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{{EngvarB|date=December 2018}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{family name hatnote|Du|lang=Chinese}} {{For|the manga series|A-Do (manga){{!}}''A-Do'' (manga)}} {{For|other uses of similar terms|Ado (disambiguation){{!}}Ado}} {{Infobox person | name = A-Do | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Du Chengyi (杜成義) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1973|3|11}} | birth_place = Singapore | years_active = 2002–present | spouse = {{marriage |Lai Weili (赖玮莉) |2016}} | children = 1 | relatives = {{Unbulleted list|Kenny Khoo (nephew)}} | module2 = {{infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = Mandopop | label = {{hlist|Ocean Butterflies|Yuehua Entertainment|Seed Music}} }} }} '''Du Chengyi''',{{efn|{{zh|s=杜成义|t=杜成義|p=Dù Chéngyì}}}} known professionally as '''A-Do''' (阿杜; {{zh|poj=A-tō͘}}), is a Singaporean singer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/19/content_282711.htm |title=A-Do-rable singer |work=China Daily |date=19 November 2003 |access-date=13 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601023757/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/19/content_282711.htm |archive-date=1 June 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career == Du was a construction foreman before being spotted by Singaporean producer Billy Koh in his company's talent search and was signed to Ocean Butterflies Music.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-01-21 |title=Singaporean singer A-Do gets a little heavier and netizens have opinions |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/singaporean-singer-do-gets-little-heavier-and-netizens-have-opinions |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=AsiaOne |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524002840/https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/singaporean-singer-do-gets-little-heavier-and-netizens-have-opinions |url-status=live }}</ref> He released his debut album in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=A-Do-rable singer|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/19/content_282711.htm|access-date=2019-07-13|publisher=China Daily|archive-date=1 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601023757/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/19/content_282711.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Du left showbiz due to panic disorder.''<ref name=":1" />''

Du originally planned to release an album in 2015, but the album was delayed due to his mother's illness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singaporean Singer A-Do's Cute 5-Year-Old Son Paid Him A Visit In The Recording Studio |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/singaporean-singer-dos-cute-5-year-old-son-paid-him-visit |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=TODAY |language=en |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120051736/https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/singaporean-singer-dos-cute-5-year-old-son-paid-him-visit |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2018, Du returned to showbiz with a new album, ''I Will Not Hide.<ref name=":1" />''

In 2022, Du joined Singapore media company 8028 Holdings.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Singaporean Singer A-Do, Who Was On A Hiatus Due To Depression, Makes Showbiz Comeback After Shedding 12kg |url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/singaporean-singer-do-depression-showbiz-comeback-622581 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=8days |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523012159/https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/local/singaporean-singer-do-depression-showbiz-comeback-622581 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-20 |title=After almost 10 years, Vincent Ng makes acting comeback with action movie |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/after-almost-10-years-vincent-ng-makes-acting-comeback-action-movie |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=AsiaOne |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522072056/https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/after-almost-10-years-vincent-ng-makes-acting-comeback-action-movie |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life == Du married Lai Weili (賴瑋莉; {{zh|poj=Lōa Úi-lī}}) in January 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=阿杜去年爆患抑郁 "有孩子后变开心"|url=https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/default-301731|access-date=2021-08-08|website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle|language=zh-SG|archive-date=8 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808153346/https://entlife.8world.com/e-news/default-301731|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A-do welcomes his first son|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/welcomes-first-son-062700174.html|access-date=2021-08-08|website=sg.news.yahoo.com|date=25 May 2016 |language=en-SG|archive-date=8 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808153346/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/welcomes-first-son-062700174.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They dated before Du became a singer for 7 years. They re-established their relationship when Du was diagnosed with panic disorder.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 October 2018|title=A-Do opens up about panic attacks|url=https://www.8days.sg/en/sceneandheard/entertainment/a-do-panic-attacks-10859230|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-08|website=8 Days|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808153406/https://www.8days.sg/sceneandheard/entertainment/a-do-panic-attacks-10859230}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=阿杜升级当爸阿杜儿子正面照老婆赖玮莉个人资料|url=https://m.sohu.com/50x_2.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-08|website=m.sohu.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321224325/http://m.sohu.com:80/50x_2.html |archive-date=21 March 2014 }}</ref> They had a child in May 2016.<ref name=":0" />

When Du returned to the media in 2018, he was criticized by fans for gaining weight.''<ref name=":1" />'' Du, in interviews, clarified that his weight gain was caused by his medications for treating panic disorder.''<ref name=":1" />''

His nephew, Kenny Khoo, has also been a singer since 2014.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kenny Khoo: Ready to launch|url=https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/music/kenny-khoo-ready-launch|access-date=2021-08-08|website=TODAYonline|archive-date=8 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808153414/https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/music/kenny-khoo-ready-launch|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="text-align:center;"|Date of release !align="left"|Title !Ref |- |30 May 2002 |align="left"|''Night Fall'' | |- |4 December 2002 |align="left"| ''Persevering'' | |- |23 December 2003 |align="left"|''Hello'' | |- |21 December 2005 |align="left"|''I...Do'' | |- |8 January 2008 |align="left"|''Do The Best'' | |- |26 February 2010 |align="left"| ''Fear No More'' | |- |25 May 2012 |align="left"|''Ninth Time in Love'' | |- |10 November 2018 |''I Will Not Hide'' |<ref name=":1" /> |}

=== Singles ===

{|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2017 |"Thousand Years Promise 一諾千年" | |- |2017 |"Too Good Man 爛好人" | |- |2021 |For The Sake Of Love |<ref name=":2" /> |}

==Awards and nominations==

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Award !Category !Result |- !2002 |Singapore Hit Awards |Best New Act (Gold) |{{won}} |- !2003 |Singapore Hit Awards |Best Local Artiste |{{won}} |}

==Notes== {{notelist}}

== References == {{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:A-do}} Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Singaporean Mandopop singers Category:20th-century Singaporean male singers Category:21st-century Singaporean male singers Category:Singaporean people of Chinese descent Category:Singaporean Hokkien pop singers