London’s Party Pop Premier Nian Tong Rises To The Challenge With What’s On Your Mind

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London’s Party Pop Premier Nian Tong Rises To The Challenge With What’s On Your Mind

10/2/2026

Nian Tong
What’s On Your Mind
London

Independently minded and full of his own kind of talent, the intelligent pop singer songwriter Nian Tong opens his year with What’s On Your Mind. About being ghosted, something social media has amplified over the years, sometimes people stop talking to us and won’t tell us why. They claim not to dislike us but whenever the opportunity to show the contrary is presented, they turn it down. He worked his way up to the front of the stage; his background is in showbusiness from behind the scenes. Working with huge Chinese names like Kenji Wu, ICE, and Karencic, Nian Tong learned not only how the show is put together but how to behave like the ones who do the magic. Don’t be irritable, and be happy to see everyone, always. It’s easier said than done when they just give blank stares and shuffle their feet. Nian wrote the track when he first moved to London in 2023. A long-distance love was brewing, but when push came to shove, there were only wisps of smoke. C’est la vie, it takes a special kind of soul to find safe companionship with talented, creative, and culturally brave individuals. Let’s put the stylus on the groove and push this circle round.

The music starts with a funky piano pulse, tonal chords on the treble notes bump along with a big-band style of drumming, slosh and kick frame the energy. Nian sings like a stage star; we can feel him strutting along in a colourful suit and hat, singing to props as if they were genuine. Upbeat, gentle, and fun melodies keep the pace as the memorable words keep coming back to remind us how to join in. There is a subtle jazz and funk in the style, muted by the upbeat and jolly sense of major key and fun dashes of emotion. The musicianship is fantastic, the voice is uniquely brilliant, and the song feels like we’ve always known it.

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