曲婉婷 - Wanting

Wanting Qu (曲), whose last name means music and melody, began singing before she could talk. Her mother knows it too well. “You would know when she’s awake because the second she opened her eyes she’d be singing the theme song from this Chinese TV series called ‘Undercover Cop' (Chinese: Bian Yi Jing Cha) loudly in bed to the ceiling, every morning.” At 16, Wanting left her family and motherland (China) for Canada to get a University Degree in Business, hoping to make her mother proud. Though she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management, she felt unfulfilled and realized her true passion had always been music. Despite English not being her first language, Wanting wrote her first English song “To You” in 2005, followed by a heartfelt Chinese song to her mother, “Wo Shi Wo” ("I am me"). Through songwriting, she found purpose and identity, and hasn’t stopped since. She’s performed at events ranging from BC Fashion Week to intimate cafés, charity gigs, and theatre stages. After working with local producer Winston (Nat Jay, Hannah Georgas), her breakout album "Everything in the World" went multi-platinum, cementing her place in the music scene. She followed it with Say the Words and LLL, further showcasing her growth as a bilingual songwriter and storyteller. Wanting sings and writes in English and Chinese. Her audiences fully understand the meaning of “music has no boundaries”. Keep an eye out for the beautiful rising star, Wanting!