Yida Huang (; born 11 August 1979) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. The capitalization of his birth name is Yida Huang, as the previous form of "YiDA" was used as a logo by
Sony Music Taiwan
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. He has since stopped using the "YiDA" name form upon the end of his contract with the company. He has released four major albums with Sony Taiwan. His song "Chou Nan Ren" (''Jerk'') was the opening theme for the Taiwanese drama ''
Devil Beside You
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''. Another song of his, "Set Me Free", was the theme song for the Chinese version of the movie
''Stealth''. He graduated from the Lee Wei Song School of Music.
His long-awaited fourth album ''Dedicated to Myself'' (寫给自己的歌) was officially released on November 28, 2008.
On April 21, 2011, seven years after his first album, Huang released the EP "微光" under the music company 北京橙天华音音乐制作有限公司 which he signed to after his contract ended with Sony Taiwan.The album consisted of 5 tracks including one instrumental track "track 11" which was also featured in a fashion show by fashion designer Marie showcasing her You.kai collection.
Along with his new EP "微光", a music film was also produced by the same music company featuring his EP tracks in the film. Starring Yida Huang and Tang Yan, the film centers around Yida Huang's various mystery encounters with Tang Yan although he has no recollections of her.
After a hiatus, Huang returned to the music scene, appearing as a participant in the second season of the popular Chinese reality TV singing competition show ''
Call Me by Fire'' in 2022.
Discography
Studio albums
*無法定義 (''
Undefinable'') (2004)
*專屬密碼 (''Exclusive Code'') (2005)
*完整演出 (''The Grand Finale'') (2007)
*寫給自己的歌 (''Dedicated to Myself)'' (2008)
*過程-精選(2CD+1DVD) (''YiDA's Journey – Best Collection'') (2009)
*微光EP(''Glimmer of Light'') (2011)
* ''Heart Disk'' (2013)
Singles
*寶藏 Perform for the theme song for Disney animated version movie (For Taiwan region) "星银岛 Treasure Planet (2002)"
*地下鐵 "Subway" – theme song for Hong Kong romance film
''Sound of Colors'' (2003)
*臭男人 "Jerk" – opening theme for the Taiwanese TV drama, "Devil Beside You."
*Set Me Free (a collaboration with Karen Mok) – Chinese theme song for the movie "Stealth."
*Nocturne (performed by Kousuke Atari) – Japanese commercial song for movie, "Lust, Caution" by Ang Lee
*要正常愛 Music Arrangement for movie "女人不壞" by Tsui Hark
*Set Me Free II
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2009 – Marie Tchibi
Notable compositions
* 一九九幾的他 – 彭佳慧
* 我不是英雄 – 陳宇凡
* 漸漸 – 趙薇
* 順風逆風 – 趙薇
* 上一次下一次 – 謝霆鋒
* 飛天 – 陳依依
* 再一次 – 秦海璐
* 虛擬世界 – 秦海璐
* 恋爱新手 – BOBO
* 怎么爱 – BOBO
* 幸福在路上 – 黃弈
* Complicated – 周蕙
* 1到10 = 我和你 – 范玮琪
* 和你在一起 – 乔任梁
* 阴天气球 – 乔任梁
Notable concerts
*紅樓
Ximending
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Overview
Ximending has b ...
,
Taipei
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,
Taiwan
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,義鳴驚人萬人連署演唱會(August 14, 2005)
Filmography
Television series
*''
Star Boulevard
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'' (星光大道)
Variety and reality show
*2022: ''
Call Me by Fire (season 2)
''Call Me by Fire (Season 2)'' (Chinese: 披荊斬棘; pinyin: ''Pī jīng zhǎn jí'') is a 2022 Chinese singing reality television show
which premiered on August 19, 2022, on Mango TV. The second season of '' Call Me by Fire'', it features 32 ...
'' (披荊斬棘)
Music film
*保留 (preserve) featuring
Tiffany Tang
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, produced by 北京橙天华音音乐制作有限公司
References
External links
Chapter III Official site
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1979 births
Living people
21st-century Singaporean male singers
Singaporean Mandopop singers
Singaporean songwriters
Singaporean guitarists
Singaporean Buddhists
Singaporean people of Chinese descent
21st-century guitarists