Xu Nuo formed in Shanghai in 2017, a four-piece band with Yu Tianqi on vocals, Chen Qiang on guitar, Yang Qingshan on bass, and Zhang Hao on drums. They released their debut single "Ah Youth" in 2019, a nostalgic pop-rock track that connected with listeners and gained significant attention online.
That song became their calling card, a straightforward anthem about growing up that found an audience among Chinese youth. After its release, they put out a couple of EPs, including "In the Name of Youth" and "Beyond the Clouds," which showed them experimenting with different sounds beyond their initial folk-rock leanings.
In 2020, the band faced some public scrutiny over plagiarism allegations concerning one of their songs, though those claims were eventually dismissed.
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