Hao Ge
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Uwechue Emmanuel |
| Also known as | Hao Ge |
| Born | 1973 (age 51–52) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Origin | Nigeria |
| Genres | Mandopop Country |
| Occupation | singer |
| Instrument | vocals |
| Years active | 2006–Current |
| Labels | Baidu |
| Website | google.cn |
Brother Hao (Chinese: 郝哥; pinyin: Hǎo Gē) is the Chinese stage name of Nigerian-born Ugandan singer Uwechue Emmanuel. 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 apart from the others.[1]
Career
He began his singing career in the choir at Lagos' House on the Rock Pentecostal church in 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 of his, Li Yayu, started his singing career in China by inviting him to perform in hotels and bars throughout Henan and Hubei.[1] At the Big Easy Bar in Beijing, Hao Ge was discovered by Liu Huan, a well-known music producer.[1]
He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese (the one the CCP introduced in the 1950s to replace traditional chinese) (Hao Ge said that he uses Pinyin to learn Mandarin) and is applying for Chinese citizenship. He was asked to sing in the Beijing Olympics, Summer 2008. Hao Ge also travels all over China to perform and do television shows. He can be seen on CCTV-9.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Wang, Jimmy (15 March 2011). "Nigerian Finds Pop Stardom in Beijing". New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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