Rhyu
{{short description|Singaporean singer-songwriter (born 2004)}}
{{family name hatnote|Chiew|lang=Chinese}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use Singapore English|date = May 2025}}
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| birth_name = Raine Chiew Hahn Yu
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|2004}}
| birth_place = Singapore
| alma_mater = School of the Arts, Singapore
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 2022–current
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| background = solo_singer
| origin = Singapore
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Pop
- R&B
- Jazz
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| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
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| label =
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- PK Records
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| t = 週晗雨
| s = 周晗雨
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Raine Chiew Hahn Yu (born {{circa}} 2004), known as rhyu (stylised in all lowercase), is a Singaporean singer-songwriter who made her debut in 2022.
Early life and education
In 2004, Chiew was born in Singapore. In her childhood, Chiew began writing and composing songs.{{Cite news |last=Abdul Hadi |first=Eddino |date=2024-06-19 |title=Newcomer rhyu - Singapore’s answer to Laufey? |url=https://str.sg/KVzN |access-date=2025-05-10 |work=The Straits Times}}
In 2017, Chiew enrolled in the School of the Arts, Singapore. In a national singing and songwriting competition organised by the Ministry of Education in 2021, Chiew won top prizes in both the open songwriting and solo singing categories.{{Cite news |last=Soh |first=Gena |date=2021-12-07 |title=Over 40 students win prizes at national Chinese songwriting and singing competition |url=https://str.sg/3xRz |access-date=2025-05-10 |work=The Straits Times}}{{Cite news |date=2021-12-08 |title=40名学生共获30奖项 新谣传唱青春梦晗雨"新空下"摘双冠 |trans-title=40 students won 30 awards in total; Chiew Hahn Yu won two top prizes |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20211208-1220920 |access-date=2025-05-10 |work=Lianhe Zaobao |language=zh}}
Currently, Chiew is part of the inaugural batch studying in the College of Integrative Studies at the Singapore Management University (SMU), which allows students to select from courses across all SMU colleges and customise their major. Chiew is majoring in ethical marketing through the arts.{{Cite news |last=Chan |first=Gabrielle |date=2024-10-07 |title=New SMU degree that allows students to define their own major welcomes its pioneer batch |url=https://str.sg/8YbY |access-date=2025-05-10 |work=The Straits Times |pages=15}}{{Cite web |last=Oliveiro |first=Melanie |date=2024-09-10 |title=Daily Cuts - The journey of a young music artist in Singapore |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/listen/daily-cuts/journey-young-music-artist-singapore-4598571 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=CNA}}
Career
On 22 April 2022, Chiew made her music debut with the release of her single titled Melt.{{Cite web |last=rhyu |date=2022-04-22 |title=Melt |url=https://music.apple.com/sg/album/melt-single/1618440969 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Apple Music}} On 17 March 2023, she released another singled titled It's fine, which has since received more than 2.6 million streams on Spotify.{{Cite web |last=rhyu |date=2023-03-17 |title=It's fine |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2D7lRROAOXXV7qW6XRoitb |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Spotify}}
Since her debut, Chiew has had over 85,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and performed in various festivals islandwide.{{Cite web |last=Adam |first=Adlina |date=2023-11-27 |title=rhyu announced as opening act for Cicada’s first headlining concert in Singapore |url=https://hear65.bandwagon.asia/articles/rhyu-announced-as-opening-act-for-cicada-first-headlining-concert-in-singapore-december-lion-studios-eventbrite-tickets-2023 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Hear65}}{{Cite news |last=Pagulong |first=Charmie Joy |date=2023-10-19 |title=District M: A Marina Central Festival sets Singapore’s City Center in festive mood |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/10/19/2304733/district-m-marina-central-festival-sets-singapores-city-center-festive-mood |access-date=2025-05-10 |work=The Philippine Star}}
Chiew is known for her deep, raspy voice and it had been compared to Icelandic musician Laufey.{{Cite web |last=Farhan |first=Nash |date=2025-04-07 |title=Rhyu on love, music, and her debut EP ‘It’s Pouring’ |url=https://hear65.bandwagon.asia/articles/rhyu-on-love-music-and-her-debut-ep-it-s-pouring |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Hear65}}
Discography
- It's Pouring (2025){{cite web |author=rhyu |first= |date=2025-03-28 |title=It's Pouring |url=https://music.apple.com/sg/album/its-pouring-ep/1801294367 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Apple Music}}
{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Producers
| total_length = 15:32
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics = Raine Chiew Hahn Yu
| all_music =
| title1 = For it's You and Me
| extra1 = {{flatlist|
- Daniel Alex Chia
- Ian Lee
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| length1 = 2:33
| title2 = Can't tell
| extra2 = {{flatlist|
- Daniel Alex Chia
- Ian Lee
}}
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Precious
| extra3 = {{flatlist|
- Daniel Alex Chia
- Ian Lee
}}
| length3 = 3:01
| title4 = Song No. 2
| extra4 = {{flatlist|
- Daniel Alex Chia
- Ian Lee
}}
| length4 = 4:24
| title5 = Forever Person
| extra5 = {{flatlist|
- Daniel Alex Chia
- Ian Lee
}}
| length5 = 2:34
}}