William Chan
Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor William Chan Wai-ting (simplified Chinese: 陈伟霆; traditional Chinese: 陳偉霆; pinyin: Chén Wěitíng), born 21 November 1985) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. In 2003, he participated in New Talent Singing Awards and won several awards. He was then signed under Emperor Entertainment Group. He began his singing career by joining Cantopop group Sun Boy'z in 2006 and left the group in 2008 to pursue a solo career, releasing his debut solo album in the same year. Since then, he has released a total of 7 albums and 6 singles.
Since 2013, he gradually shifted his career focus to mainland China. He is known for his roles in television series Swords of Legends (2014), Legend of Zu Mountain (2015), The Mystic Nine (2016) and Lost Love in Times (2017).
Music career
2003–2006: Debut with Sun Boy'z
In 2003, William participated in the International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship Hong Kong regional finals and won several awards.[1] He was then signed by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG) as a new talent and started appearing in TV shows as a host.
In 2006, William joined Sun Boy’z, a Cantopop boy group created by EEG, together with Steven Cheung and Dennis Mark and started adopting a dance-singer persona. The trio has recorded three albums in 2006 and 2007, but disbanded in 2008.
2008–present: Solo career
After the disbandment of his group, William began his solo career.[2] In September 2008, William released his first solo album Will Power, and won the Most Popular Male Newcomer award at the 2008 Hong Kong Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation and Most Promising Award at the RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards. The following year, William released his second solo album Warrior.[3] He also participated in Dragon TV's dance program Let's Shake It.[4]
From 2010 to 2013, William released four more albums, namely Do You Wanna Dance (2010), Heads or Tails (2010), WOW (2011) and Pop It Up (2013).
In 2015, William released his first EP titled Waiting, which is also his first Mandarin album. Waiting was a commercial success and achieved platinum certification in sales.[5] The same year in November, he released his self-composed single "1121".[6]
In 2016, William released the single "Plan W", which topped local music charts and reached ten million downloads in 12 hours.[7] On August 27, 2016, William embarked on his first solo tour Inside Me which kick-started in Beijing.[8] It was subsequently held in the cities Shanghai, Nanjing, Chongqing and Guangzhou.[9]
In 2018, he acted as a dance mentor in iQiyi's reality online street dance variety program Hot Blood Dance Crew.[10] as well as a mentor in Dragon Television's talent scouting program The Next Top Bang.[11]
Acting career
2009–2013: Beginnings in Hong Kong
In 2009, William made his big screen debut in crime thriller Overheard.[12] He was cast in his first lead role in Hi, Fidelity (2011), which was showcased at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival.[13]
William then starred in the Hong Kong-Chinese film As the Light Goes Out (2013), which won him the Best Supporting Actor award at the Macau International Movie Festival for his performance.[14]
2014–2015: Breakthrough in Mainland
In 2013, William began to shift his career focus to Mainland China. He filmed his first Chinese drama, The Four, an adaptation of Woon Swee Oan's novel Si Da Ming Bu.[15] The drama was aired on Hunan TV in 2015.
Subsequently, he starred in the fantasy action drama Swords of Legends.[16] It was a huge success and topped viewership ratings and online views in China.[17][18] The popularity of Swords of Legends shot William to fame in China,[19] and he won the Most Popular All-Around Artist and Media's Most Anticipated Actor awards at the 6th China TV Drama Awards. The same year, William starred in the comedy film Golden Brother and won the Best Young Actor award at the China Image Film Festival for his performance.[20]
William then starred in his first period drama, Legend of Fragrance alongside his Swords of Legends co-star Li Yifeng.[21] The same year, he took on his first small-screen leading role in the fantasy wuxia drama Legend of Zu Mountain.[22]
2016–present: Mainstream popularity
