Tiana Xiao

Tiana Xiao is a J-Pop singer of American nationality and Chinese descent.

Tiana Xiao
Tiana getting ready for her performance on TBS' 月光音楽団.
Background information
Chinese name	蕭鳴兒 (Traditional) 萧鸣儿 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Xiāo Míng Er
Katakana	ティアナ・シャオ
Also known as	"Tia-chan" (ティアちゃん), "Tiana-chan"
Born	April 29, 1990 (1990-04-29) (age18)
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	R&B, Hip hop, J-pop, Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Violin
Years active	2008–present
Label(s)	Imperial Records (Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.)
Website	[http://www.tiana.cc/ Tiana Xiao Official Website (www.tiana.cc)] [http://www.teichiku.co.jp/artist/tiana/ Tiana Xiao Imperial Records Official Website]

Biography

Tiana Xiao was born in Sichuan, China and moved to the United States when she was two years old. Her mother and brother currently reside in Los Angeles, California, and her father lives in China.

With an asserted IQ of 170 [ja icon cite news |title=ＩＱ１７０の歌姫誕生！中国系米国人・シャオ、日本でデビュー |url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200801/gt2008011604.html |work=Sankei Sports |publisher=Sanspo.com |date=2008-01-16] , Tiana graduated from high school at the age of fourteenzh icon Citation | last = 孫 (Sun) | first = 盈 (Ying) | title = 華裔女孩學業出衆歌聲甜 |url=http://www.chubun.com/modules/article/view.article.php/c47/64853| newspaper = 中日新聞 | pages = 華人篇·華人採風 中文導報 17 B. | date = 2008-02-14] . After her graduation, although she had already been accepted to Cornell University, Tiana had decided to pursue her childhood dream of becoming an artist, and deferred her admission so that she could focus on singing and performing.

In order to improve her vocals and other performance skills, including stage presence and dance, Tiana studied singing with several private vocal coaches and attended classes at the Millennium Dance Complex in North Hollywood.

In January 2006, Tiana began attending HIPAC, a vocal school located in Los Angeles. Her voice teacher saw tremendous potential in the then 15 year old Tiana, and trained her for about three months before sending a demo CD to a management/production company in Japan.

A few months later, (Summer 2006) Tiana was brought by her vocal coach to Tokyo for an audition. Her unique voice earned her a recording contract with her current label, Imperial Records, a division of Teichiku Entertainment, Inc. [http://www.tiana.cc/profile/ "Tiana Xiao Official Profile"] ]

Currently, Tiana is a sophomore at Cornell University. However, in order to fully concentrate on her career, she has taken an academic leave of absence. [Citation | title = ティアナ ・ シャオ　海外の大物クリエイターが認めた17歳の新人歌姫 | pages = 11. | date = 2008.2 | url = http://ec.nikkeibp.co.jp/item/backno/EN1131.html]

Career

Tiana's debut single CD, "Sweet Obsession", was released on January 23, 2008. The music was written and produced by Jeeve. The original lyrics of "Sweet Obsession", written in English, were penned by Tiana herself. Tiana also wrote the English portion of the lyrics in the B-side, "Temptation". [http://www.teichiku.co.jp/artist/tiana/ "Tiana Xiao Teichiku Official Website"] ] Days after Tiana's debut, a controversial news article surfaced in several popular Japanese websites, including a widely used SNS (social networking service) website known as mixi, raising the question of whether or not Tiana Xiao has a shot at becoming the next Utada Hikaru. This quickly raised awareness of "Tiana Xiao" among the Japanese audience. [cite news | title = 中国生まれの“新星”は宇多田2世になれるか | url = http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080127-00000004-gen-ent | work = Yahoo! JAPAN Entertainment News | publisher = Yahoo! JAPAN | date = 2008-01-27 | language = Japanese] However, to date, "Sweet Obsession" has not generated a significant number of sales.

A second single, titled "KIZUNA", was released on April 23, 2008. The two songs on the CD are written and produced by Tom Keane, who wrote and produced music for many well-known artists such as Celine Dion and Chaka Khan, and his associate Roycel Cooks. [cite news | title = 日中米の掛け橋、IQ170を誇る天才少女の2ndシングル | url = http://music.jp.msn.com/news/4546.htm | work = OOPS! News Network | publisher = MSN Music News | date = 2008-01-27 | language = Japanese] And again, the lyrics of both "KIZUNA" and the coupling number (B-side) were co-written by Tiana.

Tiana's first studio album was released in May. The songs featured in the album will include all tracks from her two previous maxi singles, as well as the highly anticipated songs written and produced by other notable producers from both the United States of America and the United Kingdom, including Alexis Smith (U.K.) and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (U.S.).

In September, after not having seen too much sales of her album, Tiana's record label terminated her contract. It has since been rumored that she has moved into the pornography industry

Discography

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References