Ayouduo
Chinese singer and actress
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Lei Zhenping (Chinese: 雷珍萍; born 1980), also known by her stage name Ayouduo (Chinese: 阿幼朵), is a Chinese singer and actress of Miao ethnicity.
Ayouduo | |
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阿幼朵 | |
| Born | Lei Zhenping 1980 (age 45–46) |
| Alma mater | Beijing Normal University |
| Occupations | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Early life
Ayouduo was born in 1980 in Dazhai Village in Gulong Town, Huangping County, Guizhou. She grew up in a musical family, with her mother being a recognized singer and inheritor of Miao folk songs, a national intangible cultural heritage. Following the death of her father and two brothers early in life, she was raised by her mother alongside her three sisters. At 14, she participated in a local singing competition, marking the start of her musical journey. In 1993, she performed as a singer and dancer at Beijing Ethnic Culture Village for a year before working briefly as a hotel waitress in Kaili and later as a migrant worker in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.[1][2] She is a graduate of the Beijing Normal University.[3]
Entertainment career
Ayouduo rose to prominence in 1999 after winning the gold award at the Guizhou Youth Singer Competition and the first prize in the Guizhou division of the National Ethnic Folk Singer Selection.[4] Her breakthrough came in 2005 when she performed at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.[4] That same year, she performed at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.[5]
In 2007, she released her debut album Drunken Miao Land.[6] In 2009, she debuted in film with Iron Blood Police Spirit (2009), playing the role of a policewoman.[7] Her other notable musical performances include the 2006 Nanning Folk Song Festival, the 2012 "Folk Songs on the Road" tour in Guiyang, and the 2018 CCTV Spring Festival Gala in Qiandongnan.[8][9]
In 2019, she participated in the "Good Deeds Guizhou" charity walk to bring awareness to anti-poverty measures.[10] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in China, she released her song The Weight of Life.[11] She has served as a deputy to the 11th and 14th National People's Congresses (2011 & 2023) and Guizhou Drug Rehabilitation Ambassador (2019).[12][13][14]
In 2021, she was elected to the Chinese Literary Volunteers Association and in 2022, she became vice chairwoman of the Guizhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles.[15] In 2024, she released the single Singing the Dragon Boat Tune Again.[16]
Discography
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- Sing Dragon Boat Tune Again (Chinese: 再唱龙船调; pinyin: Zài chàng Lóngchuán diào) (2024)
- I Heard You’re Coming to Guizhou (Chinese: 听说你要到贵州来; pinyin: Tīngshuō nǐ yào dào Guìzhōu lái) (2023)
- I’m Waiting for You in Guizhou (Chinese: 我在贵州等你; pinyin: Wǒ zài Guìzhōu děng nǐ) (2022)
- July in Qiandongnan (Chinese: 黔东南的七月; pinyin: Qiándōngnán de qī yuè) (2021)
- Cradle of Dreams (Chinese: 梦的摇篮; pinyin: Mèng de yáolán) (2011)
- Sun Drum (Chinese: 太阳鼓; pinyin: Tàiyáng gǔ) (2007)
- Drunken Miao Land (Chinese: 醉苗乡; pinyin: Zuì Miáoxiāng) (2007)
- Flying to Miao and Dong Villages (Chinese: 飞向苗乡侗寨; pinyin: Fēi xiàng Miáoxiāng Dòngzhài) (2007)
- Hometown of the Beauty (Chinese: 美人的故乡; pinyin: Měirén de gùxiāng) (2007)
- Mother’s Tears (Chinese: 阿妈的泪; pinyin: Ā mā de lèi) (2007)
- Miao Family Beauty (Chinese: 苗家美; pinyin: Miáo jiā měi) (2007)
- Sweet Spring (Chinese: 甘泉; pinyin: Gānquán) (2007)
- Heart Stays in Miao Mountains (Chinese: 心留苗山; pinyin: Xīn liú Miáoshān) (2007)
- Miao and Dong Villages (Chinese: 苗乡侗寨; pinyin: Miáoxiāng Dòngzhài) (2007)
- Flying Song of Miao Mountains (Chinese: 苗岭飞歌; pinyin: Miáolǐng fēigē) (2007)
- Cheers! (Chinese: 干一杯; pinyin: Gàn yī bēi) (2007)
- Colorful Guizhou (Chinese: 多彩贵州; pinyin: Duōcǎi Guìzhōu) (2007)
- Singing on Horseback (Chinese: 放马山歌; pinyin: Fàng mǎ shāngē) (2005)
- Like Water (Chinese: 水一样; pinyin: Shuǐ yīyàng) (2005)
- Midu Mountain Song (Chinese: 弥度山歌; pinyin: Mídù shāngē) (2005)
- The Sun Rises, Joy Abounds (Chinese: 太阳出来喜洋洋; pinyin: Tàiyáng chūlái xǐ yángyáng) (2005)
- Another Flower Blooms (Chinese: 又一朵花开开; pinyin: Yòu yī duǒ huā kāi kāi) (2005)
- Plateau Red (Chinese: 高原红; pinyin: Gāoyuán hóng) (2005)
- Embroidering a Purse (Chinese: 绣荷包; pinyin: Xiù hébāo) (2005)
- Kangding Love Song (Chinese: 康定情歌; pinyin: Kāngdìng qínggē) (2005)
- Moon Daughter (Chinese: 月亮女儿; pinyin: Yuèliàng nǚ’ér) (2005)
- Picking Flowers (Chinese: 采花; pinyin: Cǎihuā) (2005)
- Stepping on the Moon (Chinese: 踩月亮; pinyin: Cǎi yuèliàng) (2005)
- Flowing River (Chinese: 小河淌水; pinyin: Xiǎo hé tang shuǐ) (2005)
Filmography
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- Sweet Journey (2011)
- Phoenix in Fire (2011)
- A Risky Move (2010)
- Iron Blood Police Spirit (2010)