Song Dongye is a Chinese folk and ballad singer-songwriter. He was born in Haidian District, Beijing. In 2009, Song began releasing music independently on Douban. In 2010, he released the solo album Xue Ni Hong Zhua, which included songs such as "Every Year", "Buddha on Line 1", and "Hey, Pants". In 2011, he co-founded the music label Mayouye Folk Organization with Yao Shisan and Ma Di and began performing solo shows. In 2012, Song released the single "Miss Dong", for which he won the Best Folk Newcomer Award at the 13th Music Billboard Annual Ceremony in April 2013. In June 2013, contestant Zuo Li performed a cover of "Miss Dong" on the television talent show Super Boy, which brought widespread national attention to the song. In December 2013, his album Anhe Bridge North won the Lu Xun Cultural Award for Music of the Year. In 2015, Song performed at the Modern Sky Festival in Central Park as part of an effort to introduce Chinese independent music to international audiences. His set featured introspective, narrative-driven folk songs. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Do...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)