Wang Yang (, born 3 December 1968), known professionally as Lao Lang (), is a Chinese folk and pop singer.
He is widely recognized as a central figure in the "Campus Folk" () movement in Mainland China that defined the Chinese music landscape in the 1990s.
Early life Lao Lang was born in Beijing, China. He studied wireless communications in college and worked as an engineer before pursuing a full-time career in music in the early 1990s. During this period, he began his long-time artistic collaboration with songwriter Gao Xiaosong.
Career Lao Lang rose to prominence in the mid-1990s with the song "My Deskmate" (), written by Gao, which became widely popular in China.
He is commonly associated with the campus folk music movement, a genre that became popular among university students in China during the 1990s.
Television appearances and competition In 2016, he competed in the fourth season of the singing competition Singer (known as I Am a Singer at the time).
He later appeared in the music travelogue series Singing While Walking () and served as a mentor and performer on the folk music reality show Our Folk Songs 2022 (), focusing on the inheritance of folk music traditions.
Recent activity , Lao Lang continues to perform at music festivals and concerts in China and abroad.
In March 2025, Lao Lang launched The Age of Innocence Tour (), with performances across mainland China and international venues in North America and Oceania.
Discography Information adapted from official streaming platform listings.
1995 – Lovers in the Blue () 2002 – Looking for Lao Lang () 2007 – Songs from the Past ()
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