Ivy (Chinese singer)
{{Infobox person
| name =Ivy
| native_name = 艾菲
| native_name_lang = zh
| image = 艾菲_新浪娱乐.jpg
| caption = Ivy in 2015
| birth_name = Deng Wanxing
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|30}}
| birth_place = Nanning, Guangxi, China
| alma_mater = Guangxi Arts Institute
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- dancer
}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| genre = Pop, Hip hop, electronic rock, Britpop
| instrument = Vocals
| label = {{flatlist|
- Shengqiang International
- Yuehua Entertainment
}}
}}
}}
Deng Wanxing ({{zh|c=邓婉婞|p=Dèng Wǎnxìng}}, born 30 January 1987), professionally known as Ivy ({{zh|c=艾菲|p=Ai Fei}}) or Ai Fei, is a Chinese singer and dancer. She was born and raised in the Guangxi city of Nanning and received national recognition after finishing third on the first season of Chinese Idol.
Early life
Deng Wanxing was born to a working class single mother in Nanning, Guangxi and is from the Hui ethnic group.{{cite web |title=艾菲是谁 中国梦之声艾菲个人资料 艾菲love on top视频完整版 |url=https://www.52fuqing.com/newsshow-245956.html |website=52 Fuqing |accessdate=20 July 2019}} She graduated from the Guangxi Arts Institute after enrolling in 2003.{{cite web |title=广艺附中知名校友集锦---艾菲 |url=https://fz.gxau.edu.cn/lsznxq/zmxy/content_216059 |website=Guangxi Arts Institute |accessdate=20 July 2019}}
Career
=2006–2012: Career beginnings=
Ivy frequently performed in bars for work, citing this as useful experience for the development of her live skills.{{cite web |title=梦之声艾菲：庆幸曾当六年酒吧歌手 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2013-08-22/11053993346.shtml |website=Sina |publisher=Sina Weibo}} She frequently performed with Jike Junyi, who came third in season one of The Voice of China.
=2013: ''Chinese Idol'' and rise to fame=
Ivy shot to fame after auditioning for Chinese Idol in 2012, auditioning with Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". Her performance of "Love On Top" was met with widespread acclaim in China, with her all-round abilities as a performer being praised.{{cite web |title=《夢之聲》艾菲熱辣《Love On Top》凸顯巨星氣質 |url=https://kknews.cc/entertainment/2a399gg.html |website=KK News |accessdate=20 July 2019}} Despite being a favourite to win{{cite web |title=南宁妹艾菲拿下梦之声季军 将与林志玲比美（图） |url=http://news.gxnews.com.cn/staticpages/20130827/newgx521c1f23-8390774-1.shtml |website=GX News |accessdate=20 July 2019}} the competition, Ivy finished in third place. Following her elimination, she participated in the Chinese Idol Tour of China and signed to the Shengqiang International record label.
=2014–2016: ''Crazy In Love'', ''Heroes of the Remix'' and ''Mask Singer''=
Releasing her first extended play Crazy In Love on April 2, 2014, Ivy experimented in several sounds on her début release, including electronic rock, hip hop and pop.{{cite web |title=Ivy's new album Philippine Love |url=http://www.yue365.com/musiclist/45347.shtml |website=Yue 365 |accessdate=20 July 2019}} To celebrate the release of her EP, she held a release party at the Space One nightclub in Beijing, which saw her give her a critically praised performance{{cite web |title=百万打造绚丽现场 舞台女王艾菲惊艳献唱 |url=http://www.theonebeijing.com/syhd/pagefolder/2014/aifei.html |website=The One Beijing |accessdate=20 July 2019}} of the EP.
In 2015, English musician Tricky released an alternate version of her single "Shaliaba", entitled "Beijing to Berlin".{{cite web |url=http://www.trickysite.com/skilled-mechanics/ |website=Tricky |title=Beijing to Berlin |accessdate=16 February 2020}} It received acclaim from The Guardian{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Sam |title=Tricky's Beijing To Berlin is another gem from the Brizzle rapper |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/30/this-weeks-new-tracks |website=The Guardian |date=30 October 2015 |accessdate=16 February 2020}} and acted as the lead single to his album Skilled Mechanics.
In 2016, she appeared as a contestant on Heroes of Remix in a duo with Chinese singer Dany Lee.{{cite web |title=艾菲《盖世英雄 》炸翻全场 鸟叔面前再玩惊艳 |url=http://music.yule.sohu.com/20160629/n456879547.shtml |website=Yule Music |accessdate=20 July 2019}} The duo reached the grand final however lost out on winning to Wowkie Zhang. She then went onto appear as a judge on Mask Singer from weeks one to four.
