Ice Paper

Biography

Ice Paper, real name Wei Ran, is a Chinese singer from Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. He was born on October 29, 1991, into an artistic family. His father, Wei Jianing, is a first-class actor, a provincial-level inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage "Huaihai Opera," a member of the Jiangsu Provincial CPPCC, and a council member and vice chairman of the municipal and provincial drama associations. In 2010, he enrolled in the Music Education undergraduate program at the Nanjing University of the Arts, graduating in 2014. He rose to fame after participating in the third season of "The Voice of China" in 2014, where he advanced through the revival round, joined Team Qi Qin, and ultimately placed second in his group and among the top eight nationally. The media and audience took an interest in him due to his identity as a "star's son" and "official's son." Afterward, he entered the rap scene under his stage name "Ice Paper" and regained popularity in 2019 with his single "心如止水" (A Calm Heart Like Still Water). In 2015, he won the Best New Emerging Singer award at the "New Maple Career Awards" ceremony hosted by Canada's New Era TV, with the award personally presented by Canadian Minister of National Defence and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney.