Shawn Tng, 唐志瑋, is a singer and composer from Singapore.
Early life and education Tng studied Computer Science at National University of Singapore.
Career
Music career Tng started his music career with the release his first solo album "相信" in 1994, followed by his second album "觉醒" in 1995. In 1995, Tng was part of a Singaporean pop group, Three Springs (三個春天), comprising Jeremy Wong, Willie Tan and himself. Tng was dubbed by Hong Kong's media as the new Eric Moo.
Tng wrote a theme song titled "决定" for the popular TCS Channel 8 TV serial "真心男儿".
In 1995, Tng subsequently launched his singing career in Taiwan releasing his first album "爱你的我能怎么做". Tng also released a duet with Annie Yi titled "守侯".
In 1996, Tng wrote a theme song titled "See The Sunrise" for RTHK's annual "Solar Project"(太阳计划) which was performed by popular singers Kit Chan, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Vivian Chow, Samuel Tai and some other RTHK's DJs.
In 1996, Tng performed the theme song for the animation series Street Fighter (街頭霸王). He also participated in the CASH Song Writers Quest and was the second runner-up with the song "早安".
In 1997, Taiwanese singer and actor Liu Wen-cheng named Tng as one of the rising stars of the Mandarin pop scene in 1996–97. Tng released his third album 愛你的我能怎麼做 and featured Taiwanese singer and actress in a music video for the song "决定" (Decision).
Tng would later retired from the music scene in the same year.
Other career Tng joined Microsoft in 1999.
Personal life In 1996, Tng changed his Chinese name from 唐志伟 to 唐志玮, which pronounced as the same but change from 伟 to 玮, after consulting with a Zi Wei Dou Shu master in Taiwan.
Discography Albums Album #Album Information1st Released: 1995 Label: Dreamland Production (S) Language: Mandarin2nd觉醒 Released: 1996 Label: Dreamland Production (S) Language: Mandarin3rd愛你的我能怎麼做 Released: 1996 Label: Fancy Pie Music Co Ltd Language: Mandarin
Compilation YearAlbum Information1995 Label: Dreamland Music Language: Mandarin1996 穿越時空 動心折價版 (宣傳單曲) Label: Unknown Language: Mandarin
Featured in YearAlbumAlbum ArtistSong Information1994 玖建 Title: You're My Hero Language: Mandarin1994 悲伤朱丽叶 Annie Yi Track: 04 Title: 守候 Language: Mandarin
Awards YearsAwards1996CASH Contest (Hong Kong), the 1st Runner-up.
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