Derrick Hoh Wei Jian (born 17 September 1985) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter who is active in the Chinese Mandopop scene. He gained nationwide recognition after emerging as the second runner up in Channel U's Project SuperStar in 2005.[1]
He started his career with Warner Music Singapore and establish himself as a professional singer-songwriter with 3 Mandarin albums, 1 English EP, and multiple chart topping singles. He is the first Singaporean artiste to achieve #1 on Singapore iTunes Store with his own composition, and achieving a total of 21 million YouTube views for his songs.
In April 2005, Hoh auditioned for Project SuperStar, a nationwide talent competition in Singapore organised by Mediacorp.
Judges noticed Hoh's unique singing abilities and Derrick successfully made it through to the finalist round.[3] Hoh gained nationwide recognition when he emerged male second runner-up in the 2005 talent competition Project SuperStar.[4] Derrick was managed by Play Music (presently Warner Music Singapore).[5]
Hoh took a break from the entertainment industry for two years to serve in national service. In 2008, Hoh returned with his debut album Unclassified.
In December 2010, he released his second album Change.
In July 2022, Hoh held his full fledged Here As I Am concert in Singapore.
Personal life
On 1 April 2020, Hoh announced his marriage to a digital marketing manager, whom he refers to as “Jellies” without revealing her real identity. Their wedding was held on 22 February 2020. He accompanied the marriage news with the release of a single titled "I Found You".[6] Their daughter, nicknamed Nori, was born in August 2022.[7]
Discography
Since his debut in 2008, Hoh has released 18 singles and 4 albums:
