Tian Yuan (Chinese: 田原; pinyin: Tián Yuán; born 30 March 1985) is a Chinese singer-songwriter, actress, novelist and photographer. Born in Wuhan, China, she majored in English at Beijing Language and Culture University, and graduated in 2007.
Music career
At age of only 16, she joined local band Hopscotch as vocal and lyricist. The band was signed under to major label Modern Sky in 2002, and released their first English-language album that year, titled A Wishful Way. The album was influenced by trip hop and indie rock, and well received by some critics and general public in China due to its fresh sound. Tian Yuan's singing career paused temporarily when a contract dispute occurred between her and Modern Sky. Tian Yuan is now recording her first solo album under a new label, Dong Music. Her 11-song solo album Tian Yuan was released in 2010.Writing career
In 2002, Tian released her English-language novel, Zebra Woods, which received some international acclaim, and wrote a collection of short stories while touring for A Wishful Way, which was later published in China. In May 2007, Tian Yuan released her second novel Double Mono, a novel about love, youth and self-discoveryActing career
Tian's acting debut was in the 2004 Hong Kong film Butterfly, which she starred as a lesbian singer, alongside Josie Ho. Her performance won an award as the Best New Performer at the 24th Hong Kong Film Award and Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards.Tian showed up in Shanghai last week with a British film crew, working on a short film, “Freeze Frame,” produced especially for the “GREAT Britain on Screen” campaign and to be released online in November as part of the GREAT British Online Film Festival.
The film was written, produced and directed by an award-winning British crew at ShortsTV alongside director Anthony Fabian. This romantic comedy is set against the backdrop of picturesque London, Edinburgh and Shanghai, taking viewers on a journey through film.
“I love film, and am both an actress and director. My experience shooting ‘Freeze Frame’ in the UK was unforgettable, and I greatly valued this opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery and work with top British film talent,” Tian says. “I hope that in the future I can continue to promote and encourage cooperation in film between China and the UK.”
Polite and earnest, Tian talked about her passion for film in an interview with Shanghai Daily.
she further said about her upcoming film is that The role I play is a little bit mysterious at the beginning, and audiences have no idea who she is and what she is doing until the story goes on and develops. Although I cannot reveal more details now, I can promise it will be a great one. We have shot many scenes of the film in London and Edinburgh. Now it’s Shanghai’s turn.
futrther she said about her i am a Film director, because a director can combine art methods together. My plan is to star in one or two films a year, and the rest of time be a director. The experience of being an actress can help a lot with the director career. Music is also a big hobby of mine, and I think those roles can be mixed together.
I hope I can do my work stably and work hard. People can recognize me through my work. I hope to direct good films and act in good films until I’m old. I have never accepted professional training, so I also have plans to learn more and improve myself.
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