Nicholas Teo 5813629 224955158 2008-07-11T04:34:06Z Christelwise 5341800 /* Dramas */ {{Infobox Chinese actor and singer | name = Nicholas Teo | image = | caption = | chinesename = | tradchinesename = 張棟樑 | simpchinesename = 张栋梁 | pinyinchinesename = zhāng dòngliáng | jyutpingchinesename = zoeng1 dung3 loeng4 | birthname = | ancestry = | origin = [[Malaysia]] | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1981|11|29}} | birthplace = [[Kuching]], [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]] | deathdate = | deathplace = | restingplace = | restingplacecoordinates = | othername = Nicholas Zhang | occupation = [[Singer]], [[actor]] | genre = [[Mandopop]] | instrument = [[Singing]] | voicetype = | label = [[Play Music]] ([[Warner Music]]) (Malaysia & Singapore)<br/>[[Warner Music Taiwan]] (as of July 2008)<br/>[[Gold Label Records]] (Hong Kong) | yearsactive = 2004-present | currentmembers = | pastmembers = | associatedact = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | influences = | influenced = | website = [http://www.onlynicholas.com/ Nicholas's Official Site] | hongkongfilmwards = | goldenbauhiniaawards = | hkfcsawards = | goldenhorseawards = | goldenroosterawards = | ntsawards = | awards = }} '''Nicholas Teo''', born [[November 29]] [[1981]], also known as '''Nicholas Zhang''', is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]]-[[Malaysian]] singer signed under [[Play Music]]. Before returning to Malaysia, Nicholas was studying in Taiwan, where he won the Best Singer in a competition among all the Taiwan Universities. Thereafter, he was approached and asked if he would sign up with a company as a back-up singer (backing vocalist, to harmonize with the lead vocalist), which Nicholas subsequently ignored. He returned to Malaysia without finishing his studies and participated in the singing competition “2002 Astro Talent Quest”. Nicholas won first place with the song 黃昏(Huáng Hūn), originally sung by [[Zhou Chuan Xiong]]. This led to Nicholas signing a contract in Taiwan with Music Street in 2003. On June 18, 2004 he released his first album 首選張棟樑 (“1st Choice Nicholas”). Music Street eventually merged with Warner Music, and it should be noted that Play Music is a record label subsidiary of Singaporean company Musicstreet Pte Ltd. In 2006, Nicholas received the 2006 Hito Newcomer Award in Taiwan. He also successfully completed his From Now On Concert Tour covering stops in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia within the first half-year of 2008. ==Discography== ===Albums=== *[[1st Choice Nicholas]] 首選張棟樑 (2004) *[[Nicholas (Nicholas album)|Nicholas]] 張棟樑首張同名專輯 (Taiwan Version) (2005) *[[Only Nicholas]] 主打張棟樑 (February 2006) *[[Prince Nicholas]] 王子 (June 2007) *[[From Now On New Songs + Best Selection]] (April 2008) ===EP=== *[[Dearly Love You]] EP 只在乎你 EP (Malaysia Only) (2005) ===OST=== *[[Smiling Pasta]] OST 微笑PASTA電視原聲帶 (2006) == Dramas == *[[Smiling Pasta]] 微笑 Pasta (2006) as He Qun 何群 * Invincible Shan Bao Mei 無敵珊寶妹 (2008) as Sun Wu Di 孫無敵 == Movies == *Third Generation 第三代 (2006) *[[Ratatouille (film)]] 料理鼠王 (2007, Mandarin release) == Products Endorsement == *Red Box Karaoke OK KTV (2004) *Alcatel “One Touch (TM) 735” (2004) *Besta E-Dictionary CD608 & CD616 (2003-2005) *SONY HANDYCAM DCR-PC55E (2004-2005) *Besta E-Dictionary CD618Pro (2005-2006) *Zheng Tea (2006-2008) *Phillip Morgan Glasses (2006-2008) *HBoy Fashion Line (2006-2007) *LG Mobile Model KF510 (2008) == Nominations == *MTV Asia Awards - Favourite Artiste Malaysia (2008) == Awards == *TVB8 Best New Talent Artiste - Gold Award (2003) *HITO Newcomer Award (2006) *Malaysia PWH Award (2006) *Red Box Karaoke Annual K-Songs Top 20 (2007) *1st Kiss Apple Love Song Chart Award (2008) == Trivia== *He is Chinese, but is said that his smile looks like a Korean star [[Kim Jae Won]]. He is often mistaken for him. *[[Cyndi Wang]] is so far the only female actress/singer to work with him as leads in both his drama (Smiling Pasta, 2006) and animation film (Ratatouille, 2007) debuts. <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:696 A.jpg]] --> *He is currently rumoured to be with [[Cyndi Wang]], after the two surprisingly showed up at each other's autograph sessions. Cyndi Wang showed up at his latest album [[Prince Nicholas]]' press conference, presenting him a glass slipper, which he later helped her put on. He also showed up at [[Cyndi Wang]]'s latest album Magic Cyndi's autograph session and presented her with a love amulet. *Nicholas used to attend piano lessons when small as a result of encouragement from his supportive mother. Unfortunately, he gave up later. The thought of performing the instrument again occurred to him while planning special segments for his Fisherman's Pier Celebration Concert in Taiwan(2007). Although time constraint prevented such idea to come to fruition, Nicholas hoped that there will still be possible chances for him to do so in future. *Fish Leong and Nicholas are very good friends as both hail from the same country, Malaysia and have their careers currently based in Taiwan. They were rumoured to be together shortly before Nicholas' first major concert in Kuala Lumpur. Although he prefers to look up to her as his senior in the music industry, Nicholas does not completely dismiss the idea that their relationship can progress beyond that of friendship one day. ==Related artists/bands== * [[Cui Jian]] * [[Dou Wei]] * [[Tang Dynasty (band)]] ==External links== * [http://www.onlynicholas.com/ ONLY NICHOLAS Official Site] * [http://nicholasteo-fc.com/forum/index.php Nicholas Teo Fans Club - Malaysia] * [http://www.emimusic.com.tw/pop/nicholas/ Nicholas's EMI TAIWAN Official Site] * [http://blog.pixnet.net/princeemi Nicholas's blog] * [http://myspace.com/princenicholas2007 Nicholas's Prince CD Myspace] * [http://nicteo.invisionplus.net Only Nicholas English Forum] * [http://www.phpbb88.com/onlynicholasteo/index.php Nicholas Teo Fan Community Forum] * [http://www.onlynicholas.com.hk/ Only Nicholas Hong Kong Fan Club] * [http://www.onlynicholas.com.cn/ Nicholas Teo China Fan Club] * [http://nicholas.warnermusic.com.sg Warner Music Singapore - Nicholas' Page] * [http://nicsg.8.forumer.com/index.php Nicholas Teo Singapore Official Fan Club] * [http://nicholasteo.net/ Nicholas Teo Vietnam Fan Club] * [http://www.nicprince.com Nicholas Teo Korean Fan Club] * '''[http://malaysianchinesealbums.blogspot.com/search/label/Nicholas%20Teo%20%E5%BC%A0%E6%A0%8B%E6%A2%81 Nicholas Teo Album Lyrics]''' {{DEFAULTSORT:Teo, Nicholas}} [[Category:Malaysian singers]] [[Category:Malaysian actors]] [[Category:Taiwanese actors]] [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{Asia-singer-stub}} {{Taiwan-actor-stub}} {{Malaysia-actor-stub}} [[zh:張棟樑]]