丁世光

简介

Dean Ting (丁世光) is a Chinese singer, songwriter, and producer, born on April 18, 1981 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, into a Korean-Chinese family. He grew up listening to African-American gospel music in church. Before launching his own singing career, he wrote songs for other prominent artists, with his first published work being "Catherine" performed by David Tao, followed by works such as "心酸" for Yoga Lin, "親愛的樹洞" for S.H.E., and "肋骨" for Bibi Zhou, as well as compositions for Zhang Jie, Wen Lan, and Huang Bo. In December 2017, he released his debut solo album "神經誌", marking his official debut as a singer, on which he handled composition, arrangement, recording, and mixing himself. The album became an Apple Music Rising Star. In June 2018, he received three nominations at the 29th Golden Melody Awards for Best New Artist, Best Mandarin Album, and Album of the Year, and performed "神探" at the ceremony. On June 30, 2018, he won the Most Promising Male Newcomer award at the 18th Chinese Music Media Awards. In December 2018, he was invited as the sole Chinese performer to MAMA in Seoul, performing "不散的筵席" and winning the Best Asian New Artist award. In December 2019, he released his second album "實況電影". In May 2020, he released the single "The Same World" in support of an environmental campaign by The Nature Conservancy. In August 2021, he released a collaborative single "連載" with Yeh Xi Er.