Jess Lee (Malaysian singer)
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Jess Lee | |
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| 李佳薇 | |
 2019 | |
| Born | Lee Kar Wei June 1, 1988 |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Other names | Iron Lung Queen, Soaring Diva, Storm Diva, Power Diva |
| Citizenship |  Republic of China |
| Alma mater | Seremban Peihua Primary School Seremban Zhenhua High School National University of Malaysia Department of Chemistry (Bachelor) National Taiwan University Department of Chemistry |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Stage actor, Host |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Relatives | Lee KarFun（Sister） |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | Jess Lee |
| Origin | Meizhou, Meizhou City, Guangdong |
| Genres | Mandarin pop |
| Labels | Warner Music Taiwan (2011-2020) |
Jess Lee (Chinese: 李佳薇; pinyin: Lǐ Jiāwēi; Jyutping: Lei5 Gaai1 Mei4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Ka-bî; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Lí Kâi-vì, born 1 June 1988), a Malaysian Chinese female singer. In 2010, she participated in the seventh One Million Star hosted by Taiwan Central Television. On January 30, 2011, she became the first Malaysian winner of Chinese Million Star[1]. At the same time, she achieved the most perfect scores in the history of the program and four consecutive perfect scores. records, and obtained a recording contract with Warner Music Taiwan, releasing her first album in the same year. She is known for her high-pitched singing voice and wide vocal range.
Early life[edit]
Jess Lee was born in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Her ancestral home is Meizhou, Meizhou City, Guangdong. She has a Hakka background[2].
Jess Lee learned opera and Chinese folk songs from her vocal teacher since she was a child (later she mainly focused on folk songs). She started learning vocal music when she was 8 years old. When she was 13 years old, she told her teacher that she wanted to learn pop songs. The vocal teacher told her that the interpretation methods of folk songs and pop songs were quite different, and she had to choose one to concentrate on practicing singing. As a result, Jess Lee chose to learn both at the same time, starting with English pop songs and then Chinese pop songs.
Jess Lee skipped from the third grade to the fifth grade of an elementary school. She obtained A in all subjects in the Malaysian Lower Secondary Assessment (PMR) and the Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM). In 2004, Lee participated in the singing talent show Malaysian Idol and was eliminated because she forgot her lyrics. In 2008, she participated in the Astro Star Quest, and also won Top Three in the "Malaysian National Singing Competition". In 2010, in order to participate in the seventh One Million Star, Taiwan's famous singing talent show of China Television, Li Jiawei came to Taiwan to become a visiting student in the Department of Chemistry of National Taiwan University[3]. During the competition, Li Jiawei's outstanding performance was praised by the judges, and she scored a perfect score of 30 in the last four rounds. She eventually became the first Malaysian champion of Chinese Million Star and the first player to score perfect scores four times in a row. Later, she signed a contract with Warner Music Taiwan[4] to become its singer.
Career[edit]
2011-2013: "Thanks to My Lover"[edit]
On September 16, 2011, Li Jiawei released her first solo album "Thanks to My Lover" (感謝愛人). The title song "Torture" in the album is interpreted with her high-pitched 16-degree singing voice. The MV for this song became the first MV banned by YouTube due to large-scale sex scenes. It exceeded 1 million views in a few days and became a topic of discussion. It also reached 10 million clicks.
Li Jiawei is very popular in Malaysia. She once won three awards at the 3rd My Astro Supreme Popular Chart Awards Ceremony hosted by Malaysia's well-known radio and television stations (MY and Astro): she won "My Astro" for "Divider" Supreme Golden Melody Award", and also won the "My Astro Supreme Newcomer Award" and "My Astro Supreme Popularity Award". In 2012, she was nominated for the "Best Newcomer Award" at the 23rd Golden Melody Awards. She sang an adapted version of her famous song "Torture" at the Little Arena (Golden Melody Awards Ceremony) and became an instant hit. She was the most popular newcomer nominee for the award that night. In the end Although he didn't win any awards, he became a hit among newcomers. In the same year, Li Jiawei was successfully shortlisted for the "Newcomer Recommendation Award" of the Malaysian Entertainment Association Awards and successfully won the award (gold award), which is extremely popular.
In 2013, Li Jiawei went to China to participate in Hunan Television's The X Factor talent show, but it was reported that she withdrew from the competition for some reason.
2014-2015: "Paradise/Cliff"[edit]
She is a contestant on the second season of AHTV's Mad for Music (我为歌狂), as a part of their Hurricane Team.
On February 27, 2015, Li Jiawei participated in the third season of the Hunan Television's program I Am a Singer and became the last contestant in the ninth week. She received 214 votes and ranked fifth, and ranked fourth with A-Lin (who received 215 votes) and lost by one vote. In September of the same year, Li Jiawei participated in the Jiangxi TV's program The Playlist.
2016-2017: "Storm of Love"[edit]
2018-2019: "The Opposite of Yes"[edit]
On June 8, 2018, Lee Chia-Wei released her solo fourth album "The Opposite of Yes",[5] featuring the official Chinese theme song "HEY BABY You're Mine", which she previously sang for the movie "Dear First Love", with the first wave of the hit song "The Opposite of Yes".[6] In June 2019, Lee Chia-Wei was awarded with the HITO Good Sound Award at the 2019 HITO Pop Music Awards organized by HitFm.[7]
Discography[edit]
- Thank You My Lover (2011, Warner Music Taiwan)
- Heaven/Cliff (2014, Warner Music Taiwan)
- Love Storm (2016)
- About Jess (2018)
Theater works[edit]
Musical[edit]
Film and Television works[edit]
Movie[edit]
| Premiere Day | Title | Role | Nature | Co-actor | Director |
| 13 December 2012 | 《金童玉女》 | Lǐjiāwēi | Guest Appearance | Mike He, 劉久溥、Wang Daoyi、吳上豪、Chris Tong、葉良財、黃俊淇 | Ah Niu |
Host works[edit]
TV[edit]
| Year | Channel | Program name | Host |
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| 2019~2020 | Taiwan Television | 台視17唱 | Mickey Huang, Kenny Khoo, Nine Chen |
| 2021 | Taiwan Television | All Star Sports Day | Fixed team for the second season |
Variety show[edit]
- 2021年Chinese Television System, SET News, Vidol, Youtube Channel live broadcast "Live Asia Super Weekend Scene" Guest feat Emma Wu
- 2022年Mr. Player Guest feat Emma Wu
- 2023年Astro Classic Golden Melody Jugde
Awards record[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Malaysia Boleh！ 李佳薇4满分创记录". Kwong Wah e-Newspaper (in Chinese). 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ 王宗延 (2014-01-29). "新年特輯‧李佳薇洗手做羹湯" (in Chinese). 星洲娛樂. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "臺灣大學2010/2011國際訪問學生名單". Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Jess Lee - Thank You My Love Album" (in Chinese). KKBox Taiwan. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "李佳薇記者會三喜臨門！準金曲歌王小宇現身注入《反派情人》 - KKBOX 娛樂新聞". KKBOX (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ 聯合新聞網. "李佳薇挺身同志電影 高唱「你是我的」". 噓！星聞 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ 吳雨婕 (2019-06-02). "2019 hito流行音樂獎得獎名單完整公開 | 2019 hito音樂獎". NOWnews 今日新聞 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
External links[edit]
- Jess Lee on Facebook
- Jess Lee on Instagram
- 李佳薇's channel on YouTube
- Jess Lee on Weibo (in Chinese)
- Jess Lee Official Facebook Page
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