Hagen Troy
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Hagen Troy (born Aug 30), is a Singaporean born International Composing Artiste. Troy started his musical career as a composer. He has written songs for the most well-known names in the music industry in Asia , Ocean Ou (欧得洋), Harlem Yu
(庾澄慶), Wilbur Pan (潘玮柏), Jocie Guo (郭美美), Rachael Liang (梁文音), amongst the few. "A Wonder in Madrid" (馬德里不思議) written for Taiwan pop queen Jolin Tsai
(蔡依林) in her Dancing Diva(舞孃)Album led her to be “Best Female Artiste of the Year” and was also nominated for “Best Song”. The album has become Tsai's biggest album yet, selling over 2 million copies in Asia.
His positive spirit and his creative talent were recognized by Singapore’s Health Promotion Board Breathe (HPB) and he was made the first HPB Breathe Ambassador , in April 2011. Needless to say, he was also the Composer and Singer for their theme song “The Choice is mine”.
Troy has grown up in a Christian environment. Both his parents are Christians. His mum has always been a strong influence in his life. Back in the 1980s, his mum was one of the top Beauticians in Singapore and an international judge for many beauty pageants.
She grew up with 14 brothers and sisters, and she was one of the older siblings. She had to work and go to school at the same time to get her whole family going.
This independent and self-reliant nature in the mother left an indelible mark in Troy and as he grew older, he would often motivate others to play their part well and make contributions. Troy believes that everyone has to learn to play a role and play a function. And to have a function and role is not only to be able to take care of ourselves but also to be then ready to take care of someone else.
Against the Chinese Traditional upbringing, his mother was offered a singing recording contract when she was in her late teens. Her father strongly discouraged from her entering the entertainment scene and as a filial child, she relented.
Troy himself had to face constant discouragement from his parents not to pursue his dreams initially. He understood that it was out of their love and concern for him that they had objected, knowing the complications in the entertainment industry.
At an early age of seven, he was involved in theatre and music performances. He was the main performer of "Yamaha Music School" in many of their children’s musicals. During his high school, he was also the Lead Singer and representative for his school choir. He had want to focus on studies but was still eventually selected to join the school choir and landed with many solo performances and helped boost the choir membership numbers setting the way for many male students to join the choir .
Troy left Singapore at a young age of 14 and lived in the United Kingdom (UK) for seven years. He was exposed a culture which creativity is very highly respected. He was largely influenced by the western cultures in his composition of songs, hence the western influence in his melody.
The England Christian Union unveiled to Troy Christian Music- traditional hymnalsand he was also able to let creativity be explored in a different field. It was a different world that has opened him up to new ideas and new ways.
He was however not ashamed of his asian ways and values, rather impervious to the cultural influence.
He learned to cook started to appreciate his family and friends back home in Singapore. In his first year away, he was overwhelmed with everything new as the days plodded on, home was on his mind every day.
He then bought his own keyboard with his own savings and started expressing himself through music. With the many nights of missing home, he started to churn out his original songs and soon he started making into demos for his own collection and to hear the songs/ his music again.
As you get to know Troy, he tends to be someone who prefers to talk less and show more in action as he is surprisingly shy as a person. Nevertheless, he started to gain strength in character when he went abroad for his studies. He graduated as one of the top students from Brunel University, graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Interior Architecture.
Someone from a top recording company heard Troy's music demo playing in a friend's place and made contact and the inroad into the music industry started.
Baby Bye was the first song Troy ever sold (To date , he has written up to 4000 songs and still counting).
Though he did not take very well to the competitor nature of the event, he learnt much from the competition and relished the fact that many enjoyed his performance.
It is interesting to note that for the first round performance of final 12, he was the only contestant who did his own midi arrangement for Ah Mei's Jie Tuo- indeed a multi- talented performer.
In this new album, Troy wrote a song for his mum and another for his Sister. His mum is someone who has shaped him into who he is today. She has taught him not to be afraid of hard work and to understand that to achieve his dreams, he must be prepared to start from scratch, ground zero. His Mum has always been a silent pillar of strength. She pushes him because she knows the world can be harsh and he must not be naïve and dependent on others. Yet, she is the one who would help him in the shadows. He appreciates her and feels that he has not told her enough and how much I love her. Too many take for granted their family members, especially their parents. With that, Troy presented his mum with a song and he did it now, to show his love, not when it’s too late.
