Single of the Year (Pop)
dear me, - Gentle Bones
@bonesgentle
dear me, - Gentle Bones
@bonesgentle
Single of the Year (Pop)
Bio: Born and raised in sunny Singapore, Joel Tan, who goes by his stage name Gentle Bones, is one of the city-state’s top English artists who has made waves across the globe. Since his #1 self-titled debut EP “Gentle Bones” in 2014, the 26-year-old now has three albums under his belt and has taken his music to fans across Asia with live performances, selling out solo concerts and playing festivals across South Korea, London, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia. Gentle Bones was the first Singaporean music act to be signed by Universal Music Group and was also the first youngest English music recording artist to achieve two sold-out concerts. In 2016, he earned himself a spot in the inaugural Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list for entertainment personalities. Gentle Bones also boasts a range of notable songs that topped the charts, including Until We Die, Settle Down and Geniuses & Thieves. His latest EP Michelle, released in October of 2018, is his most streamed EP to date featuring its title track, I Wouldn't Know Any Better Than You, which has amassed more than 20 million streams on Spotify alone a year after its release. I Wouldn’t Know Any Better Than You earned him a spot in Spotify’s Top 5 Most Streamed Singapore artists in 2019 amongst his peers namely, JJ Lin, Jasmine Sokko, Tanya Chua & Stefanie Sun. On his latest debut Mandarin track ‘你還不知道?’ released in August 2020, Gentle Bones collaborated with singer-songwriter Tay Kewei on a mandopop ballad that has since become a hit on numerous playlists such as Top Hits Taiwan and Top Hits Singapore, additionally topping Y.E.S. 93.3FM’s Pick Of The Pops charts. The now independent Gentle Bones is effectively regarded as a bilingual artist having successfully made the crossover from English to Mandarin tracks, effortlessly blurring the lines of language to convey his story.

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Bio: Born and raised in sunny Singapore, Joel Tan, who goes by his stage name Gentle Bones, is one of the city-state’s top English artists who has made waves across the globe. Since his #1 self-titled debut EP “Gentle Bones” in 2014, the 26-year-old now has three albums under his belt and has taken his music to fans across Asia with live performances, selling out solo concerts and playing festivals across South Korea, London, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia. Gentle Bones was the first Singaporean music act to be signed by Universal Music Group and was also the first youngest English music recording artist to achieve two sold-out concerts. In 2016, he earned himself a spot in the inaugural Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list for entertainment personalities. Gentle Bones also boasts a range of notable songs that topped the charts, including Until We Die, Settle Down and Geniuses & Thieves. His latest EP Michelle, released in October of 2018, is his most streamed EP to date featuring its title track, I Wouldn't Know Any Better Than You, which has amassed more than 20 million streams on Spotify alone a year after its release. I Wouldn’t Know Any Better Than You earned him a spot in Spotify’s Top 5 Most Streamed Singapore artists in 2019 amongst his peers namely, JJ Lin, Jasmine Sokko, Tanya Chua & Stefanie Sun. On his latest debut Mandarin track ‘你還不知道?’ released in August 2020, Gentle Bones collaborated with singer-songwriter Tay Kewei on a mandopop ballad that has since become a hit on numerous playlists such as Top Hits Taiwan and Top Hits Singapore, additionally topping Y.E.S. 93.3FM’s Pick Of The Pops charts. The now independent Gentle Bones is effectively regarded as a bilingual artist having successfully made the crossover from English to Mandarin tracks, effortlessly blurring the lines of language to convey his story.

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