Dou Wei 窦唯

ABOUT

Dou Wei 窦唯 is a Chinese male singer, songwriter, composer and poet in mainland China.

PROFILE

• Name: Dou Wei 窦唯
• Birthday: October 14, 1969
• Birthplace: Beijing, China
• Spouse(s): Faye Wong (m. 1996; div. 1999); Gao Yuan(m. 2002; div. 2006)​; Un-maned fan who is twenty years younger than him(m.2019)
• Children: Leah Dou (daughter) (b. 1997) with ex Gao & Dou Jiayuan (daughter) (b. 2002) with ex Fay; third child with third wife (b.2016)
• Occupation: Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Poet
• Years active: 1987 – present
• Music group: Black Panther (1988 – 1991)

TRIVIA

On 10 May 2006, Dou was arrested after storming the office of The Beijing News' editorial department, destroying a computer keyboard and a DVD player, and pouring water on editors in the office, before setting fire to a car's boot parked in front of the newspaper's office building. Dou claimed that his actions had been justified by the actions of an anonymous Beijing News reporter, whom Dou accused of publishing what he believed to be falsified news about Dou and his second wife, Gao Yuan.

Dou Wei wrote and sang the theme song of the 2011 film Dragon. The song was nominated for best original theme song at the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards.