Leehom Wang

Overall rank: 12

Leehom Wang is an American-born, Taiwan-based singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and film director of Chinese descent. Formally trained at the Eastman School of Music, Williams College and Berklee College of Music, his musical style is known for merging Chinese elements with hip-hop and R&B. Having contributed to 25 albums, he is a four-time winner of Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards, the "Grammys" of Taiwanese music. In addition to music, Wang also acted in several films and was dedicated to raising eco-awareness among the Chinese youth. He was listed as one of Goldsea's "The 100 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time." His income reached 83.94 million yuan (US$12.98 million) in the assessment period.

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Birthday: May 17, 1976

Place of birth: Rochester, New York, USA

Ancestry: Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China

Height: 180 cm

Weight: 66 kg

Blood type: O

Sign of the Zodiac: Taurus

Occupation: Singer-songwriter, musician, film director, actor, record producer, music arranger, composer

Notable songs: Revolution, Impossible to Miss You, Forever's First Day, The One and Only, Girlfriend, All the Things You Never Knew

Masterpieces (movies): Love in Disguise, Little Big Soldier, Lust, Caution, Moon Child, Starlit High Noon Genre(s): Pop, R&B, rap, hip hop, rock, jazz, Broadway

Instrument(s): Violin, piano, drums, guitar, bass/electric guitar, erhu, vibraphone, harmonica, chinese flutes, guzheng, zhongruan

Years active: 1995–present

Official Website: www.wangleehom.com