Tao (mang-aawit)

Si Huang Zitao (, ipinanganak noong 2 Mayo 1993), na mas kilala bilang Tao, ay isang Tsinong mang-aawit, rapper at aktor na dating miyembro ng Exo.

Kamusmusan
Si Huang Zitao ay ipinanganak sa Qingdao, Shandong, China noong Mayo 2,1993. Noong siya ay bata pa, siya ay tinuruan ng Wushu training at naging isang estudyanteng atleta. Noong 2010, siya ay tinuruan ng isang representatibo ng S.M. Entertainment para sa isang talent show.

Karera sa musika
2011-2015: EXO at laban sa S.M. Entertainment
Noong 27 Disyembre 2011, si Huang ay unang nakita bilang ikatlong miyembro ng grupong Exo (para sa pangalang Tao).

2015-kasalukuyan: Solo career at popularidad
Noong 23 Hulyo 2015, ginawa ni Huang ang kanyang solo debut na may digital EP na pinamagatang TAO, na nagbebenta ng 670,000 mga digital na kopya sa unang linggo nito. ng album ay sinundan sa isang pangalawang EP, Z.TAO, na inilabas nang libre noong Agosto 19 ang awit na pinamagatang "Crown". Ang video ng musika para sa "Crown" ay iniharap sa istilo ng isang 7-minutong maikling pelikula, sa direksyon ni Nick Lentz at itinatampok si Jessica Gomes. Natutunan ng mabuti ni Huang ang mga sequence at martial arts sequences para sa mga eksena ng pagkilos sa video ng musika. Ginanap si Huang ang kanyang unang solo concert na  Z.TAO Mini Concert  sa Beijing Exhibition Center Theater noong Agosto 23, bilang bahagi ng isang konsiyerto ng benepisyo para sa mga apektado ng pagsabog ng Tianjin.

Noong Oktubre 15, inilabas ni Huang ang nag-iisang "pabigat", isang balad na binubuo ng kanyang sarili at Andros Rodriguez. Sa 2015 Migu Music Awards, napanalunan ni Huang ang award ng "Best Stage Performance" at doon inawit ang single. Bilang bahagi ng isang endorsement deal sa larong I'm the Sovereign, binubuo ni Huang at inilabas ang solong "I'm the Sovereign". Ang awit ay nanguna sa Billboard chart ng China para sa linggo ng 5 Disyembre 2015.

Kasiningan at estilo ng musika

Karera sa pag-arte

Mga endorsements

Diskograpiya

Studio albums
 Title Album Details Peak Chart PositionsSales Ref. CHNBillboard  V Chart  The RoadReleased: Aug 22, 2016
Label: Huang Zitao Studio
Format: 2 CDs + DVD (Limited Edition), digital download 1 
 CHN: 8888 (Limited Edition)
 CHN: 500 000+
 TW: 5000 (Limited Edition)  

 "-" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. 

Single albums
 Title Album Details Peak Chart PositionsSales Ref. CHNBillboard  V Chart  AdoreReleased: June 5, 2016
Label: Huang Zitao Studio 1 CHN: 36,310+"-" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles
 Title Year Peak Chart Positions Album Ref. CHNBillboard  V Chart CHNCCTV Music Chart CHNBillboard  China"T.A.O" 2015 -  -  -T.A.O"Yesterday" -  1  - "皇冠 (Imperial Crown)" -  -  -Z.TAO "M.O.M"  -  -  -Digital Single"舍不得 (Reluctantly)" -  -  -"Intro (Vox Up)" -  -  - "The Road" 2016 2  -  - The Road"Underground King"  -  1  - "Hello Hello"  2  -  -"Black White (AB)"  2  -  -"New Day"2017 -  -  -"Promise" 10  -  2 —"Collateral Love" -  -  2"揭穿 (Uncover)"  -  -  2 "还来得及 (Time)"  13  -  1"Beggar"2018 14  -  1"HATER" -  -  1    "Beggar (Daryl K Remix)" -  -   1 Theme Song for EDC China 2018  "Misunderstand (误会)" -  -  1 —"默默" -  -  3 Theme Song for 神武3 (ShenWu3 Online Game)  "Stay Open" 4   Collaboration with Diplo&M∅ "-" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances
 Title Year Peak Chart Positions Album Ref. CHNBillboard  V Chart CHNBaidu King Chart CHNBaidu Chart CHNBillboard  China "第一课 (The First Lesson)" 2015 - - - - First Lesson of School   "我是大主宰 (I'm the Sovereign)" 1  - - - I'm the Sovereign  "十九岁 (19)" 2016 3 1 3 -Edge of Innocence OST  "想成为你 (You)" 2017 13 - - 1 The Foreigner OST"-" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. 

