{{advert|date=December 2022}} {{short description|Chinese Australian YouTube vlogger, singer, voice actress (born 1986)}} {{pp-pc1}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Wengie | image = Wengie - RISE 2019 (cropped).jpg | caption = Wengie at RISE in 2019 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|01|09}} | birth_place = Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | occupation = {{hlist|YouTuber|Singer}} | youtube_handle = Wengie | youtube_years_active = 2013–present | youtube_genre = {{hlist|Beauty|fashion|DIY|life hacks|pranks}} | youtube_subscribers = 13.3 million <!-- round down to nearest 0.1 million --> | youtube_views = 1.89 billion <!-- round down to nearest 0.01 billion --> | stats_update = 20 October 2025 | website = }}
'''Wendy Ayche''' (born 9 January 1986), better known as '''Wengie''' or '''WRAYA''', is a Chinese–Australian YouTuber, pop singer, and voice actress.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/wengie-youtube-fourth-powerpuff-girl-bliss-cartoon-network/ |title=How YouTube star Wengie became the fourth Powerpuff Girl |last=Bisset |first=Jennifer |date=17 September 2017 |publisher=CNET |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201055630/https://www.cnet.com/news/wengie-youtube-fourth-powerpuff-girl-bliss-cartoon-network/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Wengie Vlogs |title=Birthday Vlog 2017 !! |date=14 January 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC5Cd5_aXoc |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716130823/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC5Cd5_aXoc |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== YouTube === In 2013, Ayche started the Youtube channel, "Wengie", inspired by her Chinese name, Wenjie. Her videos focused on beauty, fashion, and "Do It Yourself" (DIY) tips. As of 2016, she was one of the fastest-growing stars on YouTube, having garnered over 4 million subscribers in three years. Throughout 2018, she focused on children's content: DIY videos, prank videos, and slime videos. She earned over 1.8 billion views over her YouTube career.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/uta-youtube-superstar-wengie-1201922040/ |title=UTA Signs Beauty and Lifestyle YouTube Star Wengie |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=18 November 2016 |work=Variety |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012122946/http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/uta-youtube-superstar-wengie-1201922040/ |archive-date=12 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her YouTube channel was awarded "Best Channel" and "Overall Winner" at the 2017 Australian Online Video Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ovas.tv/ |title=The winners of The [sic] 3rd Annual Australian Online Video Awards are.... |website=Online Video Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119030036/http://www.ovas.tv/ |archive-date=19 November 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref>
In 2013, Wengie created a second YouTube channel called "WengieVlogs". As of November 2017, WengieVlogs had 1.7 million subscribers and 53 million views. In October 2018, she changed the channel's name to "Wendie ft. Wengie". She then changed the name to "Wengie’s Life" about a year later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/lifeofwengie |title=LifeOfWengie YouTube Stats |website=Social Blade |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031019/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/lifeofwengie |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref>
In 2018, she was the most popular YouTuber from Australia with 11.5 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 250 YouTubers in Australia sorted by Subscribers |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/country/au/mostsubscribed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618075634/https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/country/au/mostsubscribed |archive-date=18 June 2018 |access-date=29 May 2018 |publisher=Social Blade}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McGinn |first=Christine |date=14 November 2017 |title=YouTube reveals the top Australian channels |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/youtube-reveals-the-top-australian-channels/news-story/15a33dea9a1c5cea33d0f7b40fd85f14 |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 November 2017 |website=Herald Sun}}</ref> Her channel was the 6th most subscribed "how-to and style" channel on YouTube in January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 250 YouTubers How-to Channels |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/category/howto/mostsubscribed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012123041/https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/category/howto/mostsubscribed |archive-date=12 October 2017 |access-date=28 November 2017 |website=Social Blade}}</ref> As of 2024, her YouTube channel has 13.4 million subscribers.
