Helen Hong (singer)
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Helen Hong | |
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| Born | 22 November 1996 Mountain View, California |
| Education | Wellesley College (BA) Berklee College of Music (MM) |
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| Years active | 2021—present |
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Helen Hong (Chinese: 洪海泠; pinyin: Hóng Hǎilíng; born 22 November 1996), also credited as helenny, is a Chinese-American composer, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Known for her media production versatility, Hong has worked with a range of clients including Disney, Ferrari, JZ Festival, Dots, and Tencent Music.
In 2024, she released her feature song Soliloquy 《一个人的表演》 for the Taiwanese film Daughter's Daughter.[1][2][3]
Early life
Hong was born on 22 November 1996 in Mountain View, California, and raised in Shanghai, China. She began studying classical piano from the age of five and earned early recognition for her musicality and ear for improvisation. She attended Yew Chung International School and Shanghai American School, where she sang and performed actively in jazz ensembles, musical theatre, open mics, and began to experiment with songwriting.[4]
Hong graduated from Wellesley College in 2018[5], where she studied music, computer science, and multimedia production at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2020, she graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Master's degree in film scoring.
Musical career and style
After completing her studies, Hong returned to Shanghai. From 2020 to 2023, she produced music for The Voice of China, Fiture, Tencent Music Entertainment Awards[6], Ximalaya FM, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and served as music director for Ferrari's 30 Years in China anniversary launch.[7][8]
In 2022, Hong experienced Shanghai's covid-19 city-wide lockdown. Quarantined at home, she wrote and produced a collection of songs for meditation, most notably《沉香》, with lyrics by Feng Tang.[9]
Hong's music is described widely as healing and emotive.[10] Among both Chinese and Western listeners, her sound has garnered attention for its intricate control of vocals and production, blending elements of alternative pop, contemporary jazz, and Chinese ballad OST.[11] She has cited Ryuichi Sakamoto, Esperanza Spalding, and Jay Chou as her greatest artistic influences, naming Sakamoto as her catalyst into media scoring.
Filmography
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 2024 | Daughter's Daughter | 《女兒的女兒》 | Composer, Producer, Vocalist |
Television
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 2023 | The Longing | 《寻泷》 | Vocalist | |
| 2022 | Tencent Music Entertainment Awards | 《腾讯音乐娱乐盛典》 | Music Producer | |
| 2021 | The Voice of China | 《中国好声音》 | Music Producer |
References
- ↑ ‘Daughter’s Daughter’: Tokyo Review
- ↑ ‘Daughter’s Daughter,’ a Tale of Surrogacy, Motherhood and Same Sex Relations, Strikes Sales Ahead of Toronto Film Festival Debut (EXCLUSIVE)
- ↑ 國片《女兒的女兒》讓多倫多影展破例頒獎？張艾嘉從母親與女兒的衝突上一堂親子溝通課
- ↑ Musical Butterflies: Elevating Everyday Moments with helenny’s Director’s Cut
- ↑ ROBERT C. BILLINGS ACADEMIC PRIZE IN MUSIC
- ↑ 第二届TMEA腾讯音乐娱乐盛典收官
- ↑ Shang Xia’s Jiang Qiong-er: The Guardian of Time
- ↑ Ferrari ROMA # Dir CUT-广告片:汽车视频
- ↑ 沉你在心底，偶尔香起你
- ↑ Helen Hong’s “hold u”: Catchy, Elegant Longing
- ↑ helenny – Director’s Cut (Seoul Remix)
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