Concert leads to flood of calls to China resident after singer shared number, claiming to be his

After a concert in China, a Shanghai resident experienced an influx of calls when the performing singer shared a random phone number, claiming it to be his. - Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo

BEIJING (SCMP): Chinese singer Zhang Jie inadvertently revealed a random phone number as his own during a concert, resulting in a surge of calls to an unsuspecting Shanghai resident.

The 41-year-old made his television debut by winning the mainland reality singing competition My Show in 2004 and was later signed by Universal Music China. Zhang’s cheerful personality and impressive vocal range have garnered him a large following, amassing 82 million followers on Weibo.