Jiang Dawei

For the Hong Kong actor whose name may also be referred in Mandarin Chinese as "Jiang Dawei", see Chiang Da-wei.

Jiang Dawei (born January 22, 1947) is a Chinese folk singer, best known for a number of hit songs such as the theme song for the 1986 TV series Journey to the West. In 1968, he joined the Forest Trooper Art Troupe and began his singing career. In 1975, he joined the Beijing Central National Song and Dance Ensemble as a solo singer. He later became chairman of Central National Song and Dance Troupe, and the chairman of China Light Music Troupe.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang.

Jiang Dawei
Born	(1947-01-22) January 22, 1947 (age 78) Tianjin, Republic of China
Nationality	Chinese
Education	Yaohua School
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1980–present
Spouse	Zhang Peijun
Children	Jiang Yi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蔣大為
Simplified Chinese	蒋大为
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǎng Dàweí
Musical career
Genres	Ethnic music
Labels	Yinhua Entertainment Culture

Jiang Dawei has held concerts in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, Singapore, and Thailand.

Personal life

Jiang married Zhang Peijun (张佩君), who is a former solo singer in the Central Ensemble of National Minorities Songs and Dances.^[1] They have a daughter, Jiang Yi (蒋怡; born 1978), and she holds Canada citizenship.^[2][3]