8 albums in 16 years.

That's not very productive for a singer-composer.

But that's how serious David Huang or Huang Dawei is about his music. He wrote every note and lyric himself.

He is possibly even more serious than you imagine.

"I heard this from one of my idols, John Goodsall, a brilliant guitarist, when I met him in Los Angles. I asked him 'if you can't play guitar, what are you gonna do?' he said, 'if I can't play guitar, I'll be dead.' He's that serious about it. And it's similar with me. If I am not doing music, there is nothing else I want to do, or I care to do in this world."

As a musician devoting his heart and soul into what he is doing, David Huang wants to be a leader, not a follower, and forge the way ahead for Chinese pop music.

He's proved himself to us with every single song produced.

From "Broken Hearts" in 1990 to "Mercy " and "Love", his love ballets reach deep into your heart and stir every little sentiment that lies there.

Although his eighth solo album "Passion" hasn't been officially released on the Chinese mainland yet, the single "Passion" has already climbed to the top of the music charts on IRadio.

Recently, his Olympic song "Wishing Star" became the top 1 nominated song competing to become the official theme song of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. David Huang once again surfaced in the media.

In pop music circles, the singer is an evergreen artist.

His success in Asia is not one of pure luck. If you talk to him in person, you will immediately be affected by his passion for music. That passion has made him an idol, one whom his music colleagues look up to. "A lot of people listen to David's music- they cry, they laugh, and they feel the energy and excitement of it. People who don't even know him, can be touched by his voice. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.