Jam Hsiao 萧敬腾

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Jam Hsiao (traditional Chinese: 蕭敬騰; simplified Chinese: 萧敬腾; pinyin: Xiao Jìngténg; Wade–Giles: Hsiao1 Ching4-t'êng2, born 30 March 1987) is a Taiwanese singer and actor.

At the age of 17, while still in high school, he began working as a restaurant singer.

In May 2007, Hsiao took part in the first season of China Television (CTV)'s star search show, One Million Star.

He signed a contract with Warner Music Taiwan in 2008 and released his debut album, Jam Hsiao, in the same year. In 2011, Hsiao played the lead role in the action film The Killer Who Never Kills and won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer for his performance.

In 2013, his fourth album It's All About Love won him Best Male Vocalist at 24th Golden Melody Awards. In 2015, he formed a four-man band called Lion as singer-songwriter and keyboarder of the band, and they participated in Singer 2017 and got third.

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Singing career

In May 2007, Hsiao was accepted into the first season of a TV show, One Million Star. This exhibit was the Taiwanese equival of American Idol. In the show's still forming first season, the show's production team recognized his talent and wanted him to appear as a challenger. Hsiao was scheduled to be in a Point Kick (PK) style singing competition against the show's top ten contestants. He won the first two rounds. Despite losing in the third round, the show's rating hit a new high. In Yahoo's third most searched celebrity, he became the third most popular celebrity. In Google, Taiwan's name is the second most popular keyword for Taiwan Show Business.

His brief appearance on the show captured the attention of the music industry at the time, and the restaurant where he was performing at was packed every time there was nobody on the floor at that moment. Despite the fact that Hsiao was not signed to any music recording company at this moment, he was still receiving numerous invitations to attend variety shows.

A-Mei's attention was captured by Hsiao's charisma and sudden fame. A-Mei is Taiwan's Queen of Pop, and she has invited Hsiao to perform with her in the duet "Moment of the First Sight" () in her 2007 music album Star. It became the instant No. 1 in the industry. 1 was struck. In December 2007, Hsiao held a medley of four nominated original themes in the Golden Horse Award, Taiwan's most coveted film festival. At this point, Hsiao was still an ordinary 20-year-old student and freelance musician. Needless to say, several major companies have failed to recruit this young and fresh talent.

Warner Music Taiwan and Hsiao announced their four-year contracts in March 2008. Jam Hsiao's self-titled Jam Hsiao's debut in June 2008. It was the No. 1 hit on the billboard for seven weeks. The New-Song Premiere Concert at Taipei Danshui Fisherman's Wharf attracted over ten thousand spectators in July 2008. This album was also the No. 1 hit in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. He was nominated for the Best New Singer in Taiwan's 20th Golden Music Awards in June 2009. Despite the fact that he did not win the title, his extraordinary appearance earned him a top spot in Taiwan's music business.

Jam Hsiao also attempted acting during this period. He appeared in the famous Taiwanese drama "Fated To Love You/ ") and received many compliments. In December 2008, Jam Hsiao visited Italy. He wrote a book "Listening to Italy" and was inspired by this journey and wrote a song called "To My Beloved." This album was released as an EP with video to raise funds for the Genesis Social Welfare Foundation.

Following the success of his first album, Hsiao's second album Princess debuted in July 2009 with even greater success. For three months, the title rock song "Princess" had been a No. 1 hit. This 12-song collection featured four songs by Hsiao himself, as well as the possibility of becoming the song producer for these songs. These four songs represented his ingenuity, and each one of them had its own unique style. In December 2009, he revealed "Mr. Rock Concert," his first large-scale live concert in Taipei Arena.

Hsiao's third album, Love Moments, was released in November 2009 as part of his pre-concert campaign. This collection featured ten covers of songs that had been originally performed by top female singers. In a live-band style, Hsiao captured them. Among them, "Silent Flower" was in Taiwanese dialect, and the album's first hit song, "New Endless Love," was performed and lost on television show One Million Star in 2007.

Hsiao's two albums in 2009 earned him five more No. 1 hits. On Hit FM Radio, he had six songs on top ten on KKBOX Digital Music Billboard and five songs in top ten Golden Songs of 2009. In the 15th Singapore Golden Music Awards, he received the Best Male Singer Award. He was named as the Best Male Singer in the Taiwan Golden Melody Music Awards in 2010.

Mr. Rock Concert at Taipei Arena in December 2009 was a huge success. It was sold out within minutes. The stage set was intended to look like a chess game. He appeared in Mandarin, Cantonese, Taiwanese, English, and Korean in lavish costumes. On stage, he also used his drumming and keyboard skills. Hsiao's first large-scale concert was met with raptious applause. He toured four more cities, including Singapore, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, and Shanghai, from February 2011. In each of the various concert venues, which was greatly appreciated by fans, he tailored each concert to the local market's needs and embedded various local elements.

Jam Hsiao's fourth album, Jam Wild Dreams, was released in June 2011. He was instrumental in selecting, recording, mixing, and creating background harmony. Since his 2009 "Princes" album, he's been the individual song producer, but this time round, he'll be playing the role of album producer, a first for Hsiao. He was quoted as describing his music ideologies and convictions, as well as that this album is the most live studio recorded album as he continues to preserve the excitement and appeal of a live performance. This album received rave reviews and was ranked number one on Taiwan's KKBOX Music Rank. In Singapore, he was also named the Best Male Singer in the 17th Golden Melody Awards. It's the 11th best-selling album of 2011 in Taiwan, with 50,000 copies sold.

