Jill Vidal
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| Chinese name | 衛詩 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 卫诗 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | wei4 shi1 (Mandarin) |
| Jyutping | wai6 si1 (Cantonese) |
| Ancestry | Chinese, Filipino, Korean |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | April 13, 1982 Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Jill |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, R&B |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Label(s) | A Music |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Official site | www.amusic.com.hk |
Jill Vidal, mostly referred to by fans as just Jill or Wei Si, is a female singer in Hong Kong. Jill's twin sister is Janice who is an emerging pop singer in Hong Kong and Asia.
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[edit] Biography
Jill is of mixed parentage with a Filipino father with ancestry in Cebu, Philippines and a Chinese Korean mother from Seoul, South Korea.
She is also known by the Chinese name, Wei Shi and educated up to secondary school. She can speak Cantonese, English and Korean. Apart from music and singing, she is also into dancing, art and fashion. Currently, she is managed by Paciwood Music & Entertainment and by iHQ in Korea.
[edit] Music career
By the end of 2005, Jill entered into a contract with the East Asia Record Production, who also have a contract with Janice. She released her first song, Lonely in December of 2005. Her voice is virtually identical to Janice's, but she has a notably different style to her sister's. Jill's songs tend to be more influenced by hard-core R&B and are also more fast-paced.
Jill released her debut album Hit Me, in 2006. In July 2006, her song Funny Jealousy became her first number 1 song in the Jade Solid Gold chart.
She made her film debut in the musical film, A Melody Looking and acted as Jill, a twin sister of Janice in the film directed by Leon Lai. It was released on DVD on December 18, 2006.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Cantonese Albums
| Year | Album Title | Released Date |
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| 2006 | Hit Me | April 13 |
| 2006 | Diamond Love | November 21 |
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Musical Film
| Release Date | Title | Chinese Title | Role |
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| 2006, Nov | A Melody Looking | 緣邀之音 | Jill |
[edit] Music Pop Chart
| Year | Single | Peak positions[1] | ||||
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| RTHK Chinese Pop | CTHK Ultimate 903 | Metro Radio Pop Chart | JSG Billboard | UFO Mandarin Pop | ||
| 2006 | "Cocoa" | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| 2007 | "I'd Rather You Not Know (寧願你不知道)" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 2007 | "Silly Girl" | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | |
(note: # provisional)
[edit] Awards
| Year | Awards | Songs |
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| 2006 | Metro Radio Top Dance Song:Bronze | Funny Jealousy |
| 2006 | Commercial Radio New Artist:Silver | Heart Breaker , Get Out , Funny Jealousy , 可可,Lonely |
| 2006 | TVB New Artist:Bronze |
