William Wei

For Wei's 2010 album, see William Wei (album).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wei.
William Wei
Wei in 2020
Born
Wei Li-an

(1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 37)
Taichung, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2006–present
Musical career
Also known as
  • Wei
  • WeiBird
OriginTaiwan
GenresMandopop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
LabelsLinfair Records (2007–2018[1]
Awesome Music (2018–2020)
Sony Music (2020–present)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese韋禮安
Simplified Chinese韦礼安
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWéi lǐ-ān

Wei Li-an (Chinese: 韋禮安; pinyin: Wéi Lǐ-ān; born 5 March 1987), known professionally as WeiBird, is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter.[2] He has released six studio albums, one live album and two extended plays. 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.