Peggy Hsu (; born 2 February 1981) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, songwriter and record producer. She made her debut in 2001 with the self-written studio album Balloon and was nominated for Best New Artist at the 13th Golden Melody Awards.
In 2007, Hsu shared the Golden Melody Award for Best Album Producer with Hui-Ting Chen, Hsu Che-Yu, Lin Chien-Yuan and Lin Hui-Bin for their production work on Tizzy Bac's album 我想你會變成這樣都是我害的. She was later nominated again in the category for Magical Shop at the 23rd Golden Melody Awards.
Her 2015 album Swing Inc. received nominations at the 27th Golden Melody Awards for Best Mandarin Album, Best Female Mandarin Singer and Best Album Producer, among other categories. Her 2019 album Hypnocity was subsequently nominated for Best Mandarin Album, Best Female Mandarin Singer, Best Album Producer and Best Vocal Recording Album at the 31st Golden Melody Awards. In 2020, Hsu won Best Singer-Songwriter at the 11th Golden Indie Music Awards for Hypnocity.
In 2025, Hsu released her eleventh studio album, Sorrow's Resting Hollow. She then embarked on the Frozen Star tour, which visited Taipei, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing and concluded in Beijing in 2026.
Life and career
2001–2006: Debut and behind-the-scenes work Hsu entered the Mandopop industry in 2001 with her debut studio album, Balloon, and was nominated for Best New Artist at the 13th Golden Melody Awards.
Following the release of her debut album, she increasingly worked as a songwriter and producer for other artists. A 2007 profile cited Evonne Hsu, Gigi Leung, Joi Chua, Fish Leong and Sandy Lam among the singers who had recorded her compositions.
2007–2013: Solo recordings and record production In 2007, Hsu shared the Golden Melody Award for Best Album Producer for her work on Tizzy Bac's 我想你會變成這樣都是我害的. The same year she released Peggy's Wish Box, her first solo album in approximately six years.
She released Beautiful and Snowman in 2009. In 2010 she issued the EP Le Cirque, toured with the Beautiful Snowman concert programme and performed at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts at Singapore's Esplanade.
Her 2011 album Magical Shop earned her another Golden Melody Award nomination for Best Album Producer.
2014–2020: Swing Inc. and Hypnocity Hsu released the triple-metre concept album La Valse on 6 May 2014.
In 2015 she released Swing Inc., co-produced with Owen Wang. Built around electro swing, the album combined swing, jazz and electronic elements; Wang said in an interview that there had been no comparable release in the Mandopop industry at the time. It was nominated for Best Mandarin Album at the 27th Golden Melody Awards; Hsu was nominated for Best Female Mandarin Singer and, with Wang, for Best Album Producer. The track 〈給提姆波頓先生的一封信〉 was also nominated for Best Arrangement.
In 2016, Hsu performed in the United Kingdom with Suming Rupi and Miss Ko under the Taiwan Beats banner, appearing at London's Village Underground before taking part in the Glastonbury Festival.
Hsu and Wang again co-produced her 2019 album Hypnocity. Centred on the subconscious and reincarnation, it used her experiences of hypnosis as the basis for a narrative moving through past, present and future. At the 31st Golden Melody Awards it was nominated for Best Mandarin Album and Best Vocal Recording Album; Hsu was nominated for Best Female Mandarin Singer and, with Wang, Best Album Producer. KOBUDO won Best Arrangement for the album track 〈戰〉.
Hypnocity also received Golden Indie Music Award nominations for Best Album, Best Singer-Songwriter and Best Alternative Pop Album; Hsu won Best Singer-Songwriter.
2021–present: In My Place and Sorrow's Resting Hollow On 31 December 2021, Hsu released the 20th-anniversary project In My Place, recorded with guitarist Hsu Yen-Pei and comprising newly arranged recordings of eight earlier songs.
