Zheng Yunlong
{{short description|Chinese musical theatre actor and singer (born 1990)}}
{{family name hatnote|Zheng|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Zheng Yunlong
| native_name = 郑云龙
| native_name_lang = zh
| image = ZhengYunLong2019.jpg
| caption = Zheng Yunlong in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1990|6|27}}
| birth_place = Qingdao, Shandong, China
| nationality = Chinese
| occupation = Actor, Singer
| years_active = 2013–present
| alma_mater = Beijing Dance Academy
| height = 1.87m
| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|order=st
|s=郑云龙
|t=鄭雲龍
|p=Zhèng Yún Lóng
}}
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Zheng Yunlong ({{zh|s=郑云龙}}; born 27 June 1990) is a Chinese stage and screen actor and singer from Qingdao, China.{{cite web |date=December 29, 2018 |title=Exclusive Interview with Zheng Yunlong: Never thought of giving up musical |url=https://www.jqknews.com/news/118632-Exclusive_Interview_with_Zheng_Yunlong_Never_thought_of_giving_up_musical.html |website=JQK News}}{{cite journal |language=zh |author1=Dong Zhao ({{lang|zh|洞照}})|script-title=zh:演员郑云龙:热闹与孤独就在一线之间 |trans-title=Actor Zheng Yunlong: between liveliness and loneliness |volume=617 |pages=104–107 |journal=New Weekly |location=Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong |publisher=Southern Publishing Media Co., Ltd |year=2022 |issn=1007-7006}} He has appeared in numerous Chinese musicals and stage plays.{{Cite web |title=Zheng Yunlong is a Breath of Fresh Air in the World of Chinese Musicals - Interview |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/zheng-yunlong-chinese-musical-star-lofficiel-interview |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=L'Officiel USA |language=en-US}}
Early life and education
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Zheng Yunlong was born on 27 June 1990 in Qingdao, Shandong and graduated from the Musical Theatre Department of Beijing Dance Academy in 2009.{{Cite web |title=Actor: Zheng Yunlong |url=http://www.chinesedrama.info/2000/07/actor-zheng-yunlong.html |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=ChineseDrama.info |language=en}}
Career
Zheng made his professional musical theater debut in 2013 as Kessar in Nasreddin.
His notable musical roles include the Chinese adaptations of Jekyll/Hyde in Jekyll & Hyde, Quixote/Cervantes in Man of La Mancha, Stacee in Rock of Ages, and Michael in Murder Ballad.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/259355273_675924|title=音乐剧演员郑云龙: 在后台长大,为舞台而生|website=www.sohu.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-04}}{{cite web|url=http://epaper.qingdaonews.com/html/qdrb/20190211/qdrb1251232.html|title=音乐剧:解锁另一种城市音符|date=February 11, 2019|website=Qingdao News|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2019-02/26/nw.D110000zgqnb_20190226_4-08.htm|title=郑云龙:把一切交给时间定成败|date=February 26, 2019|website=Zqb|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/china/the-world-of-chinese/20190515/282265256922872|date=May 15, 2019|title=The World of Chinese}}
In August 2018, he won the Chinese Musical Academy Award for Best Male Actor.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} In November the same year, he participated in the singing competition reality show Super-Vocal and became well-known as one of the six final winners.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/global/2019-05/22/content_37472329.htm|title=Musicals look to scale new heights|website=chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=2019-06-04}} He also appeared in the singing contest show Singer 2019 as a member of the Super-Vocal finalist group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinanews.com/yl/2019/03-01/8768683.shtml|title=《声入人心》带红"美声男孩" 亮相各大晚会"美声流量"受热捧-中新网|website=www.chinanews.com|access-date=2019-06-05}}
