Wei Chen () (born February 22, 1986) is a Chinese

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, who rose to fame through televised singing competition '' Super Boy''. He is probably best known through his album ''Disparate'' and his role as Ye Shuo in television series ''

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''. In 2020 he announced his marriage with Yu Wei.

Early life

Wei was born on February 22, 1986. He grew up in

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. In high school, he started having

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and

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lessons and later attended the

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. As a professional musician, he is also accomplished at piano, guitar, hulusi, guxun. Wei Chen participated in the 2007 season of '' Super Boy'', a famous national televised singing competition in China, and placed third. In the competition, Wei's contagious performances and sunny image had won him much attention.

Career

In 2007, after ''Super Boy'', Wei released his first extended play ''Optimist'' and held his first solo concert. In 2008, Wei made his acting debut in the film ''Seventeen'', starring

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and Sam Chow. The same year, he starred in the musical ''Struggle'', based on the popular youth drama of the same name. In 2009, he starred in the television series ''Meteor Shower'' as one of the leads. The drama was a commercial success and launched Wei to fame. The same year, he starred in the musical film ''China Idol Boys''. In 2010, Wei released his first full album ''Disparate''. The album was met with commercial success, reaching number 1 on numerous Chinese music charts. He reprised his role in the sequel of ''Meteor Shower'', which was met with success. In 2011, Wei began hosting the variety show ''Great Sunday''. In August, Wei collaborated with

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and

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of MBLAQ on the single "Run Away", and performed on the Korean music program ''

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''. His third album, ''Daybreak'' was released on October 10. In 2012, Wei held his second solo concert, ''My Way'' in Beijing. His fourth album ''V Space'' was released on October 15, 2012. His fifth album, ''Pinnacle'' was released on August 21, 2013. His title song "Cover the Lover" featured

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as the lead actress. In 2014, Wei co-starred in the youth film ''

Fleet of Time ''Fleet of Time'' (), also known as ''Back in Time'' is a 2014 Chinese coming-of-age film directed by Zhang Yibai and starring Eddie Peng, Ni Ni, Zheng Kai, Vision Wei and Zhang Zixuan. The film is adapted from the popular novel of the same name ...

''. His sixth album ''Hat Trick'' was released on December 12 with him acting as the executive producer of the album. In 2015, Wei established his personal studio. His seventh album ''Day Dreamer'' was released on December 21. He then held the eponymous titled concert tour which wrapped up in Beijing on October. In 2016, Wei co-starred in the crime thriller ''

Lost in White ''Lost in White'' () is a 2016 Chinese action crime mystery thriller film directed by Xu Wei. It was released in China on April 15, 2016. Plot Lost in White takes places in the north-east of China, where two bodies have been found under the i ...

'' as an important character. His eighth album ''Journey'' was released on December 25 to mark his tenth anniversary since debut. The same year he was cast in the war film ''A Fangirl's Romance'' as a general. In 2017, Wei joined the cast of drama film ''Midnight Diners''. In September, Wei embarked on his ''Journey'' arena concert to mark his tenth anniversary. In 2018, Wei focused on acting. He first joined the cast of the war film ''

The Eight Hundred ''The Eight Hundred'' () is a 2020 Chinese historical war drama film directed by and co-written by Guan Hu, and starring Huang Zhizhong, Oho Ou, Jiang Wu, Zhang Yi, Wang Qianyuan, Du Chun, Vision Wei, Li Chen, Yu Haoming, Tang Yixin, and ...

'' directed by

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, and was cast in the military television series ''Anti-Terrorism Special Forces III''.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Stage

* ''Struggle'', 2008-2009

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Official Blog Official WeiboMusic Asia
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