Background
Xu was born in Fujian, China, and moved to Singapore to pursue his studies.
Xu was born in Fujian, China, and moved to Singapore to pursue his studies.
He was originally a contestant in the second season of Campus SuperStar, but later made the shift to acting. When he was 17, he became passionate about entertainment, and participated in Singaporean singing competition Campus SuperStar, representing Woodlands Ring Secondary School, but was eliminated during the first round of competition. After graduating from Temasek Polytechnic in 2012, he entered the entertainment industry again, and was given a role in Singaporean movie Timeless Love, directed by Lim Koong Hwee and Dasmond Koh.
In 2014, he was nominated the Most Favourite On-screen Couple with Julie Tan in Star Awards 20.
The same year, he became the Spokesperson for Sony Mobile SG. On February 14, 2015, Xu released his second single, 幾分之幾 under NoonTalk Media.