Legendary singers in competition to win Olympic theme

Wang Leehom

Chinese-American singer-songwriter Wang Leehom is famous for combining traditional Chinese literary and operatic elements with the latest modern musical styles. Wang was born in the United States and moved to Taiwan when he was 20. In addition to his successful singing career, he recently starred in Ang Lee's film Lust, Caution. As one of the Olympic torchbearers, the singer recently composed a new song dedicated to the athletes - Long Live the Chinese.

Wei Wei

She sings in Mandarin and English and is one of the most sought-after artists for big events and television shows in China and abroad. Wei Wei has been called both "China's Whitney Houston" and "China's Celine." A native of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, she sang Asian Mighty Winds at the 1990 Asian Games. The song became a national hit and made the singer famous across Asia overnight. In 2004, she received the highest number of votes in an Internet survey that asked who should sing the theme song of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

Nicholas Tse

Since a young age, Nicholas Tse had loved music and dreamed of becoming a singer.

Tse entered the music industry at the tender age of 16. Due to his own talent and particular family background, many recording companies welcomed him and were ready to sign him up. In the past decade, Tse has recorded several popular albums featuring virtuoso guitar riffs. The celebrated 26-year-old musician has also starred in several acclaimed films, including Time and Tide and Metade Fumaca.

Stefanie Sun

The 28 years old Singaporean singer, known as Sun Yanzi in Chinese, created a stir with her entry into the music scene in 2000. She followed the success of her debut album, Cloudy Days, with an extremely popular second album, My Desired Happiness, in 2001. That year she won numerous musical honors at the 12th Taiwan Golden Songs ceremony, including Best Newcomer Award, Best Composition Award and Best Song-Writing Award.