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English Name: Lee-hom Wang
Christian Name: Alexander
Japanese Name: Ou Riki Hiroshi
Birthday: May 17, 1976
Ethnicity: Taiwanese
Nationality: American Born Chinese (ABC)
Horoscope: Taurus
Zodiac: Dragon
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Birthplace: Rochester, New York
Blood Type: O
Family: Parents, Older Brother - Leo (+3 years), Younger Brother - Lee-Kai (-9 years)
Elementary School: Pittsford Elementary School
Secondary School: Pittsford Sutherland
High SchoolEducation Status: Collage - Graduated with honours in Williams College of Music in Williamstown, Massachusetts (Major in Music, Minor in Asian Studies) / Graduate School - Diploma Candidate in Professional Musician in Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts
Hobbies: Baseball, Music, Drawing, Movies, Drama, Composing, Producing
Idols: Stevie Wonder, Sting, Elton John, Prince, George Michael
Person Admires Most: His Dad
Goal: To become an influential artist in the music industry; touch and inspire young people with his music
Email: lwang@wso.williams.edu
Fan Mailbox: P.O. Box 20083, Rochester, NY 14602, US

*FAVOURITES*

Boyband: N'SyncSubject: Jazz PianoAnimal: Human Beings
Colour: BlueSport: Baseball
Food: Japanese cuisine, Peking Duck, Pizza, Sandwich, Grapefruit Juice
Movies: 8 1/2, 夜訪吸血鬼、刺激1995、Little Women
Type of movie: Science Fiction
Country: Taiwan
Attire: T-shirt & Jeans
Phrase: "It's all good."

*TALENTS*

- sing- compose music
- compose lyrics
- act in musicals
- play percussion instruments
- play the violin- play the piano
- play the guitar- play baseball
- play vibraphone/xylophone
- draw
- able to speak Mandarin
- able to speak English
- able to speak French
- able to speak bits of Cantonese
- able to speak bits of Japanese

*SECRETS*

source : fly.to/lee-hom & zap.to/leehom

Leehom's Family:

- Leehom's father is a doctor (pediatrician)
- Leehom's mother business-manager and an amateur opera singer
- After Leehom's parents graduated from university in Taiwan, they went to the United States to further their studies.
- Leehom's elder brother Lee-De, Leo, is 3 years older than Leehom. He's also a doctor (currently residing in Chicago). Lee-De also plays the violin. He married on 5th June 1998, when he was 24.His wife Stacy, is also a doctor.
- Leo has finely tuned debating skills. His uncanny ability to win arguments won him many competitions in the past.
- Leehom's younger brother, Lee-Kai, is 9 years younger than Leehom. Lee-Kai can play the piano.
- Leehom's Grandma who lives in Taiwan is nearly 80 years old now. According to Leehom, she is a modern Granny who knows to go to concerts and is active in social activities. She was the History teacher of the host of "Super Sunday".

Leehom's special character:

- Leehom is left-handed.
- His close friends are David Tao, Shunza, Coco Lee, Eason, Jeff Chang, Mavis Fan, William So, Peter Ho and Vivian Hsu.
- Why doesn't he use his Christian name 'Alexander'? When Leehom was about to go to Primary School, Wang Mama wanted Leehom to choose the name he wanted to use: Alexander or Leehom. He chose Leehom with the reason that it is more unique than Alexander.
- Leehom has perfect pitch! This means that he can sing out the accurate pitches of notes without the aid of any instruments. Pretty fantastic, eh? Not many people can do that!
- Leehom can do the splits!

Strange habits during recording:

- Leehom brushes his teeth before doing any recording.
- Leehom pastes the enlarged lyrics all over the wall.

Other stuff you might wanna know:

- "The Bite That Burns" was a play written by Leehom when he was 21. It was a Broadway work which comprises of opera, Broadway and the films. The score of the electronic-symphony orchestra is more than 570 pages in length!
- Leehom loves wearing shoes without wearing socks.
- The fastest way to bore Leehom: History books!
- Together with his elder brother, Leehom worked as a paper boy for 7 years since he was 8. He said that this experience trained him to be honest, responsible and industrious.
- Leehom owns a studio in New York, named "Homeboy Studios".
- Leehom said he wrote his song "Julia" in 5 minutes when he got his hair cut!
- Leehom's first girlfriend sang the background music over the monologue in 'wo yao' (Wei Yi Album - Track 10)

source: leehom.cjb.net
pix from starestnet

A Biographical Sketch

Leehom Wang was born and raised in Rochester, New York, and is an artist, producer, and writer currently signed with Sony Music Taiwan. After studying music at the Eastman School of Music, Williams College, and the Berklee College of Music, Leehom exploded into the Chinese pop music scene in 1998 with the album Revolution, which he both composed and produced, garnering awards for both “Best Male Artist of the Year” and “Best Producer of the Year” in Taiwan's 1999 Golden Melody Awards, the “Grammies” of Chinese pop music. He was 22 years old, making him the youngest person ever to win the award in either of the two categories.