The emphasis is that Family is important and when everything is gone, what is left behind is the real substance that money cannot buy. “Be Happy” (快樂就好) is the theme song for the project. Because of this project, many sponsors ranging from small and large enterprises were united and without discrimination to advocate Love, Hope and Unity. They are Best Denki , Skinfood, Puma, Spectacle Hut, Adidas, Total Swiss, ODM,Franz De Paris (FDP), Crocodile, ThinkBox and Dental Town. In celebration of this project and during this period, he is also the Ambassadors for Spectacle Hut, ODM, Total Swiss, Teo Heng and EHA. Two versions of Music Video (MV) for "Be Happy" (快樂就好) were released, One version sponsored by Spectacle Hut and The other featuring 321 students from more than 25 schools in Singapore, the 321 students signifies Troy’s official Album launch date “March 21” and bringing the project back to the campuses in Singapore. The students inside the video also shared about what true happiness is to them and their aspirations. A truly encouraging MV that won the hearts of many students in Singapore.
Singapore’s largest mandarin radio station 933FM also supported the project. Radio station DJ went to the schools in Singapore together with Troy to encourage student to live their dreams relentlessly and not to give up! Troy had the chance to share his personal experiences and how he became an international composer. He revealed that he actually wrote 3000 over songs before his first song was sold to Sony BMG Asia! It was his perseverance that paid off. Estimate reach out is close to 500,000 people in Singapore.
“Out of the League” 沒品(可以不可以)
Music Video is also supported by HPB, Breathe. An initiative using music to encourage youths to “Live it up” without “drinking up” or “lighting up”, a celebration of life without the need for alcohol. This music video is also played in the schools in Singapore and on HPB Breathe website.There is also extensive media coverage for Troy’s Album and project “We love, we Hope in Unity”. Supporting the initiatives are Singapore’s Teens Magazine, U Weekly, 8 Days, I weekly, Wan Bao. Supporting media coverage for shopping malls are The Heeren, Queensway Shopping Centre, Grand Park Orchard and Cathay Cineleisure. They are also played in all Best Denki TVs.
He was also rumored to be romantically linked with good friend Silver Ang (洪子惠) who was part of the main cast for award winning Singapore’s Indian drama “Vyjayanthi”. She was only successful ethnic Chinese actress who has successfully cross over Singapore’s Mediacorp channels Vesantham and Surias, gaining the hearts of the Indian and Malay audiences. But his closer friends revealed that his 'puppy love' was his classmate back in High School but his 'first love' was an Asian girl from the UK. (BBC)
Hagen Troy is such bundle of energy and creativity. His pursuit is not for fame nor money but to express oneself in the way one is created to shine. In the days to come, Hagen will continue to do more. He believes his purpose is to pursue his beliefs and dream and he believes also that the prize is in the process of achieving.
Harlem Yu
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(庾澄慶), Wilbur Pan (潘玮柏), Jocie Guo (郭美美), Rachael Liang (梁文音), amongst the few. "A Wonder in Madrid" (馬德里不思議) written for Taiwan pop queen Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:...
(蔡依林) in her Dancing Diva(舞孃)Album led her to be “Best Female Artiste of the Year” and was also nominated for “Best Song”. The album has become Tsai's biggest album yet, selling over 2 million copies in Asia.
Achievements and Awards
His perseverance and creative talents have led him to become one of top Composing Artistes with Sony BMG (Asia). In 2011, he made a successful crossover into the mainstream Chinese Pop market, a producer turned singer to release his debut Album “Answer”. “I believe in you” is also made the closing theme song of Drama “Bountiful Blessings” (萬福樓) which stars one of the most popular Hong Kong actresses, Jessica Hsuan . Four other songs such as “Wo Shi Ni De Tian Kong”(我是你的天空), “Di Yi Ci Wo” (第一次我), “Be Happy” (快樂就好)and “Answer” (标准答案) are also featured in the various TV drama. Answer (标准答案) Album is also highly recommended even by newspaper such as Straits Time‘s Life , and Magazines. Teens, 8 days, I Weekly and U Weekly and Seventeen, to name a few.His positive spirit and his creative talent were recognized by Singapore’s Health Promotion Board Breathe (HPB) and he was made the first HPB Breathe Ambassador , in April 2011. Needless to say, he was also the Composer and Singer for their theme song “The Choice is mine”.