On 22 September 2025, Hsu released her eleventh studio album, Sorrow's Resting Hollow, a ten-song collection again co-produced with Owen Wang. Later that year she began the Frozen Star tour, subsequently performing in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing before concluding the tour in Beijing in 2026.
Discography
Studio albums Year Title Notes 2001 Balloon Debut studio album 2007 Peggy's Wish Box 2009 Beautiful 2009 Snowman 2011 Magical Shop 2014 La Valse Triple-metre concept album 2015 Swing Inc. Electro swing concept album 2019 Hypnocity Concept album centred on the subconscious and reincarnation 2021 In My Place 20th-anniversary re-recording project; eight earlier songs newly arranged and recorded 2025 Sorrow's Resting Hollow
EP Year Title 2010 Le Cirque 2024 Hypnocity: Selected Instrumental Score
Singles
Only officially released standalone singles are listed; songs included on Hsu's albums are not repeated here.
Year Title Notes 2026 〈微光〉 Theme song for the Disney+ series The Zoo
Film and television music
Hsu has contributed songs and music to films, a short film and a television series.
Year Production Director Contribution 2013 The Stolen Years (《被偷走的那五年》), film Barbara Wong Composed the insert song 〈健忘〉, performed by Valen Hsu. 2021 The Soul (《緝魂》), film Cheng Wei-hao Composed the theme song 〈不苦〉, written by Cheng and performed by Wu Qing-feng. 2021 《命中註定那頭鵝》, short film Yang Yu-yu Wrote, composed and performed the insert song 〈一起搖擺吧〉. 2026 The Zoo (《動物園》), television series Su Wen-sheng Music director; composed and produced music for the series and its soundtrack.
Theatre and interdisciplinary work
Alongside her recording career, Hsu has worked in musical theatre and other stage productions as a performer, composer and music designer. She appeared in If Kids Theatre's production of The Secret Garden beginning in 2007 and played the lead role in Lil' Flora beginning in 2008. She also performed in the stage adaptation of Jimmy Liao's The Afternoon of Spring in 2010. A 2014 interview discussed how her experience performing in The Secret Garden influenced her approach to storytelling through music.
In 2022, Hsu performed in Hypnocity: Immersive Theatre, a stage production developed from her 2019 album. Owen Wang served as music director and Chen Yu-ju as writer-director.
Year Production Company / collaborator Hsu's contribution 2007, 2010, 2011, 2024 The Secret Garden (《祕密花園》) If Kids Theatre Performer 2008 onward Lil' Flora (《小花》) If Kids Theatre Lead performer 2010 The Afternoon of Spring (《走向春天的下午》) Molang Theatre Performer 2012 The Snow Queen (《雪后》) If Kids Theatre / Wonder Music Lead performer, music design 2013 《大紅帽與小野狼》 All U People Theatre Lead performer 2014 MRT – The Junction (《MRT音樂劇－交界》) Perfect Match Theatre Music composition 2014 《捕夢的小孩》 If Kids Theatre Music design 2016, 2018 《月光下的搖擺少女》 Studio M Performer 2022 Hypnocity: Immersive Theatre (《失物之城》沈浸式音樂劇場) Ice Studio / Studio M Original music, performer
Awards and nominations
Year Award Work Category Result Source 2002 13th Golden Melody Awards Balloon Best New Artist Nominated 2002 Singapore Hit Awards Balloon Best New Artist Bronze 2007 18th Golden Melody Awards Tizzy Bac《我想你會變成這樣都是我害的》 Best Album Producer Won 2010 13th Chinese Musician Exchange Association Annual Top Ten Albums and Singles Snowman Top Ten Album of the Year Selected 2011 2nd Golden Indie Music Awards Le Cirque; 〈櫻桃色情人〉 Best Singer-Songwriter; Best R&B Single Best Singer-Songwriter: nominated; Best R&B Single: won 2012 23rd Golden Melody Awards Magical Shop Best Album Producer Nominated 2012 