Zhou Shen

Zhou Shen (; born ), also known as Charlie Zhou, is a Chinese singer known for his ethereal voice and wide vocal range, capable of singing soprano. He is best known for his song "Big Fish", which has won 8 awards. In November 2017, Zhou released his debut album Charlie's Debut Album, a co-creation with producer Gao Xiaosong, songwriter Yin Yue, and composer Qian Lei. He has performed songs for many largescale Chinese films and TV series, including Big Fish & Begonia, Dahufa, and Jiang Ziya, among many others. He has been a cast member of the Chinese variety show Keep Running! since 2022. Zhou's first series of concerts, 深空间, were held in May and June 2018, as well as January, June and July 2019. His second series concert tour, Planet C-929, started in November 2019, with stops at Beijing, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Chengdu, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. In July 2020, Zhou Shen held the online concert "Good Night, See You Tomorrow" on TME live that streamed on multiple platforms, among which QQ Music was watched online by more than 7.2 million viewers. In August 2022, he held the online concert "I want to be by your side" (想到你“深”边) on Douyin, the livestream of which had over 140 million views. He won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Greater China Act in November 2019. In August 2020, he ranked 42nd in the Forbes China Celebrity List of 2020. Zhou Shen is 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) Public Welfare Ambassador. The lifelike wax figure of Zhou Shen, is unveiled at Madame Tussauds Beijing on July 25, 2023. Early life Zhou was born on September 29, 1992, in Shaoyang, Hunan and later moved to Guiyang, Guizhou with his parents during second grade of primary school. He was later admitted to Guiyang No. 6 High School. After graduating from high school, he went to Ukraine to study dentistry because tuition costs were cheaper there. However, after one year, he made the decision to transfer to Lviv National Musical Academy to study Bel canto instead.