| William Wei | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | 韋禮安 (Traditional) | ||||||||
| Pinyin | Wéi Lǐān (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Uî Lé-an (Hokkien) | ||||||||
| Birth name | Wei Li-an | ||||||||
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1987 Taichung City, Taiwan |
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| Other name(s) | Wei, Weibird (韋鳥) | ||||||||
| Genre(s) | Mandopop | ||||||||
| Instrument(s) | Voice, guitar | ||||||||
| Label(s) | Linfair Records | ||||||||
| Years active | 2006-present | ||||||||
| Official Website | www.weibird.com | ||||||||
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William Wei (also known as Wei Li An) is a Chinese pop and folk-rock[1] singer-songwriter from Taiwan. He attended the National Dali Senior High School and graduated from the National Taiwan University's foreign languages department in 2010.[2][3] His parents, Wei Chin-long (韋金龍) and Chen Yu-mei (陳玉美), are both professors in the foreign languages departments of National Chung Hsing University and National Chung Cheng University respectively.[4]
He first began publishing music on the online blogging platform Streetvoice in 2006, and received media attention as the champion of the CTS variety show "Happy Sunday" (快樂星期天).[5]
In 2009, Wei released his debut EP "Màn man děng" (慢慢等). The following year, on 4 June 2010, he released his eponymous debut album William Wei (韋禮安首張同名全創作專輯) for which he was nominated Best Mandarin Male Singer, Best New Artist, Best Mandarin Album and Best Composer at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011,[6] and subsequently won Best New Artist.[7]
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| Years | Awards | Category | Nomination | Result | Ref |
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| 2011 | 22nd Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Album | William Wei | Nominated | [8] |
| Best Composer | William Wei for "有沒有" | Nominated | |||
| Best Mandarin Male Singer | William Wei | Nominated | |||
| Best New Artist | William Wei | Won | [9] |