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Cai Chengyu (Chinese: 蔡程昱; born January 17, 1998) is a Chinese operatic tenor. He is known for participating in Hunan TV's singing variety show Super-Vocal where he first gained attention and recognition throughout China for singing 9 high-quality High Cs in his debut and finally made to the top 6 leading singers.[1][2] In 2019, Cai joined Decca Records together with Tong Zhuo, Gao Tianhe and Ju Hongchuan as China's first male bel canto quartet named Super Vocal.[3] In the same year, Cai was recognized as the Forbes China 30 Under 30 List honoree.[4]

Cai Chengyu
蔡程昱
Cai Chengyu
Born	(1998-01-17) January 17, 1998 (age 24) Suzhou, Anhui, China
Other names	Cai High C
Alma mater	Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Occupation	Opera singer (tenor)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蔡程昱
Simplified Chinese	蔡程昱
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cài Chéngyù

Early life

Cai grew up in Suzhou, Anhui, China and attended Sucheng No.1 High School.[5] In his last music class in high school, he performed "Heroes' Song" (好汉歌) at classmates' invitation. Impressed by Cai's talent, his music teacher encouraged him to pursue a career in music.[1][6] A year later, he successfully made to Shanghai Conservatory of Music with the fourth best grades nationwide.[5][7] Cai is currently studying under the celebrated baritone Wang Kaiwei.

Singing career

In 2018, Cai participated in Hunan TV singing competition Super-Vocal. He made his debut by performing "Ah! mes amis." (多么快乐的一天), one of the well-known arias from the opera "La fille du régiment" (军中女郎). Cai smoothly knocked off a string of nine high Cs in this joyous aria “Ah! mes amis." and won the nickname of "Cai High C". Later in the competition, he has been continuously improving and finally made to the top 6 leading singers in Super-Vocal for the year of 2018.[1][2][8]

In February 2019, he was invited to participate in Hunan TV singing competition Singer together with other finalists from Super-Vocal (Ju Hongchuan (鞠红川), Zheng Yunlong (郑云龙) and Ayanga (阿云嘎)). After ten rounds of challenge, on April 12, 2019, the team achieved the third place in the Grand Final.[9]

In the same year, to commemorate the spirit of May Fourth Movement and to celebrate the founding of the Communist Party, he partnered with the journalist from Xinhua News Agency, Lu Binqi, and introduced two songs "Journey" (征程) and "Original Aspiration"(初心) .[10][11]

In June 2019, being part of the "Revival of the Classics Project" (青春重置计划) organized by NetEase Cloud Music (网易云音乐), Cai released his first single by covering the song "That's it" (那就这样吧) from the rock duo Power Station (动力火车).^{[citation needed]}

In November 2019, after Cai teamed up with other three vocalists, the new bel canto ensemble Super Vocal announced its first single: Mandarin version of the song "Into the Unknown" (未知的真相) from the Disney animation Frozen II.[12]

In the same month, on the 25th Anniversary of Riverdance, the well-known theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish music and dance, Cai released a Mandarin version of the show’s principle song "Lift The Wings", composed by Bill Whelan. Celebrated around the world for its Grammy-Award winning score, this release is a powerful and stirring reinterpretation of Bill Whelan’s mesmerizing soundtrack.[13]

Performance

Super-Vocal 声入人心

Episode	Date	Song Title	Notes
1	11/02/2018	Ah! mes amis.
3	11/16/2018	Grande Amore	Performed with Ma Jia
4	11/23/2018	Deer Be Free (鹿 Be Free)	Performed with Ayanga
5	11/30/2018	Sorry, I Love You (对不起，我爱你)	Performed with Zheng Yunlong
6	12/07/2018	Melodramma	Performed with Fang Shujian
8	12/21/2018	Can You Feel the Love Tonight	Performed with Ding Hui and Jia Fan
9	12/29/2018	Per Te Ci Saro	Performed with Gao Yang and Li Qi
10	01/04/2019	Au fond du temple saint	Performed with Jia Fan
11	01/11/2019	Halo	Performed with Ju Hongchuan, Wang Kai and Yu Di
12	01/18/2019	Auld Lang Syne (友谊地久天长)	Performed with Tong Zhuo and Wang Xi

Singer 2019 歌手

Episode	Date	Song Title
6	02/15/2019	Deer Be Free (鹿 Be Free) & Never Enough
7	02/22/2019	Heart (心脏)
8	03/01/2019	君が好きだと叫びたい (好想大声说爱你)
9	03/08/2019	Melodrama
10	03/15/2019	She (她)
11	03/22/2019	The Ship (大船)
12	03/29/2019	One Day (总有一天)
13	04/05/2019	Forever Queen
14	04/12/2019	You Raise Me Up & At this Moment (就在这瞬间)

Other

2018

• Hunan TV New Year's Gala (湖南卫视跨年演唱会)

2019

• Hunan TV Overseas Chinese New Year's Gala (湖南卫视全球华人华侨春晚)
• Yangtze River & Twelve Provinces/Regions New Year's Gala (长江流域十二省市春节联欢晚会)
• Chinese Literary and Art Circles New Year's Gala (百花迎春中国文学艺术界春节联欢晚会)
• CCTV 2019 Lantern Festival Gala (中央广播电视总台2019元宵晚会)
• Hunan TV Space Day of China Gala (湖南卫视中国航天日文艺晚会)
• Hunan TV 100th Anniversary of May Fourth Movement Gala (湖南卫视五四百年文艺晚会)
• CCTV Children's Day Gala (中央少儿六一晚会)
• CCTV Qi Xi festival/Chinese Valentine's Day Gala (央视天下有情人2019七夕晚会)
• 2019 FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup Opening Ceremony (男子篮球世界杯开幕式)
• Hunan TV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala (湖南卫视中秋之夜)
• National Day Concert (江山如画国庆音乐会)
• Chinese Folk Song National Day Gala (中国歌曲大会国庆盛典)
• "70th Anniversary - My Favorite Hunan Folk Songs" Concert (唱响70年·我喜爱的湖南金曲专场音乐会)
• "Ode to the Motherland · One Song One City" Concert (歌唱祖国·一首歌一座城歌唱盛典)
• Silk Road International Film Festival (丝绸之路国际电影节)
• "Memory · Nostalgia" Guangzhou Liao Changyong Concert (“记忆·乡愁”廖昌永广州音乐会)

2020

• Hunan TV New Year's Gala (湖南卫视跨年演唱会)

Filmography

Music Video

Song Title	Release Date	Singer
Journey (征程)	04/30/2019	Cai Chengyu & Lu Binqi
Whatever (管他呢)	11/08/2019	Lou Yixiao

Variety Show

Year	English Title	Original Title	Episode
2018	Super Vocal	声入人心	Season 1
	Singer	歌手	Season 7
	Day Day Up	天天向上	12/23/2018
2019	Day Day Up	天天向上	06/23/2019 07/14/2019 10/20/2019
	Magical Chinese Characters	神奇的汉字	07/04/2019 08/05/2019 08/08/2019 08/11/2019 08/14/2019 08/15/2019
	Let's Sing Together	合唱吧, 300	09/01/2019
	Chinese Bridge	汉语桥	09/12/2019
	Happy Corner/Happy Camp	快乐大本营	11/23/2019

References

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