Musicians

Seo Myeong Ho (Korean: Myungho Seo / Xu Minghao, Romanized: Seo Myeong Ho, November 7, 1997 -), stage name THE 8 (Korean: The 8, Romanized: Di E Is; Japanese: THE8, Romanized: Di Ei To), is a Chinese singer who developed in South Korea. He is a member of SEVENTEEN, a 13-member men's pop music group under Pledis Entertainment, and is also a member of Performance Team.

Vivian Hsu (March 19, 1975 -), whose real name is Hsu Shujuan, is a Taiwanese female singer, actress, and host. In 1990, she participated in the "Talent Girl Selection" of China Television's variety show "TV Rookie Competition Station" and was selected as the first place. After that, she officially debuted with the girl group "Girls Team". When he was 18 years old, he filmed his first movie "The Boy". At the age of 19, he went to Japan to develop and was active in the Japanese variety show circle. During this period, he formed the black biscuit group and released records; in 1998, he appeared on the stage of Japan's "NHK Red and White Singing Contest". Since 2003, the focus of the business has shifted back to the Chinese-speaking world.

André Romelle Young (English: André Romelle Young, February 18, 1965 -) is an African-American hip-hop musician, music producer, rapper, and entrepreneur, with the stage name Dr. Dre (often translated as Dr. Dre in Chinese, or Dr. Dre, although Doctor is intended to pay tribute to NBA player Dr. J). He specializes in gang rap, created the G-Funk music school, and is a representative figure of West Coast hip-hop. His representative works are "The Next Episode" and "Still D.R.E." in collaboration with Snoop Dogg. He is one of the most successful, well-known, wealthy and influential producers in the hip-hop music industry. The artists discovered and cultivated by Dr. Dre include Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Nat Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, etc. They are all instant choices in the hip-hop industry, which constitutes his godfather status in the hip-hop industry. Kanye West said: "If you ask me, 'Do hip-hop people have great respect for Dre?', it's like asking Christians, 'Did Jesus die to atone for the sins of believers?'"

Aubrey Drake Graham, Canadian male rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, producer and actor. He first became famous for his role as Jimmy Brooks in the TV series Diggy: The Next Generation.

Park Jihyo (Korean: Jihyo Park/Park Jihyo, Romanized: Park Jihyo, formerly known as Park Jihyo, February 1, 1997 -) is a Korean female star and the leader and lead singer of the KPOP girl group TWICE under JYP Entertainment. On August 18, 2023, he made his solo debut with his first solo mini album "ZONE".

Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the pioneers of the rock music genre. In songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957), and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958), Berry extracted and developed the main elements of rock and roll from rhythm and blues music, with lyrics focusing on teenage life and consumerism. His guitar solos and stage style became major influences on later rock music. Berry was born into a middle-class family in St. Louis, Missouri. He was interested in music since childhood and sang publicly for the first time in his high school. From 1944 to 1947, while still in high school, he served time in prison for armed robbery. By early 1953, Berry was performing with the Johnny Johnson Trio. In May 1955, Berry's music career achieved a breakthrough. He traveled to Chicago, met Muddy Waters, and followed the latter's advice to sign with Chase Records. His first song recorded under Chase, "Maybellene," reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart and sold over 1 million copies. By the late 1950s, Berry was already well-established, with a number of hit singles, several screen appearances, and lucrative tours. But in January 1962, he was sentenced to three years in prison for smuggling a 14-year-old girl across the state line. After Berry was released from prison in 1963, he had several hit songs in the mid-1960s, including "No Particular Place to Go", "You Never Can Tell" and "Nadine". By the mid-1970s, he was performing more of his classics live as an entertainer to satisfy the nostalgic needs of audiences, working with local backing bands of varying skill levels. In 1979, he served 120 days in jail for tax evasion. In 1986, Berry became one of the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was evaluated as "laying the foundation not only for rock music but also for rock attitude."

Whitney Elizabeth Houston, American singer, actress, record and film producer, and former model. She is famous for her powerful voice, polyphonic appeal and wide mezzo-soprano range, and has been dubbed the "Voice of Nature". Has won multiple Grammy Awards.

Emma Lee Bunton (English: Emma Lee Bunton, January 21, 1976 -) or translated as Emma Burton, is a British female singer, songwriter, actress and media figure. She debuted in the UK in 1995, joining the Spice Girls alongside Melody, Melanie, Victoria Beckham and Jerry Halliwell. There she was nicknamed Baby Spice. The group has sold close to 100 million records worldwide, making it the best-selling female band of all time.