Background
As a young child, Troy was raised by his paternal grandmother when the parents were at work building their business. As the first grandchild and a son, his grandmother raised him with pride and the six aunties doted on him. As soon as he could speak, he started to sing, dance and perform. Very often times, his parents would return from work to find that he had re-arranged the pieces of furniture to set a stage, with full lights work included, so he could perform to his loving audience of relatives.Troy has grown up in a Christian environment. Both his parents are Christians. His mum has always been a strong influence in his life. Back in the 1980s, his mum was one of the top Beauticians in Singapore and an international judge for many beauty pageants.
She grew up with 14 brothers and sisters, and she was one of the older siblings. She had to work and go to school at the same time to get her whole family going.
This independent and self-reliant nature in the mother left an indelible mark in Troy and as he grew older, he would often motivate others to play their part well and make contributions. Troy believes that everyone has to learn to play a role and play a function. And to have a function and role is not only to be able to take care of ourselves but also to be then ready to take care of someone else.
Against the Chinese Traditional upbringing, his mother was offered a singing recording contract when she was in her late teens. Her father strongly discouraged from her entering the entertainment scene and as a filial child, she relented.
Troy himself had to face constant discouragement from his parents not to pursue his dreams initially. He understood that it was out of their love and concern for him that they had objected, knowing the complications in the entertainment industry.
At an early age of seven, he was involved in theatre and music performances. He was the main performer of "Yamaha Music School" in many of their children’s musicals. During his high school, he was also the Lead Singer and representative for his school choir. He had want to focus on studies but was still eventually selected to join the school choir and landed with many solo performances and helped boost the choir membership numbers setting the way for many male students to join the choir .
Troy left Singapore at a young age of 14 and lived in the United Kingdom (UK) for seven years. He was exposed a culture which creativity is very highly respected. He was largely influenced by the western cultures in his composition of songs, hence the western influence in his melody.
The England Christian Union unveiled to Troy Christian Music- traditional hymnalsand he was also able to let creativity be explored in a different field. It was a different world that has opened him up to new ideas and new ways.
He was however not ashamed of his asian ways and values, rather impervious to the cultural influence.
He learned to cook started to appreciate his family and friends back home in Singapore. In his first year away, he was overwhelmed with everything new as the days plodded on, home was on his mind every day.
He then bought his own keyboard with his own savings and started expressing himself through music. With the many nights of missing home, he started to churn out his original songs and soon he started making into demos for his own collection and to hear the songs/ his music again.
As you get to know Troy, he tends to be someone who prefers to talk less and show more in action as he is surprisingly shy as a person. Nevertheless, he started to gain strength in character when he went abroad for his studies. He graduated as one of the top students from Brunel University, graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Interior Architecture.
Someone from a top recording company heard Troy's music demo playing in a friend's place and made contact and the inroad into the music industry started.
Baby Bye was the first song Troy ever sold (To date , he has written up to 4000 songs and still counting).
Project Superstar
It was not his intention to take part in a competition but his sister’s friend who wanted to take part, also submitted a form for him. The experience gave him an opportunity to re-discover his passion for performance.Though he did not take very well to the competitor nature of the event, he learnt much from the competition and relished the fact that many enjoyed his performance.
It is interesting to note that for the first round performance of final 12, he was the only contestant who did his own midi arrangement for Ah Mei's Jie Tuo- indeed a multi- talented performer.
Career
Troy (陳孟奇) took three years of very different encounters and experiences to produce his latest album. Each Song may be of different genre as he is rather multi faceted in his expression. Each of them has a story to tell after his seven years of working in the music industry, he would like to share something that is real and tangible and something that is close to his heart, his hearts- the love of family and true friends.In this new album, Troy wrote a song for his mum and another for his Sister. His mum is someone who has shaped him into who he is today. She has taught him not to be afraid of hard work and to understand that to achieve his dreams, he must be prepared to start from scratch, ground zero. His Mum has always been a silent pillar of strength. She pushes him because she knows the world can be harsh and he must not be naïve and dependent on others. Yet, she is the one who would help him in the shadows. He appreciates her and feels that he has not told her enough and how much I love her. Too many take for granted their family members, especially their parents. With that, Troy presented his mum with a song and he did it now, to show his love, not when it’s too late.
