Nigerian is China's new communist song star

While the trend for singing "red" songs is sweeping China this month -- as part of the nationwide celebrations for the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China -- one singer has drawn massive attention in Chinese online forums: Hao Di (好弟).

The Nigerian, whose name means "good little brother," shot to fame at this year's China Red Song Contest (中国红歌会), a communist-themed singing talent show hosted by Jiangxi TV. 

According to Shanghaiist, a video showing Hao Di singing "The Words of Chairman Mao are Memorized by Heart" (主席的话儿记心上), with some dramatic facial expressions and gestures, attracted hundreds of thousands of hits in just two days last May. (See video here.)

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Hao Di made it into the national Top 50 of China Red Song Contest earlier this month. His rising stardom landed him an opportunity to attend the opening ceremony of a military museum, as a special guest, in Jiangxi Province. (See video of Hao Di in the opening ceremony here.)

Hao Di is also a member of the grassroots Chinese music group "Singing around Five Continents"(五洲唱响乐团), which was formed in 2008 with members from the United States, Europe, Africa and China.

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Hao Di's brother Emmanuel Uwechue, aka Hao Ge, is one of the most famous foreign singers in China and performed with popular Chinese singer Han Hong (韩红) in the 2007 CCTV Chinese New Year Gala.

Hao Di is not the only foreigner finding stardom on the Internet for singing communist songs.

Another two foreigners, Martin and Anthony, have also garnered quite a few hits by jamming out "Indian Azalea" (映山红) in hip-hop.