Victor Ma

Victor Ma (; born March 20, 1996) is a Chinese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. He debuted his career by winning second place at the 2017 Chinese talent competition show, The Coming One. In 2018, Ma released his solo debut single, "I Am Awake". In 2019, he released his fist EP, Untitled. In 2020, he featured in the Chinese web series, Detective Chinatown. In the same year, he released his second EP, The Textbook. In 2021, he featured in the Chinese film, Detective Chinatown 3. Early life and education Ma was born in New York City on March 20, 1996. His father Ma Qingyun and mother Li Shouning are both architects, and his maternal grandfather Li Ange was a coach of China women's national volleyball team. He moved to Shanghai with his family when he was four, and he took both elementary school and junior high school in Shanghai Pinghe School. He moved to Los Angeles when he was thirteen, and then he attended Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and University of Southern California, and he took part in a number of singing competitions during the school period. In 2014, he took part in the Water Cube Cup Chinese Songs Contest For Overseas Chinese Youth, and eventually won the bronze award. Career The Coming One success and aftermath On June 10, 2017, Ma began to take part in the Tencent talent competition show, The Coming One, and eventually won second place on September 23, 2017. On November 4, 2017, the finalists from The Coming One embarked the concert tour The Coming One Tour in Nanjing, China. On December 8, 2017, Ma released the single "Halo, It's Me" with Chinese singer Vin Zhou. On December 14, 2017, he released the live album, Author. On December 15, 2017, he released his solo single, "I Am Awake".