We Love We Hope in Unity Project
The launch of the “Answer” Album was in conjunction with “We love, we Hope, in Unity” project. The purpose is to give and share, to let love be the centre of attraction. To let the world know that no matter how hard we try or how far we go, true love never dies.The emphasis is that Family is important and when everything is gone, what is left behind is the real substance that money cannot buy. “Be Happy” (快樂就好) is the theme song for the project. Because of this project, many sponsors ranging from small and large enterprises were united and without discrimination to advocate Love, Hope and Unity. They are Best Denki , Skinfood, Puma, Spectacle Hut, Adidas, Total Swiss, ODM,Franz De Paris (FDP), Crocodile, ThinkBox and Dental Town. In celebration of this project and during this period, he is also the Ambassadors for Spectacle Hut, ODM, Total Swiss, Teo Heng and EHA. Two versions of Music Video (MV) for "Be Happy" (快樂就好) were released, One version sponsored by Spectacle Hut and The other featuring 321 students from more than 25 schools in Singapore, the 321 students signifies Troy’s official Album launch date “March 21” and bringing the project back to the campuses in Singapore. The students inside the video also shared about what true happiness is to them and their aspirations. A truly encouraging MV that won the hearts of many students in Singapore.
Singapore’s largest mandarin radio station 933FM also supported the project. Radio station DJ went to the schools in Singapore together with Troy to encourage student to live their dreams relentlessly and not to give up! Troy had the chance to share his personal experiences and how he became an international composer. He revealed that he actually wrote 3000 over songs before his first song was sold to Sony BMG Asia! It was his perseverance that paid off. Estimate reach out is close to 500,000 people in Singapore.
“Out of the League” 沒品(可以不可以)
Music Video is also supported by HPB, Breathe. An initiative using music to encourage youths to “Live it up” without “drinking up” or “lighting up”, a celebration of life without the need for alcohol. This music video is also played in the schools in Singapore and on HPB Breathe website.There is also extensive media coverage for Troy’s Album and project “We love, we Hope in Unity”. Supporting the initiatives are Singapore’s Teens Magazine, U Weekly, 8 Days, I weekly, Wan Bao. Supporting media coverage for shopping malls are The Heeren, Queensway Shopping Centre, Grand Park Orchard and Cathay Cineleisure. They are also played in all Best Denki TVs.
Rumours
Troy was once rumored to be dating Taiwanese Artiste Rachel Liang (梁文音), the runner-up of the second season of One Million Star. Liang and Troy were photographed by Paparazzi “dating” in the public while promoting her debut album “Loves always existed” (愛一直存在) in Taipei.He was also rumored to be romantically linked with good friend Silver Ang (洪子惠) who was part of the main cast for award winning Singapore’s Indian drama “Vyjayanthi”. She was only successful ethnic Chinese actress who has successfully cross over Singapore’s Mediacorp channels Vesantham and Surias, gaining the hearts of the Indian and Malay audiences. But his closer friends revealed that his 'puppy love' was his classmate back in High School but his 'first love' was an Asian girl from the UK. (BBC)
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Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:... (蔡依林) “Dancing Diva Dancing Diva Dancing Diva is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jolin Tsai's eighth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 12 May 2006 by EMI Music Taiwan. This is the first album of Jolin's since moving from Sony Music Taiwan to EMI Music Taiwan.... ” (舞孃). Album. This album became Tsai's biggest album yet, selling over 2 million copies in Asia. This song was the biggest hit in Asia and Troy was also nominated in Singapore Golden Melody Award for best Composition |
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MediaCorp Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making.... Drama “Yuan Zhi Hui” (緣之燴), Singapore Joi Chua Joi Chua or Joi Tsai is a Singaporean female singer signed under Play Music.Joi was educated at Raffles Girls' Primary School, Clementi Town Secondary School, and Singapore Polytechnic in Optometry.... (蔡淳佳) in her Album “Blessed Joi”(慶幸擁有蔡淳佳) |
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Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films... and Fann Wong Fann Wong Fann Woon Fong , better known by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and model.At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year... . Popular Taiwan TV Host Charles Chen (黑人) is also a guest star in this movie. Troy also composed and sang in all the soundtracks featured in the movie, “Shuang Xi” (双喜), “Xi Guan” (习惯), “Ai Fan Fu” ( 爱反复) and “ Wo She Bu De” (我舍不得) |
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Hagen Troy is such bundle of energy and creativity. His pursuit is not for fame nor money but to express oneself in the way one is created to shine. In the days to come, Hagen will continue to do more. He believes his purpose is to pursue his beliefs and dream and he believes also that the prize is in the process of achieving.