=2017-present: ''I. Feminism'', collaborations and acting=
Ivy's second extended play, I. Feminism was released with Yuehua Entertainment and saw her career brought to new highs as she reached number one on the Billboard China V Chart.{{cite web |title=China V Chart The Week of September 25, 2017 |url=http://vchart.yinyuetai.com/album/weekly?type=ml&period=78 |website=Yinyuetai |accessdate=20 July 2019 |archive-date=21 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021112051/http://vchart.yinyuetai.com/album/weekly?type=ml&period=78 |url-status=dead }} Preceded by the single "Li Sao",{{cite web |title=艾菲《离骚》 渴望冲破束缚活出自我 |url=http://m.artsbj.com/show/192-553063.html |website=Arts Beijing |accessdate=20 July 2019}} I. Feminism was the only album by a Mainland China female artist to reach number one that year. It was also the tenth best selling album of 2017 in China,{{cite web|url=http://vchart.yinyuetai.com/album/yearly?type=ml&year=2017|title=China V Chart Top 10 Albums of 2017 (Mainland)|last=|first=|date=|work=YinYueTai|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102132302/http://vchart.yinyuetai.com/album/yearly?type=ml&year=2017|archive-date=January 2, 2018|accessdate=January 2, 2018|url-status=dead}} spending 24 weeks on the V Chart.{{cite web |title=YinYueTai V Chart |url=http://vchart.yinyuetai.com/album/weekly?type=ml&period=108&page=2 |accessdate=6 February 2020}} "Li Sao" débuted and peaked at #8 on the YinYueTai V Chart,{{cite web |title=Billboard Radio China; YinYueTai V Chart 24th July 2017 |url=http://www.billboardradiochina.com/chart/02-August-2017-yin-yue-V-bang-China-V-Chart-zh_cn?language=en |accessdate=31 October 2019}} while "Bad Girls Need Love too" peaked at #9.{{cite web |title=YinYueTai V Chart |url=http://vchart.yinyuetai.com/vchart/billboardv?area=HY&date=20170821 |website=YineYueTai |accessdate=6 February 2020 |archive-date=10 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210021956/http://vchart.yinyuetai.com/vchart/billboardv?area=HY&date=20170821 |url-status=dead }}
In 2018, Ivy featured on two tracks by Korean DJ TPA, "China Trap House" with Hong Kong rapper Al Rocco, and "Combo" with Rocco and Korean artist Seungri.{{cite web |title=China Trap House |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/China-Trap-House/dp/B07C27Y2F2 |website=Amazon Music |accessdate=27 February 2020}}{{cite web |title=Combo (feat. Seungri, Al Rocco & Ivy) |url=https://www.pandora.com/artist/tpa/combo-single/combo-feat-seungri-al-rocco-and-ivy/TRxmg9vcXztxqKk&usg=AOvVaw1_NOC6NSEU02hRdV40qcN2 |website=Pandora |accessdate=27 February 2020}} She also co-starred in the Chinese drama My Idol as the character Kim.{{cite web |title=Actor: Ivy|url=http://www.chinesedrama.info/2018/05/drama-my-idol.html |website=Chinese Drama |accessdate=20 July 2019}} Ivy further released her new single "Barbies Know Know" with Dany Lee.{{cite web |title=Barbies Know Know - Single |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/barbies-know-know-single/1443747707 |website=iTunes |date=22 November 2018 |accessdate=18 September 2019}} This marked her third collaboration single with Dany, having previously worked with her on the I. Feminism extended play.
Discography
= Extended plays =
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| scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| CHN Billboard V Chart |
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| scope="row"| Crazy In Love
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| scope="row"| I. Feminism
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2"| Title
!rowspan="2"| Year !colspan="1"| Peak chart position !rowspan="2"| Album |
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| style=font-size:smaller
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| CHN |
| "Wake Up"
|rowspan="1"|2014 | style="text-align:center;"|— | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Crazy In Love |
| "Shaliaba"
|rowspan="2"|2015 | style="text-align:center;"|— |
| "Beijing to Berlin" (Tricky featuring Ivy)
| style="text-align:center;"|— | rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|Skilled Mechanics |
| "Li Sao"
|rowspan="4"|2017 | style="text-align:center;"|8 | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|I. Feminism |
| "Bad Girls Need Love Too" (featuring Dany Lee)
| style="text-align:center;"|9 |
| "Ambush On All Sides" (featuring Dany Lee)
| style="text-align:center;"|— |
| "How Far Is Happiness"
| style="text-align:center;"|— |
| "Barbies Know Know" (with Dany Lee)
|rowspan="1"|2018 | style="text-align:center;"|— | {{non-album single}} |
References
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