Meiyang Chаng

Meiyang Chang
Meiyang Chаng at Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Bash
Born	Meiyang Chang (1982-10-06) October 6, 1982 Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Occupation	Dentist, Actor, Singer, Anchor
Years active	2007–present

Meiyang Chang (born 6 October 1982) is an Indian actor, television host, singer and qualified dentist.

Early Life & Career

Meiyang Chang was born on the 6th of October, 1982 in Dhanbad, Jharkhand. He studied in Dhanbad, Dehradun, Mussoorie, and Bangalore. He attended Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun and Wynberg Allen School in Mussoorie. His ancestors come from Hubei province in China in the 18th century and ever since, the family has lived in India. His father is a dentist, while his mother a beautician.

Chang is a qualified dentist, with a dentistry degree from V.S. Dental College & Hospital in Bangalore in 2005 and then got a chance to prove himself by becoming one of the contestants on Indian Idol 3, a singing competition on Sony Entertainment Television channel. He attained the 5th place in the competition & bagged a contract with Sony Music India to record an album Tu To Na Aayi which had compositions by music directors Leslie Lewis & Amit Trivedi. The musical sojourn resulted in Live performances across the globe, a jet-setting journey that continues to this day.

Chang returned to anchor the fourth season of Indian Idol, which made him the first ex-contestant to ever host the show in all its international adaptations. He went on to don the role of sports presenter in the second season of the Indian Premier League in South Africa. His big ticket however, was his debut Bollywood film Badmaash Company with Yash Raj Films, one of the premier film production houses in the country. He played the character of Zing, a happy-go-lucky college graduate who along with his friends Karan (played by Shahid Kapoor), Chandu (Vir Das) and Bulbul (Anushka Sharma) dreams big and believes in doing all the wrong things the right way. The growth of his character from a fun loving boy to an out-of-control alcoholic to a sobered down, mature youngster was well appreciated. He participated & emerged winner in the Indian avatar of Dancing with the Stars called "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" Season 4 on Sony Entertainment Television in Mar 2011.

Filmography

• Badmaash Company, Yash Raj Films, 2010, as Zing - One of the Leads (with Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Vir Das).

Television

• Indian Idol 3, Sony Entertainment Television: Participant, Top 5
• Indian Idol 4, Sony Entertainment Television: Host
• Indian Premier League 2, SET Max: Sports Presenter
• Apsara Awards, Colors: Host
• IIFA Sri Lanka, Star Plus: Host
• The Chair, UTV Bindass: Host
• Desh Ki Awaz, Idols Live in Concert, Sony Entertainment Television: Host
• "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" 4, Sony Entertainment Television: Participant & Winner
• "India's Got Talent" 3, Colors: Host
• "New Talent Awards", Colors: Host
• "Mirchi Music Awards", Colors: Host

Television Commercials

• Kurkure
• Orbit chewing gum
• McDowell's No. 1

Music videos

• Tu To Na Ayi with Sony Music, 2008 India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utBWRLQOnUw
• "Udd Chaley" with Sony Music India, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgBWQ8W7qGw
• "Kuch Dino Se" with Sony Music India, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haa5ibVe5kI
• "Hanju" with Times Music India, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxgyNgZPoEY

Music

• Tu To Na Ayi, Music Album with Sony Music India
• Live shows across the globe, including "Temptations Reloaded" with Shah Rukh Khan
• "Kuch Dino Se" ,Single with Sony Music India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haa5ibVe5kI
• "Hanju" ,Single with Times Music India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxgyNgZPoEY

External links

• Meiyang Chаng at the Internet Movie Database
• the buddha soliloques blog
• Official Facebook Page

References