外” _An Unexpected Journey_, under the record company Ocean Butterflies. This album can be seen as Xue's second milestone not only because he finally broke free of Shangteng Entertainment, but it also gained widespread positive reaction from both critics and supporters of his music. The most popular songs from this album are “丑八怪” _Ugly_ and “你还要我怎样” _What Else Do You Want Me To Do_.

In 2016, Xue produced his seventh album “初学者” _Beginner_, which became another commercial and musical success. Since then his music has gained wide recognition throughout Chinese-speaking regions. As the lead single of this album, “演员” _Actor_ (Official Music Video) has received over 150 million views on YouTube.

In 2017, Xue released his eighth album “渡” _The Crossing_, which was well-received by critics, so that Xue secured his established status as a leading singer of his generation. Songs favored by critics from this album include “高尚” _Noble_ and “动物世界” _Animal World_. In the same year, Xue held his concert tour “我好像在哪儿见过你” _I Think I've Seen You Somewhere_.

In 2018, Xue released his ninth album “摩天大楼” _Skyscraper_, and continued his string of success. In this album, songs like “摩天大楼” _Skyscraper_ and “肆无忌惮” _Reckless_ incorporates different musical elements, while “最好” _The Best_ features a more balladic composition. In the same year, he started his “摩天大楼” _Skyscraper World Tour_. He was the first singer from mainland China to headline the Wembley Arena in London, Sydney Super Dome and several other landmark venues around the world.

## Other ventures

In 2012, Xue opened his hotpot restaurant chain _Shang Shang Qian Hotpot_ 上上谦串串香火锅.

In 2015, his own fashion line, _Dangerous People_, was founded in Shanghai.