Penny Tai (English: Penny Tai, April 22, 1978 -) is a Malaysian female singer-songwriter, music producer, lead singer of the band "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall", writer and MV director. Born as a dancer, he made his debut in Taiwan with the release of his first album "Penny" in 2000. By 2006, he was releasing albums at a rate of one a year. After the release of her seventh album "iPenny" in 2006, she chose to release digital singles on the Internet platform for about three years, and turned to photography and MV shooting. Since his debut, he has released 12 solo albums and 3 albums under the name of the Buddha Jumping Wall Band. Dai Penni has not only been nominated for the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards many times, but is also the female singer who has won the most awards in the Golden Melody Awards. In 2006, she won the Best Composer Award at the 17th Golden Melody Awards for her song "Crazy in Love". In 2014, she won the Best Mandarin Female Singer Award at the 25th Golden Melody Awards for her album "Purely Accident". She was the first female singer in Malaysia to win this award. At the same Golden Melody Awards, she also won the Best Album Producer Award for the album "Embrace You" produced by Liu Sihan. In 2015, the Buddha Jumping Over the Wall Orchestra led by him won two awards for Best Band and Best Arranger at the 26th Golden Melody Awards for their album "Show You" and the song of the same name. In addition to her acting career, Dai Penny is enthusiastic about charity and was selected as one of the top ten outstanding young people in Malaysia in 2011.

Diana Ernestine Earle Rose was an American singer and actress who was the lead singer of the 1960s Motown recording group The Supremes. After leaving the group in 1970, she began to transition into a solo singer, and she achieved great success in movies and Broadway theaters. She was nominated for the 1972 Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as the late singer Billie Holiday in the drama "Lady Sings the Blues" and also won the Golden Globe Award that year. She has won 8 American Music Awards and been nominated for 12 Grammy Awards. In 1976, "Billboard" magazine named her the best female artist of the era. In 1977, she won a Tony Award for her solo play "An Evening with Diana Ross."

Toni Sailer (German: Toni Sailer, November 17, 1935 - August 24, 2009) was an Austrian male alpine skier. He represented Austria in alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics and won gold medals in the men's slalom, men's giant slalom and men's downhill.

Khalil Fong Tai Tung (English: Khalil Fong Tai Tung, July 14, 1983 - February 21, 2025), a Hong Kong-American male singer-songwriter and music producer, was born in Hawaii and settled in Hong Kong in 1997. In 2005, he released his first solo album "Soulboy" and entered the music scene. Fang Datong is a pioneer in integrating root blues and soul music into Chinese pop music. His works contain a large number of harmonies and rhythms of black music, which has brought important influence to the Chinese music scene. In 2008, he won the "Golden Music Male Singer Gold Award" of the "Chizha Music Popular Chart Award Ceremony" and became the youngest male singer gold medal winner since the award ceremony was established. He has been nominated for the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards 24 times, including 6 nominations for the Best Mandarin Male Singer. He won the award in 2017 for the album "JTW Journey to the West"; in 2021, he won the Golden Melody Award for Best Single Producer for the song "Mian Mian". Since 2020, Fang Datong has settled in Yunnan to recuperate. On March 1, 2025, Fang Datong's personal music label "FU MUSIC" issued a statement, revealing that he passed away on February 21, 2025, at the age of 41. In the same year, Fang Datong won the Jury Award at the 36th Golden Melody Awards for his album "Dreamer" and the Best Composer Award for his song "Only Twenty-Three". The International Songwriters Association (ISA) also included Fang Datong in the "Songwriter Hall of Fame".

Hikasa Yoko (Japanese: Yoko Hikasa/Hikasa Yoko, Romanized: Hikasa Yōko, July 16, 1985 -) is a Japanese female voice actor, narrator, and singer, born in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is 157cm tall and has blood type O. It was once owned by I'm Enterprise. In January 2023, it was announced that it would be free. On September 5, 2024, it was announced that it would establish a voice acting agency "i.nari Co., Ltd. (Inari)" and be affiliated with it.

Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (English: Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., March 14, 1933 - November 3, 2024), born in Chicago, United States, was a record producer, composer, arranger, record company executive, conductor, trumpeter and film producer. His career spanned five decades and received a record 79 Grammy Award nominations and 27 wins, including the Grammy Legend Entertainer Award in 1991 and 4 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Jazz Artist. Quincy Jones has collaborated with Michael Jackson to record several popular albums, including "Off the Wall", "Thriller" and "Bad". In 1985, he also produced and conducted the world-famous charity song "We Are the World". On November 3, 2024, Quincy Jones passed away in his Bel Air residence in Los Angeles at the age of 91.

