Essa Xu (许楚涵) has a singing voice that has been compared with super pop star Britney Spears while her slim but curvy figure and sweet looks have made her a sought after model and all-round entertainer.She is one quarter Russian and grew up in a musical family. Her grandmother was a music teacher and her mother played the cello.许楚涵At kindergarten she took up gymnastics and ballet, and at 14 she started singing European pop songs, forming a young girl group that was quite successful.This encouraged her dreams of a career in showbiz and while studying business management in Singapore also took and acting and singing classes at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.Since then she has been modeling for major clients like Japan’s Matsushita Group, and has appeared on CCTV and various major national TV programs.Earlier this year she sang the romantic theme songDon’t Say You Love Mefor the popular stage playPlease Lie to Me.As to her mixed heritage she once told a magazine reporter: “Perhaps, because I’m mixed and have features that are appreciated by both Westerners and Asians, I am accepted by more people.”许楚涵She’s a Virgo and likes extreme sports, plays video games and watches Formula One racing.江西卫视《中国红歌会为奥运加油》全国大学生音乐新人选拔赛北京唱区冠军。湖北卫视《星夜名人堂》主持旅游卫视《第一时尚》外景主持《请你对我说个谎》话剧主题曲演唱新闻发布会旅游卫视《美丽俏佳人》《世界旅游品牌小姐》中国区总决赛主持人《lady呱呱—猎男达人》嘉宾搜狐网《大鹏嘚吧嘚》395期特邀主持搜狐网《New Face》13期 嘉宾安徽卫视《周日我最大》20112012北京卫视春节晚会2012 -6月前往美国拉斯维加斯跟随迈克杰 克逊声乐老师Seth Riggs 学习声乐 同期与艾薇儿制作人Scott Spock 先生录制单曲搜狐 talkshow《大鹏嘚吧嘚》嘉宾主持《钢铁侠》紫禁城红毯影视剧《屌丝男士》第一季《钢铁侠》紫禁城之夜红广西卫视《一声所爱，大地飞歌》发行环保歌曲《地球妈妈》同年获得上海亚洲青春组合大赛铜奖，参与拍摄综艺节目《快乐大本营》，《音乐擂台》等全国各大卫视综艺节目，主打歌《地球妈妈》也作为央视儿童电视剧《同学你好》的主题曲。2010年自新加坡留学归国的她发行第一张个人单曲《不要说爱我》，同时此歌曲作为CCTV8黄金热播剧《永不回头》的宣传主题曲，全能的她不但是歌手，也是主持和平面模特，多次为各大时尚杂志拍摄时尚大片，堪称新一代的全能性感小歌后，在出演客串电影的同时获邀主持各大活动以及电视节目，旅游卫视《第一时尚》，世界旅游小姐品牌大赛北京赛区，搜狐视频《大鹏嘚吧嘚》，以及拍摄代言腾讯热门游戏《DNF地下城勇士》，2012年夏天在出演了《屌丝男士》第一季后，又有幸被选中前往美国拉斯维加斯向流行天王迈克-杰克逊（Michael Jackson）的老师Seth Riggs 学习声乐。2013 美境中国绿色环保年度人物奖艾薇儿制作人斯科特先生Seth Riggs先生《钢铁侠》紫禁城之夜红毯生活照生活照生活照合照屌丝男士