In March 2019, Zheng was selected by Disney to sing the Mandarin version of the theme song "Baby Mine" for the fantasy adventure film Dumbo.{{Cite web|url=http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201903/21/WS5c92e1d1a3104842260b1b6a.html|title='Dumbo' debut causes a flap in Shanghai|last=李雯蕊|website=global.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=2019-06-05}} In August, Zheng acted in a stage play, The Poetic Age, for the first time, and was awarded the Best New Talent in Lead Roles of the 30th Shanghai Magnolia Stage Awards.{{cite web |date=August 2, 2019 |title=郑云龙诠释话剧《漫长的告白》 以诗情爱意回望1980 |url=http://ent.163.com/19/0802/19/ELJM0QOK00038FO9.html |website=Netease |language=zh}} And since 2019, he has performed various leading roles in stage plays, including Emperor Guangxu in Deling and Cixi (2019 co-production of Tianjin People's Art Theatre and Hong Kong Repertory Theatre), Eben Cabot in Desire Under the Elms (2021 production of Beijing People's Art Theatre), and Frankenstein/Creature in Frankenstein (Chinese adaptation of 2011 British National Theatre production).{{Cite web |last=傅瑞 |title=Creator and creature |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202207/02/WS62bfc23ba310fd2b29e69f34.html |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}
Zheng made his screen debut in 2020, playing the painter Gong Yushan in The Chanting Willows. The movie entered Main Competition Sector of the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award.{{Cite web |title=Golden Goblet Awards Entry {{!}} "The Chanting Willows": "For Sake of Reality not Beauty" |url=https://www.siff.com/english/content?aid=c91722a6-5c5a-452b-9486-58dcec5eaa67}} For his portrayal, Zheng won the Best New Actor in the 2021 17th Chinese American Film Festival Golden Angel Awards.{{Cite web |title=Call of the willows - Chinadaily.com.cn |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202203/23/WS623a57cea310fd2b29e529e7_2.html}}
Starting in September 2022, he was cast in the Shanghai Grand Theater's Chinese production of the critically acclaimed stage play Frankenstein.{{Cite web |title=Chinese version of 'Frankenstein' makes Shanghai debut |url=https://www.shine.cn/feature/entertainment/2209190596/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=SHINE |language=en}}
Voice and Artistry
A natural baritone, Zheng trained himself to sing tenor so that he would have a better chance of being cast as the lead in musicals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/FLKNAVPI055040N3.html|title=郑云龙、金星在茅威涛撮合下演《梁山伯与祝英台》,“第一次”引发很多话|website=Shanghai Observer|language=en|access-date=2025-05-28}} His voice spans two and a half octaves and is noted for its expressiveness and narrative quality.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gzstv.com/a/256fd9f030f54912a82b465ccd87b004|title=《音乐先锋榜》2021年第47期榜单|website=Guizhou TV|language=en|access-date=2019-06-04}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://item.btime.com/47ktdbtamjo95co0uj21fug17m0 |title=你知道郑云龙被人艺引进最要感谢的人是谁吗?
|date=12 June 2024 |last=Beijing Radio and Television Station |time=0m28s |quote=冯远征:我说你看他唱歌能把故事唱出来 |via=BRTV}}
Philanthropy
Zheng was named charity ambassador of the AIA Angel Heart Charity Foundation in 2019.{{Cite web |title=郑云龙正式出任"友邦天使心公益大使"并发布首支原创公益单曲|url=https://www.gongyidaily.com/i/info/289}}
Theatre
= Musicals =
class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Chinese Title !Role !Notes |
2012
|Go Lala Go |杜拉拉升职记 |Wang Wei |
2013
|Nasreddin |纳斯尔丁·阿凡提 |Kessar |
2014
|Teresa Teng the Musical |爱上邓丽君 |Zhou Mengjun |
2015
|The Peach Blossoms |又见桃花红 |Ye Mian |
2015–2016
|Ah! Kuliang |啊!鼓岭 |
2017
