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Brother Hao
Brother Hao
Birth name	Emmanuel Uwechue
Also known as	Hao Ge, Brother Hao
Born	1973 (age 51–52); Lagos, Nigeria
Origin	Nigeria
Genres	Mandopop; Country
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2006–present

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Emmanuel Uwechue, known by his stage name Brother Hao (Chinese: 郝歌; pinyin: Hǎo Gē) is a Nigerian singer. He rose to fame through a performance with Han Hong on the CCTV New Year's Gala and has emerged as one of the most notable foreign singers in China.^[1]

Career

Uwechue began his singing career in the choir at House on the Rock Pentecostal Church in Lagos, Nigeria.^[1] He received a degree in engineering, and began to pursue a singing career, which led his father to disown him. Before getting his career off the ground in China, he was a country music singer.^[1] In 2001, a friend advised Uwechue to move to Beijing, where he started performing at bars and hotels.^[2] At the Big Easy Bar in Beijing in 2006, he was discovered by Liu Huan, a well-known music producer, who helped him learn Mandarin Chinese. In the same year, he participated in the TV show Xing Guang Da Dao.^[2]^[1]

In 2011, a video of Uwechue singing the Mao-era patriotic song Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China was posted on YouTube. ^[3] It became a viral video, and helped to increase his fame on the Internet both within and outside China.

Discography

Red and Black (2006)
Hao Ge’s Latest Songs (2008)
Beloved Life (2009)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wang, Jimmy (15 March 2011). "Nigerian Finds Pop Stardom in Beijing". New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Hao Ge: An African super star singer in China". Mashariki. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "非洲小伙好兄弟唱红歌已无法自拔". YouTube. 29 May 2011.

External links

Hao Ge on China Central Television
Hao Ge on Facebook

[wang-1] Wang, Jimmy (15 March 2011). "Nigerian Finds Pop Stardom in Beijing". New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

[:0-2] "Hao Ge: An African super star singer in China". Mashariki. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[3] "非洲小伙好兄弟唱红歌已无法自拔". YouTube. 29 May 2011.

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-'''Emmanuel Uwechue''', known by his [[stage name]] '''Brother Hao''' ({{zh|c=郝哥|p=Hǎo Gē}}) is a [[Nigeria]]n singer. He rose to fame through a performance with [[Han Hong (singer)|Han Hong]] on the ''[[CCTV New Year's Gala]]'' and has emerged as one of the most notable foreign singers in China.<ref name="wang">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/arts/music/hao-ge-a-nigerian-becomes-a-pop-star-in-china.html?pagewanted=all|title=Nigerian Finds Pop Stardom in Beijing|last=Wang|first=Jimmy|date=15 March 2011|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=4 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320111808/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/arts/music/hao-ge-a-nigerian-becomes-a-pop-star-in-china.html?pagewanted=all|archive-date=March 20, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
+'''Emmanuel Uwechue''', known by his [[stage name]] '''Brother Hao''' ({{zh|c=郝歌|p=Hǎo Gē}}) is a Nigerian singer. He rose to fame through a performance with [[Han Hong (singer)|Han Hong]] on the ''[[CCTV New Year's Gala]]'' and has emerged as one of the most notable foreign singers in [[China]].<ref name="wang">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/arts/music/hao-ge-a-nigerian-becomes-a-pop-star-in-china.html?pagewanted=all|title=Nigerian Finds Pop Stardom in Beijing|last=Wang|first=Jimmy|date=15 March 2011|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=4 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320111808/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/arts/music/hao-ge-a-nigerian-becomes-a-pop-star-in-china.html?pagewanted=all|archive-date=20 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Career==
-Uwechue began his singing career in the choir at [[Lagos]]' House on the Rock Pentecostal church in Nigeria.<ref name="wang"/> He received a degree in [[engineering]], and began to pursue a singing career, which led his father to disown him. Before getting his career off the ground in China, he was a country music singer.<ref name="wang"/> In 2001, a friend of his, Li Yayu, started Uwechue's singing career in China by inviting him to perform in hotels and bars throughout [[Henan]] and [[Hubei]].<ref name="wang"/> At the Big Easy Bar in Beijing, he was discovered by [[Liu Huan]], a well-known music producer, who helped him learn [[Mandarin Chinese]].<ref name="wang"/>
+Uwechue began his singing career in the choir at House on the Rock Pentecostal Church in [[Lagos]], Nigeria.<ref name="wang"/> He received a degree in [[engineering]], and began to pursue a singing career, which led his father to disown him. Before getting his career off the ground in China, he was a country music singer.<ref name="wang"/> In 2001, a friend advised Uwechue to move to Beijing, where he started performing at bars and hotels.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2013-06-21 |title=Hao Ge: An African super star singer in China |url=https://masharikiradio.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/hao-ge-an-african-super-star-singer-in-china/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Mashariki |language=en}}</ref> At the Big Easy Bar in Beijing in 2006, he was discovered by [[Liu Huan]], a well-known music producer, who helped him learn [[Mandarin Chinese]]. In the same year, he participated in the TV show [[Xingguang Dadao|Xing Guang Da Dao]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="wang"/>
+In 2011, a video of Uwechue singing the Mao-era patriotic song [[Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China]] was posted on YouTube. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk9NLUyYEpw&ab_channel=Roger | title=非洲小伙好兄弟 唱红歌已无法自拔 | website=[[YouTube]] | date=29 May 2011 }}</ref> It became a viral video, and helped to increase his fame on the Internet both within and outside China.
-Uwechue is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is applying{{when?|date=February 2022}} for Chinese citizenship.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} He was asked to sing in the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]], Summer 2008.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} Hao Ge also travels all over China to perform and do television shows. He can be seen on [[CCTV-9]].{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
 ==Discography==
 * ''Red and Black'' (2006)
 * ''Hao Ge’s Latest Songs'' (2008)
 * ''Beloved Life'' (2009)
 ==See also==
-{{Portal|Biography|China}}
+{{Portal|Biography|Nigeria|China}}
 *[[Lou Jing]]
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 ==External links==
 *{{URL|http://www.cctv.com/tvonline/special/haoge/03/|Hao Ge}} on [[China Central Television]]
-*{{Facebook|https://www.facebook.com/Emmanueluwechuehaoge/}}
+*{{Facebook|Emmanueluwechuehaoge}}
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