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9m88 at 2019 Megaport Music Festival | |
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Born | November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20) (age 34) Taipei, Taiwan |
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Years active | 2017-present |
Labels | Jazz Baby Ltd. |
Website | 9m88 |
Joanne Tang Yu-chi (born November 20, 1990), better known by her stage name 9m88, is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress.
Biography
9m88 was born in 1990. She majored in fashion design at Shih Chien University. At age 25, she went to The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. 9m88 released her debut album “Beyond Mediocrity” independently in August 2019. In October 2021, 9m88 performed with the Cloud Gate Dance Theater.
Music style
After arriving in New York as a Jazz voice major, she has broadened her interest in various genres of music, including Jazz, R&B, Pop, and Free Improvisation. Baba is also known for infusing her music with vivid and retro visuals. Her lyrics usually deal with personal bitter-sweet stories on a daily basis. The release of her 7-inch vinyl “Nine Head Hinano”, including a cover of City Pop classic “Plastic Love”, has helped her increase followers over the world.
Activism
9m88 recorded a track for the album T-POP: No Fear In Love, a compilation album celebrating the one-year anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, with others including Enno Cheng.
Discography
Studio albums
Track No. | Track Name | Length |
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1 | Intro - She Is | 0:36 |
2 | Beyond Mediocrity (平庸之上) | 3:47 |
3 | Airplane Mode (feat. Leo Wang) (最高品質靜悄悄) | 3:23 |
4 | Aim High | 3:44 |
5 | Waste of Time (浪費時間) | 4:14 |
6 | Leftlovers (廚餘戀人) | 3:49 |
7 | Love Rain (愛情雨) | 3:08 |
8 | Nine Head Hinano (九頭身日奈) | 3:54 |
9 | Inner | 1:44 |
10 | If I Could ( 如果可以) | 4:24 |
Singles/Collaborative Singles
- Weekends With You - Leo Wang (ft. 9m88) (2016)
- Air Doll (2017)
- Walking Towards Me (feat. 馬念先) (2019)
- B.O. - ØZI (ft. 9m88) (2018)
- Everybody Woohoo - Wu Tsing-fong (ft. 9m88) (2018)
- 為i篩檢 (2019)
- Aim High (2019)
- Hello Bye Bye (2020)
- Strange Weather - 9m88 & YELLOW (2020)
- Stay a While - TOSHIKI HAYASHI(%C) (ft. 9m88) (2020)
- Shadow - Elephant Gym (feat. 9m88) (2022)
Television
- Light the Night (2021)
Awards
2018 ELLE Taiwan Elle Style Awards - ‘The Most Stylish Future Star’
Tour
29 February 2020 - New Taipei City
8 April 2020 - Santa Cruz, California
References
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- Han, Sarah (9 December 2018). "Meet The Women Changing The Asian Music Scene For The Better". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
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- 宋燁文, 熊文浩 (2018-10-26). "【九頭身日奈】同 9m88 半小時Skype:沒想過成為vaporwave代名詞". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "令人沈醉的台灣靈魂女伶 9m88 翻唱作《Plastic Love》MV 釋出". POPBEE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- Hsiao, Sherry (May 25, 2020). "Equality campaign marks same-sex law anniversary". Taipei Times. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "馬念先&9m88〈你朝我的方向走來〉,無厘頭MV 拍了12小時才搞定". VOGUE TAIWAN (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- Chou, Inna (2018-10-18). "【ELLE風格大賞】9m88 迷幻歌聲下的另一面:我的個性有點像金凱瑞,有時會有點憤怒、過分認真". ELLE (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-04-04.
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