Wei Wei (singer)
| Wei Wei | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 韋唯 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 韦唯 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Wéi Wéi (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | Zhang Ju Xia Wei |
| Origin | China |
| Born |
28 September 1963 Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop, dance-pop, pop rock |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Voice type(s) | Contralto |
| Label(s) | Wei Wei Music |
| Years active | 1973, 1986–present |
| Ancestry | Zhuang |
| Website | www.weiweimusic.com |
Wei Wei (simplified Chinese: 韦唯; traditional Chinese: 韋唯; pinyin: Wéi Wéi; September 28, 1963) is a Mandopop singer and actress. She was born in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia and was raised in Liuzhou, Guangxi.
Wei Wei recently performed at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo (May 2010), as well as at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics (August 2008). Between these two major events in China, she performed at the opening- and the closing ceremony of the 11th National Games in Nanjing, China (October 2009). She is a contralto, which is rare in Chinese pop.
Wei Wei has been an Olympic Ambassador for China since 1993 when the Chinese Olympic Committee applied for the games for the first time. She supported the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics by performing at major Olympic events in China and abroad. In 2004, she received the highest number of votes in an Internet survey as to who should sing the theme song of the Chinese Olympics. Wei Wei was the single representative for Asia at the 100 year anniversary show at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA in 1996.
In September 2006 Wei Wei's song I Want to Fly (the Mandarin version of Where We Are) was appointed official song for the 2008 Olympic Sailing City of Qingdao by the Chinese Olympic Committee and the Sailing Committee (Qingdao) of Beijing for the Beijing Olympics.
In 2006, Wei Wei celebrated 20 years on stage. The anniversary was highlighted by the production of new recordings of her 20 greatest hits: The Wei Wei 20X20 Celebration Collection. The recordings were produced in , London and Los Angeles.
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