Dou Jingtong (born 3 January 1997[1][2]), also known as Leah Dou,[1] 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.[1]
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.[3] 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.[citation needed]
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).[4]
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".[5]
In 2023, she starred in the Tencent television series Existence: Ta De Sheng Cun Zhi Dao.[6]
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.[8]
^Chen, Juju (December 11, 2024). "竇靖童演唱會2025首次唱進台北!《狀況外》呈現出道8年神秘魔幻, 巡迴日期+搶票資訊一次看" [Dou Jingtong's concert will be held in Taipei for the first time in 2025! "Out of the Loop" presents the mysterious magic of 8 years since debut, tour date + ticket information at one glance]. Elle (in Chinese).
^"王菲女儿也来演戏了! 窦靖童首部电视剧《她的生存之道》发预告: 和大家分享刘盐的故事" [Faye Wong's daughter is acting! Dou Jingtong's first TV series "Existence" trailer is released: Sharing the story of Liu Yan with everyone]. Sohu (in Chinese). June 24, 2024.
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