Shawn Tok

Shawn Tok 卓轩正
Background information
Birth name	Shawn Tok 卓轩正
Born	(1994-01-08) 8 January 1994
Origin	Singapore
Genres	Pop Music
Years active	2007–present
Website	shawntok.com

Shawn Tok (Chinese: 卓轩正; born 8 January 1994) is a Singaporean singer. He studied in Loyang Secondary School and is the overall champion of the 2007 Campus SuperStar competition. At 13, Shawn has filmed a Kids' Central musical entitled School House Rockz, which was aired on 17 February 2008 as main character Fu Wen Bin. Shawn also stars in the Singaporean film Heng or Huat, which was released in January 2008. He also released his debut album "Travel With Time 和时间一起旅行", Single track "Tomorrow" and the latest "EP - Chapter 22" in early 2016.

Career

Campus Superstar 2007

Shawn won good remarks from the judges on Campus SuperStar competition.

Secondary 1 student Shawn Tok triumphed over 4500 contestants to be crowned the overall champion of the second season of Campus SuperStar 《校园SuperStar》, a spin-off from the wildly successful Project SuperStar 《绝对 SuperStar》. At 13, Shawn is the youngest contestant to win the title of this singing talent show for teens on Channel U.

A hot favourite from the start of the competition, Shawn was edged out in the earlier rounds. But has won so many fans that he returned into the ring in the Revival Round.

Shawn Tok 卓轩正, from Loyang Secondary School, Season 2's youngest competitor at a small age of 13, is well received by the judges and received commendable scores of 24 and 25 out of 30 from the judges in quarter-final 1A 4 June 2007, semi-final 2 and Revival Round on 16 July 2007, respectively. Despite his body size typical of that of a child, he is equipped with a cute image, backed with a strong, powerful voice. All 3 judges of Season 2 have high hopes for him.

The ratings of the Campus 校园 SuperStar was ranked No. 1 for the first 5 weeks after being aired on national TV (according to iWeekly Magazine) and immediately following shawn's elimination, the viewership fell from No. 1 to No. 7. During the Revival Round on 16 July, Shawn came back and hit the stage with his own rendition of JJ Lin's 木乃伊, the ratings returned to the No. 1 spot and lasted till the end of the competition.

Immediately following his win, this young boy was selected to front the latest TV campaign for MediaCorp. He also caught the eyes of local producer and made his acting debut in a telemovie God of Fortune 《天降运财》 which was released in early 2008.

Shawn and Keely emerged as the winners of their respective male and female categories. Keely edged out Zheng Ning with a margin of 56% to 44%, while Shawn's popularity earned him a win with his score of 58%, as compared to Benjamin's 42%.
Shawn Tok 卓轩正 became the 2nd Campus SuperStar Champion when he triumphed over Keely Wee 阮诗凯 with a higher overall score. Shawn won Keely with a ratio of 58% to 42%.

2011-2014: Travel With Time

Shawn released his debut album in June 2011 titled "Travel With Time 和时间一起旅行" featuring a total number of 11 tracks. Of which, included in the album was an audio track of Shawn sharing his thoughts with his peers from Campus Superstar. The album charted at No. 8 in Singapore's CD Rama stores and one of the album tracks, "和时间一起旅行" peaked at No.15 on the Radio Billboard Chart (醉心龙虎榜) for 5 weeks in a row. Later in 2011, Shawn was nominated as the Most Popular New Comer for the Singapore Hit Awards hosted by Y.E.S. 93.3FM.

In 2014, the Digital Version of "Travel With Time 和时间一起旅行" was released onto iTunes as an EP Album with only 6 tracks available. The album re-entered the iTunes 'Top Album Chart' and peaked at No.7.

2014: Tomorrow

Shawn on "Tomorrow" MTV Shoot

Currently studying in the University of Queensland, Shawn released a single in July 2014, titled 'Tomorrow' a day prior to his departure. The track illuminates the sentiments Shawn had prior to his departure as he transits into the next phase of his life.

The success and sales of the single exceeded expectations given that it was self-released with no commercialised production and promotion involved. It entered the iTunes Top 15 chart in less than an hour of release and peaked at No. 2 in less than half a day.

Filmed in a professional studio with a simple video concept, the Music Video for the single was self-directed by Shawn and assisted by his team. The Music Video portrays Shawn's true emotions, showing snippets of his farewell at the airport along with those of the studio shoot.

2016: Chapter 22

Shawn Tok - Chapter 22

On 8 January 2016, Tok released his English-language Extended Play, Chapter 22, which was launched on his 22nd birthday. 'Chapter 22' offers pensive, openhearted stories rendered in a fair mix of upbeat melodies and ballad tones. The album choruses’ beautifully cinematic pieces, underpinned by a phase in life where you find yourself opening new doors but on the parallel, closing some. The composed exudes the most vulnerable and honest emotions as Shawn sings with maturity beyond his 22 years. It brings you closer to home, where the heart is. Shawn helmed the production of 22, managed and planned the record from Australia (where he’s based), from selecting the tracks to the recording arrangement and the album art design. The record was supposed to have coincided with Shawn’s 21st birthday, but was pushed back due to production and scheduling issues. After the album's release, Shawn performed "Feels Like Home" on web stream Toggle, and "Perfectly Strangers" on Mediacorp Channel 5’s "Not The 5 Show" in February 2016.

The album consist of 5 brand-new tracks, with a feature with actress, Shelia Tan. Mediacorp’s SuperBand Winner, Nic Lee as well as Singapore Idol finalist, Daphne Khoo contributed in song writing and composing.

Track listing:

"Chapter 22" was released digitally to the iTunes Store and it entered at number 2 on the iTunes Top Album Chart, behind Blackstar (album) by David Bowie and ahead of 25 (Adele album). "Feels Like Home" also charted at iTunes Hot Tracks, and peaked at #28 in Indonesia. The physical copies of 22 was then released a week later to Beesket outlets in Singapore.

List of awards & nominations

Campus Superstar

Singapore Hit Awards 17

Achievement

References

• Channel U Campus SuperStar profiles
• Shawn Tok, Campus Superstar winner in 2007, still has a baby face and still loves to sing
• Campus SuperStar 2007 winner Shawn Tok returns with English EP
• Young Local Stars – Where are they now?
• 卓轩正发布新单曲“TOMORROW
• Principal teaches them to talk like her

External links

• Shawn Tok's Blog
• Shawn Tok's Facebook
• Shawn Tok's Twitter
• Shawn Tok's Instagram
• Shawn Tok's Mediacorp Bio