Wengie

Background

Wendy Jie Huang, better known as Wengie, was born in Guangzhou, China. She created the “Wengie” YouTube channel in 2013, named after her Chinese name, Wenjie. Her films covered topics such as beauty, fashion, and “Do It Yourself” (D.I.Y.) advice. She started a second YouTube channel named “WengieVlogs” in 2013. She renamed her YouTube channel “Wendie ft. Wengie” in October 2018. After roughly a year, she changed her name to “Wengie’s Life.” On July 13, 2017, Wengie released her first song, ‘Baby Believe Me.’ On the Chinese music charts, it debuted at number 11 and peaked at number six. On November 25, 2017, she released a new song called ‘Oh I Do’ on YouTube through the channel “Wengie Music Asia.” Within a few days, the music video got over nine million views.

She released the single ‘Cake’ on July 10, 2018. Her first English track was uploaded to her YouTube channel “Wengie Music.” The song has been seen over 12 million times. ‘Mr. Nice Guy,’ Wengie’s debut Filipino-language single, was released on May 4, 2019, and featured Filipino singer Iñigo Pascual. On October 18, she also released her debut Korean-language single, ‘Empire.’ She also sang on a remix of XiaoPanPan’s song ‘Learn to Meow’ on May 1, 2020.

Wengie voiced Blisstina “Bliss” Utonium in the 2016 T.V. movie “The Powerpuff Girls: Power of Four,” in Australia and New Zealand versions. As a child, she moved to Australia with her grandparents. She currently divides her time between Australia, California, and China. On August 13, 2015, she engaged her ex-boyfriend Max. Since February 2022, the two have split up.