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| | birth_name = Wénjié Huang | | birth_name = Wénjié Huang | ||
| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|01|09}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|01|09}} | ||
| | birth_place = ], |
| birth_place = ], Guangdong, China | ||
| | death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| | death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| | nationality = Australian | | nationality = Australian | ||
| | occupation = {{hlist|]| |
| occupation = {{hlist|]|singer}} | ||
| | website = {{URL|www.wengie.com}}<br />{{URL|www.iamwraya.com}} | | website = {{URL|www.wengie.com}}<br />{{URL|www.iamwraya.com}} | ||
| | pseudonym = | | pseudonym = | ||
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| | years_active = 2013–present | | years_active = 2013–present | ||
| | genre = {{hlist|]|fashion|DIY|life hacks|pranks}} | | genre = {{hlist|]|fashion|DIY|life hacks|pranks}} | ||
| | subscribers = 13.7 |
| subscribers = 13.7 million subscribers <!-- round down to nearest 0.1 million --> | ||
| | views = 1.88 |
| views = 1.88 billion views <!-- round down to nearest 0.01 billion --> | ||
| | network = | | network = | ||
| | associated_acts = | | associated_acts = | ||
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| '''Wendy Jie Huang''' ({{zh|s=文洁|p=Wénjié|c=|t=}}), better known as '''Wengie''' or '''WRAYA''', (born 9 January 1986) is a ] ], ], pop |
'''Wendy Jie Huang''' ({{zh|s=文洁|p=Wénjié|c=|t=}}), better known as '''Wengie''' or '''WRAYA''', (born 9 January 1986) is a ] ], ], pop singer, and voice actress.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/wengie-youtube-fourth-powerpuff-girl-bliss-cartoon-network/ |title=How YouTube star Wengie became the fourth Powerpuff Girl |last=Bisset |first=Jennifer |date=17 September 2017 |publisher=CNET |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201055630/https://www.cnet.com/news/wengie-youtube-fourth-powerpuff-girl-bliss-cartoon-network/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Wengie Vlogs |title=Birthday Vlog 2017 !! |date=14 January 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC5Cd5_aXoc |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716130823/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC5Cd5_aXoc |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| === YouTube === | === YouTube === | ||
| In 2013, Huang started the YouTube channel, "Wengie", inspired by her ], Wenjie. Her videos focused on beauty, fashion, and "Do It Yourself" (]) tips. As of 2016, she was one of the fastest-growing stars on YouTube, having garnered over 4 million subscribers in three years. Throughout 2018, she focused on DIY videos, prank videos, and slime videos. She has earned over 1.8 |
In 2013, Huang started the YouTube channel, "Wengie", inspired by her ], Wenjie. Her videos focused on beauty, fashion, and "Do It Yourself" (]) tips. As of 2016, she was one of the fastest-growing stars on YouTube, having garnered over 4 million subscribers in three years. Throughout 2018, she focused on DIY videos, prank videos, and slime videos. She has earned over 1.8 billion views over her YouTube career.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/uta-youtube-superstar-wengie-1201922040/ |title=UTA Signs Beauty and Lifestyle YouTube Star Wengie |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=18 November 2016 |work=Variety |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012122946/http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/uta-youtube-superstar-wengie-1201922040/ |archive-date=12 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her YouTube channel was awarded "Best Channel" and "Overall Winner" at the 2017 Australian Online Video Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ovas.tv/ |title=The winners of The 3rd Annual Australian Online Video Awards are.... |website=Online Video Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119030036/http://www.ovas.tv/ |archive-date=19 November 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> | ||
| In 2013, Wengie created a second YouTube channel called "WengieVlogs". As of November 2017, WengieVlogs has 1.7 million subscribers and 53 million views. In October 2018, she changed the channel's name to "Wendie ft. Wengie". She then changed the name to "Wengie’s Life" about a year later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/lifeofwengie |title=LifeOfWengie YouTube Stats |website=Social Blade |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031019/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/lifeofwengie |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> | In 2013, Wengie created a second YouTube channel called "WengieVlogs". As of November 2017, WengieVlogs has 1.7 million subscribers and 53 million views. In October 2018, she changed the channel's name to "Wendie ft. Wengie". She then changed the name to "Wengie’s Life" about a year later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/lifeofwengie |title=LifeOfWengie YouTube Stats |website=Social Blade |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031019/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/lifeofwengie |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> | ||
