Anthony Neely

{{short description|American-Taiwanese singer and actor (born 1986)}}

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| name = Anthony Neely

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| caption = Anthony Neely at an autograph session in Singapore, 2011

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|05|20}}

| birth_place = Millbrae, California, US

| nationality = {{unbulleted list|American|Taiwanese}}

| alma_mater = Burlingame High School

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Singer
songwriter
actor}}

| years_active = 2009–present

| spouse = {{Marriage|Vivi Lee|2010|2018|reason=div}}{{Marriage|Kris Kuan|2022||}}

| children = 1

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| genre = Mandopop

| instrument = Guitar, piano

| label = HIM International Music (2009–2014)

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Anthony Neely (born May 20, 1986) is an American-Taiwanese singer and actor.[http://www.him.com.tw/artist_a.asp?aid=15 Artist Bio-data HIM International Music, Anthony Neely] His father is of Euro-American descent and his mother is Taiwanese. In 2009, Neely participated in Taiwanese singing competition One Million Star (Season 5) as a PK (Player Kill) challenger. His performances created sensations after receiving full marks of 25 points on three occasions, and also being the first in the reality show's history to score a record 33 out of 25 points.

Early years

Neely double-majored in psychology and theatre studies at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese. Neely grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in a small suburb, Millbrae, California. He graduated from Burlingame High School in 2004.

Career

Neely performed Hsiao Huang-chi's "You Are My Eyes" (你是我的眼) during his first performance in One Million Star. He said that he did not really understand the meaning behind the lyrics of the song, but was touched by the melody and performed it according to his own feelings. One of the judges of the competition, Phil Chang, was greatly touched by the performance, and praised Neely's rendition for "having a different style from the original singer."

Among his many performances during the singing competition, one stood out: an acoustic version of Damien Rice’s "The Blower's Daughter". Host Matilda Tao then announced to the judges that if the given five points were not enough, they could raise up one hand to represent one point or stand up to represent ten points. Judge Kay Huang stood up, while judges Phil Chang and Roger raised both hands and one hand respectively, giving Neely a total of 33 marks out of the original 25 points any contestant can get.{{in lang|zh}}[http://www.wccdaily.com.cn/epaper/hxdsb/html/2009-09/25/content_98524.htm “星光帮”冒出混血小靓仔倪安东摘下星光史上最高分的33分] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181448/http://www.wccdaily.com.cn/epaper/hxdsb/html/2009-09/25/content_98524.htm |date=July 21, 2011 }}

Personal life

Neely's mother is from Taiwan. His maternal grandparents are from Liaoning, China.[http://ent.ifeng.com/zz/detail_2010_11/29/3266592_0.shtml 倪安东资料档案]

In September 2014, Neely revealed that he had married in 2010 and that his wife, Vivi Li, had given birth to a daughter the year after. The news was revealed in a YouTube video titled "Anthony Neely's True Confession", which was uploaded to his personal YouTube profile on his daughter's third birthday.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NXz5sRnHXs 倪安東真實告白] Over one year after he admitted to infidelity, he and his wife were officially divorced in March 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.toggle.sg/en/entertainment/asianbuzz/photos/anthony-neely-is-officially-divorced-10188260|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804073249/https://entertainment.toggle.sg/en/entertainment/asianbuzz/photos/anthony-neely-is-officially-divorced-10188260|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 4, 2019|title=Anthony Neely is officially divorced|website=Toggle|access-date=August 4, 2019}}

In March 2022, Neely revealed that he married his mistress, Kris Kuan 5 years after cheating on his then-wife with her.{{Cite web|url=https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/asian/anthony-neely-marries-his-mistress-kris-kuan-616706 |access-date=March 22, 2022 |title=Taiwanese Singer Anthony Neely Marries His Mistress 5 Years After Cheating on His Then-Wife with Her }}

Discography

=Studio albums=

Lesson One (2010)
Wake Up (2012)
Friends (2013)

= Singles =

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Date ! Title ! Note ! Ref
align= "center" \|December 21, 2010 \|Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) \|Format: Digital \|
align= "center" \|July 7, 2011 \|LOVE LOVE LOVE \|Advertisement Song \|
align= "center" \|November 1, 2011 \|Departed Heaven 無間天堂 \|Online Game Theme Song \|
align= "center" \|February 11, 2012 \|Bread of Love 愛的麵包 \|Ending Theme Song if The Soul of the Bread ft. Hank Chen & Michelle Chen \|
align= "center" \|February 19, 2012 \|Full of Love LOVE力全開 \|Malaysia 998 Radio 15th Anniversary Song \|
align= "center" \|April 20, 2012 \|Then 然後 \|Soundtrack of Absolute Boyfriend \|
align= "center" \|rowspan="4"\|August 15, 2016 \|About Loneliness 關於寂寞 \|Theme Song of Lonely Macchiato \|
align= "center" \|Welcome to Macchiato 歡迎來到瑪奇朵 \|Soundtrack of Lonely Macchiato with Farbien Yu & Afalean Lufiz \|
align= "center" \|Nothing To Think About 不需要思考的事 \|Soundtrack of Lonely Macchiato with Pin Chen \|
align= "center" \|What To Say 該怎麼說 \|Soundtrack of Lonely Macchiato with Farbien Yu \|
align= "center" \|December 10, 2016 \|You/Me \| \|
align= "center" \|April 29, 2017 \|Rival in Love 情敵 \|Theme Song of Evil Women \|
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Date

! Title

! Note

! Ref

align= "center"

|December 21, 2010

|Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

|Format: Digital

align= "center"

|July 7, 2011

|LOVE LOVE LOVE