Since his stellar debut, Leehom has consistently been nominated for the “Best Male Artist of the Year” award four years in a row, solidifying his role as one of the most important and most influential talents in Asian pop culture today. His following albums, Impossible to Miss You, Forever's First Day, and The One and Only were all composed, arranged, and produced by him, with record sales in the millions worldwide.

Leehom's music has been described as eclectic, intelligent, imaginative, and emotional. A proficiency in a multitude of different musical instruments and strong roots in classical violin, jazz piano, and Broadway-style musicals seem to enable him to dance effortlessly between musical styles. “Music,” says Leehom, “is my most comfortable language. In any language, be it French, Chinese, Jazz, or Hip-Hop, it is what you are trying to say that is most important.” Quoted once as saying that his “main goal is to inspire young people,” Leehom's fundamental beliefs that “music can change the world” and that “the children are the key to our future” provide him with the fountain of contagious energy that rubs off on everyone around him.

In addition to his career in music, Leehom is also a talented actor, and has appeared in leading roles in the movies Ashes to Ashes (2000), directed by Leslie Cheung; China Strike Force (2001), opposite rapper Coolio and Japanese bombshell Norika Fujiwara; The Avenging Fist (2001), opposite Martial Law's Sammo Hung; and this year's highly anticipated Japanese release Moon Child (2003), opposite Japanese pop icons Hyde and Gackt.

Leehom feels that one of the greatest aspects of being a popular figure is the ability to access international multi-media, and to communicate with and help other young people of the world. Socially active, Leehom's public charity work goes hand-in-hand with his career. Some of the highlights include Nature, the album dedicated to Jane Goodall in conjunction with Leehom's work as the National Geographic Channel and “Roots and Shoots” spokesperson in Hong Kong; Ashes to Ashes, the anti-smoking short film sponsored by the Hong Kong government; “Love Will Never Disappear”, the song performed by A-Mei Chang for disaster relief after Taiwan's devastating 1999 earthquake; “Frozen Dreams”, the song collectively composed on the internet by Leehom's fans with all proceeds going to charity; and “Happiness x3, Loneliness x3”, the collaborative song with Julio Iglesias, Jr., Tetsuo Kamuro, and Sheila E. made for the Japanese government's anti-drug campaign. In 2002, Leehom was appointed by UNICEF and MTV as the Youth Ambassador to Nepal, and hosted the award-winning “Speak Your Mind” documentary on the issues facing Nepalese children, including education, child labor, and the sex trade. In May of 2003, with SARS crippling many parts of Asia, Leehom co-wrote and co-produced the charity song “Hand In Hand” with fellow musician and friend David Tao. This song was performed by 85 of the big-name artists in Chinese pop music history. An instant classic, “Hand In Hand” has quickly become the “We Are the World” of our generation in Asia.

Leehom is fluent in English and in Mandarin Chinese, and is proficient in Cantonese, Japanese, and French. His linguistic talents have enabled him to reach audiences all over the world in their own native tongues. His plans for 2003 include: his first Japanese release, The Only One; a brand new Chinese album, and finishing up production for his first English album.
Leehom has a genuine, warm personality. He is always humble and appreciative towards those around him, and his boyish demeanor is disarming, especially when juxtaposed with his professionalism and meticulous work ethic. He is passionate about his work and cherishes every opportunity for creative exchange with others, in music, movies, or any other forum.

Educational Background:

1993 - Named National Merit Scholar by the National Merit Scholarship Committee
1994 - Graduated with High Honors from Pittsford Sutherland High School
1994 - Graduated with Honors from Eastman School of Music Community Education Department
1998 - Graduated from Williams College (Williamstown, Massachusetts) with honors
1998-1999 - Studied jazz at Berklee College of Music (Boston, Massachusetts)

source: www.wangleehom.com