Nicky Lee (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Nicky Lee
Lee performing in Kaohsiung in 2022
Born (1980-11-26) November 26, 1980 (age 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names
  • Neil Keyz
  • Saint
  • Li Jiuzhe
Alma materLong Beach City College
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Spouse
Akane Sōma
​
(m. 2014)​
Musical career
GenresMandopop, R&B, hip hop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1998—present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
이구철
Hanja
李玖哲
Revised RomanizationI Gucheol
McCune–ReischauerI Kuch'ŏl
Chinese name
Chinese李玖哲
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Jiǔzhé

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

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

See also: Machi discography and Aziatix discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Notes
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

Year Title Notes
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

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2008 Pretty Ugly 原來我不帥 Jin Sisi
2009 Love 18 逆風18 Nicky

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
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

References

  1. ^ "The Aziatix Trio Uses Their Individual Starpower to Create Something Much Bigger - Mochi Magazine". Mochi. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "18屆金曲獎／最佳國語男歌手 李玖哲稱王│TVBS新聞網". TVBS. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Privy Sits Down with Up and Coming Music Group Aziatix". Privy Magazine. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "恭喜！李玖哲驚爆與相馬茜結婚了 - 自由娛樂". 自由時報. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "李玖哲相馬茜結婚了". ETtoday新聞雲 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.