### Albums

|width="25" align="left"|#|width="50" align="left"|Year|width="250" align="left"|Title|width="600" align="left"|Track Listing|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2020|天外来物|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 天外来物|Joker Xue|罗小黑||||||
|10 纸船 Paper Boat|Joker Xue|Joker Xue|}|||||
|2019|Dust 尘|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 木偶人 Puppet|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|2 慢半拍|Joker Xue|许嵩||||||
|3 这么久没见 It's Been So Long|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|4 笑场 Mocking|裴志森/Joker Xue|张洢豪||||||
|5 病态 Morbidity|Joker Xue|宋涛||||||
|6 尘 Dust|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|7 陪你去流浪 Accompany You to Wander|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|8 配合 Cooperate|Joker Xue/甘世佳|周以力/Joker Xue||||||
|9 环|孟楠|孟楠||||||
|10 聊表心意|Joker Xue|Joker Xue|}|||||
|2018|Joker 怪咖|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 摩天大楼 Skyscraper|Joker Xue|唐汉霄||||||
|2 怪咖 Freak|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|3 肆无忌惮 Reckless|Joker Xue|张洢豪||||||
|4 狐狸 The Fox|Joker Xue|周以力||||||
|5 天份 Talent|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|6 最好 The Best|小寒/廖慧明/郭顶|林淇玉/郭頂||||||
|7 醒来（Live）Awake (Live)|Joker Xue/岳云鹏|Joker Xue||||||
|8 哑巴 The Mute|Joker Xue/汪苏泷|Joker Xue/汪苏泷||||||
|9 那是你离开了北京的生活 That's Life After You Left Beijing|Joker Xue|方毅||||||
|10 违背的青春 Forsaken Youth|Joker Xue|Joker Xue|}|||||
|2017|The Crossing 渡|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 动物世界 Animal World|Joker Xue|郭顶||||||
|2 暧昧 Ambiguous Love|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|3 像风一样 Like The Wind|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|4 高尚 Noble|Joker Xue|周以力||||||
|5 骆驼 Camel|甘世佳|郭顶||||||
|6 别 Don't|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|7 火星人来过 The Martians Were Here|Joker Xue|韩星洲||||||
|8 背过手 Hands Behind the Back|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|9 渡 The Crossing|Joker Xue|Torbjørn Brundtland/Svein Berge||||||
|10 我害怕 I'm Afraid|Joker Xue|Joker Xue|}|||||
|2016|Beginner 初学者|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 初学者 Beginner|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|2 刚刚好 Just Right|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|3 我好像在哪见过你 I Think I've Seen You Somewhere|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|4 演员 Actor|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|5 绅士 Gentlemen|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|6 一半 The Half|Joker Xue|李荣浩||||||
|7 小孩 Child|郭顶|郭顶||||||
|8 Stay Here|Joker Xue|Peter Krafft/Benjamin Koistinen||||||
|9 花儿和少年 The Flower & The Youngster|文雅|Joker Xue/高阳||||||
|10 下雨了 It's Raining|Joker Xue|Joker Xue|}|||||
|2013|An Unexpected Journey 意外|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 丑八怪 Ugly|甘世佳|李荣浩||||||
|2 意外 An Unexpected Journey|杨子朴|杨子朴||||||
|3 你还要我怎样 What Else Do You Want Me To Do|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|4 有没有 Is There|郭顶|郭顶||||||
|5 潮流季 Fashion Seasons|林晓珂|郭顶||||||
|6 等我回家 Wait For Me To Come Home|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|7 我想起你了 I Thought Of You|Joker Xue|高阳||||||
|8 其实 Actually|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|9 方圆几里 Miles Around|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|10 方圆几里（吉他版）Miles Around (Guitar version)|Joker Xue|Joker Xue|}|||||
|2012|Several Of Xue Zhiqian 几个薛之谦|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 我知道你都知道 I Know That You All Know|甘世佳|Joker Xue||||||
|2 几个你 Several of You|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|3 伏笔 Foreshadow|郭顶|郭顶||||||
|4 为什么 Why|Joker Xue|Joker Xue/罗开元||||||
|5 我终于成了别人的女人 I Am Finally Somebody Else's Woman|Joker Xue|高阳||||||
|6 敷衍 Perfunctory|Joker Xue|Joker Xue/高阳||||||
|7 我们爱过就好 It's Fine As We Once Loved|Joker Xue|Joker Xue/高阳||||||
|8 楚河汉界 Chu-Han War|Joker Xue/李文壅|Joker Xue||||||
|9 为了遇见你 In Order To Meet You|廖莹如|陈耀川|}|||||
|2009|Uncompleted Songs 未完成的歌(A Compilation of Old and New)|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 未完成的歌 Uncompleted Songs (New)|甘世佳|Joker Xue||||||
|2 我的雅典娜 My Athena (New)|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|3 传说 Legend|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|4 马戏小丑 Circus Clown|罗开元|Joker Xue||||||
|5 你过得好吗 How Are You|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|6 红尘女子 Red Dust Woman|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|7 Memory|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|8 倾城 Allure|甘世佳|Joker Xue||||||
|9 我们的世界 Our World|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|10 给我的爱人 To My Lover|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|11 爱的期限 Time Limit of Love|甘世佳|Joker Xue||||||
|12 黄色枫叶 Yellow Maple|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|13 认真的雪 Serious Snow|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|14 爱我的人 谢谢你 Thank You Those Who Love Me (New)|江孝华|高阳|}|||||
|2008|Loved You Deeply 深深爱过你|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 传说 Legend|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|2 深深爱过你（前世）Loved You Deeply (Forelife)|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|3 Let You Go|文雅|E-Tribe||||||
|4 给我的爱人 To My Lover|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|5 我们的世界 Our World|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|6 流星的眼泪 Shooting Stars' Tears|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|7 星河之役 Milky Way Battle|陈耀川|Garden||||||
|8 深深爱过你（今生）Loved You Deeply (This Life)|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|9 梦开始的原点 Origin of the Dream|陈耀川|Joker Xue|}|||||
|2007|How Are You 你过得好吗|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 苏黎世的从前 Once Upon A Time In Zurich|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|2 你过得好吗 How Are You|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|3 爱情宣判 Love Verdict|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|4 朋友你们还好吗 Friends How Are You|Tomo|Joker Xue||||||
|5 爱的期限 Time Limit of Love|甘世佳|Joker Xue||||||
|6 马戏小丑 Circus Clown|罗开元|Joker Xue||||||
|7 倾城 Allure|甘世佳|Joker Xue||||||
|8 丢手绢 A-Tisket, A-Tasket|梁思成|梁思成||||||
|9 续雪 Continued Snow|甘世佳|Joker Xue||||||
|10 你过得好吗（伴奏）How Are You (instrumental)|||}|||||
|2006|Xue Zhiqian 薛之谦|{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%"||||||
|1 王子归来 The Prince is Back|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|2 认真的雪 Serious Snow|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|3 红尘女子 Red Dust Woman|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|4 爱不走 Love Doesn't Leave|苟伟|苟伟||||||
|5 快乐帮 The Happy Gang|张鹏|郑伟||||||
|6 我的Show My Show|易家扬/成金|刘伟||||||
|7 黄色枫叶 Yellow Maple|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|8 钗头凤 Shantou Feng|甘世佳|Joker Xue||||||
|9 Memory|Joker Xue|Joker Xue||||||
|10 我的Show（伴奏）My Show (instrumental)|||}|||||

