To Dewei

To Dewei (Alex To) was born in Hong Kong on February 10, 1962. He is of Chinese, Spanish and Filipino descent. He is a Chinese pop music male singer, musician and actor. He graduated from Department of Business Design, Toronto Institute of Technology.

For two consecutive years in 1977 and 1978, he participated in the first and second "Amateur Singing Competition" hosted by TVB (Hong Kong Wireless Television) and won the runner-up. In 1985, after returning from studying in Canada, she participated in the 4th Hong Kong Rookie Singing Competition and won the first prize. Later, she entered the entertainment industry and signed a contract with China Star Records. In 1987, starting from his first album "I Just Want to Stay", he was challenging the conservative music scene at that time. In 1990, he went to Taiwan to seek further development and released several Mandarin albums. He sang many representative songs such as "Love Life", "Innocence", "Unintentional Harm", "Don't Go", "Lover", etc., and also released " Many dance songs including "Believe in Yourself" and "Save the Earth". In 2003, he starred in the popular Taiwanese drama "Pawn Shop No. 8". In 2004, after the release of the album "Take Off", he gradually faded out of the music scene. The wedding was held with Li Xiaobing on November 11, 2012. In August 2013, the Mandarin album "Good Job" was released. From 2014 to 2015, many "Jidu World Tour Concerts" were held in Hong Kong Coliseum, Macau, Toronto, Canada, Malaysia and other places. In 2016, the single "Hold Tight" was released. In 2018, the Mandarin album "Get Up" was released. In May 2019, the self-created fashion brand MNA was relaunched.

Chinese name: Du Dewei

Foreign name: Alex To, Alejandro Delfino

Nationality: Han

Constellation: Aquarius

Blood type: Type B

Height: 174cm

Weight: 68kg

Place of birth: Hong Kong

Date of birth: February 1962 January 10

Occupation: Singer, actor, musician

Graduation school: Commercial Design Department of Toronto Institute of Technology

Agency company: Beijing Chengli Chiyo Culture Media Co., Ltd.

Representative works: Pawn Shop No. 8, Unintentional Harm, Lover, Save the Earth, Believe in Yourself, Love Your Life, Innocence, Never Leave, Take Off, Shadow Dance, Personal Love

Main achievements: Champion of the 4th Hong Kong Rookie Singing Competition

Hong Kong Top Ten Golden Melody Awards

China Original Music Popular List Outstanding Male Singer in Taiwan

The most popular Hong Kong and Taiwan male singer in the global Chinese charts

Outstanding Singer Award in the Global Chinese Song Charts

Father: Ollie Delfino (Latin drummer)

Mother: Zhang Lu (singer)

Brother: Du Dezhi (sports coach)

Early experience

In 1969, Du Dewei entered St. Paul's College in Hong Kong sCollege and studied there until graduating from high school. In 1977, Du Dewei, a freshman in high school, formed the Sidewalk band with his classmates, with Du Dewei serving as the lead singer and lead guitar.

For two consecutive years in 1977 and 1978, he participated in the first and second "Amateur Singing Contest" hosted by TVB (Hong Kong Wireless Television) and won the runner-up. In 1978, Du Dewei met Zhou Huajian when he was participating in a competition.

In 1980, 18-year-old Du Dewei went to Canada to study. Due to his father's failure in business and his family's financial difficulties, he began a part-time life of self-reliance and relied on the fictional so-called "Chinese Kung Fu" to compete with Black friends *** formed a dance troupe together and participated in performances everywhere. In 1985, Du Dewei returned to Hong Kong after completing his studies and worked for a well-known company as Art Director, responsible for design work related to art and visuals.

Acting experience

In 1985, after returning from studying in Canada, he participated in the 4th Hong Kong Rookie Singing Competition, defeating Hacken Lee, Vivian Chow, Grasshopper and many other contestants, and won the first prize, and then entered the entertainment industry. Circle, signed with China Star Records.

In 1987, starting from the first album "Just Want to Stay", it was evaluated by the Hong Kong media as "Yellow Soul", which is the soul music of the yellow race, thus starting his acting career as a professional singer. In the same year, together with Lin Chuqi, Dai Yunhui, Su Yongkang, Zhang Weijian, Ouyang Dexun, Mok Zhenxian and other Luo Wen's disciples, he sang the song "Langtaosha" with Luo Wen, and participated in the filming of the MV of "Langtaosha".

In 1988, he hosted the Hong Kong TVB entertainment program "Explanation_Funny". In 1990, Taiwan's first personal Mandarin album "Talk about Love" was released. In 1991, he joined Warner Records and became a member of Rolling Stone Records in Taiwan. The album "MyLove" released later included dance music, slow rock, sweet love songs and bitter love songs.

