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Wu Qing-feng is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, celebrated as the lead vocalist and primary creative force behind the band Oaeen (Sodagreen), who has successfully transitioned to a solo career as an acclaimed Mandarin singer.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Norwegian musician Aurora Aksnes, known as Aurora, on the dreamy new single 'Storm.' An English version of the song was also released.
Wu Qing-feng's solo EPs and studio albums, including 'Everybody Woohoo,' 'Peeping/When I am Missing You,' 'L'Après-midi d'un faune,' 'Spaceman,' 'Folio Vol.1: One and One,' and 'Mallarme's Tuesdays,' have been published under Universal Music.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with artist 9m88 on the track "Everybody Woohoo," featured on his debut solo EP.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright on the track 'A Wanderer In The Sleeping City', which was included on his EP 'L'Après-midi d'un faune'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Robin Guthrie on the song 'The Egg of Columbus', featured on his EP 'L'Après-midi d'un faune'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Wei-Ze Cai on the live performance of "Bi Ci" (Each Other) and for the music and backing vocal arrangement of "Ni Ma Mei You Gao Su Ni De Shi" (What Your Mother Never Tells You) during 'The Coming One 2'.
Wu Qing-feng mentored Lumi Xu as a "Xing Tui Guan" (advisor/judge) on the talent show 'The Coming One 2'.
Wu Qing-feng mentored Yi-Hao Zhang as a "Xing Tui Guan" (advisor/judge) on the talent show 'The Coming One 2'.
Wu Qing-feng mentored Yu-Ming Ceng as a "Xing Tui Guan" (advisor/judge) on the talent show 'The Coming One 2', and also collaborated on the live performance of "Bi Ci" (Each Other) during the show.
Wu Qing-feng released the digital single "Jian Yu Fu Sheng" (also known as Hua), a duet with Ding-Ding Sa, which served as the theme song for John Woo Yu-Sen's movie 'Reign of Assassins' (2010).
Wu Qing-feng released the digital single "Kong Wu" (Empty Dance), a duet with Li Chen (2018).
Wu Qing-feng released the digital single "Zuo Wei Guai Wu" (As A Monster), a duet with Yuchun Li (2019).
Wu Qing-feng released the digital single "Zai Ye Bu Jian" (Never See You Again), a duet with Zooey Wonder (黃玠瑋) (2020).
Wu Qing-feng released the digital single "Hong Se De He" (The Red River), a duet with The Life Journey (旅行團樂隊) (2020).
Wu Qing-feng released the digital single "Ling Ge Shi Kong De Ni" (Another You In Another Universe), a duet with Misi Ke (柯泯薰), which served as the closing theme of the TV series 'Here Comes Fortune Star' (2020).
Wu Qing-feng released the digital single "Ya Shang De Bo Niu" (Ponyo), a duet with Lucky Lee (2020), which was the Mandarin theme song for the movie 'Ponyo' (2008).
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with The Gleam Ensemble (微光古樂集) on the track '(......The Little Shepherd)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Nina Hong (蜷川紅) on the track '(......Siren Salon)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Maîtrise Saint-Marc - Les Choristes on the track '(......The Great Hypnotist)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Karena Lam (林嘉欣) on the track '(......Fragments d'un Discours Amoureux)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Yoshiaki Sato (佐藤芳明) on the track '(......Spirited Away)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Dr. Jean-Loup Ringot (老頑固博士) on the track '(......Doctor Headstrong)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Yoed Nir on the track '(......When the Ghost Got Lost)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Stefanie Sun (孫燕姿) on the track '(......Drunkard Ah Q)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'. He also covered her song 'My Desired Happiness' at NCCU Golden Melody Award in 2001, and she is listed as deeply inspiring his music.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Lisa Ono (小野麗莎) on the track '(......Brown Haired Girl)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Jasmine Sokko on the track '(......Dance of the Gnomes)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Trio Ohashi (大橋三重唱) on the track '(......Le Petit Prince)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng collaborated with Chun Chieh Yen (嚴俊傑) on the track '(......Sleeping Beauty)' for his album 'Mallarme's Tuesdays'.
Wu Qing-feng participated in the talent show 'The Coming One 2' produced by Tencent Video as a "Xing Tui Guan" (advisor/judge) in 2018.
Wu Qing-feng attended the talent show 'Singer 2019' produced by Hunan Television as a "Chuan Jiang Ren" (host) and competitor in 2019.
Wu Qing-feng participated in iQIYI's online talent show 'The Big Band 1' in 2019.
Wu Qing-feng composed the theme song and wrote the lyrics for the micro-film 'Zhi You Ke Yi (Only Possible)', commissioned by Mian Is... (2012).
The band Sodagreen (now Oaeen) was co-founded by Wu Qing-feng in 2001, where he served as the lead vocalist and primary creative force, writing 90% of their songs.
