Huang Zitao

Huang Zitao
Huang at the Ports 1961 Opening Ceremony in Shanghai 2015
Born (1993-05-02) May 2, 1993 (age 31)
Other namesTao, Z.Tao
Alma materQingdao Foreign Service Vocational School
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • businessman
  • record producer
  • actor
Years active2011–present
Musical career
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
  • SM
  • TH
  • Z.TAO Studio
  • L.TAO
Formerly of
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Zǐtāo
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWong4 Zi2-tou1
Korean name
Hangul타오
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationTao
McCune–ReischauerT'ao

Huang Zitao (Chinese: 黄子韬; pinyin: Huáng Zǐtāo; born May 2, 1993), also known by his stage name Tao, is a Chinese rapper. He is a former member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo and its Chinese sub-unit, Exo-M. After leaving Exo, he made his solo debut in China in 2015 with the mini-album TAO, under the new stage name Z.Tao. Huang made his acting debut in the romantic movie You Are My Sunshine and later received recognition for his leading roles in Negotiator and The Brightest Star in the Sky.

Huang ranked 25th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2017,[1] 35th in 2019,[2] and 37th in 2020.[3]

  1. ^ "Actress Fan Bingbing Tops New Forbes China Celebrity List". Forbes. September 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "福布斯中国发布100名人榜 吴京黄渤胡歌位列前三". Sina (in Chinese). August 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "福布斯中国发布2020名人榜,00后少年易烊千玺荣登榜首". Forbes China (in Chinese). August 27, 2020.