| In 2018, she was the most popular YouTuber from Australia with 11.5 |
In 2018, she was the most popular YouTuber from Australia with 11.5 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 250 YouTubers in Australia sorted by Subscribers |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/country/au/mostsubscribed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618075634/https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/country/au/mostsubscribed |archive-date=18 June 2018 |access-date=29 May 2018 |publisher=Social Blade}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McGinn |first=Christine |date=14 November 2017 |title=YouTube reveals the top Australian channels |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/youtube-reveals-the-top-australian-channels/news-story/15a33dea9a1c5cea33d0f7b40fd85f14 |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 November 2017 |website=Herald Sun}}</ref> Her channel was the 6th most subscribed "how-to and style" channel on YouTube in January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 250 YouTubers How-to Channels |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/category/howto/mostsubscribed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012123041/https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/category/howto/mostsubscribed |archive-date=12 October 2017 |access-date=28 November 2017 |website=Social Blade}}</ref> As of 2022, her YouTube channel has 13.7 million subscribers. | ||
| === Music === | === Music === | ||
| {{proseline|section|date=July 2023}} | {{proseline|section|date=July 2023}} | ||
| ==== Wengie ==== | ==== Wengie ==== | ||
| Wengie released her first single, "Baby Believe Me", in |
Wengie released her first single, "Baby Believe Me", in China on 13 July 2017. It debuted at number 11 and peaked at number 6 on the Chinese music charts.<ref name="music.yule.sohu.com">{{cite web |url=http://music.yule.sohu.com/20170713/n501123240.shtml |script-title=zh:黄文洁Wengie单曲《Baby Believe Me》发布-搜狐音乐 |date=13 July 2017 |website=Sohu |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012123043/http://music.yule.sohu.com/20170713/n501123240.shtml |archive-date=12 October 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> | ||
| She released another song on YouTube under the channel "Wengie Music Asia" on 25 November 2017, entitled "Oh I Do". As of 29 November 2017, the music video had over 9,100,000 views.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJwY4t6JYQk |title=Wengie |
She released another song on YouTube under the channel "Wengie Music Asia" on 25 November 2017, entitled "Oh I Do". As of 29 November 2017, the music video had over 9,100,000 views.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJwY4t6JYQk |title=Wengie – Oh I do MV (Official Music Video) |via=YouTube |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716130823/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJwY4t6JYQk |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| On 10 July 2018, she released the song "Cake". This was her first English single and was released on her YouTube Channel "Wengie Music". The song has over 12 million views.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLo308s0EIY |title=Wengie 'CAKE' MV (Official Music Video) |via= |
On 10 July 2018, she released the song "Cake". This was her first English single and was released on her YouTube Channel "Wengie Music". The song has over 12 million views.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLo308s0EIY |title=Wengie 'CAKE' MV (Official Music Video) |via=YouTube |access-date=3 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716130823/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLo308s0EIY |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| On 4 May 2019, Wengie released her first ] single "Mr. Nice Guy", which featured Filipino singer ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/328597/p2fb-watch-inigo-pascual-drops-mr-nice-guy-music-videos-with-youtube-star-wengie |title=WATCH: Iñigo Pascual drops 'Mr. Nice Guy' music videos with YouTube star Wengie |last=Eridio |first=Casey |date=5 May 2019 |newspaper=] |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref> | On 4 May 2019, Wengie released her first ] single "Mr. Nice Guy", which featured Filipino singer ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/328597/p2fb-watch-inigo-pascual-drops-mr-nice-guy-music-videos-with-youtube-star-wengie |title=WATCH: Iñigo Pascual drops 'Mr. Nice Guy' music videos with YouTube star Wengie |last=Eridio |first=Casey |date=5 May 2019 |newspaper=] |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref> | ||
| She also released her first ] single, "]", on 18 October. The song features |