In 1993, he sang the Taiwanese "Mountain Fruit Dew" beverage advertising song. In 1997, he was shortlisted for the 8th Golden Melody Award for Outstanding Overseas Chinese Male Singer. In 1998, he served as a safety and epidemic prevention warrior in the "Safe Epidemic Prevention, Healthy Life" campaign. In 1999, he served as a judge for the "Rave2001" Asia-Pacific dance competition in Hong Kong. In the same year, he won the "VOUGE Golden Melody Fashion Artist of the Year Award".

In 2000, the "Change 2000 Flying with You" concert was held in Taipei. In addition, he serves as an environmental ambassador for the Singapore government to promote transportation buses. At the same time, the album "Follow Me All Your Life" won the "Taipei Voice Top Ten Album Award".

In March 2001, he starred with Daniel Wu in the police film "Cops" directed by Lin Chaoxian, and played a member of the Flying Tigers in the film. In 2002, he participated in the filming of the documentary "Dragon: After 1973" commemorating Bruce Lee. In the same year, he won the "Best Male Singer Award on China's Original Music Pop Chart", and the song "Rainbow" won the "Golden Melody Award for China's Original Music Pop Chart".

In 2003, he starred in the fantasy drama "Pawn Shop No. 8" adapted from the best-selling novel by Hong Kong writer Miyuki, and played Han Nuo in the drama. In March, he starred with Nick Cheung, Li Cansen, Christine Yang and others in the movie "The Gambler Will Win" produced by Century Studios Co., Ltd. and produced by Friends Film Studio Co., Ltd. In April, he starred with Chen Derong and Yu Rongguang in the online thriller and suspense film "Evaporating Suspense" produced by Golden Palm Film and Television Production Co., Ltd.

The album "Take Off" was released in 2004. In 2005, he served as the MV director for the first time, filming "Take Care of Her for Me", and starred in the Singaporean drama "The Master of Love". In 2006, he was the show host of the "Amazing Legend" unit of Satellite TV Chinese Channel. In January 2007, Du Dewei, Ng Meng-tat, Chen Derong, Zhao Ke and others starred in the film "One Stone Two Birds 3" jointly invested by Taiwan and Hong Kong companies.

In 2013, the Rockabilly style album "Good Job" was released. In 2014, Du Dewei released a new Guangdong single "Shock", kicking off the Ji Du World Tour. From 2014 to 2015, many "Jidu World Tour Concerts" were held in Hong Kong Coliseum, Macau, Toronto, Canada, Malaysia and other places. In addition, in 2015, the Cantonese song "Our Virtual World" was also released to repay the fans.

In September 2016, Du Dewei signed a contract with Chengri Chiyo, opening up a new frontier for his music career. In December, the world premiere of the single "Hold On" was held in Beijing. Friend Tony Leung Ka Fai made a surprise appearance and cheered for the premiere. Then the MV for "Hold On" was released. In the MV, Du Dewei was friendly with little BABY. The interaction shows the new dad's emergency response to various temporary situations of the baby, revealing his tender care for the baby.

In January 2017, he was invited to participate in the recording of CCTV's "CCTV 2016 Sannong Figure Award Ceremony" program, and then participated in the 2017 "Hundred Flowers Welcome the Spring" Chinese Literary and Art Circle event held in the Great Hall of the People. , together with Yang Qian_, we will give you two songs, "Lover" and "Happy Flowers and Full Moon".

In February, she was invited to participate in the "2017 CCTV Overseas Spring Festival Gala" condolence performance held in San Francisco, USA. In May, he released the single "You Are in My Love", a sweet confession to his beloved wife. In June, he was a guest on the program "Super Sound Wave". On August 9, he won the "Asia's Hottest Singer" award from the 2017 Chinese Golden Melody Awards. In October, the music programs "The Masked Singer" and "Hearth Concert" were recorded. In November, the MV for the album's romantic hit "You Are In My Love" premiered. Later, he participated in the Asian Music Festival and won the Asia's Best Male Singer Award.

In 2018, he participated in the recording of the 2018 New Year's Day special program "Landscapes of China" on CCTV Variety Channel. Then he participated in the recording of Yunnan TV's program "Chinese Love Songs" and sang the song "You Are in My Love" live. In January, he won the Billboard Radio Icon Award, becoming the first Chinese to win this award. In October, the first wave of recommended singles "Goodbye Louis" from the music album "Get Up" was officially released. On November 28, the music album "Get Up" was released. In December, the MV for the title song of the same name was released.

