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'''Hao Ge''' ([[Chinese character|Chinese]]: 郝歌, [[Pinyin]]:Hǎo Gē), originally '''Uwechue Emmanuel''', is a Chinese singer from [[Liberia]]. He has sung many Chinese folk songs on stage at the Chinese new year gala hosted on [[China Central Television]].
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| name = Brother Hao
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| birth_name = Emmanuel Uwechue
| alias = Hao Ge, Brother Hao
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1973}}
| birth_place = [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]
| origin = [[Nigeria]]
| death_date =
| genre = [[Mandopop]]<br>[[Country music|Country]]
| occupation = Singer
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2006–present
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'''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>
He is fluent in [[Mandarin Chinese]] (Hao Ge said that he uses [[Pinyin]] to learn Mandarin) and is applying for Chinese citizenship. He has been asked to sing in the Beijing Olympics, Summer 2008. Also, Hao Ge travels all over China to perform and do television shows. He can be seen on [[CCTV-9]].


==Career==
Before getting his career off the ground in China, he was a country music singer and astro-physicist by profession.
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.

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

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Nigeria|China}}
*[[Lou Jing]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_31/node_557/2006/11/06/116278950910728.shtml Liberian Man Sings His Way To Chinese Hearts], Life of Guangzhou, 2006-11-06

==External links==
*{{URL|http://www.cctv.com/tvonline/special/haoge/03/|Hao Ge}} on [[China Central Television]]
*{{Facebook|Emmanueluwechuehaoge}}


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Latest revision as of 21:29, 29 December 2024

Not to be confused with Haoge.

Brother Hao
Birth nameEmmanuel Uwechue
Also known asHao Ge, Brother Hao
Born1973 (age 51–52)
Lagos, Nigeria
OriginNigeria
GenresMandopop
Country
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2006–present

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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "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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