Nicky Lee | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | November 26, 1980
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Alma mater | Long Beach City College |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
Spouse | Akane Sōma (m. 2014) |
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Genres | Mandopop, R&B, hip hop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1998—present |
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Nicky Lee (born November 26, 1980) is an American singer and actor based in Taiwan.
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]
He married Japanese television personality Akane Sōma in 2014. [4] [5]
Title | Album details | Notes |
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The Genesis (1집) |
| As Korean band Voice |
Journey (여정) |
| Released under the stage name Saint (세인트) |
Shadow (影子) |
| Debut Mandarin album |
Baby It's Me (Baby 是我) |
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Think Too Much (想太多) |
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Not...Perfect (不,完美) |
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Nice Nicky (好玖) |
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Will You Remember |
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Year | Title | Notes |
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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 |
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Pretty Ugly | 原來我不帥 | Jin Sisi | |
2009 | Love 18 | 逆風18 | Nicky | |
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | — | Moto Moto the hippopotamus | Mandarin dub |
2009 | Mulan | 花木蘭 | Hu Kui | |
2013 | Machi Action | 變身 | Kindergarten teacher | Special appearance |
2017 | The Missing | 綁架者 | Zhao Daqi |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2007 | 18th Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Male Singer | Baby It's Me | Won |
2018 | 29th Golden Melody Awards | Will You Remember | Nominated | |
2021 | 26th Star Awards Ceremony | Best Theme Song | All is Well - Singapore (人间失格) | Nominated |
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