Xiao Zhan

At 32 years old, Xiao Zhan has this physical status:

In 2015, after a teacher's recommendation, Xiao participated in the reality TV show X-Fire where he trained to be an idol, as one of 16 contestants. He also participated in recording the program Teen Channel by Tencent. His first stage performance alongside his teammates were at the 2016 Zhejiang TV New Year Concert, where he performed "冻结" (Freeze) and "燃烧吧少年" (Be A Man). He debuted with 8 other members in a group called X Nine in 2016, taking on the position of main vocalist. They released their first mini album X玖 (X Jiu) in September 2016.

In 2018, Xiao sang the soundtrack for the drama Oh! My Emperor in which he also acted in, titled "踩影子" (Stepping on Shadows).

From 2019 to 2021, Xiao went on to sing for the dramas he starred in. He and Wang Yibo released a duet titled "无羁" (Unrestrained) for the drama The Untamed, he also sang a solo track for the series, named as "曲尽陈情" (Song Ends with Chen Qing). For Joy of Life, Xiao sang the ending theme song "余年" (Remaining Years). He also contributed to the OST of his 2021 drama Douluo Continent with his single "策马正少年" (Righteous Youth on Horseback).

From October 2019 up to January 2020, Xiao had been a regular at Dragon TV's singing program Our Song in which veteran singers are paired up with younger singers in the new generation.

On 25 April 2020, Xiao Zhan released his digital single "Spotlight" (光点) which went on to become the highest selling digital single of all time with over 54 million copies sold. For this song, he entered the Guinness World Records for the fastest-selling digital track in China. On 9 March 2021, the single was named the 7th Best Selling Digital Single of 2020 globally by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), having amassed 1.48 billion subscription stream equivalents worldwide. The song was also listed as one of 10 biggest-selling digital single worldwide by Guinness World Records.

In the later half of 2020, Xiao made an appearance during the finale of Actors, please Stand By Season 2, performing "用尽我的一切奔向你" (Running to You with All I Have) by Bibi Zhou. He also performed two songs during Tencent Video All Star Awards 2020, "余生请多指教" (The Oath of Love) alongside Yang Zi and "最幸运的幸运" (The Luckiest Fortune (lit.)), both are the theme songs of the Chinese TV series The Oath of Love 《余生请多指教》 starring Xiao Zhan, which aired 2 years after this performance.

Acting career

In 2016, Xiao co-starred with Wang Yuwen in Super Star Academy as the main leads, played as Fang Tian Ze, the series gained 1.68 Billion Views on Tencent platform. Xiao also appeared as cameos for some series and films during the period between 2016 and 2018 such as Shuttle Love Millennium 2, Monster Hunt 2 and The Rookies.

In 2018, he starred in the historical romance web drama Oh! My Emperor Season 1 and 2 as second male lead, played Beitang Moran. The series was well-received for its comedic and romantic storyline and had over 3.58 Billion Views in total, Xiao earned recognition with his role as a domineering, yet gentle prince. That same year, he starred in the fantasy action drama Battle Through the Heavens as support role, played Liu Xiuya.

In 2019, Xiao starred in the xianxia drama The Untamed, played as the male lead, Wei Wu Xian. The series is based on the novel Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (魔道祖师) by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (墨香铜臭). His portrayal of the carefree and unrestrained Wei Wuxian, then darker and tormented Yiling Laozu received very positive reviews, which led to the series' rise in popularity, gaining over 10 billion views by December 2021. The series also gained a huge following overseas after it became available on Netflix on 25 October 2019.

In August 2019, Xiao was confirmed to star with Yang Zi in the upcoming modern romance drama The Oath of Love as the main leads, playing Gu Wei, a warm and gentle doctor. The series is adapted from the novel Entrust the Rest of My Life to You (余生，请多指教) by Bo Lin Shi Jiang (柏林石匠).

The same year, he played the protagonist Zhang Xiaofan in the film Jade Dynasty, adapted from the xianxia novel Zhu Xian by Xiao Ding (萧鼎). The film topped the China box office on its opening day, and earned more than 400 million Yuan within 18 days of release. In Thailand, the film set a new record as the highest-grossing Chinese language movie in 10 years. In September, it was announced that Xiao had established his own studio, "XZ STUDIO", in collaborations with Wajijiwa Entertainment. On 26 November, the historical drama Joy of Life streamed on Tencent and iQIYI, where he played the supporting role Yan Bingyun. The series is based on a novel with the same name by Mao Ni (猫腻).

Xiao starred in The Wolf as Ji Chong, alongside Darren Wang and Li Qin, and the series was released on Tencent Video, iQiyi, and Youku on 19 November 2020. The series topped the popularity indexes in Mainland China since its release and surpassed 500 million views on a single platform within 11 days. As of December 2020, the total number of viewership on the three platforms has exceeded 1 billion, with an average daily view of nearly 100 million.

In late 2020, he was filming a new drama, Ace Troops, which wrapped production on 14 December 2020. He played Gu Yi Ye, a young ambitious soldier joining army force at 18 years old and the incidents happened to him throughout his 40 years of military career.

In February 2021, the drama Douluo Continent, adapted from the acclaimed book series of the same name by Tang Jia San Shao, premiered in multiple platforms. Xiao played as the protagonist Tang San, a rare wielder of dual martial souls. Douluo Continent is one of the most successful dramas in China gaining a total of 5.70 billion views, with the highest singe-day broadcast volume of 211 million views and averages 138 million views per episode. The show was also broadcast abroad in Japan, Thailand, US in different platforms such as WeTV, Amazon Prime, and cable channels. Douluo Continent was also mentioned by China Literature as one of the most successful dramas adopted from IP of the year. Douluo Continent was successful despite its data suppression.

On 29 March 2021, Xiao was announced as the main lead Shi Ying in historical drama The Longest Promise inspired by the fantasy novel "Mirror: Zhu Yan" (朱颜) by author Cang Yue (沧月). The series wrapped on 4 August 2021, and the first trailer was released on 7 June 2021.

On 26 December 2021, the military drama Ace Troops broadcast exclusively on Jiangsu TV and iQIYI platforms. The drama received well response and boosted the TV channel CVB viewership up to 89% during its airing period. The series was rerun on AnHui TV, HuBei TV and ShenZhen TV and gained good response in viewership index.

On March 15, 2022, his highly anticipated drama The Oath of Love began broadcasting on Hunan Television Primetime, as well as the Tencent Web Platform, and simultaneously on WeTV for international audience. The drama received a lot of positive reviews, hit 4 billion views on 20 April 2022, in just 37 days of airing. The Weibo character Index for Xiao Zhan's portrayal of Gu Wei breaking a new height at 120. The WeChat Index for Gu Wei hits 164 millions. On 28 March 2022, Malaysia TV channel Astro HD began broadcasting The Oath Of Love on Primetime. On 2 May, The Oath of love is scheduled to have its South Korean premiere at South Korea Ching TV. On 26 May 2022, the series rerun on ShenZhen TV. On September 28, Xiao Zhan and Bai Baihe announced as leads for the series "Sunshine With Me".

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