Cao Lu (August 30, 1987 -), a Miao nationality, is from Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. She debuted in China in 2005 under the stage name "Lulu" and released her first album "Cat". On August 31, 2012, she debuted in South Korea with the five-member girl group FIESTAR, serving as the lead dancer, sub-vocalist and image person. The eldest member of the group is a Chinese member of FIESTAR, and because she is good at cooking, she became the food person in the group. In "We Got Married", she admitted that she had undergone plastic surgery on her nose. In 2016, she participated in the 12th MBC Idol Star Games and the first Women's Rhythmic Gymnastics. She was the oldest competitor and took the lead in belt exercises, but was defeated by Cheng Xiao in the end and won the runner-up. On January 30, 2017, she participated in the 13th MBC Idol Star Games and the 2nd Women's Rhythmic Gymnastics and became the first contestant to challenge the club gymnastics. However, in the end, Nai Minami succeeded in the ball gymnastics and won a gold medal with 18.75 points each. On March 17, 2021, Tianyu Media’s official Weibo announced that Cao Lu had joined Tianyu Media.

Zeng Zhiqiao (November 17, 1988 -), Taiwanese actress, female singer, and host, nicknamed Qiao Qiao, was born in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, and is a member of the Atayal ethnic group. His father is a school director and retired as a tennis coach, and his mother is an elementary school teacher. In 2003, he and Liu Pinyan debuted in the girl group Sweety, and they have been solo since. After his debut, he also developed in many aspects, including recording, drama, hosting, etc. In 2014, he signed a contract with Huayan International Music and became its artist. In 2016, she was nominated for the "Supporting Actress in a Drama Program" at the 51st Golden Bell Awards for "The Woman You Must Marry".

Zeng Shunxi (October 9, 1997 -), whose real name is Zeng Weihang, is a Chinese male singer and actor.

Giuseppe Tartini (Italian: Giuseppe Tartini, April 8, 1692 - February 26, 1770) was a famous composer and violinist in the Republic of Venice.

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi, Italian composer, was born in Le Roncolle, near Parma, and died in Milan.

Judy Garland (English: Judy Garland, June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969), born in Minnesota, United States, is an American actress and singer who was a child star. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected her as the eighth greatest actress of the century. During a versatile 45-year career, Garland became a world-class star through her musical theater roles and performances on the musical stage. She has won an Academy Award for Best Teenage Actor, a Golden Globe Lifetime Achievement Award, two Grammy Awards and a Special Tony Award. In 1939, at the age of 17, Garland became a well-known child star with the role of Dorothy Gale in "The Wizard of Oz". The classic episode "Over the Rainbow" was named the number one movie song by the American Film Institute. In 1954, "The Ups and Downs of the Stars" was a hit, but it was so popular that it cost the Oscar-winning actress. Later, he was nominated for an Oscar for "Judgment at Nuremberg". In addition to his successful film career, Garland has also achieved success in music and television. She has released a total of eight albums, and in 1961 she became the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her live album "Judy at Carnegie Hall". From 1963 to 1964, Garland hosted 26 episodes of "The Judy Garland Show" on CBS and was nominated for an Emmy Award. In 1969, Garland died suddenly of a drug overdose in London at the age of 47. Garland became famous in musicals but had a tragic personal life, plagued by alcoholism, drug abuse and emotional problems for many years, making her an important gay icon. Her untimely death is also said to be one of the core causes of the Stonewall Riots. Garland's eldest daughter, Liza Minnelli, is also a song and dance star and a Grand Slam winner in the entertainment industry.

Park Chorong (Korean: Park Chorong; March 3, 1991 -) is a South Korean female singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Apink, serving as the team leader and deputy vocalist. He participated in South Korea's JYP Entertainment audition and later became a trainee of Cube Entertainment. There is one sister and one younger sister.

Park Chae-young (Korean: Park Chaeyoung/Park Chae-young, Romanized: Park Chae-young; English: Roseanne Park; February 11, 1997-), whose stage name is Rosé (personalized as ROSÉ; Korean: rosé, Japanese: rosé, Romanized: roze), is a Korean K-pop singer and a member of the female music group BLACKPINK. Rosé is the most followed Korean and New Zealander on Instagram. On August 8, 2016, she released her debut single album "Square" One" debut, Rosé will release the title song "toxic till the end" of her first regular album "rosie" in 2024.

Park Bom (Korean: park bom/Park spring, Romanized: Park Boum, English: Jenny Park; March 24, 1984 -), whose stage name is Bom (spring/spring), is a South Korean female singer and dancer. She is one of the four members of the girl group 2NE1 under YG Entertainment and serves as the lead singer in the group. Joined the new company D-Nation Entertainment in July 2018. The official fan name is BOMShell.

Pu Shu (November 8, 1973 -), whose real name is Pu Shu, is a musician from mainland China. His father is Pu Zuyin, a retired professor at Peking University.