Prototype In Progress (piano demo)

Obsessed (guitar demo)

Bossa Nova rendition of Best Part by Daniel Caesar and HER. A lighter Latin take on one of my favourite R&B songs!

Best Part - Bossa Nova Cover

Title: Siren
Songwriters: Michelle Zhang, Stamatina Theodorakopoulos
Key: Am (Bb minor for recording)
BPM: 138
Cover art by: Michelle Jiang

Lyrics:

Intro
Oo, Oo, Oo
 
Verse 1
Pushed me down in the frozen seas
Can barely breathe, can barely see
Just silence, so vast and deafening

Pushed me around cuz I don’t speak
That doesn’t mean I’m as weak as you think
Underneath, I want to spread my wings
 
Pre-chorus
All this time, here I sat, not a sound
And look where it's gotten me
Now it's time to stand up, raise my voice 
I know you’re listening

Chorus
I'm a siren, hear me sing
I'm a siren, set me free
Mesmerizing, tantalizing
Got you on your knees
I'm a siren 
You will remember me

Transition
Oo, Oo, Oo 

Verse 2
The darkness can’t dim my light
Their   voices can't steal my shine
It’s the moment, to get what’s rightly mine

I am strong like water turned to ice
I am fierce, I put up a fight
No surrender, I was born to rise

Pre-chorus
All this time, here I sat, not a sound
And look where it's gotten me
Now it's time to stand up, raise my voice 
I know you’re listening

Chorus
I'm a siren, hear me sing
I'm a siren, set me free
Mesmerizing, tantalizing
Got you on your knees
I'm a siren 
You will remember me

Siren (unplugged)

Title: Lost in Dreams
Song-writers: Rebekah Wilbur, Jamie Miller, Rebecca McBride, Michelle Zhang
Key: Eb minor
BPM: 86
Cover art by: Gilad - https://www.deviantart.com/gilad

Lost in Dreams (unplugged)

Qing Hua Ci - Jay Chou (Pipa & Guitar cover)
青花瓷 - 周杰伦 琵琶 & 吉他 翻唱

Pipa: Miscia Zhang
Guitar: Michelle Zhang
Vocals: Michelle Zhang
Production: Michelle Zhang

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Chorus lyrics:
天青色等烟雨 而我在等你 
Tian qing se deng yan yu       er wo zai deng ni
炊烟袅袅升起 隔江千万里 
Cui yan niao niao sheng qi     ge jiang qian wan li
在瓶底书汉隶仿前朝的飘逸 
Zai ping di shu han li fang qian chao de piao yi
就当我为遇见你伏笔
Jiu dang wo wei yu jian ni fu bi

天青色等烟雨 而我在等你 
Tian qing se deng yan yu er wo zai deng ni
月色被打捞起 晕开了结局
Yue se pei da lao qi     yun kai le jie ju 
如传世的青花瓷自顾自美丽 
Ru chuan shi de qing hua ci zi gu zi mei li
你眼带笑意 
Ni yan dai xiao yi

Blue and White Porcelain 青花瓷 - Pipa & Guitar Cover

The French "I don't want to work" song!

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Lyrics:

Je ne veux pas travailler
Je ne veux pas déjeuner
Je veux seulement l'oublier
Et puis je fume

Déjà j'ai connu le parfum de l'amour
Un million de roses n'embaumerait pas autant
Maintenant une seule fleur dans mes entourages
Me rend malade

Je ne veux pas travailler
Je ne veux pas déjeuner
Je veux seulement l'oublier
Et puis je fume

Je ne suis pas fière de ça
Vie qui veut me tuer
C'est magnifique être sympathique
Mais je n'le connais jamais

Je ne veux pas travailler, non
Je ne veux pas déjeuner
Je veux seulement l'oublier
Et puis je fume

Je n'suis pas fière de ça
Vie qui veut me tuer
C'est magnifique être sympathique
Mais je n'le connais jamais

Je ne veux pas travailler, non
Je ne veux pas déjeuner
Je veux seulement l'oublier
Et puis je fume

Sympathique - Piano Cover

Vocals: Michelle Zhang
Songwriting: Michelle Zhang, Andrew Pike
Production: Andrew Pike

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Lyrics:

Chorus
Break the spell
Break the spell
It’s time to
Wake up now

Break the spell
Break the spell
It’s time to
Break out

Verse 1
Drunk on a fever
My eyes glazed over
Floating under
this anesthesia

Chasing in circles
This never ending road
Always a no show
sick with amnesia

Pre-Chorus
There’s no one to save me
I’ve only got myself
Why, am, I, holding on?

