William Wei

William Wei
William Wei in 2012.
Born
Wei Li-an

(1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 37)
NationalityTaiwanese
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2006–present
AwardsGolden Melody Awards


Musical career
Also known asWei, WeiBird (韋鳥)
OriginTaiwan
GenresMandopop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsLinfair Records (2007–2018)[1]
Awesome Music (2018–2020)
Sony Music (2020–present)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Wei Li-an (Chinese: 韋禮安; pinyin: Wéi lǐ-ān; born 5 March 1987), known professionally as WeiBird, is a Taiwanese Mandopop and folk-rock[2] singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, one live album and two EPs. Wei won the Golden Melody Award for Best New Singer in 2011 and Best Composer in 2015. [3][4]

Wei gained media attention as the winner of the first season of the reality television singing competition Happy Sunday in 2007.[5] He released his eponymous debut album William Wei in 2010, which received 4 nominations at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards and subsequently won him the Best New Artist award.[6][3]

His third studio album Journey into The Night received 2 nominations at the 26th Golden Melody Awards and the lead single "Wolves" (狼) won him the Best Composer award.[4] In 2021, Wei was nominated in four categories at the 32nd Golden Melody Awards for the album Sounds of My Life. [7]

Wei also received a nomination at the 58th Golden Horse Awards for 'Best Original Film Song' with 'Red Scarf' (如果可以).[8] The song is also nominated for 'Song of the Year' at the 33rd Golden Melody Awards.[9]

  1. ^ "William Wei has left Linfair Records". Yahoo!. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ "CD Reviews: Taiwan". Taipei Times. 20 June 2010. p. 14. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b 专辑推荐:韦礼安《首张同名全创作专辑》. 网易娱乐跟贴 (in Chinese). 163.com. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b "第26屆金曲獎完整入圍&得獎名單 – 重點新聞 – 中央社即時新聞 CNA NEWS". cna.com.tw. CNA News. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. ^ Huang, Andrew C.C. (10 September 2010). "Late bloomer". Taipei Times. p. 13. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  6. ^ "首張同名全創作專輯 by William Wei on iTunes". iTunes.com. Apple. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. ^ "第32屆金曲獎頒獎典禮 - 入圍暨得獎名單". TTV. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". goldenhorse.org.tw. Golden Horse Awards. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ^ "金曲33/金曲獎完整入圍名單 盧廣仲爭歌王、魏如萱搶歌后". stars.udn.com. 噓!新聞. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2021.