Jill Vidal
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| Chinese name | 衛詩 (Traditional) |
| Jyutping | wai6 si1 (Cantonese) |
| Ancestry | Chinese, Filipino, Korean |
| Origin | Hong Kong |
| Born | 13 April 1982 [1] Hong Kong |
| Other name(s) | Wei Si |
| Occupation | former singer |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Contemporary R&B, urban pop, Urban Contemporary |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Label(s) | A Music |
| Years active | 2006–2009 |
| Official Website | www.amusic.com.hk |
Jill Vidal, often referred to as Wei Si or simply as Jill, was a Hong Kong-based female urban pop singer. Vidal is of Chinese, Korean, and Filipino ethnicity with British nationality.[1][dead link] Her twin sister Janice Vidal is also a singer in Hong Kong.
Vidal and her then singer boyfriend Kelvin Kwan were arrested in Tokyo on 24 February 2009 over allegations of possession of marijuana.[2] Her boyfriend was released after 32 days' detention; Vidal was later charged with a small amount of her own possession of heroin – heroin weighing a total of 1.36 grams was found in her luggage in her hotel room.[3][4]
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[edit] Biography
Vidal is of mixed parentage with a Filipino and Spanish descent father, Joey Vidal,[5] who has ancestry in Cebu, Philippines and a mother of Korean and Chinese descent from Seoul, Korea.
Vidal is also known by the Chinese name Wei Si. She was educated up to secondary school, and speaks English and basic Cantonese.
She gained prominence with campaigns in Hong Kong aimed at stopping youngsters from using drugs.[6] She has since converted to Christianity following this incident.[7] She has released a book titled 'REBORN' regarding her experiences at the detention rehab and how her new found faith has changed her in a positive person she is today. She is now involved with sponsoring children in need through World Vision and is hoping to set up care centres and schools for children in Cambodia.
[edit] Music career
By the end of 2005, Vidal entered into a contract with East Asia Record Production, who also signed her sister. She released her first song, Lonely, in December 2005.
Vidal released her debut album Hit Me, in 2006. In July 2006, her song Funny Jealousy became her first number 1 song in the Jade Solid Gold chart.
She made her film debut in the musical film, A Melody Looking and acted as Jill, a twin sister of Janice in the film directed by Leon Lai. It was released on DVD in December 2006. Being celebrity role models Vidal and Kelvin Kwan took part in Anti-drug promotions in 2006 and 2008.[8][dead link]
[edit] Arrest
Vidal and her singer boyfriend Kelvin Kwan were arrested in Tokyo on 24 February 2009 over allegations of marijuana possession. Police were summoned during an argument the pair was having with a shopkeeper in the district of Shibuya and marijuana was subsequently found in a cigarette in their possession. Kwan confessed to the police that it had been given to him by a friend in Hong Kong, while Vidal said that she was not aware it was marijuana.[2] Urine tests later returned positive results for marijuana for Kelvin Kwan;[9] police allegedly found another banned substance in the pair's luggage.[10] Kwan was released without charge after 32 days in jail.[11] Later, local journals reported that Vidal was being held due to heroin being more extreme that marijuana – the unnamed banned substance previously reported to have been found in her luggage was heroin of her own simple possession weighing of 1.36 grams.[3]
On 24 April, Vidal pleaded guilty in Tokyo court to heroin possession, and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, suspended for three years. She was deported back to Hong Kong and did not serve prison time[4][12][13]
[edit] Discography
| Year | Album Title | Released Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hit Me | 13 April |
| 2006 | Diamond Love | 21 November |
| 2008 | Jillympics (新曲+精選) | 8 August |
[edit] Filmography
| Release Date | Title | Chinese Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006, Nov | A Melody Looking | 緣邀之音 | Jill |
[edit] Music pop chart
| Year | Single | Peak positions[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTHK Chinese Pop | CTHK Ultimate 903 | Metro Radio Pop Chart | JSG Billboard | UFO Mandarin Pop | ||
| 2006 | "Cocoa" | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| 2007 | "Rather You Not Know (寧願你不知道)" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 2007 | "Silly Girl (傻女)" | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | "Small Group (小圈子)" | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | |
(note: # provisional)
[edit] Awards
| Year | Awards | Songs |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Metro Radio Top Dance Song:Bronze | Funny Jealousy |
| 2006 | Commercial Radio New Artist:Silver | Heart Breaker, Get Out, Funny Jealousy, 可可,Lonely |
| 2006 | TVB New Artist:Bronze |
[edit] External links
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "關楚耀衛詩游日本藏大麻被捕 目前仍被扣留(圖)" (in Traditional Chinese). Sina.com. 4 March 2009. http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20090304/1448187.html. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ a b Nickkita Lau (4 March 2009). "Pot idols on Tokyo rap". The Standard (Hong Kong). http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=79043&sid=22965555&con_type=1. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Prison break as Wei Si admits heroin charge". The Standard. 24 April 2009. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=13906.
- ^ a b "Prison relief as Wei Si admits heroin possession". The Standard. 24 April 2009. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=13906.
- ^ A Media (2009). Press conference regarding Jill Vidal's Arrest (TV). Hong Kong: Now TV.
- ^ Mohit Joshi (24 April 2009). "Hong Kong pop star gets suspended jail term for heroin possession". http://www.topnews.in/hong-kong-pop-star-gets-suspended-jail-term-heroin-possession-2156359.
- ^ "Jill Vidal 衛詩 on WitnessHK // From Darkness to Light 由黑暗到光明". Witness HK. http://witnesshk.com/tagged/Jill_Vidal. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ Chinanews.com.cn. "Chinanews.com.cn." 關楚耀衛詩情侶關係曝光 日媒揭其晚晚同房. Retrieved on 14 May 2009.(Chinese)
- ^ Patsy Moy (16 March 2009). "Pop stars stay in prison as urine shows drug use". The Standard (Hong Kong). http://thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=79593&sid=23112925&con_type=1&d_str=20090316&fc=1. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ Nickkita Lau (17 March 2009). "Fresh twist in pot stars' Tokyo saga". The Standard. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=79646&sid=23122273&con_type=1. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ^ Patsy Moy, Drug rap Wei Si in Tokyo jail as Kwan flies home, The Standard, 30 March 2009
- ^ "HK singer returns after 2-month detention". Asia One News. 28 Apr 2009. http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20090427-137776.html.
- ^ "衛詩藏海洛英被日本法院判入獄兩年緩刑三年". HK ATV. 24 Apr 2009. http://www.hkatvnews.com/v3/share_out/_content/2009/04/24/atvnews_128748.html.
- ^ "PopChart". Yes Asia. http://us.yesasia.com/en/PopChart/RTHK.aspx/section-music/code-c/chart-1.