### MV

- 《尘》（2019）
1. 木偶人
1. 慢半拍
1. 这么久没见
1. 笑场
1. 病态
1. 尘
1. 聊表心意
1. 陪你去流浪

- 《怪咖》（2018）
1. 摩天大楼
1. 怪咖
1. 肆无忌惮
1. 天份
1. 最好
1. 那是你离开了北京的生活
1. 违背的青春

- 《渡》（2017）
1. 动物世界
1. 暧昧
1. 像风一样
1. 高尚
1. 骆驼
1. 别
1. 渡
1. 我害怕

- 《初学者》（2016）
1. 初学者
1. 刚刚好
1. 我好像在哪见过你
1. 演员
1. 绅士
1. 一半
1. 小孩
1. Stay Here
1. 下雨了

- 《意外》（2013）
1. 丑八怪
1. 意外
1. 你还要我怎样
1. 有没有
1. 其实
1. 方圆几里

### Singles

|Year|Title|Lyricist|Composer|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2016|Tomorrow Never Ends 来日方长|常石磊|常石磊/袁娅维|

## Concert Tours

|colspan="5"|2018-2019 摩天大楼 Skyscraper World Tour (23 Shows)||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|2018|14 July|Beijing|Workers' Stadium|
|2|28 July|Shenzhen|Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre Stadium||
|3|11 August|Chengdu|Shuangliu Sports Centre||
|4|26 August|Foshan|Century Lotus Stadium||
|5|8 September|Hangzhou|Yellow Dragon Sports Center Stadium||
|6|21 September|Changsha|Helong Sports Center Stadium||
|7|30 September|Macau|Cotai Arena||
|8|6 October|Shanghai|Hongkou Football Stadium||
|9|7 October||||
|10|3 November|Vancouver|Thunderbird Sports Centre||
|11|6 November|Toronto|Paramount Fine Foods Centre||
|12|9 November|San Jose|San Jose Center for the Performing Arts||
|13|11 November|Los Angeles|Dolby Theatre||
|14|17 November|Singapore|Singapore Indoor Stadium||
|15|2019|14 February|Penang|SPICE Arena|
|16|16 February|Kuala Lumpur|Axiata Arena||
|17|10 March|London|Wembley Arena||
|18|1 April|Melbourne|Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre||
|19|7 April|Sydney|Sydney Super Dome||
|20|4 April|Auckland|The Trusts Arena||
|21|13 April|Taipei|Taipei Arena||
|22|14 April||||
|23|19 May|Hong Kong|AsiaWorld Arena||
|colspan="4"|2017 我好像在哪见过你 I Think I've Seen You Somewhere Tour (10 Shows)|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|22 April|Dalian|Dalian Sports Center|
|2|29 April|Shenzhen|Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre|
|3|20 May|Qingdao|Guoxin Gymnasium|
|4|3 June|Guangzhou|Guangzhou International Sports Arena|
|5|10 June|Shanghai|Mercedes-Benz Arena|
|6|17 June|Beijing|Cadillac Arena|
|7|24 June|Wuhan|Wuhan Sports Center|
|8|9 July|Kunming|Kunming International Convention & Exhibition Center|
|9|15 July|Nanjing|Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre|
|10|22 July|Chongqing|Chongqing International Expo Centre|
|colspan="4"|2008 谦年传说 Qian Nian Chuan Shuo Concert (1 Show)|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|20 December|Shanghai|Shanghai International Gymnastic Center|