In 2016, William starred in the tomb-raiding drama The Mystic Nine, which serves as a prequel to the popular web drama The Lost Tomb by Nanpai Sanshu. The Mystic Nine achieved success, placing first in television ratings and setting a record for the most online views garnered in a day, and has accumulated over 10 billion views.[23] William gained a surge in popularity for his role as Fo Ye,[24] and was named the "Person of the Year" at the iQiyi All-Star Carnival. The same year, he starred alongside Jessica Jung in the romantic comedy film I Love That Crazy Little Thing and featured in Guo Jingming's fantasy blockbuster L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties.[25][26]
In 2017, William starred in the historical fantasy drama Lost Love in Times.[27]
In 2018, William headlined the war epic film Genghis Khan,[28] as well as modern romance drama Only Side by Side with You[29] and crime action drama Age of Legends[30][31] He also starred as supporting roles in the war film Air Strike and fantasy animated film L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2.[32][33] His upcoming work include cyber security action drama Dancing in the Storm.[34]
Other activities
In 2016, William was appointed as the first Chinese ambassador of the NFL China.[35]
In 2017, his wax figure dressed up as his role in The Mystic Nine was added to Madame Tussauds Shanghai.[36] In 2018, a second wax figurine dressed in his concert attire was added to Madame Tussauds Beijing.[37]
Discography
Albums
| Year | English title | Chinese title |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Will Power | |
| 2009 | War-ri-or | 戰士 |
| 2010 | Do You Wanna Dance | |
| 2010 | Heads or Tails | |
| 2011 | WOW | |
| 2012 | Pop It Up | |
| 2015 | Waiting (EP) | 等等 |
Singles
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "What Is The Trend" | 什麼是潮流 | with Gillian Chung Mandarin version called "In The Scene" |
| 2015 | "1121" | ||
| 2016 | "Confession" | 表白 | |
| 2016 | "W Project" | W 企划 | |
| 2017 | "Fascinated" | 着迷 |
Soundtracks
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Got Borrow Got Return" | 有借有还 | Triad OST Waiting |
|
| 2013 | "The Brave" | 勇者 | As the Light Goes Out OST | with Nicholas Tse & Hong Zhuoli |
| 2014 | "Peers" | 两同行 | Swords of Legends OST | |
| 2015 | "Waiting Silently" | 无言守候 | The Four OST | |
| "Sweet Aftertaste" | 回甘 | Chef Nic Season 2 theme song | with Nicholas Tse & Yu Quan | |
| 2016 | "I Really Want to Hug You" | 好想抱着你 | The Love of Happiness OST | |
| "My Clan" | 我门 | The Mystic Nine OST | ||
| "Love! Love! Aloha" | I Love That Crazy Little Thing OST | with Jessica Jung | ||
| "Run For More" | 酷跑 | Tian Tian Ku Pao theme song | ||
| "Perfect Day" | 完美這一天 | Cook Up a Storm OST | with Nicholas Tse, Leo Ku, Joey Yung, Twins, Raymond Lam & Hacken Lee | |
| 2017 | "Because of You" | 因你 | Lost Love in Times OST | |
| 2018 | "Dazzling Dance" | 炫舞 | QQ Dazzling Dance mobile game theme song | |
| "Lucid Dream" | 清醒梦境 | Only Side by Side with You OST | ||
| "A Stroke of Jianghu" | 一笔江湖 | Hot Blood Dance Crew promotional song | ||
| "The Light" | 光 | Age of Legends OST |
Filmography
Film
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Overheard | 窃听风云 | Zu | |
| Trick or Cheat | 爱出猫 | Xue Junhui | [38] | |
| Split Second Murders | 死神傻了 | Ke Le | [39] | |
| Seven 2 One | 关人7事 | William | [40] | |
| 2010 | Beauty on Duty | 美丽密令 | Qin Lang | [41] |
| Ex | 前度 | Chen Yunping | [42] | |
| All About Love | 得闲炒饭 | Mike | [43] | |
| Lover's Discourse | 恋人絮语 | Ah Bao (young) | [44] | |
| 2011 | Hi, Fidelity | 出轨的女人 | Bill / Ben | |
| 2012 | Triad | 扎职 | Ah Ting | [45] |
| 2013 | Hardcore Comedy | 重口味毒菇求爱 | Ah Jie | [46] |
| 2014 | As the Light Goes Out | 救火英雄 | Zhang Wenjian | |
| Golden Brother | 男人不可以穷 | Xue Keyong | ||
| 2015 | Lost in Wrestling | 五行攻略 | Ruo Nan | [47] |
| 2016 | I Love That Crazy Little Thing | 那件疯狂的小事叫爱情 | Jiang Yang | |
| L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties | 爵迹 | Nether | ||
| 2017 | The Founding of an Army | 建军大业 | Triad boss (Cameo) | |
| 2018 | Genghis Khan | 战神纪 | Temüjin | |
| Air Strike | 大轰炸 | Cheng Ting | ||
| TBA | L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 | 爵迹 2 | Nether |
Television series
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Swords of Legends | 古剑奇谭 | Ling Yue | |
| 2015 | Legend of Fragrance | 活色生香 | An Yichen / Wen Shiqing | |
| The Four | 少年四大名捕 | Zhui Ming | ||
| Legend of Zu Mountain | 蜀山战纪之剑侠传奇 | Ding Dali / Ding Yin | ||
