Summer Lei

Lei Kwang-hsia (Summer Lei, ); 15 August 1968) is a musician.

She has released several solo albums, including "I am Lei Kwang-hsia" (Mandarin: 我是雷光夏), "Cheeks to the Moon" (Mandarin: 臉頰貼緊月球), "Secret Words Of Time" (Mandarin: 時間的密語), "Fad Away 2003" (Mandarin: 2003逝), and "the Light of Darkness" (黑暗之光).

In late December 2015, Lei composed "Travel" for the Taipei MRT Red Line (Tamshui-Xinyi), and created entrance music for each of the four high-capacity routes of the Taipei Metro for the third part of the "Taipei Soundscape Monthly Project".

Lei has won the Taiwan Golden Melody Award several times. In 2010, she won the Best Original Song for Movie at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for the movie "Taipei Exchanges" (Mandarin: 第36個故事), and in 2011, she won the Best Album Producer in the Performance category at the Golden Melody Awards. She has also been a finalist for the Golden Horse Awards, Golden Melody Awards, and Golden Bell Awards.

Personal life
Summer Lei's father Lay Hsiang (Mandarin: 雷驤; 1939–2024) was also a literary and artistic creator. Lei's father died on 29 May 2024, aged 85.

== Music Works ==

Soundtracks

 * 1997, "GoodbyeSouth,Goodbye" (Mandarin: 南國再見，南國) movie theme song, "Flowers of Shanghai" (Mandarin: 海上花) - finalist for Best Lyricist at the 9th Golden Melody Awards
 * 1999 Documentary on "The Writer's Body" (Mandarin: 作家身影) - winner of the 34th Golden Bell Awards for Educational and Cultural Programs)
 * 2010 "Taipei Exchanges" (Mandarin: 第36個故事) Movie Theme Song "Taipei Exchanges" - Winner of the Best Music Award at the 12th Taipei Film Awards and the Best Original Movie Song Award at the 47th Golden Horse Awards
 * 2014 "Exit" (Mandarin: 迴光奏鳴曲) Movie Soundtrack
 * 2018 "Father to Son" (Fan Bao De) Film Score and Theme Song "Deeply Emotionless" - finalist, 55th Golden Horse Awards, Best Original Film Song and Best Original Film Score
 * 2019 Detention movie ending song "Bright Day" - winner of Best Original Movie Song at the 56th Golden Horse Awards

Dubbed works

 * 2001 Jimmy Liao (Mandarin: 幾米), "Twenty Musical Scenes from the Subway" (Mandarin: 地下鐵的二十個音樂場景) Music Album
 * 2014 finalist of the 25th Golden Melody Awards
 * 2015 finalist of the 26th Golden Melody Awards

Hosting Programs

 * Pink Forest (Mandarin: 粉紅色森林), Philharmonic Radio Taipei (愛樂電台)
 * Sound Textile Machine (Mandarin: 聲音紡織機), Philharmonic Radio Taipei (愛樂電台)

Concerts

 * September 15, 2019 Taipei International Convention Center "I Met You Last Night" Concert