Career
In 2012, he changed his English name to Tiger Hu with the release of this Eighth album, One Size Bigger. From a young age, Anson Hu showed great interest in music At age 13, he was admitted to Shanghai Music Conservatory where he majored in singing.
Two years later, he set a goal of releasing his first Civil Defense before his eighteenth birthday.
Because of this, he was discovered by the Go East Entertainment, Company Limited., with whom he signed a contract and released his first album, Wen Wu Shuang Quan, in August 2002.
This was just after his nineteenth birthday. The album became an instant hit.
Another song "Telling me" also received several "Best Song of the Year" awards.
In December, a second version of this album, entitled "Anson Hu", was released, which contained the same 10 tracks plus a karaoke version. In July 2003, Hu released his second album, Upgrade 4147, which he helped produce himself. The album contained duets with popular singers Elva Hsiao and Ronald Cheng.
Hu"s credibility as a musician continued to rise, and he gained more and more fans, in China and abroad.
Hu"s early success is mirrored by his third and fourth album, Music Mix and Music Code, released in September 2004 and March 2006 respectively. After releasing Music Code, Hu switched from Go East Entertainment and signed a contract under Gold Label Records, under which he released Music Mix and his subsequent albums.
Continuing his steady work, Hu released Men"s Songs, his fifth album, in November 2007. While featuring a heartfelt and mature musical style that shows off Hu"s piano skills, the album reflects upon the changes of a man"s life and shows off Hu"s superior musical talents.
Hu was also selected to be a contestant on the Chinese version of I Am a Singer, which he came fifth.