Tuesday, Feb 17, 2009 9:37AM / Members only
LEEHOM FACTS:
Chinese Name: 王力宏
Mandarin Name: Wang Li Hong
Cantonese Name: Wong Lik Wung
English Name: Leehom Wang
Christian Name: Alexander Wang
Japanese Name: Ou Riki Hiroshi
Date of Birth: 17 May 1976
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Taiwanese
Spoken Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Japanese
Horoscope: Taurus
Zodiac: Dragon
Blood Type: O
Height: 180 cm/6'2"
Weight: 68 kg/149 lbs
Family:
- Father
- Mother
- Grandmother (Mother's side)
- Older Brother, Leo (+3 Years)
- Younger Brother, Leekai (-9 Years)
Education:
- Elementary School Pittsford Elementary School
- Secondary School Pittsford Sutherland High School, graduated Valedictorian. Scored perfect on the SAT - 1600. National Merit Scholar (highest honor for US K-12 schools).
- Graduate with honors from Williams College of Music in Williamstown, Massachusetts (Major in Music and Minor in Asian studies)
- Graduate from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in Professional Musician
The Most Admired Person
- Father
Goals
- To be an influential artist
- To inspire others with his music
Leehom’s Talents
- Composes songs
- Produces music
- Sings & Acts
- Draws
- Plays percussion instruments
- Plays Vibraphone & Xylophone
- Plays Violin
- Plays Piano
- Plays Guitar
- Plays Drums
- Plays Er-Hu
- Can play about almost anything if you give it to him.
LEEHOM FAVORITES:
Boyband: N'Sync
Admired Singer: Stevie Wonder
Subject: Jazz Piano
Animal: Dog (Rotweiller)
Color: Blue
Sport: Baseball
Food: Japanese cuisine, Peking Duck, Pizza, Coconut, Zonghui Sandwich, Grapefruit Juice
Hobbies: Baseball, Music, Drawing, Movies, Dramas, Creating, Making
Type of Movie: Science Fiction
Movies: 8 1/2, Little Women, Nuovo cinema Paradiso, Farewell My Concubine, A Clockwork Orange
Country: Taiwan
Attire: T-shirt & jeans
Quote: "It's all good."
About Leehom
Leehom is left-handed.
Why Leehom doesn't use his Christian name 'Alexander' as his official English name:
Because when Leehom was about to go to Primary School, Wang Mama wanted Leehom to choose the name he wanted to use: Alexander or Leehom. He chose Leehom with the reason that it is more unique than Alexander.
Leehom and his older brother Leo worked as a paperboy for 7 years since he was 8. He said that this experience trained him to be honest, responsible and industrious.
Leehom wrote a play The Bite That Burns when he was 21. It was a Broadway work, which comprises of opera, Broadway and the films. The score of the electronic-symphony orchestra is more than 570 pages in length.
Leehom said he composed the song “Julia“ in only 5 minutes when he was having his hair cut.
Leehom has a perfect pitch. He can sing out the accurate pitch of notes without the aid of any instruments.
Leehom owns a studio named “ Homeboy Studios “ in New York.
Leehom can do the splits!
Leehom loves wearing shoes without warring socks.
Leehom’s fastest way to get bored is History Books.
Leehom’s close friends are David Tao, Peter Ho, Eason, Jeff Chang, William So, Shunza, Coco Lee and Vivian Hsu.
Leehom’s first girlfriend sang the background music over the monologue in “ Wo Yao “ (I want) ( Wei Yi Track 10 )
Leehom was once accepted by both Yale and Princeton, but because of his desire to be a musician, he turned them down.
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