She released her first album in August of that year, titled Home Girl, and became the first female student of Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter David Tao.

At the age of 14, she developed an interest in Mandopop and Kpop and started recording covers of Mandarin and Korean songs.

She was the youngest contestant of the top 6, but was able to continually make personal breakthroughs in her performances, and obtained high affirmations from influential singers and songwriters like Liu Chia-chang and Lo Ta-yu.

Finally, her talents and charisma on stage made her the cream of the crop, and on January 8, 2012, won the overall champion of the first season of the competition.

One of the judges of the contest, David Tao, a well-known figure in the Mandopop industry, saw her potential as a superstar, and immediately signed her under his company Great Entertainment.

In March and April 2012, Sharon returned to Los Angeles to take her exams, and received invitations from Jason Chen and Gerald Ko, who were famous singers on the internet.

He believed that electronic K-pop music or lyrical mandarin songs were not the most suitable for Sharon's age and style.