. Alexander Leehom Wang .Jenny VangAAST 152-01

? Who ? A Taiwanese- American singer/songwriter Has gained success in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan and the rest of East AsiaOne of the many new generations of songwriters and musicians that have revolutionized the Chinese music industry

. Early Life . part 1 .1976 – Born in Rochester, New YorkParents – Immigrants from Taiwan1982 – Started to learn violinRochester Philharmonic Youth OrchestraYoungest violinist in the group1990 – 1994 Started to compose and write songs Performed in musicals

Parents – Immigrants from Taiwan

Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Youngest violinist in the group

Started to compose and write songs

Performed in musicals

. Early Life .part 2 .1994 – Sutherland High School valedictorianAccepted by Yale and PrincetonWilliams College ( #1 Liberal Arts School in the U.S. )Music and Asian Studies Started to learn Chinese (Mandarin 101)1995 – Signed to record label in TaiwanDebut album ‘Love Rival Beethoven’1999 – 2001 – Berklee College of MusicVocal and jazz lessons

Accepted by Yale and Princeton

Williams College ( #1 Liberal Arts School in the U.S. )

Music and Asian Studies

Started to learn Chinese (Mandarin 101)

Debut album ‘Love Rival Beethoven’

Vocal and jazz lessons

. Music . part 1 .5th Album: ‘Revolution’ Sold 40,000 in the first weekBest Male Artist of the YearBest Producer of the Year Youngest in both categories6th Album: ‘Impossible to Miss You’ Sold 100,000 in the first ten days Won 3 Best Male Vocalist awards

Sold 40,000 in the first week

Best Male Artist of the Year

Best Producer of the Year

Youngest in both categories

Sold 100,000 in the first ten days

Won 3 Best Male Vocalist awards

. Music . part 2 .A solid musical background enables him to pull from a variety of musical styles and invent (and continuously reinvent) his sound, that is distinctly Chinese and International at the same time‘Chinked-out’: Blends Chinese traditional music with Western hip-hop Despite the derogatory nature of the term, he wanted to repossess the term and ‘make it cool’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lIwdJ48fA4

Blends Chinese traditional music with Western hip-hop

Despite the derogatory nature of the term, he wanted to repossess the term and ‘make it cool’

. Other . part 1 .2002 – Youth Ambassador to Nepal2003 – Asia’s SARS epidemic‘Hand in Hand’ All proceeds going to SARS research2007 – 12th album ‘Change Me’ Promotes the issue of global warming and social awareness Packaging of the CD uses recycled paper and contains no plastic CD also came with a pair of reusable metal chopstickshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNBh19rq5c4

‘Hand in Hand’

All proceeds going to SARS research

Promotes the issue of global warming and social awareness

Packaging of the CD uses recycled paper and contains no plastic

CD also came with a pair of reusable metal chopsticks

. Other . part 2 .2008 Beijing Olympic Games Torchbearer #17 Represented the newest generation of singers from Taiwan and China ‘One World One Dream’World Vision’s Ambassador for Taiwan:Charity work in poor areas Sponsoring 20 children 10 in Laos and 10 in Sierra Leone

Torchbearer #17

Represented the newest generation of singers from Taiwan and China

‘One World One Dream’

Charity work in poor areas

Sponsoring 20 children

10 in Laos and 10 in Sierra Leone

. Work Cited .http://www.wangleehom.com/Official Websitehttp://www.homsweethome.com/US and Canada Fan Clubhttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/01/09/ta.wangleehom/index.html Talk Asia Interview