Chorus
Break the spell
Break the spell
It’s time to
Wake up now

Break the spell
Break the spell
It’s time to
Break out

Verse 2
Frozen in fire
Locked in desire
Release me some laughter
They’re intoxication

No step is too slow
Create a new tableau
Teach me to let go, of
My hallucination

Pre-Chorus
There’s no one to save me
I’ve only got myself
Why, am, I, holding on?

Chorus
Break the spell
Break the spell
It’s time to
Wake up now

Break the spell
Break the spell
It’s time to
Break out

Break The Spell

Vocals: Michelle Zhang
Songwriting: Michelle Zhang, Paolo Sevilla
Production: Paolo Sevilla

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Lyrics:

Verse 1:
I feel like such a fraud
Have I lost my mind
Coz I’m not a god
I’m a dot, on a line

Pre-Chorus:
Ooo, Ooo
Ahh, Ahh

Chorus:
Fork in the road
Fork in the road
Where do I go?

Fork in the road
Fork in the road
I can’t carry this load

Drop:
(Instrumental)

Verse 2:
I found the fourth dimension
Another time and space
I may have tunnel vision
Light slips away

Pre-chorus:
Ooo, Ooo
Ahh, Ahh

Chorus:
Fork in the road
Fork in the road
Where do I go?

Fork in the road
Fork in the road
Can I carry this load?

Fork In The Road

Vocals: Michelle Zhang
Songwriting: Michelle Zhang
Production: Michelle Zhang

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Lyrics:

Verse
What is wrong? 
What is off?
It's subtle, your light is gone

Why the pause?
No because?
But your eyes, they want to talk

Pre 
Pull up a chair
Lay your heart bare
I’ll treat it with care
so what do you say

Pull up a chair
Don't be so scared
Trust in me, please

Chorus
(You can) 
Open up your veil
Take me behind the scenes, to what's inside
Own up to yourself
I'm a mirror for you, so don't hide  

Post
Open up your veil
Own up to yourself

Verse 2
How are you?
How's your day?
It's okay, I see your pain

Why not yell
Break and fall
In the wreckage, you'll stand tall

Pre 
Pull up a chair
Lay your heart bare
I’ll treat it with care
so what do you say

Pull up a chair
Don't be so scared
Trust in me, please

Chorus
(You can) 
Open up your veil
Take me behind the scenes, to what's inside
Own up to yourself
I'm a mirror for you, so don't hide  

Post
Open up your veil
Own up to yourself

Pre 
Pull up a chair
Lay your heart bare
I’ll treat it with care
so what do you say

Pull up a chair
Don't be so scared
Trust in me, please  

Post
Open up your veil
Own up to yourself

Open Up Your Veil

Original artist: Ed Sheeran

Vocals: Michelle Zhang
Piano: Michelle Zhang

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Lyrics:

Stop the clocks, it's amazing
You should see the way the light dances off your hair
A million colours of hazel, golden and red
Saturday morning is fading
The sun's reflected by the coffee in your hand
My eyes are caught in your gaze all over again

We were love drunk, waiting on a miracle
Tryna find ourselves in the winter snow
So alone in love like the world had disappeared
Oh, I won't be silent and I won't let go
I will hold on tighter 'til the afterglow
And we'll burn so bright 'til the darkness softly clears

Oh, I will hold on to the afterglow
Oh, I will hold on to the afterglow

The weather outside's changing
The leaves are buried under six inches of white
The radio is playing, Iron & Wine
This is a new dimension
This is a level where we're losing track of time
I'm holding nothing against it, except you and I

We were love drunk, waiting on a miracle
Tryna find ourselves in the winter snow
So alone in love like the world had disappeared
Oh, I won't be silent and I won't let go
I will hold on tighter 'til the afterglow
And we'll burn so bright 'til the darkness softly clears

Oh, I will hold on to the afterglow
Oh, I will hold on to the afterglow
Oh, I will hold on to the afterglow

Afterglow - Piano Cover

Classical violin and piano cover of Dua Lipa's Levitating

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Singer-songwriter and music enthusiast. Classically trained, hip hop inspired. Explore music and life with me!

My musical tastes and style reflects my multi-cultural upbringing in China, Canada, and the US. It is a fusion of East meets West, and a blend of pop, jazz, R&B, and classical genres. 

Michelle has been playing music since grade school. She studied classical piano, sang in vocal jazz ensemble, played trumpet in jazz band, and also learned music composition. During university, she was a member of an acappella group called the Northwestern Treblemakers for 4 years. She picked up the guitar after university.

Michelle Zhang

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