Xie Dong.
"Smiley Face" is a song written by Fu Yu, composed by Chen Xiangyu, and sung by Xie Dong. It is included in Xie Dong's album "Smiley Face·Waiting All the Way" released on January 1, 1994. On February 26, 1995, the song won the top ten golden songs of the 2nd Oriental Chart.
"Smiley Face" was created in 1994 and is a product of the times. Prior to this, it was popular for mainland Chinese pop music to imitate Hong Kong and Taiwan singing. Around 1994, mainland musicians suddenly discovered that they could produce their own original music, and the soil for mainland original music came into being.
When meeting this need, Chen Xiangyu produced a rap album for the China Record Corporation. Since most of it was rap, he wanted to add one that could be sung, so "Smiley Face" was born. .
Xie Dong’s acting experience
Xie Dong was born in Beijing on January 20, 1963. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy and is a male singer and actor in Mainland China. In 1982, Xie Dong entered CCTV and worked in recording, videography and writing. He has participated in the filming of dozens of large-scale evening TV series. In 1993, he became known to most audiences for singing the song "Smiley Face".
In 1994, he produced and published his first solo album "Smiley Face Waiting All the Way". In 1997, he decided to withdraw from the ranks of pop music quickly and turned around. In 2010, he signed a contract with Beijing Golden Wing Dragon Records; in the same year, he starred in the revolutionary war drama "Broken Throat" directed by Sun Xiaoguang, playing the role of the eldest son of the Sa family.
In November 2012, he participated in the filming of the movie "Chinese Boy" in Putian City, Fujian Province. On January 24, 2014, the Chinese Folk Spring Festival Gala was recorded in Beijing. Xie Dong sang a masterpiece "The Child's Father". On September 9, 2020, the single "It's My Turn to Sing This Song" was released.