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21st Golden Melody Awards
Ceremonies of the 21st Golden Melody Awards were held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan on June 26, 2010. Eligibility Registration for entry into the 21st Golden Melody Awards was opened from December 15, 2009 to January 4, 2010. Nominees and winners Popular Music categories Song Of The Year * "Come If You Dare" — A-mei ** "Desperado" — Super Band ** "Fish" — Cheer Chen ** "Riding A White Horse" — Lala Hsu ** "Singing in the Trees" — Claire Kuo Pop Album Of The Year * ''A-MIT'' — A-mei ** ''Hui Wei'' — Karen Mok ** ''If You See Him'' — Tanya Chua ** ''Immortal'' — Cheer Chen ** ''Lala Hsu'' — Lala Hsu Best Male Pop Vocal Performance * David Tao — ''Opus 69'' ** Eason Chan — ''Fifth Floor's Happiness'' ** JJ Lin — ''100 Days'' ** Khalil Fong — ''Timeless'' ** Jam Hsiao — ''Princess'' Best Female Pop Vocal Performance * A-mei — ''A-MIT'' ** Cheer Chen — ''Immortal'' ** Karen Mok — ''Hui Wei'' ** Tanya Chua — ''If You See Him'' ** Tiger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Arena
The Taipei Arena () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan, and it is operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC). Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo and wrestling. Building It was designed by Archasia, an architectural firm based in Taipei, and Populous, a Kansas City, Missouri, design and architectural firm specializing in sports venues. It is located at the site of the former Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium (built in 1958, opened 1959, demolished 2000). The arena was opened on 1 December 2005. The main arena has an adjustable floor space: its minimum floor space is 60m × 30m, and can be extended to 80m × 40m. The Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League (CTIHL) plays out of the auxiliary arena, which is a 60m × 30m ice skating rink. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalil Fong
Khalil Fong (Chinese: 方大同; born 14 July 1983) is a Hong Kong-based American singer-songwriter and producer. The biographical film La Bamba, about the life and career of Ritchie Valens, greatly influenced Fong's decision to become a musician. Fong is a member of the Baháʼí Faith. Discography Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Filmography Television series * CRHK Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK, , aka Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting companies in Hong Kong along with Metro Radio Hong Kong. CRHK provides an array of entertainment, includ ... ''Love Park'' (戀愛樂園) Film Awards and nominations References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jury Award (Golden Melody Awards)
The Golden Melody Jury Award (Chinese: 金曲獎評審團獎) is a Golden Melody Award presented by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan, established in the 18th Golden Melody Awards in 2007 to honor an extraordinary body of work that the jury decides to be unique and exemplary. According to the Golden Melody Award, the award does not objectively judge under a set of criteria, but can only hand out the award if more than two-thirds of the jury decides to recognize the work after review and discussion. The award is not given if the jury does not meet a consensus. At the 25th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwanese rapper Dwagie Tseng Kuan-jung (, ), professionally known as Dwagie (), is a Taiwanese rapper, best known for using Taiwanese in his performances. His first solo album, ''Lotus from the Tongue'' (舌粲蓮花, 2002), was billed as the first full rap album in the ...'s "Refuse to Listen (不聽)" and Jonathan Lee's "Hills (山丘)" each received nine to nine votes from the judges. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Chiang
Jody Chiang or Jiang Hui (), born Jiang Shuhui (), is a Taiwanese popular singer. She began recording in the 1980s and retired in 2015, having released 60 albums. Her trademark ballads and folk songs are typically sung in Taiwanese. Her role in Taiwan's popular music scene is often compared to that of Teresa Teng. She is the older sister of Chiang Shu-na. Early career Chiang's mother was a food vendor and her father a glove puppeteer. She grew up in a poor family and quit school at the age of ten to begin singing at warehouses and bars in Beitou, Taipei. She started her commercial singing career in 1981 with a Japanese language album, and was signed to Country Records two years later. Chiang held her first concert in April 2008. The singer has released 60 albums and won thirteen Golden Melody Awards over her career. Chiang is known as "Second Sister" amongst her fans, because she is the second eldest of four siblings. Chris Hung and Chiang are known as the King and Queen of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yen Yung-neng
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar (US$) and the euro. It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the euro. The New Currency Act of 1871 introduced Japan's modern currency system, with the yen defined as of gold, or of silver, and divided decimally into 100 ''sen'' or 1,000 ''rin''. The yen replaced the previous Tokugawa coinage as well as the various '' hansatsu'' paper currencies issued by feudal ''han'' (fiefs). The Bank of Japan was founded in 1882 and given a monopoly on controlling the money supply. Following World War II, the yen lost much of its prewar value. To stabilize the Japanese economy, the exchange rate of the yen was fixed at ¥360 per US$ as part of the Bretton Woods system. When that system was abandoned in 1971, the yen became undervalued and was allowed to float. The yen had appreciated to a peak of ¥271 per U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadya Lan
