Leah Dou

In this Chinese name, the family name is Dou.
Dou Jingtong
窦靖童
Dou performing at the 10th Migu Music Awards, Shanghai, 2016
Born (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)
Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
NationalityChinese (Hong Kong)
Parents
Relatives
  • Li Yan (half sister)
  • Dou Jiayuan (half sister)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese竇靖童
Simplified Chinese窦靖童
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDòu Jìngtóng

Dou Jingtong (born 3 January 1997[1][2]), also known as Leah Dou,[1] is a Chinese singer-songwriter who primarily sings in English. She is the daughter of Chinese musician Dou Wei and Chinese-born Hong Kong singer Faye Wong.[1] She first contributed her voice to her mother's song "童 (Tong)" when she was 1 year old. In 2011, Dou formed her first band and became the lead singer. In 2012, she released her first song "With You". In 2013, she launched second personal original single "On the Beach", in the same year, she released third personal original single "Blue Flamingo". She debuted in 2015 in a performance in Tokyo. Later in Clockenflap 2015, she debuted in Hong Kong. She released her first single River Run on December 11, 2015, selling 25,000 copies on QQ Music in three days.[3] Her second single Brother was released in 2016 for a Chinese Shu Uemura campaign. In 2016, she won the QQ New Female Artist Of The Year.[citation needed]

Dou has two half sisters, Li Yan (李嫣), the daughter of her mother Faye Wong and her stepfather Li Yapeng, and Dou Jiayuan (窦佳嫄), the daughter of her father Dou Wei and her stepmother Gao Yuan (高原). Dou and her half sister Li Yan and her mother Faye Wong were all born at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Dongcheng District, Beijing.[4]

Before reaching her current level of fame, Dou spent time studying at Berklee College of Music, only to withdraw from school after two years to couch-surf in Los Angeles.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Musician Leah Dou Isn't Interested in Fitting the Mega-Pop-Star Mold". The Cut. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  2. ^ "王菲女儿窦靖童照片个人资料简介" (in Chinese). PCLADY. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  3. ^ Chen Nan (December 21, 2015). "Music industry dreaming of China streaming". China Daily. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  4. ^ Loh Keng Fatt (4 October 2019). "Faye Wong's 13-year-old daughter, who is studying in Switzerland, shows expensive tastes". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  5. ^ Rodriguez, Leah (6 April 2017). "Daughter of Famous Chinese Musicians Leah Dou Isn't Trying to Fit Megastar Mold". The Cut. Retrieved 2020-11-12.