In 2011, Hsiao was voted one of China's most popular musicians, and she was invited to appear in a trio with Li Jian and Khalil Fong on CCTV New Year's Gala. This is a five-hour variety show on Chinese New Year's Eve, and it has become an embedded tradition in most Chinese families. Hence, it's a great honor to be on this show. However, Hsiao became sick with influenza and laryngitis just days before the festival. He managed to make it to the rehearsals, but his illness deteriorated. He could hardly talk on the night of the performance. Hsiao knew he'd have to fulfill his obligations as a performer. As one of the three founders, he also realized that this was going to be a once-in-a-lifetime for his two partners. Hence, he did not cancel the appearance and refused to do a lip-sync. "I did my best" was his only explanation after the show. Despite the fact that his appearance was a disappointment, the production unit, the fellow musicians, and the audience all respect him. His saga became a hot topic of discussion in China after the New Year, and his popularity soared. "There's a spirit called Jam Hsiao" prompted this episode, which shows how much attention he has received from the public.

In August 2011, Jam Hsiao's second installment of a concert tour began in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, there would only be one concert. However, this performance was sold out in a matter of minutes. Many fans were unable to purchase tickets and were extremely disappointed. A second show was held in then, and it was also sold out in 6 minutes.

In December 2011, the tour made a trip to Shanghai, Malaysia, before heading to Taipei Arena in February 2012. The same situation existed in Taipei as well. After the first show was sold out in a single afternoon, the second show was added and sold out.

Several more invitations have been extended to bring this concert tour to various cities in China, Sydney, and Melbourne, Australia, including many cities.

In 2012, Hsiao released his first full English album, which contained eleven covers of well-known hits, including "How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees and "L-O-V-E" by Nat King Cole, as well as "How Deep Is Your Love" by the Bee Gees and "L-O-V-E," which were recorded from his Mr. Jazz Private Party Live. With the album, Hsiao displayed a 180-degree change in style and performance attitude, from the regal Mr. Rock to the soothing Mr. Jazz.

Hsiao hopes to bring less popular music to the Asian market in an age where mainstream music dominates the charts. On several radio shows, he wishes that more people be exposed to music that they don't normally listen to.

It's All About Love, Hsiao's second Chinese album, out in November 2012. This time, in addition to recording, songwriting, singing, and background vocal arrangement/singing, he also produced an MV for the song "Marry Me." He performed in the music video for the first time as a disco dance rap song "Hey, Brother" and a dance performance.

In July 2013, he was named Best Male Singer in the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards for Best Male Singer.

In 2013, Hsiao assumed the role as a mentor in Beijing Television's singing competition reality show Duets, alongside three others. After three months of competition, Xiao Yi Hang, one of his students, earned first place and was subsequently signed by Warner Music Ltd, his record label company. On Season 2 of Duets, he reprised his role as a mentor.

In June 2014, Hsiao's sixth album, The Song, was released. He produced six out of ten songs on this album, as well as the album engineer. He had specially engaged a dance instructor from Korea to choreograph his dance for the song "Kiss Me" and was reported to have learned it by a video camera in just two days. In May, the song "Kelly" was chosen as the ending track on the Korean drama "You Who Came From The Stars," which was broadcast in Taiwan. "The Song" was also selected to be the closing song for thirteen Shin Kong Mitsukoshi malls in Taiwan, which will be played right before the malls close on July 1st. Jam Hsiao became the World Cup Ambassador for Taiwan in 2014, and his album "Let Go" was also included as the closing song during the World Cup telecast in Taiwan.

Hsiao formed the band Lion in September 2016, along with Lee Q Wu, Tsou Chiang, and Liu Chao-chu. On September 16, the band's self-titled album was released. He appeared as one of the mentors of Zhejiang Television's Sound of My Dream in the same year, as well as Yu Quan, Hebe Tien, JJ Lin, and A-Mei.

In 2017, Hsiao and his band Lion took part in Singer 2017 and finished third overall.

He performed in I Am a Singer's eighth season (also known as Singer: Year of the Hits), this time as a solo artist, and finished third. After the show announced that future episodes would be taped remotely as part of the coronavirus pandemic, Hsiao also doubled as a host for the first two episodes until his Music Partner Eliza Liang was substituted by him.

Acting career

Jam Hsiao was part of the cast of The Killer Who Never Kills, a film based on a series of books by popular Taiwanese novelist Giddens Ko. He plays Jeremy Bonsai, the titular Killer Who Never Kills, in the film and wrote the film's theme song. The film, which was released in 2011, was a box office hit, and in 2012, he received the Best New Actor Award in the 31st Hong Kong Golden Film Awards.

In his second film, romantic-comedy film My Geeky Nerdy Buddies, directed by Kevin Chu with China artists Jiang Shuying and Xie Na, Hsiao played the lead role of as "Meeks." It was first announced in Mainland China and Taiwan on July 10, 2014.

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