Fatma Ahmed Kamal Shaker ( ar, فاطمة أحمد كمال شاكر; 8 February 193128 November 2017), better known by her stage name Shadia ( ar, شادية, ''Shādiyya''), was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the third wife of Salah Zulfikar. ''Shadia'' was one of the iconic actresses and singers in Egypt and the Middle East region and a symbol of the golden age of Egyptian cinema and is known of her many patriotic songs. Her movies and songs are popular in Egypt and all the Arab World. Critics consider her the most successful comprehensive Egyptian and Arabic artist of all time. Her first appearance in a film was in ''"Azhar wa Ashwak"'' (''Flowers and Thorns''), and her last film was ''"La Tas'alni Man Ana"'' (''Don't Ask Me Who I Am''). She is also known for her patriotic song "Ya Habibti Ya Masr" (Oh Egypt, My Love) and her breakthrough leading role in the Egyptian movie "''Al Maraa Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lala Hsu (album)
''Lala Hsu'' () is Taiwanese people, Taiwanese Mandopop artist Lala Hsu's self-titled debut studio album. It was released by AsiaMuse on 29 May 2009. Seven tracks were originally performed in the third season of China Television, CTV's ''One Million Star'' including additional four new tracks. The album is a bestseller both in Taiwan and Singapore upon its release. Hsu won the "Best New Artist" award with this album at the 21st Golden Melody Awards. Background In 2008, Hsu took part in the third season of ''One Million Star'' singing contest with aims to set up a chicken restaurant with the prize money. In the second episode, Hsu performed her self-composed song titled "Waltz" and "Knowingly and Willfully" in the following episode. Throughout the competition, Hsu continued to sing her own compositions and in the sixth episode, her performance of her song "Riding a White Horse" scored 25 points, making her the fastest contestant to reach the full score since the launch of ''One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lala Hsu
Lala Hsu (; born 20 December 1984) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Hsu was born in Hualien County, Taiwan, and grew up in Taichung. Hsu was a contestant in the third season of CTV's ''One Million Star'' in 2008. She won the contest with a self-composed and written song on 15 August of that year. She released her self-titled debut album on 29 May 2009. She has since published five albums to date; ''Lala Hsu'' in 2009, ''Limits'' in 2010, '' Ideal Life'' in 2012, '' Missing'' in 2014 and '' The Inner Me'' in 2017. In 2010, Hsu won the Best New Artist award at the 21st Golden Melody Awards for her eponymously named album, Lala Hsu, becoming the first ''One Million Star'' alumni to win a Golden Melody Award. In 2015, she was nominated in six categories at the 26th Golden Melody Awards for the album '' Missing''. In 2016, Hsu was a participant of the fourth season of ''I Am a Singer'' which gained her wider attention in mainland China. A significant rise in popularity lead t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Station (Taiwanese Band)
Power Station () is a Taiwanese rock duo, composed of Yu Chiu-hsin (尤秋興) and Yen Chih-lin (顏志琳), both of the Paiwan people, Paiwan tribe of Taiwan's Pingtung County. Their music is characterized by their energetic rock ballads, as well as their electrifying rock anthems. Their looks and long hair stand out from the mainstream Taiwan pop scene because of their resemblance to western heavy metal musicians. In 2001, Power Station released their first album on the Grand Music label (later known as HIM International Music), ''Walking Along Zhongxiao East Road Nine Times''. The title track of that album won the Silver Award for Best Mandarin Song at the 24th RTHK Top Ten Golden Song Awards. Biography Yu Chiu-hsin (尤秋興) and Yen Chih-lin (顏志琳) graduated from Taiwan Adventist College in Nantou County, and formed a band called "Virgin Choir" (處男合唱團) with some friends before changing to "Prominent Position" (突出部位) and disbanding. At the ages of 25, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Junior-M
Super Junior-M (stylized as SJ-M), an initialism for Super Junior-Mandarin, is a Chinese sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Super Junior. The sub-unit is the first international music group in the Chinese music industry to have members of both Chinese and Korean descent. Formed in 2008, Super Junior-M became the third and most successful subgroup branched off from the Korean band Super Junior. The sub-unit originally consisted of leader Han Geng, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun and two additional members appearing exclusively to the subgroup, Zhou Mi and Henry. In December 2009, Han Geng filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment and decided to leave the main group and sub-unit, resulting in the sub-unit's temporary disbandment. After a year-long hiatus, Super Junior-M returned with addition Super Junior members Eunhyuk and Sungmin. They released Super Junior-M's second mini album ''Perfection'' in February 2011. After Han Geng's leave, the group considers Sungmin as the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Girl (EP)
''Super Girl'' is the first extended play (EP) and second overall release by South Korean Mandopop boy band Super Junior-M, sub-group of Super Junior. It was released by SM Entertainment on 23 September 2009. It was released in Taiwan on the same day by Avex Taiwan and in Hong Kong on 25 September by Avex Asia and also in Mainland China. It was the last Super Junior-M album to feature Hangeng due to his lawsuit the same year. The album features five tracks in Mandarin, with high-tempo dance track "Super Girl", written by Yoo Young-jin, as the first lead single and ballad "到了明天" (Blue Tomorrow) as second lead track. A deluxe version B was released on 18 December 2009 in Taiwan and Hong Kong with two bonus tracks of Korean version of "Super Girl" and "到了明天" (Blue Tomorrow), plus a DVD with three music videos and behind-the-scenes footage. Background In July 2009, shortly after promotions concluded for Super Junior's third studio album ''Sorry, Sorry'', several me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
