Zhang Bichen
Born (1989-09-10) September 10, 1989
Alma materTianjin Foreign Studies University
OccupationSinger
Years active2012–present
Agent(s)Haeun, The Voice of Dream, Zhang Bichen Studio
Children1
Musical career
OriginChina
GenresPop
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsHaeun, Bravo
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張碧晨
Simplified Chinese张碧晨

Zhang Bichen (Chinese: 张碧晨; pinyin: Zhāng Bìchén; born September 10, 1989), also known as Diamond Zhang, is a Chinese singer. She was a member of the South Korean girl group Sunny Days. In 2014, she won the Chinese singing contest The Voice of China.[1]

Early life

Zhang was born in Tianjin, China on September 10, 1989. For undergraduate studies, Zhang attended Tianjin Foreign Studies University with a major in French.[2]

Career

2009–2013: Sunny Days

In 2013, Zhang became a trainee in South Korean management company Haeun Entertainment.[3] In the same year, she debuted her singing career by becoming a member of South Korean girl group Sunny Days.[4] In 2013, she won the championship of K-Pop World Festival in China.[5] In 2014, she left the group.

2014–present: Morning Bound for Midnight

In 2014, Zhang competed in season 3 of the Chinese singing talent show The Voice of China, and was the winner where she covered the Chinese singer Reno Wang's song "Where Is the Time Gone?" in the final round.[6] In the same year, she sang the interlude song titled "In the Span of a Kiss" for the Chinese television drama The Young Doctor. In 2015, she sang the interlude song titled "Annual Ring" for the Chinese television drama The Journey of Flower. In the same year, she appeared on the Chinese reality show Be the Idol. In 2016, she appeared on the Chinese reality show Mask Singer. In the same year, she held her first solo concert, and released her debut solo studio album, Morning Bound for Midnight. In March 2017, she appeared on the Chinese singing competition Singer.

Singer 2017

In March 2017, Zhang took part in Singer 2017, the fifth season of Hunan Television's long-running series I Am a Singer which series were renamed to Singer on the same year. She entered the competition as the third challenger; she was originally eliminated in her debut week per the challenge rules (which required her to finish in the top four, where Zhang finished last), but eliminations were canceled after one contestant (Tan Jing) withdrew from the competition. Despite her elimination in the following week (for finishing last in both weeks), she eventually made it to the finals after qualifying in the Breakouts, where she finished sixth.

Singer 2017 ranking of Diamond Zhang
EpisodeRoundBroadcast dateSong titleOriginal singerSong IntroductionRankingPercentages of votesRemarks
74th Qualifying RoundMarch 4, 2017"Time Has Tears" (Mandarin)Jacky CheungLyrics: Chan Siu Kei
Composer: Balonz Su
Arranger: Zheng Nan
78.21%Challenge Failure (did not rank in top four)
Elimination canceled after withdrawal of contestant
84th Knockout RoundMarch 11, 2017"Red Rose" (Mandarin)Eason ChanLyrics: Francis Lee
Composer: Kubert Leung
Arranger: Zheng Nan
78.72%7th place in Overall Ranking (eliminated)
95th Challenge RoundMarch 18, 2017"The Nutcracker" (Mandarin)Diamond ZhangLyrics/Composer: Diamond Zhang
Arranger: Zheng Nan
Return Performance (no ranking)
11Breakouts RoundApril 1, 2017"Listen Carefully" (Mandarin)Eason ChanLyrics: Lin Xi
Composer: JJ Lin
Arranger: Zheng Nan
58.32%Breakout success (ranked 5th out of top seven singers)
12Semi-finalsApril 8, 2017"See You Again" (Mandarin)Karen MokLyrics: Francis Lee
Composer: Chang Shilei
Arranger: Zheng Nan
69.07%
13Grand FinalsApril 15, 2017"Liang Liang" (Mandarin)Diamond Zhang, Aska YangLyrics: Liu Chang
Composer: Tan Xuan
Arranger: Nick Pyo
68.26%Backup singer was Aska Yang
6th place in Overall ranking
Overall percentages of votes is 8.66%
142017 Biennial ConcertApril 22, 2017"The Cold Look" (Mandarin)Chyi ChinLyrics: Yao Chien
Composer: Huang Kuo Lun
Arranger: Long Long

Personal life

On 22 January 2021, Zhang announced on her social media account that she had given birth to a girl in 2019, whose father is Chinese singer Hua Chenyu. Hua also published posts acknowledging this.[7]

Discography

  • Morning Bound for Midnight (2016)
  • Time (2021)

Soundtracks

YearEnglish titleChinese titleTelevision series/filmNotes
2014Between a Kiss一吻之間The Young Doctor
Sound of Love爱之声with Xu Feng
2015Happy Dream幸福梦Happy Dream
Don't Forget I Love You不要忘记我爱你Hero Dog & Hot Girl
Annual Ring年轮The Journey of Flower
I Only Slowly Walk Away我只是慢慢走远Lady of the Dynasty
Young and Reckless年少轻狂This is Me
If Everything Hasn't Happened如果一切没有发生过Oh My God
2016Why Do I Feel Like Telling Him Who I Am为什么我好想告诉他我是谁Never Said Goodbye
Time and Words时光笔墨Noble Aspirations
The Next Second下一秒Love O2O
When Love Comes Knocking当爱来敲门Stay with Me
2017Bracing the Chill凉凉Eternal Lovewith Aska Yang
The Nutcracker胡桃夹子The Village of No Return
Lake Baikal贝加尔湖畔The Battle at Dawnwith Sun Nan
GazePrincess Agentswith Zhao Liying
2018Listening Snow听雪The Flame's Daughter
Blood like Ink血如墨Legend of Fuyao
Only Want Ordinary只要平凡Dying to Survivewith Jason Zhang
2019A Whole New World (Mandarin version)新的世界Aladdinwith William Chan
That Moment彼時My True Friend
Water Comes From Heaven水从天上来Love and Destinywith Zheng Yunlong
2020 Heart Desire at Peace 心欲止水 Eternal Love of Dream
2021 The Direction of Light 光的方向 The Long Ballad
2022 We Will Meet Again 有时无期 Thousand Years For You
2023 The Black Moonlight 黑月光 Till the End of the Moon with Mao Buyi
2023 Theme Song of Movie 道别 Flashover
2023 Cage Lost in the stars

References

  1. 黑龙江新闻网 (2014-10-08). "《中国好声音》张碧晨夺冠". ifeng.com.
  2. "法语专业毕业的明星_张碧晨". Sohu News. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. "张碧晨揭秘韩国练习生生活:收入要先交公司". Sina. 2014-09-25.
  4. 华东在线 (2014-07-26). "中国好声音张碧晨系sunnydays组合成员 出过单曲".
  5. People's Daily (2013-11-15). "K-POP世界庆典"中国女生张碧晨 唱功一流通4国语言".
  6. "中国好声音第三季张碧晨夺冠 Breaker精神耀目京华". Netease. 2014-10-07.
  7. 王昀诗 (2021-01-22). "华晨宇认了与张碧晨育有一女 双方单身共同抚养". 早报 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2021-01-24.
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