Dawen Wang

Dawen Wang , known as Dawen, is an American singer and songwriter. He first gained prominence when he won Kollaboration Acoustic 4. Dawen's first single "Wake Up", deals with Asian American stereotypes and prejudice towards minorities.

Dawen became popular for translating famous popular songs into Chinese on YouTube, with his Mandarin cover of Rebecca Black's "Friday" becoming a viral runaway hit in 2011.

Early life Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 28, 1981, Dawen grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts and attended Lexington High School as a freshman. At the age of 14, Dawen moved to Hong Kong to reside with his mother, attending Sha Tin College. After graduation, he worked at Starbucks for two years.

His brother George Wang, is a new media and TV producer based in Los Angeles, California.

In late 2009, he released his debut album, "American Me" and followed soon after with a tour including stops in Taiwan and Hong Kong. In August 2010, Dawen entered the talent show Kollaboration and emerged the Grand Prize Winner, increasing his prominence and exposure online.

His translations of American pop songs, such as Rebecca Black - "Friday" and Backstreet Boys - "I Want It That Way", have turned into YouTube hits. Dawen was awarded Most Popular New Artist at the Singapore Hit Awards in November 2014.

Discography

Studio albums American Me (2009) Hello (2013) Happy Or Not (2015) The International Space Station (2019)