Xia Zhiguang

Biography

Xia Zhiguang was born on January 4, 2000, in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, into an ordinary family. In elementary school, he was selected by teacher Wang Ping from the Yaohai Youth Center in Hefei to join the province's first male dance team, studying dance under her for three years. In 2010, he passed the entrance exam for the Dance School affiliated with the Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in folk dance. In 2015, he participated in the talent show "Burning Boys" on Zhejiang TV, and later debuted as a main dancer with the group X玖少年團 in 2016. In 2017, he was admitted to the Acting Department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, ranking third among male students. In 2019, he participated in "Produce Camp 2019" on Tencent Video, finishing in fourth place with over 11 million votes, and debuted as a member of the project group R1SE. With his group, the album Keep Online (NO版) achieved double platinum certification in record time on the Kuwo Music platform. He is currently active primarily as an actor.