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Taiwanese-raised New York-based musician (born 1990)
9m88
Born November 20, 1990 (1990-11-20 ) (age 33)
Taipei ,
Taiwan Genres Occupation(s) Years active 2017-present Labels Jazz Baby Ltd. Website
9m88 .co
Musical artist
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 .
[1] At age 25, she went to The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.
[2]
[3] 9m88 released her debut album “Beyond Mediocrity”
[4] independently in August 2019.
[5] In October 2021, 9m88 performed with the
Cloud Gate Dance Theater .
[6]
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.
[7] Baba is also known for infusing her music with vivid and retro visuals. Her lyrics usually deal with personal bitter-sweet stories
[8] on a daily basis. The release of her 7-inch vinyl “Nine Head Hinano”,
[9] including a cover of City Pop classic “Plastic Love”,
[10] has helped her increase followers over the world.[
citation needed ]
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 .
[11]
Discography
Studio albums
Beyond Mediocrity (2019)
Track No.
Track Name
Length
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)
[12]
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
Awards
2018 ELLE Taiwan Elle Style Awards - ‘The Most Stylish Future Star’
[13]
Tour
29 February 2020 -
New Taipei City
[14]
8 April 2020 -
Santa Cruz, California
[15]
References
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"9m88的韌性音樂之旅:尋找自己的過程很長,你需要的不過是耐心|天下雜誌" . 天下雜誌 . Retrieved 2020-03-06 .
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"9m88:有时候自嘲一下,什么事都难不倒你" . 简书 . Retrieved 2020-04-04 .
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"9m88的韌性音樂之旅:尋找自己的過程很長,你需要的不過是耐心 - 迷誠品" . meet.eslite.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-04-04 .
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"9m88 Interview on Beyond Mediocrity, Her Style, and Musical Influences" . Taiwan Beats (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-04 .
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"9m88 - Official Website" . 9m88.co . Retrieved 2020-03-06 .
^ Chao, Ching-yu; Liu, Kay (30 October 2021).
"Cloud Gate Dance Theatre performs '13 Tongues' in Taitung rice field" . Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
^ Han, Sarah (9 December 2018).
"Meet The Women Changing The Asian Music Scene For The Better" . BuzzFeed . Retrieved 2020-04-04 .
^
"「不做自己,我到底要做什麼。」── 專訪 9m88" . The Femin . 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-04 .
^ 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 .
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"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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"Chill Out music festival brings top acts to G..." Taiwan News . 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-04 .
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"9m88" . Songkick . Retrieved 2020-04-04 .
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