|变身怪医 |Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde |
2017–2019
|谋杀歌谣 |Michael |{{cite web |date=August 21, 2017 |title=《谋杀歌谣》二轮演出将上演 阵容更新剧情升级 |url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/y/yneidi/2017-10-24/doc-ifymzzpw0619133.shtml}} |
2018–2019
|摇滚年代 |Stacee Jaxx | |
2018
|Love! Human |恋爱吧!人类 |Li Haomin |
2018
|我,堂吉诃德 |Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes |
2018–2019
|Letter |信 |Takeshima Takeshi |
2020-2021
|The Fiction |小说 |White Hismann |{{Cite web |title=郑云龙主演推理音乐剧《小说》,尝试悬疑题材音乐剧本土化 |website=Sohu |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/433295656_260616}} |
2021-2022
|Agatha the Musical |阿加莎 |Roy |{{Cite web |title=《阿加莎》的失踪之谜,让郑云龙告诉你 |url=https://j.eastday.com/p/1641439565045914}} |
2023-2024
|Invitation to Wine | 将进酒 |Li Bai |Also artistic director {{cite web |title=#原创音乐剧将进酒# 演员招募正式开启! 新浪微博 |url=https://www.weibo.com/2269805031/MEfpUFj4Y}} |
= Stage Plays =
class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Chinese Title !Role !Notes |
2019
|The Poetic Age |漫长的告白 |Chen Zhongxing |
2019-2021
|Deling and Cixi |德龄与慈禧 |
2021-2024
|榆树下的欲望 |Eben Cabot |Produced by Beijing People's Art Theatre |
2022
|弗兰肯斯坦 |Victor Frankenstein / The Creature |
2024
|魔幻时刻 |Taiki Murata |Also producer |
Filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable"
!Year !English title !Chinese title !Role !Notes | ||||
2021 | The Chanting Willows | 柳浪闻莺 | Gong Yushan | |
2021
|Flaming Cloud |三贵情史 |Feng Ge | ||||
2024
|To Gather Around |胜券在握 |Zhou Wanggao | | ||||
{{TBA}}
|A Table for Two |拼桌 |Ye Fan |Filmed in 2023 |
=Television=
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!Year !English title !Chinese title !Role !Notes !Ref. | ||||
2020 | My Catmate | 你好喵室友 | Himself | |{{cite web |date=May 30, 2020 |title=暖心萌猫频上社会热点 《你好喵室友》激萌惹期待
|url=http://news.yule.com.cn/html/202005/317317.html |website=Yule |language=zh}} |
2020 | Unbending Will | 石头开花 | A Niu | |{{Cite web |title=剧里剧外话扶贫!电视剧《石头开花》17日起登陆东方卫视 |website=Sohu
|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/431807262_99995050}} |
2021
|Vacation of Love |假日暖洋洋 | Gao Junyu | |{{cite web |title=《假日暖洋洋》开机 姚晨白宇相差11岁演夫妻 |url=https://www.1905.com/newgallery/hdpic/1458805.shtml#p6 |website=1905.com |language=zh}} | ||||
2023
|Fantastic Doctors |非凡医者 | He Tong | | ||||
2023
|The Future Handbook |明日生存指南 | Shang Ran | |{{cite web |title=#明日生存指南明日开播# 新浪微博 |url=https://weibo.com/5406006781/NlnJl4UGX}} | ||||
2023
|Hi Producer |正好遇见你 | An Yan | |{{cite web |title=#正好遇见你定档520# 我们轻轻翻过的一页,便是他们波澜壮阔的一生。 新浪微博 |url=https://weibo.com/7616563468/N187kfKoT}} | ||||
2024
|Under the Skin 2 |猎罪图鉴2 |Fang Kaiyi | |{{cite web |title=檀健次、金世佳、郑云龙《猎罪图鉴2》定档,期待与沈翊不见不散|房子斌|秦海璐_网易订阅 |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/JILD1T830537GZF0.html}} | ||||
{{TBA}}
|Cicada |蝉 |Zhao Yijie |Post-Production |
=Variety and Reality Shows=
class="wikitable"
!Year !English title !Chinese title !Notes !Ref. |
2018
|声入人心 |Contestant |
2019
|Super Penguin League: Star Battle 3 |超级企鹅联盟Super3:星斗场 | Cast member |
2020
|Our Song 2 |我们的歌2 | Contestant | |
2022
| Sing! China: Yue Opera Special Season |中国好声音越剧特别季 | Coach | |
Accolades
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Year
! Association ! Category !Nominated Work !Result !Ref. | |
---|---|
2018 | Chinese Musical Academy Awards
|Best Actor |Jekyll & Hyde |{{Won}} |{{Cite web |title=2018第三届音乐剧学院奖圆满成功 |url=https://musical.pku.edu.cn/gjyyjyth/316850.htm}} |
2020
| Best Newcomer in a Leading Role |The Poetic Age |{{Won}} | |
2021
|Chinese American Film Festival Golden Angel Awards |Best New Actor |The Chanting Willows |{{Won}} | |
2022
|scope="row" rowspan="3" | Chinese Theatre Awards |Best Actor |Frankenstein |{{Nominated}} | |
scope="row" rowspan="2" |2024
|Best Actor | rowspan="2" | The Magic Hour |{{Nominated}} | |