=== Music === {{proseline|section|date=July 2023}} ==== Wengie ==== Wengie released her first single, "Baby Believe Me", in China on 13 July 2017. It debuted at number 11 and peaked at number 6 on the Chinese music charts.<ref name="music.yule.sohu.com">{{cite web |url=http://music.yule.sohu.com/20170713/n501123240.shtml |script-title=zh:黄文洁Wengie单曲《Baby Believe Me》发布-搜狐音乐 |date=13 July 2017 |website=Sohu |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012123043/http://music.yule.sohu.com/20170713/n501123240.shtml |archive-date=12 October 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref> She released another song on YouTube under the channel "Wengie Music Asia" on 25 November 2017, entitled "Oh I Do". As of 2024, the music video had over 11 million views.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJwY4t6JYQk |title=Wengie – Oh I do MV (Official Music Video) |date=25 November 2017 |via=YouTube |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716130823/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJwY4t6JYQk |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 July 2018, she released the song "Cake". This was her first English single and was released on her YouTube channel "Wengie Music". The song has over 13 million views.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLo308s0EIY |title=Wengie 'CAKE' MV (Official Music Video) |date=10 July 2018 |via=YouTube |access-date=3 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716130823/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLo308s0EIY |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 4 May 2019, Wengie released her first Filipino-language single "Mr. Nice Guy", which featured Filipino singer Iñigo Pascual.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/328597/p2fb-watch-inigo-pascual-drops-mr-nice-guy-music-videos-with-youtube-star-wengie |title=WATCH: Iñigo Pascual drops 'Mr. Nice Guy' music videos with YouTube star Wengie |last=Eridio |first=Casey |date=5 May 2019 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=28 October 2019 |archive-date=28 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028132415/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/328597/p2fb-watch-inigo-pascual-drops-mr-nice-guy-music-videos-with-youtube-star-wengie |url-status=live }}</ref> She released her first Korean-language single, "Empire", on 18 October. The song features Thai singer Minnie from K-pop girl group (G)I-dle,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/wengie-gi-dle-minnie-empire-video-8533456/ |title=Wengie Teams Up with (G)I-dle's Minnie on Powerful 'Empire': Watch |last=Herman |first=Tamar |date=18 October 2019 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=28 October 2019 |archive-date=28 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028132415/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8533456/wengie-gi-dle-minnie-empire-video |url-status=live }}</ref> and it debuted at No. 22 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |date=4 November 2019 |title=Wengie & (G)I-DLE's Minnie Make Their Debuts on World Digital Song Sales With 'Empire' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/wengie-g-i-dle-minnie-empire-world-digital-song-sales-chart-debut/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406001014/https://www.billboard.com/pro/wengie-g-i-dle-minnie-empire-world-digital-song-sales-chart-debut/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 May 2020, she sang on a remix of the song ''Learn to Meow'' by XiaoPanPan and XiaoFengFeng.<ref>{{Citation |title=Wengie (Ft. XiaoFengFeng & XiaoPanPan) – Learn To Meow (EDM Version) [学猫叫] |url=https://genius.com/Wengie-learn-to-meow-edm-version-lyrics |language=en |access-date=3 September 2020 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920013446/https://genius.com/Wengie-learn-to-meow-edm-version-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref> On 5 November 2020, she released the Hindi-English song "Thing You Want" featuring artists Ikka and Shalmali Kholgade, as part of the EP 'Collabs Vol.1'. The song premiered on Big Bang Music and has 1.7 million YouTube views as of 2024. She also released an English version on "Wengie Music".<ref>{{Citation |title=Wengie & Shalmali – Thing You Want ft. Ikka (Official Music video Eng Ver.) | date=21 November 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T69zFZa4GI |access-date=5 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410083248/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5T69zFZa4GI |url-status=live }}</ref> This song earned her the "Best International Act in India" at the Indian The Clef Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=cosmic |last2=MCAI |title=Sanjeevani Bhelande wins the best composer award |url=https://mcai.in/blog-detail/sanjeevani-bhelande-wins-the-best-composer-award- |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=mcai.in |language=en |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531170620/https://mcai.in/blog-detail/sanjeevani-bhelande-wins-the-best-composer-award- |url-status=live }}</ref> On 9 December 2022, Wengie released the single "This Christmas".
==== WRAYA ==== Under the moniker WRAYA, Wengie has released several musical works since 2021, typically in the C-pop and electropop genres.
=== Voice acting === In 2017, Wengie was the voice of Blisstina "Bliss" Utonium in the Australian and New Zealand versions of ''The Powerpuff Girls: Power of Four'', a five-part TV movie.<ref name=":0" />
== Personal life == Wengie moved to Australia with her grandparents as a child. She is based in Sydney, Los Angeles, California and China.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/massive-aussie-star-youve-never-heard-of/news-story/3aa82ee82d1c87a4c5d9b6263eecb441 |title=Massive Aussie star you've never heard of |last=Ma |first=Wenlei |date=19 September 2017 |work=News.Com.Au |access-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030552/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/massive-aussie-star-youve-never-heard-of/news-story/3aa82ee82d1c87a4c5d9b6263eecb441 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:21em;"| EP details |- ! scope="row"| ''Collabs Vol. 1 (Int'l Ver.)'' | * Released: 6 November 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcement for Collabs Vol. 1 on Wengie's Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CHLLR69lCaa/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CHLLR69lCaa |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration |website=Instagram |access-date=4 November 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * Label: Unicorn Pop, Create Music Group * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''11:11'' | * Released: 11 November 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=11:11 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7u4fzlWAGPHodLj0lPDuyD |access-date=24 June 2021 |website=Spotify |archive-date=11 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111070211/https://open.spotify.com/album/7u4fzlWAGPHodLj0lPDuyD |url-status=live }}</ref> * Label: Unicorn Pop, Create Music Group * Format: Digital download, streaming |}
=== Singles === {| class="wikitable" |+As WRAYA !Title !Moniker !Date of release !YouTube view count (as of December 2022) |- |''Bitter'' | rowspan="5" |WRAYA |24 June 2021 |~769,000 |- |''Trust Issues'' |7 August 2021 |~778,000 |- |''Tight Rope'' |2 September 2021 |~1 million |- |''Ghost'' |30 September 2021 |~783,000 |- |''11:11'' |11 November 2021 |~1.4 million |}
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