Xu Weizhou (born October 20, 1994), known internationally as Timmy Xu,
is a Chinese actor and singer-songwriter, best known for playing the
character Bai Luoyin in the Chinese web series Addicted. He was the
first artist to achieve the top spots on the Billboard China V chart
and Mandarin chart within the same week. Xu was the first solo artist
from mainland China to hold a concert in South Korea, and to be
officially invited as a guest to the Billboard Music Awards in
2017.Since childhood, Xu has pursued various artistic endeavors
including dancing, singing, music composition, and playing
instruments, especially the guitar. He learned Latin dance for more
than ten years and won the gold award from the Imperial Society of
Teachers of Dancing (ISTD). In high school, Xu formed two rock bands
with some of his schoolmates, namely: "EggAche" and a death metal rock
band "PROME", in which he was the lead guitarist. "PROME" won the Midi
High School band competition in Shanghai. Moreover, he, together with
his band, organized and arranged a winter vacation music festival in
Shanghai and was featured in the local newspaper. Xu graduated from
the Affiliated Senior High School of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. In
college, he went to the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in
Beijing and graduated in May 2017.While still in college, Xu debuted
in a short film called Gaming Madness as one of the leads in October
2015. He participated in various photo shoots that led him to be
discovered and scouted as one of the main leads for a web series
called Addicted, broadcast in January 2016. He was also chosen to
compose and sing the opening and closing theme songs of Addicted. The
full episodes were later uploaded on YouTube, which made the lead
actors popular locally and internationally. Afterwards, Xu began to
focus on his music career and on May 1, 2016, released his first album
entitled Light and started his Asian concert tours from June to August
2016.Xu also participated in various fashion magazine photo shoots.
Later, he raised his profile and earned numerous awards as "Best New
Artist". He was named as one of the Top 20 Most Popular Celebrities on
Weibo by Sina Weibo Data Center, and earned the title of "New Trend
Idol of the year" from Star Magazine. Moreover, his growing popularity
resulted in first places on several polls. He was invited as a guest
to a sundry of radio shows like Billboard Radio China, TofuPOP Radio -
BEC Tero Radio in Thailand, Yang Lan 8 p.m. Show, Hongdou Live
Interview, FM 101.7 Music Kaleidoscope, and NetEase Cloud Music (Xu
Weizhou Cold Jokes), as well as web shows and live streaming events.
is a Chinese actor and singer-songwriter, best known for playing the
character Bai Luoyin in the Chinese web series Addicted. He was the
first artist to achieve the top spots on the Billboard China V chart
and Mandarin chart within the same week. Xu was the first solo artist
from mainland China to hold a concert in South Korea, and to be
officially invited as a guest to the Billboard Music Awards in
2017.Since childhood, Xu has pursued various artistic endeavors
including dancing, singing, music composition, and playing
instruments, especially the guitar. He learned Latin dance for more
than ten years and won the gold award from the Imperial Society of
Teachers of Dancing (ISTD). In high school, Xu formed two rock bands
with some of his schoolmates, namely: "EggAche" and a death metal rock
band "PROME", in which he was the lead guitarist. "PROME" won the Midi
High School band competition in Shanghai. Moreover, he, together with
his band, organized and arranged a winter vacation music festival in
Shanghai and was featured in the local newspaper. Xu graduated from
the Affiliated Senior High School of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. In
college, he went to the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in
Beijing and graduated in May 2017.While still in college, Xu debuted
in a short film called Gaming Madness as one of the leads in October
2015. He participated in various photo shoots that led him to be
discovered and scouted as one of the main leads for a web series
called Addicted, broadcast in January 2016. He was also chosen to
compose and sing the opening and closing theme songs of Addicted. The
full episodes were later uploaded on YouTube, which made the lead
actors popular locally and internationally. Afterwards, Xu began to
focus on his music career and on May 1, 2016, released his first album
entitled Light and started his Asian concert tours from June to August
2016.Xu also participated in various fashion magazine photo shoots.
Later, he raised his profile and earned numerous awards as "Best New
Artist". He was named as one of the Top 20 Most Popular Celebrities on
Weibo by Sina Weibo Data Center, and earned the title of "New Trend
Idol of the year" from Star Magazine. Moreover, his growing popularity
resulted in first places on several polls. He was invited as a guest
to a sundry of radio shows like Billboard Radio China, TofuPOP Radio -
BEC Tero Radio in Thailand, Yang Lan 8 p.m. Show, Hongdou Live
Interview, FM 101.7 Music Kaleidoscope, and NetEase Cloud Music (Xu
Weizhou Cold Jokes), as well as web shows and live streaming events.
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