She also released her first ] single, "]", on 18 October. The song features Thai singer ] from K-pop girl group ].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8533456/wengie-gi-dle-minnie-empire-video |title=Wengie Teams Up with (G)I-dle's Minnie on Powerful 'Empire': Watch |last=Herman |first=Tamar |date=18 October 2019 |magazine=] |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref> and it debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |date=4 November 2019 |title=Wengie & (G)I-DLE's Minnie Make Their Debuts on World Digital Song Sales With 'Empire' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/wengie-g-i-dle-minnie-empire-world-digital-song-sales-chart-debut/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| On 1 May 2020, she sang on a remix of the song ''Learn to Meow'' by XiaoPanPan and XiaoFengFeng.<ref>{{Citation |title=Wengie (Ft. XiaoFengFeng & XiaoPanPan) – Learn To Meow (EDM Version) |url=https://genius.com/Wengie-learn-to-meow-edm-version-lyrics |language=en |access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref> | On 1 May 2020, she sang on a remix of the song ''Learn to Meow'' by XiaoPanPan and XiaoFengFeng.<ref>{{Citation |title=Wengie (Ft. XiaoFengFeng & XiaoPanPan) – Learn To Meow (EDM Version) |url=https://genius.com/Wengie-learn-to-meow-edm-version-lyrics |language=en |access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref> | ||
| On 5 November 2020 she release "Thing you want" featuring Ikka and Shamali, and it was a Hindi mixed english song premiering on Big Bang Music and has 1.7 |
On 5 November 2020 she release "Thing you want" featuring Ikka and Shamali, and it was a Hindi mixed english song premiering on Big Bang Music and has 1.7 million views as of 2023. She also released a full english version on "Wengie Music"<ref>{{Citation |title=Wengie & Shalmali – Thing You Want ft. Ikka (Official Music video Eng Ver.) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T69zFZa4GI |access-date=5 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> This song earned her the "Best International Act in India" Wengie X Shalmali Thing You Want ft. Ikka at the Indian The '''Clef Music''' Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=cosmic |last2=MCAI |title=Sanjeevani Bhelande wins the best composer award |url=https://mcai.in/upload/event/1632183096-IMG_20210921_053848.jpg |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=mcai.in |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| On 9 December 2022, Wengie released the single "This Christmas". | On 9 December 2022, Wengie released the single "This Christmas". | ||
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| On 7 August 2021, WRAYA released her second single "Trust Issues", which has over 778k views as of December 2022. | On 7 August 2021, WRAYA released her second single "Trust Issues", which has over 778k views as of December 2022. | ||
| On 2 September 2021, WRAYA released her third single "Tight Rope", which has over 1 |
On 2 September 2021, WRAYA released her third single "Tight Rope", which has over 1 million views as of December 2022. | ||
| On 30 September 2021, WRAYA released her fourth single "Ghost", which has over 783K views as of December 2022. | On 30 September 2021, WRAYA released her fourth single "Ghost", which has over 783K views as of December 2022. | ||
| On 11 November 2021, WRAYA released her fifth single "11:11", which has over 1.4 |
On 11 November 2021, WRAYA released her fifth single "11:11", which has over 1.4 million views as of December 2022. | ||
| On 22 February 2022, WRAYA reclaimed her identity as Wengie. | On 22 February 2022, WRAYA reclaimed her identity as Wengie. | ||
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| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
| Wengie moved to Australia with her grandparents as a child. She is currently based in |
Wengie moved to Australia with her grandparents as a child. She is currently based in Sydney, Los Angeles, California and China.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/massive-aussie-star-youve-never-heard-of/news-story/3aa82ee82d1c87a4c5d9b6263eecb441 |title=Massive Aussie star you've never heard of |last=Ma |first=Wenlei |date=19 September 2017 |work=News.Com.Au |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030552/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/massive-aussie-star-youve-never-heard-of/news-story/3aa82ee82d1c87a4c5d9b6263eecb441 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| ==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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Wendy Jie Huang (Chinese: 文洁; pinyin: Wénjié), better known as Wengie or WRAYA, (born 9 January 1986) is a Chinese Australian YouTuber, vlogger, pop singer, and voice actress.
Career
YouTube
In 2013, Huang started the YouTube channel, "Wengie", inspired by her Chinese name, Wenjie. Her videos focused on beauty, fashion, and "Do It Yourself" (DIY) tips. As of 2016, she was one of the fastest-growing stars on YouTube, having garnered over 4 million subscribers in three years. Throughout 2018, she focused on DIY videos, prank videos, and slime videos. She has earned over 1.8 billion views over her YouTube career. Her YouTube channel was awarded "Best Channel" and "Overall Winner" at the 2017 Australian Online Video Awards.
In 2013, Wengie created a second YouTube channel called "WengieVlogs". As of November 2017, WengieVlogs has 1.7 million subscribers and 53 million views. In October 2018, she changed the channel's name to "Wendie ft. Wengie". She then changed the name to "Wengie’s Life" about a year later.
