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Wang Lee Hom
Leehom Wang (born May 17, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor of Chinese ancestry. Wang has contributed in over 25 albums, selling approximately 15 million records.
Wang’s music ranges greatly from album to album. Although he is classified as an R&B artist, Wang demonstrates competence with many styles of music ranging from traditional Mandopop, Broadway, jazz, rock, R&B, gospel, acoustic, Indipop, hip-hop, to rap. Much of the styles were infused with Chinese flavor.
Super busy American-Chinese pop star Wang Lee Hom has been living out of a suitcase this past year, performing in a different city almost everyday! He was in Singapore recently, rocking to an enthusiastic crowd on Orchard Road. Catch snippets of his performance in Singapore, as well as China’s top model Liu Dan, who was also in town for the official opening of a new retail destination.
Wang had displayed interest in acting when he starred in several musical plays when he was in high school and college. In 2000, Wang made his film debut by acting as Alex Cheung in a Hong Kong-based film, China Strike Force, starring alongside Aaron Kwok, Norika Fujiwara, and Ruby Lin.
In 2009, Wang was selected to star with Jackie Chan in Big Soldier, Small General (also called Junior Soldiers).
What happens when two workaholics meet? Wang Lee Hom (a renowned workaholic in the Mandopop scene) and Jacky Chan (the workhorse of the Hong Kong film industry) came together in a new film, “Little Big Soldiers”. Find out what Wang Lee Hom really thinks of Jacky Chan.
Wang is still very notable for his modern love ballads like “Forever Love” and “Kiss Goodbye”.
He is also an environmental activist, and his album Change Me was dedicated to raising eco-awareness among Chinese youth. Wang was one of the first torchbearers for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, and performed in the Olympics’ closing ceremony in Beijing.
In 1998, Wang signed to Sony Music Entertainment.
Wang was listed among “The 100 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time” by Goldsea Asian American Daily.
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