- Baiyu (singer)
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Baiyu Birth name Baiyu Chen Genres R&B, Pop, Crossover R&B Occupations Singer-Songwriter, Actress Years active 2010–present Website http://www.baiyuonline.com Baiyu (born Baiyu Chen in Xiamen, China) is a Chinese-American singer-songwriter and actress. In the early 90's, her family moved to Maryland [1] where she was then given the American name of “Sara”. Baiyu has appeared in several independent films, worked with Seventeen Magazine and was a VJ for the mtvU show "The Freshmen" from 2006-2008.[2] She later graduated from Princeton University in 2008 with a degree in Sociology.[3]
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Music career
Baiyu released her first EP "B-Side" in 2010 which generated buzz and received airplay on Hot 97 and numerous college radio stations.[4][5] She has since then been featured in Celebuzz,[6] GlobalGrind,[7] TheSource,[8] MTVIggy,[9] SoulTrain.com,[10] and various other blogs and magazines.[11]
In 2011 Baiyu has decided to donate all profits from her latest EP, “Fan Fair” towards Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief.[4][12] Her music video for the song "Together" premiered on MTV Networks' Logo TV in August of 2011.[13] Subsequently, the video also got picked up by MTV UK[14], MTV Latin America[15], MTV España[16], MTV Brasil[17],and VH1 Latin America[18] among other television stations, solidifying Baiyu's status as an international pop culture icon.
Filmography
Television Appearances
- 2006-2008: mtvU’s “The Freshmen" - Herself[2]
Discography
Extended Plays
References
- ^ http://aapress.com/ethnicity/chinese/baiyu-releases-new-ep/
- ^ a b http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3091936/
- ^ http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2006/03/09/14805/
- ^ a b c d http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/baiyu/id366130273
- ^ http://recordbreakerschart.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/2212011-record-breakers-chart/
- ^ http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-05-07/the-meet-greet-baiyu/
- ^ http://globalgrind.com/music/baiyu
- ^ http://www.thesource.com/blog/post/29684/Baiyu-feat.-Fred-The-Godson---%27Take-A-Number%27?thesource-prod=
- ^ http://blog.mtviggy.com/2010/04/18/baiyu-releases-the-mv-for-sweet-misery/
- ^ http://soultrain.com/2011/02/01/sound-check-baiyu-b-side/
- ^ http://www.baiyuonline.com/site/?page_id=202#all
- ^ http://www.hiphoppress.com/2011/04/baiyu-releases-new-single-together-and-all-profits-will-go-directly-to-japan.html
- ^ http://www.logotv.com/video/baiyu/678766/together.jhtml#id=1668411
- ^ http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/baiyu/video/together
- ^ http://www.mtvla.com/musica/artistas/baiyu/videos/together-678766/
- ^ http://www.mtv.es/musica/artistas/baiyu/
- ^ http://mtv.uol.com.br/videos/clipes/baiyu/together
- ^ http://www.vh1la.com/musica/artistas/baiyu/
External links
Categories:- Living people
- American pop singers
- Chinese female singers
- People from Xiamen
- American people of Chinese descent
- Chinese pop singers
- American musicians of Asian descent
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