Bilang duet
 Year Artist Album Title  Credits 2014   Zhou Mi   Rewind "Love Tonight" Rap Lyrics "Rewind (Chinese Version)" 

 Pagsusulat ng kanta 
 YearSongAlbumLyricsMusic2014"Rewind" (Chinese Version)Rewind (with Zhou Mi, Zhou Weijie)"Love Tonight" (with Zhou Mi)2015"T.A.O"T.A.O (with Chen Hongyu)"One Heart""Yesterday""M.O.M"The Road"皇冠 (Crown)Z.TAO (with Osamu)"Cinderella Girl" (with Palace Court)"Alone" “Intro (Vox Up)""舍不得 (Reluctantly)"The Road"我是大主宰 (I'm the Sovereign)" (with Wang Yunyun) (with Palace Court)2016"The Road""Underground King""Hello, Hello" (with DarylK, Kenn Miel, Wiz Khalifa)"十九岁 (19)" (with Wang Yunyun)"Black White (AB)"2017"New Day""Promise""Collateral Love""揭穿 (Uncover)""還來得及 (Time)"“想成为你 (You)" (with Wang Yunyun)2018"Beggar""HATER""默默""Stay Open"

Filmography

Pelikula
 Year English Title Chinese Title Role Director 2015You Are My Sunshine何以笙箫默WilliamHuang Bin 2016Railroad Tigers铁道飞虎Dai Ha Ding Sheng  2017The Game Changer游戏规则Fang Jie Gao XixiEdge of Innocence夏天十九岁的肖像Kang QiaoJung-chi Chang  TBAThe Legend of Famen Temple法门寺密码  Zhao Ye Tsui Hark

Telebisyon
 Year English Title Chinese Title Role Notes 2017A Chinese Odyssey: Love You A Million Years大话西游之爱你一万年 Zhi Zun BaoWeb series  2018 The Negotiator谈判官 Xie Xiaofei The Brightest Star in the Sky夜空中最闪亮的星Zheng Boxu TBA Yan Shi Fan: New Youth艳势番之新青年Chong Liming The Files Of Teenagers in the Concession租界少年热血档案

Variety shows
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! scope="col"| English Title
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! scope="col"| Role
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| align=center| 2015-2016
| align=center| Charming Daddy
| align=center| 闪亮的爸爸
| align=center rowspan="4"| Cast
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| align=center rowspan="2" |  2016
| align=center| Law of The Jungle
| align=center| 我们的法则
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| align=center| Takes a Real Man
| align=center| 真正男子汉
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| TBA
| align=center| Street Dance of China| align=center| 这就是街舞
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Mga parangal at nominasyon

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.2015Migu Music Awards Best Stage Performance   2016Mobile Video FestivalMost Influential Male Singer   Tencent Video Star Awards   Weibo Night Awards Most Popular Singer    2017The 5th V Chart Awards All Round Artist of the Year    17th Top Chinese Music Awards    Asian Music Gala Top 10  Songs "New Day" 

Music program awardsGlobal Chinese Music''
 YearDateSong2016May 21"Underground King"

Silipn din
EXO
Kris Wu
Lu Han

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