Tu Honggang

Tu Honggang (; born March 15, 1967) is a Chinese singer and actor. He is best known for his singles The Patriots, Chinese Kung Fu, You, and Peacock Flying Southeast.

Apart from music, Tu commenced an acting career, appearing in Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito (1997), Taizu Mishi (2015), Lady of the Dynasty (2015), and Let's Get Married (2015).

He is a member of the China Democratic League (Minmeng).

Early life and education Tu was born in Beijing, China, on March 15, 1967. At the age of 11, he entered the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, majoring in acting. In 1987, Pop music in Hong Kong and Taiwan was becoming widely popular in the Chinese mainland, Tu and his classmate often sung and studied songs with a recorder, he became a member of "Light Music", in his college years, he was a widely known campus singer.

Acting career Tu had his first experience in front of the camera in 1991, and he was chosen to act as a support actor in Let Us Sway Twin Oars. He landed some small appearances in several TV series, such as Crazy Rolling Stones (1991), Temporary Families (1994), Sunny Beauty (2003), Memories of The Golden Flame (2008).

In 1997, he had a supporting role and sang the theme song in Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito, a historical television series starring Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie.

In 2005, he appeared as Taksi in You Xiaogang's Taizu Mishi, which starred Steve Ma, Vivian Chen, Wu Qianqian, and Jin Qiaoqiao, and sang the theme song for the series.

In 2015, he participated in two films. He had a minor role as Chen Xuanli in Lady of the Dynasty, which starred Fan Bingbing, Leon Lai, Wu Chun and Joan Chen. He had a cameo appearance in Let's Get Married, a romantic comedy film starring Gao Yuanyuan, Jiang Wu, Li Chen, Zheng Kai, Ivy Chen, Bea Hayden, and Liu Tao.

Music career In July 1985, Tu was assigned to China Railway Art Troupe as a solo. In November 1987, he was transferred to China Broadcasting Art Troupe. At the same year, he released his debut solo album Black Eyes.

His 2nd album, titled Lack for Nothing, was released on January 12, 1989.

In 1990, he sang a song in the CCTV New Year's Gala.

His 3rd album, titled Feeling, was released on November 7, 1991. Then he withdrew from the song circles.

From 1994 to 1996, he released his singles The Patriots, Chinese Kung Fu, You, and Peacock Flying Southeast.

On April 23, 2005, he released his 10th album Wind and Cloud 2.

In 2008, he performed on the MV of Welcome to Beijing for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

On October 21, 2011, he went on a world tour in Beijing with a sold-out show. On November 20, 2012, his second station of the world tour was held in Taiyuan, Shanxi. On January 19, 2013, the world tour was held in Tiexi Gymnasium, Shenyang, Liaoning.

On New Year's Eve of Beijing Television in 2016, he performed his single Flying.

Personal life Tu has married three times. In early 1989, he married his first wife Daisy, a 19-year-old American girl in the United States, and they had a son, Tu Ruibao . The couple divorced in 1992.

He married his second wife actress Fang Shu in October 1994. They had a child together, before they divorced June 5, 2002.

His third wife is Xiao Yue, and he has a stepson, Azan Honggang (阿赞洪刚).

Filmography Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2015 Lady of the Dynasty Chen Xuanli Let's Get Married Captain

TV series Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 1991 Let Us Sway Twin Oars Qian Shaolin Crazy Rolling Stones 1994 Temporary Families 1997 Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito Zong Gongdao 2003 Sunny Beauty 2004 Flowery March Wu Sangui 2005 Taizu Mishi Taksi 2008 Kangxi Emperor Memories of The Golden Flame Director Zhao 2016 Brother of War Peng Dallei 2017 The Battle At Dawn Chu Pengfei

Discography Studio album English title Chinese title Released Label Notes 1st Black Eyes 1987 2nd Lack for Nothing January 12, 1989 Shanghai Audio-Visual Company 3rd Feeling November 7, 1991 China International Cultural Communication Audio-Visual Publishing House 4th Farewell My Concubine 1996 5th Chinese Kung Fu January 1, 1997 White Swan Audio-Visual Company 6th The Patriots September 23, 1999 Rock Records 7th Lose 2001 Meika Audio-Visual Company 8th A Beautiful Sunset of Life 2002 9th My Love February 23, 2004 Chinese Musicians 10th Wind and Cloud 2 April 23, 2005 Star 11th Thanking April 18, 2008 Fengchu Shengshi Cultural 12th One of Us August 15, 2012

Singles English title Chinese title Notes We Broke Up in the Morning Theme song for Codename Cougar Woman Spy Theme song for Dark Rose Glory Ending song for Life of Dragon and Tiger The Patriots Ending song for Death Duel Partner Ending song for Partner The Lover Theme song for Partner Ace of Aces Theme song for Ace of Aces Peacock Flying Southeast Theme song for Peacock Flying southeast Smeil Ending song for The Legend of Xishi Ye Wen Shuang Tian Theme song for Ip Man Wind and Cloud Theme song for Wind and Cloud Only Brother Ending song for Father's War My Heart Theme song for Wudang A Hero of Troubled Times Theme song for Legend of Lyu Buwei Theme song for Legend of Hai Rui Ending song for Fengshenbang Seeking Interlude for Fengshenbang Swords May Not Be Ruthless Interlude for Fengshenbang Theme song for Fist of Fury Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon Theme song for Water Margin Jiangshan Wuxian Theme song for Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito Savanna Theme song for Taizu Mishi You Theme song for Xiao Zhang Epic If You're Doomed Theme song for The Legend of the Banner Hero