Tay Kewei

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Tay Kewei
Tay kewei
Background information
Birth name 鄭可為, 郑可为
Born (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 40)
Origin Singapore
Genres Pop, jazz, chinese classical
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2009–present
Labels Cross Ratio Entertainment (2015-)
S2S Pte. Ltd. (2009-2015)
Associated acts JJ Lin, David Tao, Wang Lee Hom, A-Mei, Khalil Fong, Christian Bautista
Website www.taykewei.com
Notable instruments
Piano, guitar, ukulele, violin, erhu

Tay Kewei simplified Chinese: 郑可为; traditional Chinese: 鄭可為 (born 18 August 1983) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. She has released songs in English, Chinese, and Japanese.[1]

Professional background

In 2006, Tay Kewei joined local singing competition Project SuperStar, initially getting in to the top 24, but having to withdraw eventually due to conflicting gig schedules.[2] After that, she decided to pursue a career in music, and became a background vocalist, duet partner, and erhu player for Chinese pop stars, including Wang Lee Hom, David Tao, A-Mei and JJ Lin assisting them on international tours.[3]

In 2009, she released an indie EP with keyboardist Lee Ein Ein, entitled KEEP!. Promotional tours were held in several countries, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia. Khalil Fong appeared as a surprise guest in the Hong Kong performance.[4]

In May 2009, Tay Kewei signed with S2S Pte Ltd. Her debut label album, Come Closer With... Kewei was released in September 2010, with four original songs in English and Chinese, as well as a bilingual duet with Filipino singer Christian Bautista. The album was promoted regionally in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.[3] Her debut album launch concert was held at the Esplanade Recital Hall, and sold out.[5]

In 2011, she announced that work had begun on her new album, and previewed her new single "Fallin", in her December public performances. She was also nominated for the Most Popular Newcomer and Best Local Artiste in the Y.E.S. 93.3FM Singapore Hit Awards.[6]

In May 2011, Tay Kewei was appointed as an Intellectual Property ambassador for the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, alongside Dick Lee.[7] She was also chosen as the Singaporean representative at the Hong Kong Asian Pop Music Festival's Super Nova Awards.[8]

In February 2012, she released her second album, Fallin.[9]

In June 2014, she recorded and released PIANO BALLADS featuring Kewei[10] exclusively in Japan, which topped the charts in the first week of its release. The album maintained a top three position in the Top 100 Overall Charts and reached number three on the Rock/Pop charts for two consecutive weeks.[11]

In August 2014, Tay made her stage debut in original musical Innamorati by Toy Factory Productions, which features 12 songs sung by Eric Moo, along with 6 other singers including Wong JingLun, Bonnie Loo and Sugie Phua.

She was also involved in Singapore's 49th National Day Parade, the largest scale national show that was broadcast live on television. She was interviewed on Good Morning Singapore with the Chairman of the Show Committee Colonel David Neo, and Chief Choreographer of People's Association Mr Tay Poh Soon.[12] She was also featured in the official music video for the theme song of National Day Parade 2014, for the song "One People One Nation One Singapore x We Will Get There".[13]

On 15 September 2014, Tay released her first original Mandarin album, Turn Back and Smile. Out of the 10 songs in the album, nine of them are written by Kewei. In the music video of her first single "Heart Shaped Void", Taiwan's budding actor, Allen Chen, was specially invited to act as the main lead of a man in modern times with a violent tendency that you can't help but hate and can't help but love. The music video is full of dramatic tension; despite not having much acting experiences, the outstanding emotional performance in the MV is a big breakthrough for Kewei.

During end September 2014, Kewei flew over to Bangkok to shoot a music video for her second single, Hopeless. Midway through the shoot at Suan Luang rama IX Park, Kewei was injured and was immediately sent to the hospital.

Tay's new album, Turn Back and Smile, achieved impressive sales performance and has topped the chart of Singapore's biggest CD retail store - CD RAMA's Top 10 Chart for a couple of weeks.

In 2015,Tay's younger sister, Tay Kexin became the newest member of MICappella.

Discography

Albums
Date of release Title (English)
8 September 2010 Come Closer With... Kewei
14 February 2012 Fallin
28 May 2014 PIANO BALLADS featuring Kewei ～Jazz Covers Collection～
15 September 2014 Turn Back & Smile
24 September 2014 Natural Soul
EP/Singles
Date of release Title
16 December 2009 KEEP! EP
21 August 2012 真善美 – Single
7 October 2012 说 – Single
29 March 2013 Starting Now (優頻道_創!_主題曲) – Single
25 August 2014 心型空洞 – Single
4 January 2015 以愛為豪 - Single (with Alfred Sim)
Others
Date of release Title Songs
March 2003 新谣节03纪念专辑 一厢情愿
November 2004 黄烈传 – 24小时 爱你的感觉 duet with Tay Kewei
24 July 2005 新谣节05纪念专辑 心的感觉 / Love Is All We Need
21 August 2009 陶喆 – Opus 69 Play
29 March 2010 THE BEST OF S2S EXTRAVAGANZA Baby Now That I Found You
8 April 2013 Oriental Jazz 東方爵士 親密愛人 / 聽說愛情回來過 / 雖然我願意 / 流沙 / 影子 / 城裡的月光 / 流淚手心

Stage productions

Year Chinese Title English Title Role
2014 唯一 Innamorati Wei En 薇蒽

Awards & Nominations

  • Singapore Hit Awards 2010, Best Newcomer – Media Choice Winner [14]
  • Singapore Hit Awards 2011, Best Local Artiste Award – Nominated
  • Singapore Hit Awards 2011, Most Popular Newcomer Award – Nominated
  • Singapore Hit Awards 2011, Most Popular Local Singer – Nominated
  • Star Awards 2012, Best Drama Theme Song – Nominated

Music Chart

Year Title Chart Chart Position
Sept-Nov 2014 Album <<转身微笑>> Singapore CD-RAMA Overall Charts No.1
June 2014 Digital Album <<Piano Ballads feat Kewei>> (Exclusively for Japan only) Japan Eonkyo Charts No.1
Mar 2012 Album <<Fallin'>> HMV Hong Kong Jazz / Easy Listening Chart No.8
May 2011 Song "This too Shall Pass" Taiwan Pop Radio 91.7FM No.7
April 2011 Song "This too Shall Pass" Hong Kong Metro Info FM99.7 No.5
Mar 2011 Song "This too Shall Pass" Hong Kong RTHK 3 No.3
Mar 2011 Song "This too Shall Pass" Hong Kong RTHK 2 No.8
Dec 2010 Song "This too Shall Pass" Malaysia 98.8 FM No.18
Dec 2010 Song "This too Shall Pass" Malaysia ONE FM No.6
Nov 2010 Album <<Come Closer with.. Kewei>> Taiwan ESLITE Jazz Chart No.3
Oct 2010 Album <<Come Closer with.. Kewei>> HMV Hong Kong Jazz / Easy Listening Chart No.3
Oct 2010 Album <<Come Closer with.. Kewei>> HMV Hong Kong International Chart Top 40 No.9
Oct 2010 Song "This too Shall Pass" Singapore YES 93.3 FM 醉心龙虎榜 No.1
Sep 2010 Album <<Come Closer with.. Kewei>> HMV Singapore Jazz Chart No.2
Feb 2010 Song "This too Shall Pass" Taiwan ICRT No.5

References

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