Meiyang Chang

Meiyang Chang
Background information
Born (1982-10-06) 6 October 1982
Dhanbad, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India
Origin Hubei
Genres Bollywood
Occupation(s) Singer, Actor, Anchor, Ex Dentist
Years active 2007-present

Meiyang Chang (born 6 October 1982 in Dhanbad, Jharkhand) is an Indian actor, television host and singer.

Early life

He completed his schooling from De Nobili School, C.M.R.I [1][2] Chang is a third generation Indian Chinese with roots in China's Hubei province. Chang received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S) degree from V.S. Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore.

Career

Meiyang Chang came into limelight with all the singing reality show Indian Idol 3. Meiyang Chang had participated in Indian Idol 3 on Sony Entertainment. Chang was standing among 10 leading finalists and later won 5th place in the competition. Later on 25 August 2007, he was eliminated however he remained an audience favorite[3]. He appeared in the Bollywood film Badmaash Company as the easy-going but alcoholic Zing. In Dibakar Banerjee's Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! he appeared as the opium trader Kanai Dao. He played himself in the 2016 film Sultan and the gay character Nischay Baruah in an original web-series Untag.

He hosted India's first Live talent hunt show Rising Star (Indian TV series) on Colors, and did his first playback for Jagga Jasoos with the song "Tukka Laga". He appeared on the TV show Indian Idol as a contestant.

References

  1. ↑ "ABP Live - English News, Today's Latest Breaking News in English, Online English News". Abplive.in. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Meiyang Chаng- The Chinese Indian Dentist Who Can Act, Sing & Dance |He also appeared in Indian idol as a contestant. Indian Entertainment Online". Indianentertainment.info. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  3. ↑ "Meiyang Chang Bio, Height, Weight, Age, Family, Girlfriend And Facts - SuperStars' Bio". SuperStars' Bio. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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