Nicky Lee (singer)

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Nicky Lee
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Lee performing in Kaohsiung in 2022
Born (1980-11-26) November 26, 1980 (age 44)
Other names
  • Neil Keyz
  • Saint
  • Li Jiuzhe
Alma mater Long Beach City College
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Spouse
Akane Sōma
(m. 2014)
Musical career
Genres Mandopop, R&B, hip hop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1998—present
Labels

Nicky Lee (born November 26, 1980) is an American singer and actor based in Taiwan.

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Early life and career

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Lee gained his initial fame as part of the Taiwanese hip hop group, Machi. [1] Following the success of Machi, Lee released his first full-length Mandarin solo album, Shadow, in 2005. In 2007, Lee was named Best Mandarin Male Singer at the 18th Golden Melody Awards. [2] He is also known for his work with music group Aziatix. [3]

Personal life

He married Japanese television personality Akane Sōma in 2014. [4] [5]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsNotes
The Genesis (1집)
  • Released: December 1998
  • Formats: CD
As Korean band Voice
Journey (여정)
  • Released: February 2002
  • Formats: CD
Released under the stage name Saint (세인트)
Shadow (影子)Debut Mandarin album
Baby It's Me (Baby 是我)
  • Released: April 28, 2006
  • Label: Warner Music Taiwan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Think Too Much (想太多)
  • Released: October 12, 2007
  • Label: Warner Music Taiwan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Not...Perfect (不,完美)
  • Released: August 22, 2008
  • Label: Warner Music Taiwan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Nice Nicky (好玖)
  • Released: September 17, 2010
  • Label: Warner Music Taiwan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Will You Remember
  • Released: December 15, 2017
  • Label: Harvest International Media
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

YearTitleNotes
2005"Horizon (Deep Sink Piano Version)"Devil 2005 soundtrack
"Horizon (Guitar Version)"
"Horizon"
2006"So So"As featured artist
Collaboration with Vivian Hsu
2008"Premonition"Collaboration with Li Bingbing,
The Forbidden Kingdom soundtrack
2010"Making Love Out of Nothing at All" Monga soundtrack
2014"A Wonderful Day"Collaboration with Chiago Liu
2018"Secrets [人際關係事務所] 插曲"Befriend soundtrack

Filmography

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2008Pretty Ugly原來我不帥Jin Sisi
2009Love 18逆風18Nicky

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Moto Moto the hippopotamusMandarin dub
2009 Mulan 花木蘭Hu Kui
2013Machi Action變身Kindergarten teacherSpecial appearance
2017 The Missing 綁架者Zhao Daqi

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2007 18th Golden Melody Awards Best Mandarin Male Singer Baby It's MeWon
2018 29th Golden Melody Awards Will You RememberNominated
2021 26th Star Awards Ceremony Best Theme Song All is Well - Singapore (人间失格)Nominated

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