Huang Zitao

Huang Zitao
Huang Zitao
	Huang at the Ports 1961 Opening Ceremony in Shanghai 2015
Born	May 2, 1993 (age 31); Qingdao, Shandong, China
Other names	Tao, Z.Tao
Alma mater	Qingdao Foreign Service Vocational School
Occupations	Rapper; singer; songwriter; businessman; record producer; actor;
Years active	2011–present
	Musical career
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	C-pop; K-Pop; R&B; Hip hop; EDM;
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	SM; TH; Z.TAO Studio; L.TAO;
Formerly of	Exo; Exo-M; SM Town;
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	黄子韬
Traditional Chinese	黃子韜
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huáng Zǐtāo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Wong4 Zi2-tou1
Korean name
Hangul	타오
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	Tao
McCune–Reischauer	T'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]

^ "Actress Fan Bingbing Tops New Forbes China Celebrity List". Forbes. September 22, 2017.
^ "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.
^ "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.

[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.

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