Wu Qing-feng featured as a chorus vocalist on the studio album 'Makiyo' by Makiyo Kawashima (2005).
Wu Qing-feng featured as a chorus vocalist on the studio album 'Heard' by Rene Liu (2005). He also writes songs for her.
Wu Qing-feng featured as a chorus vocalist on the studio album 'Release' by Nicholas Tse (2005).
Wu Qing-feng acted in the music videos for "Scream" (2006) and "Significant Others" (2012) by Deserts Chang.
Wu Qing-feng acted in the music video "Zhe Yang De Yi Ge Ma Fa" (A Trouble Like This) by Eason Chan (2009). He also writes songs for Eason Chan.
Wu Qing-feng acted in the music video "It Began With A Fallen Leaf" by Priscilla Ahn (2013).
A-mei is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for. She is also listed as one of his deeply inspiring artists and his song "Disappear" was nominated for multiple awards for her.
S.H.E is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including the song '17' (2018).
Kay Tse is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Alan Tam is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Mr. is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Jolin Tsai is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including 'Ugly Beauty' (2018) and 'Fantasy' (2012).
Coco Lee is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Angela Zhang is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including '玩具' (2024).
Sandy Lam is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including '寂寞擁擠' (2012).
Rainie Yang is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including '年輪說' (2016), '帶我走' (2008), and '少年維特的煩惱' (2012).
JJ Lin is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including 'Nonexistent' (2017).
Yoga Lin is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Jeff Chang is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Paige Su is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Denise Ho is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Mavis Fan is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Waa Wei is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for. Their duet song "Bei Yu Shang Tou" won the Best Duet Song at the 3rd Freshmusic Awards.
Yolanda Yuan is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Wan Fang is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including 'Alzheimer (Silence By the Sea)' (2012).
Jam Hsiao is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including 'Reflection of Desire' (2018), 'Duo Xi Wang Ni Zai' (2020), and 'It's all about LOVE' (2013).
Gigi Leung is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Joey Yung is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Aska Yang is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Tanya Chua is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for. He also performed her song 'Ji Nian (Remember)' to win the Solo Singing Category at the Tien-Yun Award.
Cyndi Wang is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Valen Hsu is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Karen Mok is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for. His work was part of her album 'Departures', which won multiple awards for best lyrics and composition.
Ricky Hsiao is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including 'Tomorrow is Mystery' (2016).
Terence Lam is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Lala Hsu is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for.
Jody Chiang is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including '你講的話' (2022).
Ivana Wong is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including '愛與奇異果' (2014).
Hebe Tien is an artist that Wu Qing-feng writes songs for, including 'You' (2011).
Wu Qing-feng acted in the music video for "3 Lovers" by Xiao Re Chang (2021).
Wu Qing-feng was born in Taipei, Taiwan and is known as a singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and lyricist. Early in his career, he demonstrated a significant aptitude for music, teaching himself piano and music theory. While attending The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, he joined the school magazine club as president and art editor and later studied Chinese Literature at National Chengchi University, double-majoring in Advertising and minoring in Business Administration and Education. During his senior high school years, Wu began composing music, writing his first song “Peeping” and subsequently over a dozen more. He won the championship in both the Composition Category for “Peeping” and the Solo Singing Category at the Tien-Yun Award.
In 2001, Wu founding the band Sodagreen (now Oaeen) with Claire Hsieh, Jyun-Wei Shih, and Xin-Ge. Under his leadership as lead vocalist and primary composer/lyricist, Sodagreen achieved significant recognition. In 2002, the band won the championship in the Team Category at the NCCU Golden Melody Award with “Audiovisual And Illusion In The Air,” and Wu individually received awards for Best Lyrics and Best Composition for “Flying Fish.” From 2001 to 2004, Wu composed over 100 songs, many of which became integral to Sodagreen’s catalog, while others were utilized by various Mandarin singers. His songwriting prowess was further acknowledged when he won the 18th Golden Melody Award for Best Composer in 2007 and the 27th Golden Melody Award for Best Lyricist in 2016.
In 2017, Sodagreen took a hiatus, leading Wu to officially launch his solo career in 2018. Over the subsequent years, he diversified his musical activities, including self-teaching formal music arrangement and releasing the pop-oriented EP “Everybody Woohoo.” In 2019, he released his debut solo studio album “Spaceman,” which garnered him the 31st Golden Melody Award for Best Male Mandarin Singer. He continued to receive acclaim, earning another nomination for Best Male Mandarin Singer for his second solo album, “Folio Vol.1: One and One,” in 2021. Wu has also expanded into advisory roles on talent shows, such as “The Coming One 2” (2018) and “Singer 2019” (2019), and integrates theatrical elements into his concerts, such as the “Recto and Verso” concert in 2020.
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