Dantès Dailiang

Dantès, or Dai Liang (Chinese: 戴亮) is a French singer-songwriter. He is also a trilingual host (French, Chinese, English) and a writer.

Dantès Dai Liang
Background information
Birth nameChristophe Hisquin
Also known asDantès, Dai Liang, 戴亮
Born1979
Ajaccio, France
GenresFrench Mandopop, Pop, Rock
Occupation(s)singer-songwriter,presenter,actor, writer, producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano, organ
Years active2001-2018
LabelsJiesheng, Plaza Mayor, Yiwen Publishing，Editions Lugdivine

Dantès is an intercultural artist who intertwines Chinese language, the French way of thinking and pop rock.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] The same year, the album is distributed in China. In 2007 Dantès is signed and distributed by Jiesheng Record Company.[4]

The Chinese media readily welcomed the sinologist.[5] Since 2006 several media considers Dantès as the first foreigner who writes and sings his own songs in Chinese.[6][7]

In April and May 2007, various press conferences were organized for Dantès in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the artist was even mentioned during the television news.[8]

Furthermore, in January 2007 Dantès is interviewed by the famous host Yi Wen during the Zui ai K ge bang 最爱K歌榜 program in Shanghai Love Radio. Suzhou, Hangzhou and the French Radio of Beijing (RCI) organized long interviews (over an hour each) of Dantès.[9]

In the year 2008 Dantès is invited by the French Television France 3 to talk about his experience and cultural matters.[10] French medias start to focus on Dantès work. At the end of the year, Dantès completes his PhD about the Music Industry in China at the Lyon Jean Moulin University.[11]

In 2009 Dantès releases Dailiang with the Chinese record company Jiesheng. This is his second Chinese-French album. Dantès includes traditional Chinese music aspects to his pop rock tunes: dizi flute, erhu violin, Beijing Opera.[12] The album is distributed the same year in France with the Mosaic music label.[13] Dantès is often invited to perform at the International Channel of Shanghai ICS.[14] He also becomes a host at the Channel Young, a Chinese TV Channel. The same year Dragon TV broadcasts Xia you Dailiang, a Dantès cover story.[15] At the end of 2009 Dantès also organizes a concert in France and will be interviewed by the French médias.[16]

In 2010 Dantès releases Shanghai (single) and Franc Péret shoots a MTV of it.[17]

The same year, Dantès is invited by the French Consulate to perform during the first Shanghai French Music Festival (Fête de la musique) and is promoted as the French man who writes and sings in Chinese. Dantès is interviewed by French journalists who came to cover the 2010 Shanghai Expo. Dantès stands as an ambassador of French culture toward Chinese people along as French politician Jack Lang. Numerous Chinese journalists interview the singer. One of the most complete interview is the one he gave at the Shanghai Expo Site CCTV Studio.[18]

He is invited by the Suzhou Television to perform his hit Liang qian nian wo lai dao Zhongguo.[19] Dantès comes back another time to the English Channel of Shanghai (ICS) as a guest of Cultural Matters Show where he talks about Beijing Opera and performs his song La muse aux lèvres rouges. In June, Dantès performs at the Shanghai Music Festival for the second time. Between July and August, he records 3 television shows for the Shanghai Media Group where he sings in Shanghainese dialect and reach more fans.[20] Dantès performs at the 2011 Shanghai French Week with the guitarist Inophis who is also his friend.[21] He performs a show in France, at the Kbox of Villeurbanne, near the city of Lyon and he is interviewed by le Progrès newspaper[22]

In October, Dantès works on a song with the composer Peter Kam. The song is recorded for Garou who performs the same month a show in the city of Nanning in China.[23]

In 2011 Dantès gets more and more opportunities to work as a Master of Ceremonies. He co-presents with the famous host Sujing, the « 2011 Chinese Culture Foreign Talents Show» for the Suzhou Television.[24] He is selected to host the YesHJ program « Ohlala ».[25]

Main TV Shows and Medias Appearances
  • 2013 :
    • Xunzhao Xin zhubo, Presenter Contest broadcast in November on Henan Satellite [26]
  • 2015 :
    • Hello China, Show broadcast in July 2015 on Guangdong Satellite [27]
  • 2016 :
    • Surname, Program broadcast on Shanxi Satellite [28]
  • 2017 :
    • Le matin - Bretagne, Interview broadcast on November 16 on France 3 Bretagne [29]

References
  1. Dantès 戴亮, The First French Pop Rock Singer Who Writes and Sings His Own Songs in Mandarin Chinese , Chine Informations, 2007
  2. Unplugged Performance of the song In 2000 I came to China, CCTV3, February 2007
  3. A French Man in the Way of Becoming a Rock Star in China Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, Radio 86 BFM, May 25, 2008
  4. Dantès CD on sale on Amazon with Jiesheng Record Company labeling
  5. The Music Industry in China at the beginning of the 21st Century Archived 2006-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, Lyon 3 Jean Moulin University, 2008
  6. Dailiang : A French Man Who Writes Chinese Songs Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Sina Suzhou News Center Agency, April 6, 2007
  7. Paradise is in Heavens, Dailiang is on Earth : the French Man who sings Chinese Songs Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Zhejiang News Agency ,April 25, 2007
  8. Suzhou News, http://www.dantesdailiang.com/MediaCN.asp Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "www.dantesdailiang.com". www.dantesdailiang.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  10. It's Better in the Morning Tv Show, November 8, 2008
  11. Thesis soutenance, Christophe Hisquin, October 28, 2008
  12. Dailiang, the New Chinese-french Album of Dantès, May 18, 2009
  13. Dantès Dailiang : Dailiang Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, February 2009
  14. Shanghai Quest, www.utube.com,
  15. Dantès is on the Earth, www.utube.com
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2014-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. Dantès – Shanghai, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_SAGw2H4Xo, December 2010
  18. When Music meets Expo : Exclusive Interview with French Singer Dantès, CCTV.com, July 2010
  19. Archived June 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  20. "2011¹úÇì´ó³åÀËÐû´«_ÔÚÏßÊÓƵ¹Û¿´_ÍÁ¶¹ÍøÊÓƵ ¹úÇì´ó³åÀËÐû´« ÐÂÖÇÁ¦´ó³åÀË". Tudou.com. 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  21. http://static.youku.com/v1.0.0199/v/swf/loader.swf?VideoIDS=XMzE0NjgwMzg4&isAutoPlay=true&embedid=MTI0Ljc2LjUuMjMCNzg2NzAwOTcCd2VpYm8uY29tAi8xODY5ODA4MDY0L3Byb2ZpbGU%3D
  22. "Villeurbanne | Dantès, le chanteur français qui écrit et interprète en mandarin - Le Progrès". Leprogres.fr. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  23. "中国 南宁". Nanning.china.com.cn. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  24. Archived December 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  25. /00:00. "【Ohlala法语】你会读法国化妆品品牌吗？—在线播放—优酷网，视频高清在线观看". V.youku.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2012-08-15.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. Xunzhao xin Zhubo, http://www.funshion.com/video/play/2052767/, Henan Satellite, November 2013
  27. Hello China, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWnUZD2hlWk, Guangdong Satellite, July 2015
  28. Surname, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux0s4ZtE6tQ, Shanxi Satellite, May 24th
  29. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/emissions/9h50-bretagne/dantes-ambassadeur-bretagne-musique-chinois-1367181.html, France 3 Bretagne, November
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