Best Investor
| {{Won}} |
Discography
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|+ !Year !English title !Chinese title !Album !Notes | |||
2015
|"Returning Upon the Clouds" |乘云归 | |Yunmeng Sect theme song for the Legend of Chu Liuxiang mobile game | |||
2016
|"In Defiance of the Mortal Realm" |逆尘 |Startled in Prison OST | | |||
2017
|"Take Me as I Am" |只有你最懂 | Jekyll & Hyde Original Chinese Cast Recording | |||
rowspan=3|2018
|"The Luckiest Thing" |最幸运的事 |rowspan=2|Love! Human Original Cast Recording | | |||
"The Greatest Distance"
|最远的距离 | |||
"Heart of Light"
| 光之心 | |Super Vocal theme song | |||
rowspan=10|2019
|"Never Say Goodbye" |不说再见 | | With Liao Changyong and the other 35 participants of Super Vocal{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} | |||
"Baby Mine"
|亲爱的 |Dumbo OST |{{Cite web|url=http://news.mtime.com/2019/03/12/1589921.html|title=可爱!《小飞象》海报卖萌实力全开 "音乐剧王子"郑云龙翻唱主题曲中文版 – Mtime时光网|website=news.mtime.com|access-date=2019-06-05}} | |||
"A New Day"
|新的一天 | |Shennan Avenue promotional song | |||
"Calabash Brothers"
| 葫蘆娃 |Art in Action: A New Cover Collection of Nursery Rhymes |With Frank Ju, Cai Chengyu, and Ayanga{{cite web|url=http://www.chinanews.com/yl/2019/06-03/8854482.shtml|title=声入人心男团发新歌 美声版《葫芦娃》画风清奇|date=June 3, 2019|website=China News|language=zh}} | |||
"For the Glory"
| 全职高手之巅峰荣耀 |The King's Avatar: For the Glory OST |Theme song with Ayanga{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} | |||
"Water From Heaven"
| 水从天上来 |Love and Destiny OST |Insert song with Zhang Bichen{{Cite web|url=http://ent.dzwww.com/zy/201907/t20190719_18963433.htm|title=酷狗唯美古风推荐 张碧晨郑云龙倾情献唱《宸汐缘》插曲|date=July 19, 2019|website=dzwww.com|language=zh}} | |||
"We Are All Nocturnal Wanders"
|都是夜歸人 |Midnight Diner OST |Ending theme with Ayanga{{Cite web|url=http://ent.people.com.cn/n1/2019/0710/c1012-31226137.html|title=梁家辉主演《深夜食堂》 阿云嘎郑云龙献声片尾曲|website=ent.people.com.cn|access-date=2019-07-31}} | |||
"Why Not Youth"
|何妨年少 | Chūka Ichiban! OST | Chinese version of the opening theme{{Cite web|url=https://k.sina.cn/article_2090512390_7c9ab0060200102xj.html|title=郑云龙献唱《厨神小当家》主题曲 《何妨年少》|date=23 August 2019 }} | |||
"Your Smile"
|你的微笑 | | AIA Angel Heart Charity Foundation promotional song{{Cite web|url=http://ex.chinadaily.com.cn/exchange/partners/82/rss/channel/cn/columns/sz8srm/stories/WS5d6dd49da31099ab995dd8f5.html|title=郑云龙正式出任"友邦天使心公益大使"并发布首支原创公益单曲|website=ex.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=2019-09-07}} | |||
"The Birds Fly At Dusk"
|黄昏时 众鸟飞逝 | | With Yu Di | |||
rowspan=12|2020
|"They Said" |他们说 |The Great Ruler OST | |||
"Heart Warms Heart Equals the World"
|心暖心等于世界 | |Charity single with 70+ other celebrity volunteers{{cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/20/0211/12/F53T290L00038793.html|title=《心暖心等于世界》发布 品冠沈月宋威龙等献声|date=February 11, 2020|website=Netease|language=zh}} | |||
"Youth March"
| 少年行 |The Everlasting Classics | With Ayanga, Frank Ju, and Gao Tianhe{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} | |||
"Gleam"
| 微光 | |Charity single with Cai Chengyu{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} | |||
"A Fleeting Blossom with Timely Rain"
|昙花一现雨及时 |Ending theme with Zhou Shen{{cite web|url=http://ent.ynet.com/2020/03/18/2461573t1254.html|title=《三千鸦杀》主题曲MV上线,周深郑云龙首度对唱诠释仙幻玄爱|date=March 18, 2020|website=Ynet|language=zh}} | |||
"Seeking Light"
|寻光 | |||
"Atonement"
|偿还 | |Charity single for AIA Angel Heart Charity Foundation{{cite web|url=http://ent.cri.cn/20200508/d4c45c0f-4d0a-4fb3-74df-b1c06951bb58.html|title=郑云龙新声演绎经典歌曲《偿还》 致敬邓丽君 |date=May 8, 2020|website=China Radio International|language=zh}} | |||
"Never Gone, Never Forgotten"
|莫失莫忘 |The Song of Glory OST |Character image song{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} | |||