On May 9, 2019, the "Get Up" new album press conference was held in Beijing; on December 24, the first stop of the "Get Up" world tour concert was held at the Beijing Workers' Stadium.

Personal life

Family situation

Du Dewei’s father, Ollie Delfino, was a Latin drummer and band leader. He died in Pingtung City, Taiwan Province in May 2011; his mother is Singer Zhang Lu died in Hong Kong in January 2009; his elder brother, Du Dezhi Orlando To, is a sports coach.

Marriage status

On November 11, 2012, Du Dewei and Li Xiaobing held a wedding banquet.

On the afternoon of October 2, 2016, his wife Li Xiaobing successfully gave birth to a son in Hong Kong.

Main works

Musical works

Participation in movies

My Wife is a Star-2016-04-08, playing Du Dewei

Golden Rooster sss-None, as Joey Ma

The Ruffian Hero Part 1: Total War-2, as,

None-None

Gamble A Hero Will Defeat Heaven-None, who plays Situ Dingyi

Evaporating Suspicious Cloud-003, who plays Chen Jian

I Love Yiluge-None, who plays Luo Huide

Trouble Triangle Wrong-None, played by Zhou Zhenrong

Pork Chop League-None, played by,

Jumped Police-001, played by Lam Chaoxian

The Next Generation of Thieves-None , plays Wilson Yip

The Complete Marriage Manual-1997, plays att

Understanding Time and Space-1997, director,

Not Going Home Today-None, plays Sylvia Chang

Red Zone-None, who plays Ice Cream Customer

Saviour-None, who plays Li Zhiyi

Rogue Doctor-None, who plays Zuo Zijie

The Legend of Blue River: The Anti-Flight Team -None, plays Liu Guochang

The Street Angel-None, plays the role of Zhong Minqiang

The Stronghold of the Corpse Family-None, plays the role of Chen Longshi

Yimei Taoist Sister-None, plays Chen Zhihua

Bawanghua-None, plays Awen

Braving the Poison Dragon Pond-None, plays Li Dinglun

Love Riddle- 988, played Qin Jiabao

None, played the role of Yan Ershao

Participated in TV series

White Love-2012, played Ren Wensen

A Good Family Woman-2011, playing Lin Tiechuan

Angel Lover-2006, playing An Yutai

Head of Love-2005, playing Liang Lailing

Love Agency-2005, played,

Border Town Boy-2005, played,

None-2004, played/Mo Fei

Venus Love- 2004, played Qiao Zhiyuan

Easy-2004, played Tang Yongxi

Iron Fist Prodigal Son-2004, played Lei Li

Pawn Shop No. 8-2003, played Chen Junliang

Return My Passion-2001, as Shu Xiang

None-1997, as Xu Weinan

Old Friend Guigui-1991

Anti-Douwei Dragon-1991, as Shi Junjie

The Last Master-1988, as Fang Lan

None-1987

Journey of Life-1987, as a guest star

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The Golden Ten Years - 1986, playing Pang Risheng

Host the program

Social activities

Award-winning records

Character evaluation

Du Dewei was an early Westernized singer in the Chinese music scene. He was one of the pioneers who introduced soul music, blues and R&B music into the Chinese music scene, and led the trend of dance music. His music career has been accompanied by the heyday of the Chinese music scene. With his ability to pay equal attention to slow songs and dance music, he has become one of the few Chinese singers with outstanding "singing skills" and "dancing skills" at the same time. His "Du style love songs" are unique. He is a highly international singer, and his works cover Cantonese, English and Mandarin (Nandu Entertainment evaluation).

Du Dewei is known as the "perfect lover" in the Chinese music scene. As a singer, Du Dewei has always had distinct personal characteristics and has always been a pioneer and experimenter of trends. His music styles span a wide range, from lingering to From lingering Du-style love songs to dynamic and hot dance music; from Soul, to Jazz, to Ramp; from B, to Hip-hop, to electronics, to rock, to Salsa; from Cantonese, to English, to Mandarin.

Du Dewei has conquered a large number of fans with his fashionable and avant-garde image, rebellious character, keen sense of trends and constant innovation of music. (Sina Entertainment review).

Character Controversy

On December 25, 2002, in the private room of the Studio 1 bar on Wong Nai Chung Road in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, the police found a bottle containing 0.13 hidden in his jeans pocket. Grams of marijuana hand-rolled cigarettes. Although the urine test results showed that Du Dewei did not smoke, the Eastern District Court of Hong Kong held that his defense of "being given" was invalid.

On June 27, 2003, he was found guilty of drug possession and fined HK$4,000.