In 2018, she was the most popular YouTuber from Australia with 11.5 million subscribers. Her channel was the 6th most subscribed "how-to and style" channel on YouTube in January 2018. As of 2022, her YouTube channel has 13.7 million subscribers.
Music
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Wengie
Wengie released her first single, "Baby Believe Me", in China on 13 July 2017. It debuted at number 11 and peaked at number 6 on the Chinese music charts.
She released another song on YouTube under the channel "Wengie Music Asia" on 25 November 2017, entitled "Oh I Do". As of 29 November 2017, the music video had over 9,100,000 views.
On 10 July 2018, she released the song "Cake". This was her first English single and was released on her YouTube Channel "Wengie Music". The song has over 12 million views.
On 4 May 2019, Wengie released her first Filipino-language single "Mr. Nice Guy", which featured Filipino singer Iñigo Pascual.
She also released her first Korean-language single, "Empire", on 18 October. The song features Thai singer Minnie from K-pop girl group (G)I-dle. and it debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart
On 1 May 2020, she sang on a remix of the song Learn to Meow by XiaoPanPan and XiaoFengFeng.
On 5 November 2020 she release "Thing you want" featuring Ikka and Shamali, and it was a Hindi mixed english song premiering on Big Bang Music and has 1.7 million views as of 2023. She also released a full english version on "Wengie Music" This song earned her the "Best International Act in India" Wengie X Shalmali Thing You Want ft. Ikka at the Indian The Clef Music Awards.
On 9 December 2022, Wengie released the single "This Christmas".
WRAYA
On 24 June 2021, WRAYA released her debut single "Bitter", which has over 769k views as of December 2022.
On 7 August 2021, WRAYA released her second single "Trust Issues", which has over 778k views as of December 2022.
On 2 September 2021, WRAYA released her third single "Tight Rope", which has over 1 million views as of December 2022.
On 30 September 2021, WRAYA released her fourth single "Ghost", which has over 783K views as of December 2022.
On 11 November 2021, WRAYA released her fifth single "11:11", which has over 1.4 million views as of December 2022.
On 22 February 2022, WRAYA reclaimed her identity as Wengie.
Voice acting
In 2017, Wengie was the voice of Blisstina "Bliss" Utonium in the Australian and New Zealand versions of The Powerpuff Girls: Power of Four, a five-part TV movie.
Personal life
Wengie moved to Australia with her grandparents as a child. She is currently based in Sydney, Los Angeles, California and China.
Discography
Extended plays
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| Collabs Vol. 1 (Int'l Ver.) |
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| 11:11 |
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References
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- Kroll, Justin (18 November 2016). "UTA Signs Beauty and Lifestyle YouTube Star Wengie". Variety. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "The winners of The [sic] 3rd Annual Australian Online Video Awards are..." Online Video Awards. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "LifeOfWengie YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "Top 250 YouTubers in Australia sorted by Subscribers". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- McGinn, Christine (14 November 2017). "YouTube reveals the top Australian channels". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "Top 250 YouTubers How-to Channels". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- 黄文洁Wengie单曲《Baby Believe Me》发布-搜狐音乐. Sohu (in Chinese). 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "Wengie – Oh I do MV (Official Music Video)". Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via YouTube.
- "Wengie 'CAKE' MV (Official Music Video)". Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018 – via YouTube.
- Eridio, Casey (5 May 2019). "WATCH: Iñigo Pascual drops 'Mr. Nice Guy' music videos with YouTube star Wengie". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- Herman, Tamar (18 October 2019). "Wengie Teams Up with (G)I-dle's Minnie on Powerful 'Empire': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- Benjamin, Jeff (4 November 2019). "Wengie & (G)I-DLE's Minnie Make Their Debuts on World Digital Song Sales With 'Empire'". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- Wengie (Ft. XiaoFengFeng & XiaoPanPan) – Learn To Meow (EDM Version) [学猫叫], retrieved 3 September 2020
- Wengie & Shalmali – Thing You Want ft. Ikka (Official Music video Eng Ver.), retrieved 5 April 2023
- cosmic; MCAI. "Sanjeevani Bhelande wins the best composer award". mcai.in. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- Ma, Wenlei (19 September 2017). "Massive Aussie star you've never heard of". News.Com.Au. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "Announcement for Collabs Vol. 1 on Wengie's Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- "11:11". Spotify. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