| 2016 | Edge of Happiness | 缘来幸福 | He Han | [48] |
| The Love of Happiness | 因为爱情有幸福 | Su Kaiwen | [49] | |
| The Mystic Nine | 老九门 | Zhang Qishan / Foye | ||
| 2017 | Lost Love in Times | 醉玲瓏 | Yuan Ling | |
| 2018 | Only Side by Side with You | 南方有乔木 | Shi Yue | |
| Age of Legends | 橙红年代 | Liu Ziguang | ||
| TBA | Dancing in the Storm | 风暴舞 | Li Junjie |
Variety show
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Disney Happy Saturday | 迪斯尼开心星期六 | |
| 2004–2006 | Viva Club Disney | 香港迪士尼乐园 | |
| 2009 | TVB Children's Day | 大咕窿 | [50] |
| 2010–2011 | Big Boys Club | 兄弟帮 | [51] |
| 2015 | Chef Nic Season 2 | 十二道锋味Ⅱ | [52] |
| 2018 | Hot Blood Dance Crew | 热血街舞团 | |
| The Next Top Bang | 下一站传奇 |
Awards and nominations
Film and television
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actor | As the Light Goes Out | Won | [53] |
| 2014 | 6th China Image Film Festival | Best Young Actor | Golden Brother | Won | [54] |
| 6th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
| 6th China TV Drama Awards | Most Anticipated Actor by the Media | Swords of Legends | Won | [55] | |
| Most Popular All-Rounded Artist | Won | ||||
| 3rd iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Most Popular Actor | — | Won | [56] | |
| 2015 | 21st Shanghai Television Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Swords of Legends | Nominated | |
| 17th Huading Awards | Best Newcomer | Nominated | |||
| 4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Most Popular Idol | — | Won | [57] | |
| 2016 | 5th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Person of the Year | — | Won | [58] |
Music
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | New Artist Award | — | Won | [59] |
| Yahoo！Asia Buzz Awards | New Forces Award | — | Won | ||
| Metro Radio Hits Awards | New Singer Award | — | Won | [60] | |
| Best Dance Song | "Taxi" | Won | |||
| 2009 | Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation | Best New Male Singer (Gold) | — | Won | [61] |
| 26th Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation | Most Popular New Male Artist (Gold) | — | Won | [62] | |
| 31st RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards | Most Promising Singer (Gold) | — | Won | [63] | |
| IFPI Music Sales Awards | Most Commercially Valuable Male Newcomer | — | Won | [64] | |
| Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Rising Singer Award | — | Won | [65] | |
| Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best Adapted Song | "Today I Finally Know I Am Wrong" | Won | [66] | |
| Best Dance Singer | — | Won | |||
| Most Popular Singer | — | Won | |||
| 2010 | 27th Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation | Best Revision Song | "Today I Finally Know I Am Wrong" | Won | |
| Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Best Dance Singer | — | Won | [67][68] | |
| Best Dance Song | "Do you wanna dance" | Won | |||
| 2011 | 28th Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation | Outstanding Performance Award (Gold) | — | Won | [69] |
| 9+2 Music Pioneer Awards | Most Popular Duet Song | "In the Scene" (with Gillian Chung) | Won | [70] | |
| Hot Trend Dance Singer Award | — | Won | |||
| Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | New Forces Singer Award | — | Won | [71] | |
| Best Dance Singer | — | Won | |||
| Best Dance Song | "Baby Don't Cry" | Won | |||
| 9th CNTV's Music King Hit Global Chinese Music Award | Best Dance Song | "LOVE U2" | Won | [72] | |
| Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best Dance Singer | — | Won | [73] | |
| Best Dance Song | "Baby Don't Cry" | Won | |||
| 2012 | 29th Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation | Best Singer-Songwriter (Bronze) | — | Won | |
| Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation | Asian Dance Singer Award | — | Won | [74] | |
| Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best Dance Singer | — | Won | [75] | |
| Best Dance Song (Gold) | "Queen" | Won | |||
| 2015 | 4th iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Annual Music Grand Award | — | Won | [76] |
| Elle Style Awards | Hot Trend Trans-boundary Singer of the Year | — | Won | [77] | |
| 2016 | IFPI Music Sales Awards | Top 10 Best Selling Singers | — | Won | |
| Top 10 Best Selling Albums (Mandarin) | Waiting | Won |
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External links
- William Chan at IMDb
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