Wang Leehom at the 2018 Golden Lotus Awards (Macau International Movie & Television Festival) for Best Actor
Born
Alexander[1] Leehom Wang
(1976-05-17) May 17, 1976 (age 47)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Nationality
American
Alma mater
Williams College, Berklee College of Music
Occupations
Singer-songwriter
actor
producer
film director
musician
music arranger
composer
Years active
1995–present
Spouse
Lee Jinglei
(m. 2013; div. 2021)
Children
3
Awards
2019 Chinese Pop Music Awards 华歌榜2019澳门盛典
Best Male Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan/Overseas)
Charity Song of the Year Starlight
Songs of the Year Starlight
2018 Malaysia PWH Music Award
馬來西亞娛協獎
Best Original Song Award Stranger In The North
Favorite Karaoke Song Award Stranger In The North
QQ Music Awards 2016
QQ音樂巔峰榜
Best Mandarin Album (Hong Kong/Taiwan) Your Love
Best Music Producer Your Love
Best Male Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan)
QQ Music Awards 2015
QQ音樂巔峰榜
Most Popular Artist
Best Male Singer (Taiwan)
Best International Single Lose Myself
Best Live Album The Free Show 2014
Chinese name
Chinese
王力宏
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wáng Lìhóng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Wong4 Lik6 Wang4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Ông Le̍k-hông
Musical career
Origin
Taiwan, United States
Genres
Pop
R&B
hip hop
rock
Broadway
Instrument(s)
Violin
piano
drums
guitar
bass/electric guitar
erhu
vibraphone
harmonica
chinese flutes
guzheng
zhongruan, etc.
Labels
Universal
Asia Muse
Sony
Decca
BMG
Musical artist
Website
wangleehom.com
Wang Leehom (Chinese: 王力宏; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Le̍k-hông; born May 17, 1976), sometimes credited as Leehom Wang, is an American[2] singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and film director. Formally trained at Eastman School of Music, Williams College and Berklee College of Music, his music is known for fusing hip-hop and R&B, with traditional Chinese music (Beijing opera, Kunqu, Chinese orchestra, and tribal music from Tibet, Yunnan, and Mongolia). Since his 1995 debut, Wang has released 25 albums, that have sold over 60 million copies. He is a four-time winner and 19-time nominee of the Golden Melody Awards, the "Grammys" of Chinese music. His sold-out concert at the 90,000 seat Beijing Bird's Nest on April 14, 2012 was the first solo pop concert to be held at the iconic venue.[3] With over 72 million followers on social media, Wang is one of the most followed celebrities in China (peaked as #1 most followed person in China's social media in 2014). In 2018, CNN dubbed him "King of Chinese Pop"[4] and the LA Times called him "the biggest American star America has never heard of."[5] Wang was listed as one of Goldsea's "The 100 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time."[6]
In addition to his music, Wang has also acted in over twenty films, including Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, Jackie Chan's Little Big Soldier and Michael Mann's Blackhat. He won Best Actor at the 2018 Macau Film Festival.[7][8] Asia Society presented the 2019 Game Changer Award to Wang Leehom at the U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit.[9]
He is an environmental activist, and his album Change Me was dedicated to raising eco-awareness among Chinese youth. Wang was one of the first torchbearers for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, and performed in the Olympics' closing ceremony in Beijing. He was again a torchbearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, making him the only person in the Mandarin pop circle to have taken part in the event twice.[10][11] He is a longtime ambassador for World Vision Taiwan[12] and Malaysia.[13]
Wang holds honorary doctoral degrees from both Williams College[14] and Berklee College of Music.[15]
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