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Su Xing (simplified Chinese: 苏醒; traditional Chinese: 蘇醒; pinyin: Sū Xǐng; Allen Su; born March 5, 1984) is a Chinese singer, songwriter and actor. He took the 2nd place in the 2007 Super Boy 快乐男声contest,^[1] which was a national singing contest for young male contestants held by Hunan Satellite Television. Although he was only 23 years old while participating in the contest, Allen appeared much more sophisticated than many other young men of his age. After winning second place in the contest, he released his first EP, including six brand new songs, of which two of them were written by Allen himself.

Born in Xi'an, the capital city of northwestern China's Shaanxi, Allen Su had always been an excellent student since childhood. When he was 17 years old, his parents sent him to Sydney to pursue his study. Allen managed to study business at Macquarie University, but soon he realized that he was not interested in business and what he really goes in for is music, so he transferred to SAE College Sydney to study in digital media. Allen came back to China to take part in the 2007 Super Boy contest with the simple thought of meeting people who could introduce him to record companies to help start his career, after the contest he went back to Sydney to finish his study, and achieved the Bachelor of Digital Media in 2008.

Allen Su was born in a well-off family, his talent in arts was inherited from his mother, Miao Ni Ya, who worked in Shaanxi Normal University after her graduation. Although Ms Miao was not a specialist in arts, dancing and singing were among her many accomplishments. According to Ms Miao, Allen had learned piano for several months during his childhood, and his tutor appreciated his talent. However, the tutor ended the courses because the little Allen was too restless to sit by the piano for hours––at that time he enjoyed playing football instead of the piano.

Allen appeared independent, quick-minded and persistent since very young. Being active in various sports and arts, he was also an excellent student and managed to go to one of the best senior high schools in ShaanXi Province: Xi'an Middle School, his scores always ranked top of his grade. Of course Allen Su is not a typical bookish person as you might think of, among his wide range of interests, painting, ballgames and singing are the most significant brilliance, he used to dream of becoming a painter or a football player.

At the age of 17, Allen decided to study abroad, he went to Sydney all by his own to pursue his future. As most young boys, he didn't figure out what he really wished to do at first, so he followed his family's will to study business. Soon he found out business couldn't be his career, so he decisively transferred from Macquarie University to SAE College Sydney.

Life is tough, especially for a young boy living abroad alone, but he is the last one in the world to say "give up". Just as his name Allen--which was named after his idol Allen Iverson—suggests, it implies a great spirit of tenacity. Although his family could afford the tuition, he decided to work his way through college, he even took several part jobs at a time to lighten the burden of his family.

During the seven years in Australia, Allen had a small 4-person band with his close friends, and engaged in a couple of local singing contests.

In 2006, Allen took part in the New Talent Singing Awards regional contest in Sydney for the 2nd time, he won the championship and got the chance to contest in International Finals in Hong Kong. He got the sixth place in the final.

Allen's pursuit of his singing dream never stops. In 2007, he participated in the Super Boy contest organized by Hunan Satellite Television, his fans nationwide voted him the 2nd place in the final.

2007: Allen made his official debut and realised his 1st EP "Autumn".

2009: Allen won the "Most Popular Male Singer Award" at the China Radio, Film and Television Awards China Original Song Award Ceremony. He joined Sony Music (SonyMusic) in the same year.

2010: Allen released his 1st studio album "Longing" in May 2010. The title song "Missing You" won the Golden Melody Award at the annual Beijing Pop Music Ceremony and the Mainland Golden Melody Award on the Sprite Music Chart.

2011: Allen released his 2nd studio album in December 2011. The album "Present Tense" won the BQ2011 Best Album Award on the Popular Chart.

2012: Allen realised his 3rd studio album "New World" in November 2012. The song "Hero" in the album won the Golden Song of the year in the 20th Chinese POP Chart.

2014: January 2014 is the year which Allen established his own studio - Starload Media and formed the hip-hop rap group "Splitman Gang" with a group of young musicians who love music and pursue their dreams. This group adhere to the core concept of "KEEP IT FUKING REAL, WITH PASSION & SKILL". December 2014, Allen released his fourth studio album "Before 30" which consists purely of rap music.

2015: Allen released his 2nd creative EP "Let the World Listen" in April 2015. In December, Allen's 5th studio album "SOMEONE" was released.

2016: Allen released his 6th studio album "LOVER" in September 2016.

2017: Allen released his 7th studio hip-hop album "Stand Up Again" in November 2017. In the same year, he hosted the music reality show "Screaming Cara Show".

2019: Allen participated in the music travel reality show "Sing Tour" as a mentor.

2020: Allen joined the competition variety show "Shine! Super Brothers".

2022: Allen participated in a variety show "Welcome to the Mushroom House" in April 2022 with some participants from the Super Boy competition 2009. In December, Allen released his 8th studio album "Floating Life Like a Dream" in celebration of his 15th anniversary anthology.

2023: In August 2023, the "2023 WAKE UP Tour Concert" was launched. In October 2023, Allen participated in a music show "Singing with Legends 5th season".

2024: Allen participated and appeared LIVE on 2024 CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage. The Chinese Spring Festival Gala is the largest TV show in China, watched by almost every Chinese family on Chinese New Year's Eve, to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one. In June 2024, Airbnb appointed Allen as their Paris Olympic 2024 Cultural Ambassador. In the same month, Alipay appointed Allen as the UEFA Euro2024 Alipay Special Correspondent & Alipay International Recommendation Officer. The image of Allen in the promotional advertisement combines Alipay's technological sense with the passion of the European Cup, conveying a positive, relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, making "use Alipay when leaving the country" not only a practical suggestion, but also a lifestyle recommendation that encourages users to experience convenient payment services while enjoying the football feast.

DVD

• 秋天首唱会(DVD) LIVE全记录 (2007.12.29)

Compilations

• 13 (2007)

• 红星闪闪 (2009)

• China Idol Boys (乐火男孩) (2009)
• Money and Love (2016)

Stage Play: A Midsummer Night's Dream

• Official Blog (in Chinese)
• Official Weibo Account (in Chinese)