Qi Wei (; born 26 October 1985), also known as Stephy Qi, is a Chinese singer and actress.

Career

Qi debuted as a singer after participating in the talent program ''My Show'', and formed a duo with Yuan Chengjie. The duo rose to fame with the song ''Wai Tan Shi Ba Hao'' (外滩十八号), which won the "Best Duet" award at the

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. Thereafter, Qi ventured into acting and became known to audiences after starring in historical drama ''

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'' in 2010. In 2011, she signed a contract with

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and released her debut album ''If Love Forgets''. The same year, she also starred in the highly rated drama ''

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'' and released a soundtrack for the series. Qi is also known for starring in modern suspense drama ''Unbeatable'' (2010), romantic comedy drama ''Love Wakes Up'' (2011) and gongan fiction series '' Young Sherlock'' (2014). Qi won the Most Popular Actress award at the

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. After her short hiatus for childbirth, Qi returned to the screen with modern romance drama ''I Am DuLala'' in 2015. In 2016, she was cast in

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's action thriller film, ''

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''.

Personal life

In 2014, Qi married Korean-American actor Lee Seung-hyun in

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. Their daughter, Lucky, was born in January 2015. Their second child, a boy, was born in October 2022.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Qi, Wei Living people 1984 births Actresses from Chengdu Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses Chinese pop singers Singers from Chengdu 21st-century Chinese actresses 21st-century Chinese women singers