Meiyang Chang life and biography

Meiyang Chang is an Indian actor, television host and singer.

Meiyang Chang studied in Dhanbad, Dehradun, Mussoorie and Bangalore. He attended Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun and Wynberg Allen School in Mussoorie. His ancestors come from Hubei province in China in the 17th century and ever since, the family has lived in India. His father is a dentist, while his mother a beautician. He is the only child in the family. Chang is fluent in Hindi, English, Kannada and can understand a bit of Gujarati. Chang practices Buddhism.
Chang is a qualified dentist, with a dentistry degree from V.S. Dental College & Hospital in Bangalore before becoming one of the contestants on Indian Idol 3, a singing competition on Sony Entertainment Television channel. He was among the top 10 finalists on Indian Idol 3 and attained 5th place in the competition with public votes. He bagged a contract with Sony Music India and went on to record an album Tu To Na Aayi which had compositions by music directors Leslie Lewis & Amit Trivedi. The musical sojourn resulted in Live performances across the globe, a jet-setting journey that continues to this day.

Chang returned to anchor the fourth season of Indian Idol, which made him the first ex-contestant to ever host the show in all its international adaptations. He went on to don the role of sports presenter in the second season of the Indian Premier League in South Africa. He has acted in a yet unreleased film by Pritish Nandy Communications called The Seventeens. His big ticket to the Indian film industry however, was his debut film Badmaash Company under Yash Raj Films, one of the biggest and most reputable film production houses in the country. He played the character of Zing, a happy-go-lucky college passout who along with his friends Karan (played by Shahid Kapoor), Chandu (Vir Das) and Bulbul (Anushka Sharma) dreams big and believes in doing all the wrong things the right way. The growth of his character from a fun loving boy to an out-of-control alcoholic to a sobered down, mature youngster was well appreciated. He participated & emerged winner in the Indian avatar of Dancing with the Stars called Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa Season 4 on Sony Entertainment Television in Mar 2011. Though a self-confessed non-dancer when he started, he is ever-ready to learn and has added yet another feather in his cap.

He is believed to be headed in the right direction.

Filmography:
Badmaash Company
The Seventeens

Television:
Indian Idol 3, 2007, Sony Entertainment Television: Participant
Indian Idol 4, Sony Entertainment Television, 2008-2009: Host
Indian Premier League 2, SET Max, 2009: Sports Presenter
Apsara Awards, Colors, 2009: Host
IIFA Sri Lanka, Star Plus, 2010: Host
The Chair, UTV Bindass, 2010: Host
Desh Ki Awaz, Idols Live in Concert, Sony Entertainment Television, 2010: Host
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa4, Sony Entertainment Television, 2010-2011: Participant & Winner
India's Got Talent 3, Colors, 2011: Host

Music videos:
Tu To Na Ayi and Udd Chale Music videos with Sony Music India, 2008

Music:
Tu To Na Ayi, Music Album with Sony Music India, 2008
Live shows across the globe

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