### Feature films

|Year|English Title|Chinese Title|Role||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|TBD|_A-Test: The Love Adventure_|A测试之爱情大冒险|Wang Xiaocong 王小聪||
|2017|_What a Day!_|有完没完|He Ping 和平||
|2011|_East Meets West_|东成西就2011|Doctor||
|2011|_Music Arena_|音乐江湖|Chen Hao 陈浩||
|2010|_The University Days of a Dog_|一只狗的大学时光|Qi Jun 齐俊||
|rowspan="2"|2005|_Perhaps Love_|如果·爱||
|_A Bright Moon_|一轮明月|Wang Dayong 王大勇|||

### Television series

|Year|English Title|Chinese Title|Role||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|TBD|_Men, Friends_|男人帮·朋友|Gao Yi 高益||
|2017|_Boyhood_|我们的少年时代|Tao Xi 陶西||
|2015|_Mother Like Flowers_|妈妈像花儿一样|Zhang Laifu 张来福||
|2012|_The Queen of SOP_|胜女的代价|Xue Shaoqian 薛少谦||
|2009|_The Prince of Tennis_|加油！网球王子|Ren Ruocheng 任若成||
|rowspan="2"|2006|_Lao Niang Jiu_|老娘舅之那小子真帅|Han Liu 韩柳|
|_Ma La Jiao Shi_|麻辣教师|Lennon 列侬|||
|2005|_Loving You Is Really Not Easy_|爱你真的不容易|Luo Dazhuang 罗大壮||
|2005|_The 100th Bride_|第100个新娘|Li Liang 李亮||
|2004|_Romantic Crystal Love_|水晶之恋|Jacky||
|2003|_Life Concern_|人命关天|Ma Xiaoneng 马小能||

### Major television shows

|Year|English Title|Chinese Title|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2018|_Hi! Sing_|嗨！唱起来|Episode 11||
|_Mars Intelligence Agency Season 4_|火星情报局 第四季|Cast|||
|_Golden Song Season 2_|金曲捞之挑战主打歌|Cast|||
|_Unlimited Song Season_|无限歌谣季|Cast|||
|Shake It Up|新舞林大会||||
|2017|_The Coming One Season 1_|明日之子 第一季|Mentor||
|_Masked Singer Season 2_|蒙面唱将猜猜猜 第二季||||
|_Mars Intelligence Agency Season 3_|火星情报局 第三季|Cast|||
|_Golden Song_|金曲捞||||
|rowspan="4"|2016|_Mars Intelligence Agency Season 1_|火星情报局 第一季|Cast|
|_Mars Intelligence Agency Season 2_|火星情报局 第二季|Cast|||
|_The Collaboration_|作战吧偶像|Cast|||
|_Sing! China Season 4_|中国新歌声 第四季||||
|2012|_Shake It Up Season 1_|舞林大会|||

## Other websites

- 薛之謙 JokerXue on Youtube
- Joker Xue on Spotify
- Joker Xue on iTunes

## Infobox (chinese)

- **child**: yes
- **t**: wikt:薛, 薛wikt:之, 之wikt:謙, 謙
- **s**: wikt:薛, 薛wikt:之, 之wikt:谦, 谦
- **p**: Xuē Zhīqiān


## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **genre**: Mandopop
- **instrument**: Guitar, Piano
- **label**: Chaoshi Music


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Joker Xue
- **image**: 薛之谦百度沸点音乐会1.jpg
- **alt**: 260px
- **native name**: 薛之谦
- **birth place**: Shanghai, China
- **nationality**: Chinese
- **alma mater**: Glion Institute of Higher Education
- **years active**: 2005–present
- **notable works**: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKuL5xaKZHM _Actor_], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xlASR2bfGk _Ugly_]
- **children**: 1 son
- **website**: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKuL5xaKZHM&list=RDEM-8VHXQLVekn_3sPr3rB8hg YouTube]
[https://open.spotify.com/artist/1cg0bYpP5e2DNG0RgK2CMN Spotify]
[https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/joker-xue/160809474 iTunes]