Tu Honggang

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Early experience

At the age of 11, Tu Honggang entered the Chinese Academy of traditional opera to study Peking opera performance, majoring in bronze hammer face for seven years. In the Academy of traditional Chinese opera, Tu Honggang had his first idol, the overlord of Western Chu. He played with more than 20 concubines.

In 1978, pop songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan began to spread to the mainland. Tu Honggang became infatuated with pop songs, and Teng Lijun became his idol. He often hummed and learned songs with a tape recorder, and formed a "light music" group with his classmates. He also composed his own lyrics and original songs, participated in campus activities, and became a campus singer.

In 1991, Tu Honggang immigrated to the United States to start the export trade of locomotive parts, becoming the first singer in China to go to the sea and President Tu. A year later, I returned to China, did catering, opened a beauty salon, nightclub.

Acting experience

In July 1985, Tu Honggang, who graduated from the theater school, joined the China Railway Arts Troupe as a soloist, officially starting his singing career.

In November 1987, Tu Honggang was transferred to the China broadcasting art troupe to participate in the national tour.

In 1988, Tu Honggang participated in the third "national young singers TV Grand Prix". Among more than 50000 participants, Tu Honggang, 21, won the "excellent singer award". In the same year, Tu Honggang was selected as one of the top ten Venus and won the 88 Venus award. In September 1989, he visited the Soviet Union with the Chinese Art Troupe and participated in performances.

In 1990, he participated in CCTV Spring Festival gala for the first time and sang the opening song. In November of the same year, he cooperated with Zhang Guoli to shoot China's first music MV "feel yourself". In the same year, he participated in the large-scale performance of "the eve of the Asian Games", a fund-raising charity performance for the Asian Games, and recorded videos for the songs of the Asian Games. Tu Honggang is well known to the public.

In 1991, red sun set a sales record of 7.2 million boxes. In November of the same year, Tu Honggang's special album "feel yourself", composed by himself, was published and released by China International Cultural Exchange audio and video publishing house.

In 1991, Tu Honggang also entered a downturn on the road of music. After six years in the music world, he withdrew from the music world.

In 1993, after inspecting the record companies in Singapore and Taiwan, Tu Honggang signed a contract with Fito records of Hong Kong, returned to the music world, and became the first group of singers to sign a contract with the record companies of Hong Kong and Taiwan. One year later, he terminated the contract.

In 1994, Tu Honggang set up his own culture company and spent more than a year planning and producing the song farewell my concubine. In 1996, "Farewell My Concubine" was launched, which attracted the attention of all walks of life and the audience. In the same year, Tu Honggang won the gold award of "China Music TV competition", and Tu Honggang received attention again. Then he launched a series of Chinese style songs, such as "Chinese Kung Fu", "loyalty to the country", "Peacock Flying Southeast", "wine as song".

In 1996, Tu Hong just started to enter the film and television industry, but he has been facing failure, and his performing arts has fallen into a downturn again.

In December 1997, Tu Honggang released his album Chinese Kung Fu.

In 1999, Tu Honggang released his album "loyalty to the country".

On February 16, 2004, Tu Honggang released his album "I love". The MV of the title song "I love" of the album went to Spain for shooting to show the unique Spanish style of the song.

On April 25, 2005, Tu Honggang released his album "Fengyun 2".

In 2008, I took part in the recording of the theme song "welcome to Beijing" in the 100 day countdown to the Olympic Games.

On June 14, 2011, Tu Honggang returned to the singing world and launched his new song "my own people". In November of the same year, the "true hero" global tour, which has been planned for nearly five years, was launched.

On October 21, 2011, Tu Honggang, who has been brewing for nearly five years, officially launched his 2011 global tour concert. As Tu Honggang's biggest and first concert held in Beijing since his debut, Tu Honggang's friends have given their full support and created a strong lineup.

On November 20, 2012, Tu Honggang's 2012 Taiyuan concert.

On January 19, 2013, Tu Honggang's 2013 global concert was held in Shenyang Tiexi gymnasium.

On April 2, 2015, Tu Honggang's first film show "let's get married" was released nationwide. In the film, Tu Honggang played a calm and caring captain.

