陈伟联
潘嘉丽
About 陈伟联
Kelvin Tan Wei Lian (Traditional Chinese: 陳偉聯; Simplified Chinese: 陈伟联; Pinyin: Chén Wěi Lián; born 5 October 1981) is a visually impaired professional singer in Singapore. He is the first visually disabled person in Singapore to be signed on for a product endorsement. Born with Leber's congenital amaurosis, Wei Lian worked as a street busker for a living before he took part in a singing competition in which he was crowned the overall Champion. During his busking days, he performed with his guitar at various locations in Singapore such as the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple at Waterloo Street and areas around Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations, drawing crowds of people who are attracted by his soulful voice. On 1 September 2005 he shot to prominence when he won Project SuperStar, a Mandarin singing competition hosted by Singapore's MediaCorp Television Channel U, after garnering 64% of the 533,00 telephone votes. As the Grand Champion of Project SuperStar, Wei Lian secured a recording contract with "Play Music", a subsidiary of Warner Music. Wei Lian is also actively involved in various charity and social events. As one of the ambassadors for the 2005 Singapore Disability Awareness Public Education Campaign, he promotes awareness of the abalities and employability of people with disabilities. His debut album entitled "All I want is..." was released on 11 January 2006 with impressive sales record - hitting platinum status in Singapore within a period of just 5 days. The song '触摸' (pronounced as "Chu Mo") won 'Best Theme Song' at the 2006 Star Awards held by MediaCorp, Singapore. Wei Lian is proficient in both piano and the guitar, and sings in a variety of languages and dialects. In his debut concert on 22 April 2006 at the Max Pavilion in Singapore, he sang in Mandarin, English, Thai, Cantonese and Hokkien. Wei Lian is also one of the only two visually disabled competitive bowlers in Singapore who had won in a bowling competition, organized by the visually handicapped associations in Singapore and in Perth, Western Australia between 1996 and 1999. A Mandarin drama, titled "Dream Chasers" featuring Wei Lian, was aired on Channel U in 2006. Wei Lian's participation in this drama marked a milestone in Singapore's Television industry - for the first time, a visually handicapped artiste was involved as a lead role in a television drama. He has subsequently made guest appearances in other local dramas (Love Degree 0 C, The Shining Star) and variety shows. Despite limitations to the number of roles that he can perform as an actor, he has managed to become the first visually handicapped artiste to win the acclaimed "Most Popular Newcomer" and "Top 10 Male Artiste" in Singapore's Star Awards 2006. His transformation from busker to stardom inspired a short feature named "Life Story", depicting how he has overcome his disability and become the first blind person in Singapore to attain fame in the regional music scene. Wei Lian also appeared in a highly acclaimed local movie "881" directed by the awards-winning director Roystan Tan. He acted as a steret busker (his previous profession) and sang a Hokkien song in the movie. The movie was about the unique "Getai" culture in Singapore. On 31 August 2007, Wei Lian debuted in Taiwan with his second album "i.Wei Lian". He and fellow label artiste Joi Chua, did a new music attempt by singing a rap song "Fan Cuo" which was included in the Singapore edition release. In 2009, Wei Lian's third album would be released where his personal compositions would be included for the very first time. The album will be a reflection of the maturity and progress in his music and personality, as well as his new found talent.
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