"Bad Mood"
| 我心情不太好 | My Strange Friend OST | Ending theme | |||
"Dream Traveller"
|拾梦旅人 | My Catmate OST | Theme song | |||
"The Nation at Peace" | 山河无恙 | Tribute single in commemoration the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's deployment in the Korean War | |
"On This Day"
| 这一天 | Unbending Will OST |Ending theme | |||
rowspan=18|2021
|"Big Ship" |大船 |rowspan=2|Vacation of Love OST |rowspan=2| Insert song | |||
"Sink"
|沉 | |||
"To Gaze Afar"
|遥望 |The Rebel Princess OST |Insert song | |||
"Prelude to Water"
|水调歌头 |My Heroic Husband OST |Ending theme | |||
“The Light of Dawn"
|曙色 | |Deling and Cixi theme song | |||
"Reborn"
|重生 |The Dance of the Storm OST |Insert song | |||
"Lord of Mysteries"
|诡秘之主 | |Commemoration song in celebration of the first anniversary of the novel's completion | |||
"Farewell"
|送别 |Universe of Youth |Commemoration song in celebration of the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party | |||
"Youth Traveling the World"
|天地少年行 | |Longhua promotional song | |||
"We Are Not Afraid"
|我们不怕 |Chinese Doctors OST |Theme song | |||
"Spark"
|星火 |Spark |Commemoration song in celebration of the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party with Henry Huo and Li Qi | |||
"Reconstruction"
|重塑 |Faith Makes Great OST |Insert song | |||
"Guard"
|守护 |Crime Crackdown OST |Theme song | |||
"Endless Sound"
|无尽声 |Heaven Official's Blessing Donghua Season 1 OST |San Lang image song | |||
"Resolve"
|定心 |One and Only OST |Insert song | |||
"Walking on Grass"
|踏莎行 |Walking on Grass |With Dai Quan | |||
"The Dragon Lies in Wait“
|潜龙勿用 |The Forbidden City OST |Theme song | |||
"Keep Silent"
|不语不言 |The Lion's Secret OST |Promotional song | |||
rowspan=8|2022
|"See You Again" |再相见 |The Chanting Willows OST | Theme song | |||
"Face the Sun"
|向阳 |Letters to Tomorrow |With Curley G, Yi Zhang Gui, and Wang Yige | |||
"The Child Living Inside My Heart"
|心里的小孩 |The Child Living Inside My Heart | | |||
"The Best Times"
|最好的时光 | |AIA Group promotional song | |||
"The Loftiest Dream"
|最高的梦 |The Loftiest Dream |With Ci Ren La Mu, Wang Li, Zha Xi Ping Cuo, and Li Qi | |||
“Plucking Stars"
|摘星辰 | |Honor of Kings musical Plucking Stars promotional song | |||
"Gears"
|齿轮 |My Deepest Dream OST |Opening theme | |||
"The Ocean"
|海洋 | |"One Earth, One Love" Public Welfare Initiative charity song | |||
rowspan=6|2023
|"Those Who Return" |归人 |Royal Rumours OST |Opening theme | |||
"When Light Meets Shadow"
|光影之见 |Thin Ice OST |Opening theme | |||
"Stars of China"
|星耀中华 |Youth in the Flames of War OST |Ending theme with the Shijia Primary School Golden Sail Choir | |||
"Solitary Flame"
|孤火 | |GKART theme song with Liao Jialin | |||
"Dark River"
|暗河 |Tales of Dark River Donghua OST |Opening theme | |||
"Longevity"
|长生 | |Longevity Sword Sect theme song for the Moonlight Blade mobile game | |||
rowspan=2|2025
|"Ballad of the Grand Canal" |运河谣 | |Theme song for Shine! Grand Canal | |||
"Regardless of Time"
|不问朝夕 |The Prisoner of Beauty OST |Insert song |
Concert Tours
=What's Up With Zheng Yunlong? Tour=
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Date | City | Venue |
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2021-5-9 | Beijing | Club Tango (糖果音乐厅) |
2021-5-23 | Shanghai | Modern Sky Lab |
2021-6-5 | Hangzhou | 9 Club (酒球会@目里空间) |
=What's Up With Zheng Yunlong? Pro Tour=
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Date | City | Venue |
---|---|---|
2023-5-13 | Guangzhou | Guangzhou Gymnasium (广州体育馆) |
2023-6-3 | Shanghai | Mercedes-Benz Arena (梅赛德斯-奔驰文化中心) |
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Category:21st-century Chinese male singers
Category:Beijing Dance Academy alumni
Category:Male actors from Qingdao
Category:Singers from Shandong