3rd Golden Indie Music Awards Magical Shop Best Singer-Songwriter Nominated 2012 15th Chinese Musician Exchange Association Annual Top Ten Albums and Singles Magical Shop Top Ten Album of the Year Selected 2015 16th Chinese Music Media Awards Swing Inc. Best Producer of the Year – Peggy Hsu and Owen Wang Won 2016 27th Golden Melody Awards Swing Inc.; 〈給提姆波頓先生的一封信〉 Best Mandarin Album; Best Female Mandarin Singer; Best Album Producer (Peggy Hsu and Owen Wang); Best Arrangement (Yu-Ying Hsu and Lu Lu-Ming) Nominated 2016 7th Golden Indie Music Awards Swing Inc.; 〈給提姆波頓先生的一封信〉; 《我們一起搖擺吧》 Taipei concert Best Album; Best Singer-Songwriter; Best Genre Album; Best Genre Single; Best Live Performance Nominated 2020 31st Golden Melody Awards Hypnocity; 〈戰〉 Best Mandarin Album; Best Female Mandarin Singer; Best Album Producer (Owen Wang and Peggy Hsu); Best Vocal Recording Album; Best Arrangement (KOBUDO) Best Arrangement: won; others nominated 2020 11th Golden Indie Music Awards Hypnocity; 〈離別曲〉 Best Album; Best Singer-Songwriter; Best Alternative Pop Album; Best Alternative Pop Song Best Singer-Songwriter: won; others nominated 2026 11th Lavender Music Awards Sorrow's Resting Hollow; “The Boy of Ice and the Girl of Flame” Album of the Year; Best Female Singer; Best Collaboration Nominated 2026 19th Freshmusic Awards Sorrow's Resting Hollow Top 10 Albums – Top 25 shortlist Nominated 2026 17th Golden Indie Music Awards Lament of the Isolated Beast (〈與世隔絕的怪物〉) Best Alternative Pop Song Nominated
Note: The Golden Melody Award for Best Arrangement is awarded to the credited arranger rather than the recording artist. The 2016 nomination for 〈給提姆波頓先生的一封信〉 was credited to Yu-Ying Hsu and Lu Lu-Ming; the 2020 award for 〈戰〉 was credited to KOBUDO.
Concerts and major performances
This section lists representative solo concerts, tours, international performances and major music festivals. Promotional appearances, record-store events and cancelled performances are excluded.
Year Title Location / notes Source 2001 《白色婚禮》實力見證會 Taipei; first solo concert 2004, 2006 TaiwanFest Vancouver in 2004; Vancouver and Toronto in 2006 2010 Beautiful Snowman concert tour Taipei, Hong Kong and cities in mainland China 2010 Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts, in::music Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore 2010 Le Cirque tour Taiwan and mainland China 2010－2016, 2018、2020、2023、2024 Dear Xmas Annual Christmas concert series; staged in Taipei, Hualien, Hong Kong and Singapore; the 2020 edition was presented online 2011 Magical Shop tour Taiwan 2012 Liverpool Sound City Liverpool, United Kingdom; performances on 17 and 19 May 2012 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) Austin, Texas, United States 2014 La Valse concert Taipei 2015 La Valse unplugged tour Taiwan and mainland China 2015 《我們一起搖擺吧》 Taipei and Taichung; the Taipei performance was nominated for Best Live Performance at the 7th Golden Indie Music Awards 2016 Taiwan Beats / Glastonbury Festival United Kingdom; Village Underground in London followed by Glastonbury Festival 2017 《Sweet Sixteen》 Taipei and Kaohsiung; 16th-anniversary concerts 2025–2026 Frozen Star tour Taipei, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing
Songwriting and production credits
In addition to her own recordings, Hsu has written and composed songs and worked in arrangement, backing vocals, vocal production and record production for other artists. The following list is based on publicly available credits for officially released works; tracks on Hsu's solo albums are not repeated individually.