Chang Shilei (; born July 21, 1981 in

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) is a Chinese singer, music producer, and songwriter.

Background

After graduating from

Shanghai Conservatory of Music The Shanghai Conservatory of Music () was founded on November 27, 1927, as the first music institution of higher education in China. Its teachers and students have won awards at home and abroad, thus earning the conservatory the name "the crad ...

, Chang became a songwriter and music producer. Later, one of his demos moved the general director of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games,

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. Eventually, Zhang chose Chang's demo and made it the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony. The song " You and Me", performed by singers

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and

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. He was also the songwriter and vocalist of another song that was chosen to be performed at the opening ceremony, ''Dreamy Olympic Rings''. After the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Chang released an album called ''Niu China'', which selected many cover songs used to be popular in the 1980s. From then on, Chang went from backstage to the front and started his career as an original singer. In June 2010, Chang released his first original album, ''Myself''. In September 2010, he recorded the song ''The Hawthorn Tree'' as the theme song for the movie '' Under the Hawthorn Tree'', which is a film directed by Director Zhang Yimou.

References

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