Kris (singer)

Kris Wu
Kris Wu at the Hallyu Star Street in March 2014
Background information
Chinese name	吴亦凡
Pinyin	Wú Yìfán (Mandarin)
Born	李嘉恒 Lǐ Jiāhéng (1990-11-06) November 6, 1990 (age 27) Guangzhou, China
Origin	Guangzhou, China
Ethnicity	Han
Occupation	Actor Singer-songwriter Rapper Model
Nationality	Canadian
Genre(s)	C-pop K-pop Hip-hop R&B
Label(s)	S.M. Entertainment Kris Wu Studio Creative Artists Agency
Associated acts	EXO EXO-M SM Town Travis Scott

Wu Yifan (simplified Chinese: 吴亦凡; traditional Chinese: 吳亦凡; pinyin: Wú Yìfán, pronounced [ǔ îfân], OO EE-fawn, born November 6, 1990), professionally known as Kris Wu or Kris, is a Chinese Canadian actor, singer, and model. He is a former member of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO and its subgroup EXO-M under S.M. Entertainment.

Wu is active as a solo artist and actor in China and has starred in several #1 box office hits including Mr. Six (2015) and Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017), which are among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time in China. He made his Hollywood debut in xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017).

Kris Wu was born Li Jiaheng (Chinese: 李嘉恒; pinyin: Lǐ Jiāhéng); his legal Chinese name was later changed to Wu Yifan (Chinese: 吴亦凡; pinyin: Wú Yìfán). He was born and raised in Guangzhou, Guangdong.