# Zight

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**Yau Yiu Ting** (jɐ́u jìːu.tʰěŋ), better known by his stage name **Zight**, is an [electronic dance music](/source/Electronic_dance_music) (EDM) [producer](/source/Music_producer) and [songwriter](/source/Songwriter) from Hong Kong.

Zight landed his first international collaboration "Fly Away" with British singer Sonna Rele in 2021.[2]

During a radio interview, Zight revealed that his stage name was derived from his middle name "light". He first applied his alias Zight on [BeatStars](/source/BeatStars) because the user-name "light" has been registered by another user.[3]

## Early life

During a live interview, he mentioned a huge vinyl and [CD](/source/CD) cabinet of his father, which contains very diverse genres of Western music.[4] Among the many genres of music, [Eurodance](/source/Eurodance) was his particular favorite. He was a fan of Eurodance groups such as [Vengaboys](/source/Vengaboys), [Aqua](/source/Aqua_(band)) and [2 Unlimited](/source/2_Unlimited).[5] He explained that his childhood interest in Eurodance music lead him to become an electronic music producer after his graduation from music school.[6]

Zight studied creative media and music production at the [City University of Hong Kong](/source/City_University_of_Hong_Kong). During his college days, he started selling beats and rhythms to [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) artists on [BeatStars](/source/BeatStars), where he first applied Zight as his stage name.[3]

## Career

After his graduation from college, Zight spent several years to make music behind the scenes for local musicians and [Japanese hip hop](/source/Japanese_hip_hop) groups. In 2018, he visited [London](/source/London) to further study [electronic music](/source/Electronic_music) at [Point Blank Music School](/source/Point_Blank_Music_School).[6] Later in 2020, he released his first electronic music single, "Paradise".[7]

In 2021, he landed his first international collaboration, "Fly Away" with British singer Sonna Rele.[8] The song was published by U-NXT, a subdivision of [Universal Music Group](/source/Universal_Music_Group) to empower new electronic music artists.[9][10] The music video was shot in Ukraine, which has gained over 1.7 million views on [YouTube](/source/YouTube) as of November 2022.[11][12]

On 1 October 2021, Zight released his third single, "Everybody Keep Running" with Canadian singer Peter Forest. The music video took place in [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town), featuring Sibusiso Madikizela, a national [marathon](/source/Marathon) athlete from South Africa.[13] The song was later nominated and selected into the Asian electronic music compilation *Billboard Electric Asia Vol. 5*.[14]

In 2022, Zight released his sixth single, "Number One" with American singer Adam Christopher. The music video was shot at [Winton Motor Raceway](/source/Winton_Motor_Raceway), a motor racing track near [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Australia.[1]

In July 2022, Zight released his seventh single, "Work It Harder" with American pop singer [Chris Willis](/source/Chris_Willis) and Italian DJ duo Maximals. During an interview, Zight revealed that the music video was an implication to support Ukraine in the [Russo-Ukrainian War](/source/Russo-Ukrainian_War).[15][16]

## Singles

**As lead artist**

Title Year Album Ref "Paradise" 2020 rowspan="2" [7] "Fly Away" (with Sonna Rele) 2021 [9] "The Birth" Suite No. 1 in Z Major [17] "On Rainy Days" "Summer" "What Is Love" "Winter in the Woods" "The Christmas Song" "Everybody Keep Running" (with Peter Forest) rowspan="6" [18] "Daisy" (with Oliviya Nicole) [19] "Number One" (with Booty Leak & Adam Christopher) 2022 [20] "Work It Harder" (with Chris Willis & Maximals) [21] "Waiting" (with Klapse & AndyBear) 2023 [22] "Mongolia" [23]

**As featured artist**

Title Year Album Ref "Step into a World" (MEKOLI featuring The Freeman & Zight) 2009 rowspan="3" [24] "Yamanote Line Dreamer" (Midicronica featuring Zight & Low Jack Three) 2011 [25] "Everybody Keep Running" (TL Hon featuring Zight) 2021 [26]

## References

1. ["Interview: London Based EDM Producer Zight Talks About His New Single/Video "Number One""](https://web.archive.org/web/20220517031753/https://dopecausewesaid.com/dope-features/interview-london-based-edm-producer-zight-talks-about-his-new-singlevideo-number-one). 16 May 2022. Archived from [the original](https://dopecausewesaid.com/dope-features/interview-london-based-edm-producer-zight-talks-about-his-new-singlevideo-number-one) on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

1. ["Premiere: Sonna Rele Teams Up With ZIGHT On a New Powerful Single 'Fly Away'"](https://outnowmagazine.com/sonna-rele-zight-fly-away/). 11 January 2021.

