Luo Lin ( zh, c=罗林, p=Luó Lín; born 22 June 1971), known professionally as Dao Lang ( zh, c=刀郎, p=Dāo Láng), is a Chinese singer from

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

Biography

Dao's CD, '' The First Snows of 2002'' (2002年的第一場雪), released in 2003, made him an instant star in China. He sang with Alan Tam on the debut "Can't Say Goodbye" (說不出的告別) in the Cantonese version and later, bilingual between Mandarin and Cantonese. His other albums include 2001's ''Songs from the Western Region'' . Dao toured the Chinese cities of

Chengdu Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...

Chongqing ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...

, and

Xi'an Xi'an is the list of capitals in China, capital of the Chinese province of Shaanxi. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong plain, the city is the third-most populous city in Western China after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populou ...

, as well as the autonomous region of

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, for more than four years as a young bar-hopping musician. He has been called the " Wang Luobin of the 21st century" and has performed modern rock adaptations of several of Wang Luobin's Western China-inspired folk songs, such as "Awariguli" (a Xinjiang

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folk love song), "Flowers and Youth" (a Hui Muslim song), and " At a Faraway Place" (a song from western China's

Qinghai Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...

). He has also performed modern adaptations of such renowned old Chinese folk songs as "The Grapes of

Turpan Turpan () or Turfan ( zh, s=吐鲁番) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of and a population of 693,988 (2020). The historical center of the ...

are Ripe" and the famous revolutionary song "Nanniwan". Dao experienced a surge of popularity in 2023 with the release of his album ''There Are a Few Folk Songs'' ( 山歌寥哉), based on the work of

Pu Songling Pu Songling ( zh, t= , 5 June 1640 – 25 February 1715) was a Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty, best known as the author of '' Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio'' (''Liaozhai zhiyi''). Biography Pu was born into a poor merchant famil ...

. In particular, his satirical song " Luochahai City" or Luosha Kingdom (罗刹海市) went viral. The song is based from '' The Raksha Country and the Sea Market''.

Awards

Dao was considered by the Beijing Music Society in 2002 as the "Best Pop Singer" and "Artist of the Year".http://www.BeijingMusicSociety.cn The only other young artists that had received this honor were Cui Jian in 1987 and Huang Yujie in 2008.

Discography

*2001：大漠情歌 *2002：楼兰钟鼓 *2003：丝路乐韵 *2003：丝路乐魂 *2003：西域情歌 (合作：黄灿) *2004：2002年的第一场雪 *2004：北方的天空下 *2004：喀什噶尔胡杨 *2006：披着羊皮的狼 *2006：谢谢你 *2006：刀郎III *2007：与狼共舞(Remix) *2008：红色经典 *2009：西域记事 *2009：一家人 *2011：刀郎2011身披彩衣的姑娘 *2020：弹词话本 *2020：如是我闻 *2021：世间的每个人 *2023：山歌寥哉

References

External links

Daolang website
1971 births Living people Chinese male singer-songwriters Chinese Mandopop singers Mandopop singer-songwriters People from Neijiang Singers from Sichuan 21st-century Chinese male singers {{China-singer-stub