In 2016, he sang the song "flying" at the Spring Festival Gala of Beijing TV station.

On May 1, 2020, he and Yunfei, Chu Haichen and Bai Wen sang "song for you" together in the "Chinese dream · beauty of labor - pay homage to laborers on May 1 special program".

On January 2, 2021, the song "gale song", composed by Zhang Yima and Wang Hu and sung by Tu Honggang, was broadcast in CCTV's "classic chant spread" program.

Personal life

Tu Honggang experienced three little-known marriages, and only at the age of 34 did he have a stable family and happiness.

In early 1989, Tu Honggang, who performed in the United States, met Daisy, a 19-year-old Chinese American. Soon they got married in the United States and gave birth to a son. Due to the cultural differences and collisions between the East and the west, as well as the fact that they get together less and leave more, their marriage came to an end three years later.

In October 1994, he married actor Fang Shu. The next year, he launched farewell my concubine. At the peak of his career, Tu Honggang chose to do business again. Tu Honggang and Fang Shu agreed to divorce on June 5, 2002 because they were busy with social activities and neglected to take care of their families. In addition, due to the huge age gap and personality differences, Tu Honggang and Fang Shu, who failed in their investment, agreed to divorce on June 5, 2002.

After two failed marriages, Tu Honggang met his third wife, Xiao Yue, and formed a happy family. Besides having a son with the first Daisy and a daughter with the second Fang Shu, Tu Honggang also has a stepson.

Main works

Music Album

Take part in TV series

Take part in the film

Concert record

social activities

Tu Honggang not only actively participated in public welfare activities and gave his love, but also called on everyone to cherish the environment and pursue a harmonious and green life. In 2008, Tu Honggang was awarded the title of "environmental protection charity messenger" by China Environmental Protection Federation.

On May 12, 2008, after the Wenchuan earthquake, Tu Honggang came to the front line of earthquake relief with the performance team for the first time. Risking the risk of many aftershocks, Tu Honggang sang the song "loyalty to serve the country" for Sichuan people and relief officers and soldiers.

In December 2008, Tu Honggang participated in the public welfare performance of "mother's water cellar" sponsored by "Chinese feelings", calling on all sectors of the society to contribute their love and support the "mother's water cellar" project together, so as to help poor families in Western China get out of the predicament as soon as possible.

On November 5, 2009, Tu Honggang enthusiastically auctioned for the Red Cross Library in the music chanting ceremony. He took out his beloved sword engraved with his name and donated it as an object of love auction, and sang a song "thank you".

On November 19, 2009, Tu Honggang pushed off other performances and took part in the public welfare evening of AIDS Day. He sang a song "flying", which was funded by him and produced for public welfare.

In the spring of 2010, the South suffered a drought once in 50 years. Tu Honggang was very concerned about the drought. After seeing a picture of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl carrying water on the Internet, he immediately called his friends in Yunnan to learn about the situation, and has been paying attention to the disaster through various media.

On April 21, 2010, he participated in a large-scale disaster relief performance in Yushu. He inspired the Yushu people with songs and comforted and encouraged the children in the disaster area.

In September 2011, he participated in a large-scale ecological public welfare concert, "ecological action, helping China". Tu Honggang called on everyone to cherish the environment with his own song at the scene. He said that star artists, as models, should lead fans to pursue green and harmonious life.

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Tu Honggang's songs always give people the feeling of a mature man. The unique charm of his songs attracts the fans. Tu Honggang embodies a kind of masculinity and praises the classic romance spread through the ages. Songs such as farewell my concubine, devotion to the country and Chinese Kung Fu are typical "Tu style". (China online review)

If you listen to Tu Honggang's music works for more than 20 years, you will find that Chinese culture comes down in one continuous line in his music. He is the leader of Chinese culture in pop songs. (Tian Qinxin comments)

Tu Honggang was the first one to develop Chinese style. He was known as the leader of "neoclassicism". His "Farewell My Concubine", "loyalty to the country", "Peacock Flying Southeast" and a series of songs established the style of Chinese style, which directly affected the later popularity of Chinese style songs in the pop music world. (comments by Jin Zhaojun)

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