1. ["【𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙎𝙝𝙍𝘼𝘿𝙄𝙊 原。電台】MUSIC BREWING ◆ 萃取音樂 細味咖啡 ◆ 16/7/2022 第7集"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FazBz5qDlAg&t=1185). *YouTube*. FreShRADIO (in Cantonese). 15 July 2022.

1. ["本地最強#36 (嘉賓：Zight)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RfWemk6aQw). *YouTube*. 藍寶石大台Sapphire (in Cantonese). 11 November 2021.

1. Barnaby (2022-11-16). ["10 Questions With The Artist Who Brought You "Fly Away": Zight"](https://nexus.radio/news/10-questions-with-the-artist-who-brought-you-fly-away-zight). *Nexus Radio*

1. ["In Conversation with Zight"](https://songdew.com/blogs/interviews/in-conversation-with-zight)

1. ["Paradise, 2020"](https://open.spotify.com/track/7dkbYPSyDhfG6UiuURcwrP), *Spotify*

1. ["Interview: Zight and Sonna Rele explore the world of dreamers in their new single 'Fly Away'"](http://celebmix.com/interview-zight-and-sonna-rele-explore-the-world-of-dreamers-in-their-new-single-fly-away/). 15 January 2021.

1. ["Fly Away, 2021"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/fly-away-feat-sonna-rele-single/1570924243), *Apple Music*

1. ["UNXT - UMG"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221113085056/https://www.universalmusic.com/label/unxt/). Archived from [the original](https://www.universalmusic.com/label/unxt/) on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.

1. ["Hong Kong Based Producer Zight Releases the Visual For His Song "Fly Away", Featuring Sonna Rele"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221113085055/https://dopecausewesaid.com/dope-videos/hong-kong-based-producer-zight-releases-the-visual-for-his-song-fly-away-featuring-sonna-rele). 28 July 2021. Archived from [the original](https://dopecausewesaid.com/dope-videos/hong-kong-based-producer-zight-releases-the-visual-for-his-song-fly-away-featuring-sonna-rele) on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

1. ["Zight & Sonna Rele - Fly Away (Official Music Video)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0kbF11bKZA), 10 January 2021

1. ["ZIGHT RETURNS WITH YET ANOTHER FANTASTIC SINGLE 'EVERYBODY KEEP RUNNING'!"](https://edmhousenetwork.com/zight-returns-with-yet-another-fantastic-single-everybody-keep-running/). 3 October 2021.

1. ["BILLBOARD'S 5TH ASIA-FOCUSED COMPILATION COVERS ALL CORNERS & ELECTRONIC STYLES FROM ACROSS THE REGION"](https://mixmag.asia/read/electric-asia-vol5-billboard-b2-music-new-releases)

1. ["Zight teamed up with Maximals and Chris Willis on the vocals for "Work It Harder"!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220813234449/https://edmnations.com/2022/07/08/zight-teamed-up-with-maximals-and-chris-willis-on-the-vocals-for-work-it-harder/). 8 July 2022. Archived from [the original](https://edmnations.com/2022/07/08/zight-teamed-up-with-maximals-and-chris-willis-on-the-vocals-for-work-it-harder/) on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

1. ["Zight, Chris Willis & Maximals release 'Work It Harder'"](https://www.music-news.com/news/Underground/150171/Zight-Chris-Willis-Maximals-release-Work-It-Harder). *Music News*. 2022-07-17.

1. ["Suite No.1 In Z Major, 2021"](https://open.spotify.com/album/3VOvzJ4hPOJ9OhutLTrOdj), *Spotify*

1. ["Everybody Keep Running, 2021"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/everybody-keep-running-radio-edit/1585141206?i=1585141207), *Apple Music*

1. ["Daisy, 2021"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/daisy/1591868465?i=1591868796), *Apple Music*

1. ["Number One, 2022"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/number-one-single/1610773241), *Apple Music*

1. ["Work It Harder, 2022"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221113085055/https://music.apple.com/us/album/work-it-harder-single/1624767703), *Apple Music*, archived from [the original](https://music.apple.com/us/album/work-it-harder-single/1624767703) on 2022-11-13, retrieved 2022-11-13

1. ["Waiting, 2023"](https://open.spotify.com/album/0WEBZxLn1FjBKeapj7hoO1), *Spotify*

1. ["Mongolia, 2023"](https://open.spotify.com/album/7m5VKOuy6Edq2OhQxPJgkW), *Spotify*

1. ["Step Into A World, 2009"](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=AzzE_jSNIrY), *YouTube Music*

1. ["YAMANOTE LINE DREAMER (S), 2011"](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=zbKniC5E5oI), *YouTube Music*

1. ["Everybody Keep Running (Cantonese), 2021"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-oePmWK264), *YouTube*, 8 November 2021

## External links

- [Zight](https://www.youtube.com/zight) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube)
- [Zight](https://www.instagram.com/zightmusic/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram)

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