Today the Taiwan-based 19-year-old is jet-setting across the region, promoting her Malaysian identity from Thailand to Australia for singing engagements, spots on TV shows and even a movie.
Reporting on the young Malaysian’s astounding success, Singapore’s TodayOnline said Chu’s first YouTube video titled “Malaysia Chabor” amassed 15.5 million views and prompted the singer-songwriter to pen other songs that have proven equally successful.
The undeniably catchy “I Miss You”, out last November, got her 19 million views and features the delicately pretty woman in a different outfit and hairstyle against a different backdrop in every frame. The music video also spawned two spin-offs – “I Miss You 2.0” and “I Miss You 3.0”, the news portal said.
It’s no coincidence then that Chu was soon offered her acting debut in the hit Singapore cosplay-themed movie, Young And Fabulous, opposite Ah Boys To Men star Joshua Tan and Mediacorp actor Aloysius Pang.
From here it was on to China’s music reality TV show Heroes of Remix, featuring her pop idol of all time, Leehom, who personally picked her to be on his team.
“Besides the fact that he’s super handsome and talented, he’s someone I’ve loved since young. To be able to meet him in person is beyond my wildest dreams!
“Leehom would guide me on what song choices to make, what I should wear on stage … He even asked me to compose a rap together with him. The only thing I could say at that time was, ‘wow, just wow’,” she gushed.
Now in Singapore to discuss the direction of her first full-length album with record executives, Chu said, “We decided that the style should be young, vibrant and acoustic. It will have more dance and definitely more of my own compositions,” she said.
Obviously consumed by her love of composing and singing, Chu said she is sometimes hit by inspiration from out of the blue and rushes to put her thoughts down before losing her momentum.
“Once I was flying home from KL (Kuala Lumpur) to JB, a melody popped into my head which I quickly recorded on my phone. Once I got home, I rushed into my piano room and just churned out a complete song. When ideas come, one shouldn’t delay in getting it out!” TodayOnline reported her as saying.
Sharing her wisdom with young hopefuls who want to make it big in the music industry, Chu said, “Take part in auditions for experience and exposure. Acme Academy in Singapore, run by my artiste management for instance, often holds auditions to groom budding talents. I myself have attended courses by them. Finding a good teacher is very important.”
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