# Leah Dou

Dou Jingtong (born 3 January 1997), also known as Leah Dou, is a Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer-songwriter who primarily sings in English. She is the daughter of Chinese musician Dou Wei and Chinese-born Hong Kong singer Faye Wong.

## Music career

Dou 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. Her second single Brother was released in 2016 for a Chinese Shu Uemura campaign. Both songs were included on her first album, Stone Café released on April 22, 2016. Same year, she won the QQ New Female Artist Of The Year.
Dou released her second album Kids Only in September 2017 and her third album Spring Outing in April 2023. In 2024, she embarked on her first tour Out of the Loop (狀況外) in Shanghai, with future shows scheduled in Taiwan, North America, and Singapore. Her mother Faye Wong attended her Beijing show where Dou covered Wong's song You Are Happy So I Am Happy (你快樂所以我快樂).

## Acting career

Dou had a supporting role in the 2019 film The Eleventh Chapter, for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Beijing International Film Festival and was nominated as Best New Performer at the 30th Huading Awards.
In 2021, she starred in and composed music for the film Bipolar. It screened at Vancouver International Film Festival on October 3. Dou received praise for her "bewitching screen presence".
In 2023, she starred in the Tencent television series Existence: Ta De Sheng Cun Zhi Dao.

## Personal life

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.
Before reaching her current level of fame, Dou spent two years studying at Berklee College of Music, before withdrawing from school to couch-surf in Los Angeles.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Label | Release Date | Track listing |
| Stone Café | Grey Waters | 2016.4.22 | My Days Bitter Sweet Waiting On Gregory Lola The Way Explosions Drive River Run May Rain Chimes Blue Flamingo (Bonus Track) Brother (Japanese bonus track) Dreams (Japanese bonus track) |
| Kids Only | Grey Waters | 2017.9.19 | Wu Kids Only Whister's Riddle No Crisis Interlude Jungle Pink Blooming Kids Only Anthem Cherry Blossom Tree July |
| 春游(Chun You/Spring Outing) | Grey Waters | 2023.4.24 | 早上好(Good Morning) Monday(feat. Lionman) 北京！咖啡！(Beijing! Coffee!) 橘子汽水(Orange Juice) 中场休息(Halftime) 狗熊(Black Bear) 烟花(Fireworks) 河流(River) Hello 同一片天空下(Under the Same Sky) |

### EPs

| Title | Label | Release Date | Track listing |
| My Days | Universal Music Japan | 2016.4.27 | My Days River Run Brother My Days (instrumental) River Run (instrumental) Brother (instrumental) |

### Singles

| Release Date | Title | Label |
| 2016.9.2 | (It's not a crime) It's just what we do | Grey Waters |
| 2017.8.30 | See You Again | Grey Waters |
| 2018.8.11 | Island Love | Grey Waters |

### Other original songs

* "With You"
* "On the Beach"

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2016 | QQ Music Awards | New Female Artist of the Year | | Won |
| 2016 | QQ Music Awards | QQ Music Most Searched Artist of the Year | | Won |
| 2016 | 53rd Golden Horse Awards | Best Original Film Song | (It’s Not A Crime) It’s Just What We Do for the film Soul Mate | Nominated |
| 2017 | 36th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Original Film Song | (It’s Not A Crime) It’s Just What We Do for the film Soul Mate | Nominated |
| 2019 | 9th Beijing International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | The Eleventh Chapter | Won |
| 2021 | 30th Huading Awards | Best New Performer | The Eleventh Chapter | Nominated |