Jill Vidal

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| name = Jill Vidal

| image = JillVidal2011.jpg

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| caption = Vidal in 2010

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1982|4|13}}

| birth_place = Hong Kong

| occupation = Singer, actress

| years_active = 2006–present

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|p=Wèi Shī

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| alias = Wei Si

| genre = {{hlist|Cantopop|contemporary R&B|urban pop|urban contemporary}}

| instrument = {{hlist|Vocal|guitar|piano}}

| label = Warner Music Hong Kong

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Jill Vidal ({{zh|t=衛詩}}) often referred to as Wei Si or simply as Jill, is a Hong Kong–based urban pop singer and actress. She is of Filipino, Korean, and Chinese ethnicity.{{cite web|title=Lessons in love with Hong Kong singer Janice Vidal: from toxic relationships to mental health and women's empowerment |url=https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3179457/lessons-love-hong-kong-singer-janice-vidal-toxic |website=scmp.com |date=29 May 2022 |access-date=22 October 2024}} Her twin sister, Janice Vidal, is also a singer in Hong Kong.

Career

=Music=

In 2005, Jill Vidal entered the music industry by signing with Amusic, a subsidiary of East Asia Record Production.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} She released her first song, "Lonely", in December 2005, and her debut album, Hit Me, came out in 2006.

In 2015, she joined Warner Music Hong Kong, along with her twin sister, Janice Vidal. Her first single under the label, "Fulfilled Love" (被滿足的愛) (feat. San E), was released on 16 May 2016. An English version, "I Can See" (feat. San E), came out on 24 June. On 17 October of the same year, Vidal's second single, "Need for Love" (感情需要), came out. On 12 December, she published her third single, "Lonely Christmas", originally by Eason Chan.

On 10 April 2017, Vidal's fourth single, "Tattoo" (刺青), was released and climbed to the No. 1 spot on Metro Radio FM 99.7. On 27 November of the same year, she issued the song "Suffocate" (缺氧).{{Cite web|url=http://www.metroradio.com.hk/997/Program/NewSong/music.aspx?m=948|title=新城知訊台|website=metroradio.com.hk|access-date=26 April 2018}}

=Acting=

Vidal made her film debut in 2006 in the musical film A Melody Looking directed by Leon Lai.{{Citation|last=Lai|first=Leon|title=A Melody Looking|date=14 December 2006|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0860461/|others=Leon Lai, Jeremy Halpern, Alex Perez|access-date=12 August 2018}}

=Theatre=

In August 2014, Vidal starred in the African theatre production TELEMA! Awaken the Dream, celebrating the 51st anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech.{{Cite news|url=http://hk.ourwitness.com/event/telema/|title=TELEMA! – A Real African Story by Real African Refugees (Drama)|date=9 August 2014|work=WitnessHK|access-date=12 August 2018}}

=Advertising=

In 2006, Vidal and her sister starred in a McDonald's commercial involving Chinese tongue twisters.{{Cite web|url=https://hk.entertainment.appledaily.com/entertainment/daily/article/20060503/5885408|title=拍廣告中文水皮衛蘭、衛詩練急口令冇覺|website=Apple Daily |language=zh|access-date=12 August 2018}}

=''Reborn'' book release=

On 23 July 2011, Vidal published her autobiography, Reborn, which emphasizes her adoption of Christianity.{{Cite book|title=Zhong sheng REBORN|date=2011|publisher=Hong hai wen hua chu ban you xian gong si|others=Wei, Shi, Chen, Zhenquan, 卫诗, 陈镇泉|isbn=9789881533913|edition=Di 1 ban|location=Xianggang|oclc=952127242}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.popularasians.com/forums/threads/reborn-jill-vidal-gets-support-from-sammi-cheng.68082/|title=Reborn Jill Vidal gets support from Sammi Cheng {{!}} Popular Asians – Download TVB, TVB Download, TVB News, Asian Entertainment News, Asian Downloads|website=popularasians.com|access-date=12 August 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://timable.com/en/event/19074|title=《重生Reborn》衞詩(Jill Vidal) – 新書交流會及簽名會 – Timable|website=Timable|language=zh-HK|access-date=12 August 2018}}

=Vidal jewellery=

In November 2016, Vidal launched her own jewellery label, "Vidal", in collaboration with the charity organisation and international jewellery label Eden Ministry, which employs former sex workers.{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2049278/cantopop-star-jill-vidal-launches-jewellery-range|title=Cantopop star Jill Vidal launches jewellery range to support victims of sex trafficking|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=12 August 2018}}

Personal life

=Arrest=

Vidal and her singer boyfriend Kelvin Kwan were arrested in Tokyo on 24 February 2009 over allegations of cannabis possession. Police were summoned when the pair were caught shoplifting in the district of Shibuya, and the illicit drug was subsequently found in a cigarette in their possession. Kwan confessed to the police that it had been given to him by a friend in Hong Kong, while Vidal said that she was not aware the cigarette contained cannabis.{{cite news|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=79043&sid=22965555&con_type=1|title=Pot idols on Tokyo rap|author=Nickkita Lau|work=The Standard|location=Hong Kong|date=4 March 2009|accessdate=5 March 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311045239/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=79043&sid=22965555&con_type=1|archivedate=11 March 2009}} Urine tests later returned positive results for cannabis for Kwan,{{cite news|url=http://thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=79593&sid=23112925&con_type=1&d_str=20090316&fc=1|title=Pop stars stay in prison as urine shows drug use|author=Patsy Moy|work=The Standard|location=Hong Kong|date=16 March 2009|accessdate=16 March 2009|archive-date=18 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718161706/http://thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=79593&sid=23112925&con_type=1&d_str=20090316&fc=1|url-status=dead}} and the police allegedly found another banned substance in the pair's luggage.{{cite news|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=79646&sid=23122273&con_type=1|title=Fresh twist in pot stars' Tokyo saga|author=Nickkita Lau|work=The Standard|date=17 March 2009|accessdate=17 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629171420/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=79646&sid=23122273&con_type=1|archive-date=29 June 2011|url-status=dead}} Kwan was released without charge after 32 days in jail.Patsy Moy, [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=80236&sid=23281812&con_type=3&d_str=20090330&sear_year=2009 Drug rap Wei Si in Tokyo jail as Kwan flies home] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006213543/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=80236&sid=23281812&con_type=3&d_str=20090330&sear_year=2009 |date=6 October 2013 }}, The Standard, 30 March 2009 Local newspapers later reported that Vidal was being held for heroin possession.{{cite news |url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=13906 |title=Prison break as Wei Si admits heroin charge |work=The Standard |date=24 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155405/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=13906 |archivedate=22 December 2015 }}

On 24 April, Vidal pleaded guilty to heroin possession in a Tokyo court and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, suspended for three years. She was deported back to Hong Kong and did not serve any prison time.{{cite news | url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=13906 | title=Prison relief as Wei Si admits heroin possession | work=The Standard | date=24 April 2009 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155405/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=13906 | archivedate=22 December 2015 }}{{cite news | url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20090427-137776.html | title=HK singer returns after 2-month detention | work=Asia One News | date=28 April 2009 | access-date=2 May 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015112622/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20090427-137776.html | archive-date=15 October 2013 | url-status=dead }}{{cite news | url=http://www.hkatvnews.com/v3/share_out/_content/2009/04/24/atvnews_128748.html | title=衛詩藏海洛英被日本法院判入獄兩年緩刑三年 | work=HK ATV | date=24 April 2009 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303100816/http://www.hkatvnews.com/v3/share_out/_content/2009/04/24/atvnews_128748.html | archivedate=3 March 2012 }}