Dantès Dailiang
French singer
Dantès, or Dai Liang is a French singer-songwriter. He is also a trilingual host (French, Chinese, English) and a writer.
Dantès is an intercultural artist who intertwines Chinese language, the French way of thinking and pop rock.
Dantès' LP, One of a Kind, allowed the French singer and pioneer of the French Mandopop to be invited several times to the most prestigious and popular TV shows in China.
Biography
2005-2011
In 2006 he released a double album entitled Parfums d'extrêmes or Wo jide ni 我记得你 in Mandarin Chinese. The same year, the album was distributed in China. In 2007, Dantès was signed and distributed by Jiesheng Record Company.
The Chinese media readily welcomed the sinologist.
Since 2006 several media have considered Dantès as the first foreigner who writes and sings his own songs in Chinese.
In April and May 2007, various press conferences were organized for Dantès in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the artist was mentioned during the television news.
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