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24th Golden Melody Awards
The 24th Golden Melody Awards () ceremony for popular music category was held on July 6, 2013. The SET network broadcast the show live from the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Nominees and winners Winners are highlighted in boldface. Vocal category – Record label awards Song of the Year * "The Great Artist" (from ''Muse'') – Jolin Tsai ** "Retrospection" (from ''Eternity, Promise'') – Kay Huang ** "Wordless Song" (from ''Gaia'') – Sandy Lam ** "Coastline" (from ''Coastline'') – Yonlon Chen ** "Rose-colored" (from ''Games We Play'') – Deserts Chang Best Mandarin Album * ''Gaia'' – Sandy Lam ** '' Opus 12'' – Jay Chou ** ''Ghetto Superstar'' – MC HotDog ** ''Back to Wonderland'' – Khalil Fong ** ''Muse'' – Jolin Tsai Best Taiwanese Album * ''Tainan'' – Hsieh Ming-yu ** ''The Ninth Album'' – New Form ... [...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] |
Xiao Yu (singer)
Sung Nien-yu (; born 22 November 1983), better known by his stage name Xiao Yu (), is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and record producer. Career Most of Xiao Yu's early career was spent behind the scenes, writing and producing music for numerous Mandarin singers. He released his debut album ''Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me'' in 2008 which garnered widespread acclaim. This was followed up with the 2009 release of the album ''Standing Here'' where the album spent twenty-one consecutive weeks in the G-Music top twenty album sales chart. In 2013, he received a nomination for Best Mandarin Male Singer at the 24th Golden Melody Awards for ''One More Time''. After a 5-year break from music, to complete his military service and going through restructure of his previous record company, Xiao Yu returned with his fourth studio album in 2017, ''With You'', his first release under Warner Music Taiwan. Discography Studio albums Singles Soundtrack album Awards and nominations Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoga Lin
Yoga Lin (; born July 1, 1987) is a Taiwanese singer. He was the winner of One Million Star, Season 1, a reality TV singing competition in Taiwan during his study at National Dong Hwa University. During the competition, he once contemplated quitting due to the elimination of his good friend, Eddie Tsai (蔡政霖). However, show producers persuaded him to maintain his composure and regain his determination, attaining five rounds of perfect scores (20 & above) continuously after that – an unbeatable record up to now. After winning first place in Season One, he was signed by HIM International Music along with three fellow contestants, Judy Chou (周定緯), Peter Pan (潘裕文) and Stanly Hsu (許仁杰). They were dubbed the "Four Princes of Superstar Avenue" (星光四少). Before the release of his debut album titled '' Mystery Guest'' in Taiwan on June 3, 2009, Lin has released two compilation albums and an Idol Drama soundtrack. In May–June 2008, Lin set another record in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jam Hsiao
Jam Hsiao Ching-Teng (, born 30 March 1987) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. At the age of 17, while still in high school, he began working as a restaurant singer. In May 2007, Hsiao took part in the first season of China Television (CTV)'s star search show, ''One Million Star''. He signed a contract with Warner Music Taiwan in 2008 and released his debut album, ''Jam Hsiao (album), Jam Hsiao'', in the same year. In 2011, Hsiao played the lead role in the action film ''The Killer Who Never Kills'' and won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer for his performance. In 2013, his fourth album ''It's All About Love'' won him Best Male Vocalist at 24th Golden Melody Awards. In 2015, he formed a four-man band called Lion as singer-songwriter and keyboarder of the band, and they participated in ''Singer 2017'' and got third. Hsiao later returned three years later on ''Singer 2020'' as a solo singer, where he also finished third. Singing career 2007: Rise to fame In May 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnie Hsin
Winnie Hsin (; born 8 February 1962) is a Taiwanese singer. She is best known for her crystal clear soprano voice. Biography In 1976, Hsin was admitted to the Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School, and in 1979 she studied music in the Chinese Culture University in Taipei. After graduating, she became a music teacher in the Yamaha Music School in Taipei. She released her first album, ''Lonely Winter'', in 1986, and has since released a total of 16 albums, under the labels of Decca Records, Rock Records and Warner Music. In 1995, Hsin provided the voice of the titular character in the Mandarin dubbed version of the Walt Disney animated film ''Pocahontas''. She also performed the Mandarin version of the film's theme song, '' Colours of the Wind'', and some other songs in the soundtrack. In 2003, Hsin starred as Zhu Yingtai in a Taiwanese musical based on the Chinese legend of the ''Butterfly Lovers''. In 2006, Hsin held two solo concerts in Taiwan on 30 June and 1 July, called ''Winnie Hs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai Jiu Jian Renxin
''Ài jiǔ jiàn rénxīn'' "Love Reveals in the Long Run" () is the 12th studio album by Fish Leong. It was released on 10 August 2012 by Universal Music Taiwan Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its .... Track listing References Fish Leong albums 2012 albums Universal Music Taiwan albums Mandopop albums {{Taiwan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Shilei
Chang Shilei (; born July 21, 1981 in Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese singer, music producer, and songwriter. Background After graduating from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Chang became a songwriter and music producer. Later, one of his demos moved the general director of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Zhang Yimou. Eventually, Zhang chose Chang's demo and made it the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony. The song " You and Me", performed by singers Sarah Brightman and Liu Huan Liu Huan (born August 26, 1963, in Tianjin) is a Chinese singer and songwriter. He is one of China's modern era pioneers in pop music. He combines his music career with teaching the history of Western music at the Beijing University of Interna .... He was also the songwriter and vocalist of another song that was chosen to be performed at the opening ceremony, ''Dreamy Olympic Rings''. After the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Chang released an album called ''Niu China'', which sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Chen
Bobby Chen (; born 29 October 1958) is a Taiwanese singer and record producer. Career Chen was born in Xizhou, Changhua County in Taiwan. In elementary school, he was the only boy who took part in a singing competition and represented the entire school choir. When he was younger, he had wanted to be a painter. His interest in making music sparked much later in life. After he graduated, Chen moved to Taipei. There he engaged in multiple jobs like car repairing, elevator maintenance, art design and much more. He tried to enter Zhong Yi recording company (綜一唱片) three times. He finally got into the company after he changed his name. Chen began behind-the-scene production in the year of 1982. He work as Liu Chia-chang's assistant. After a few years, he decided to compose his own music. He finally made an entrance to Rolling Stone Records with the help of Xu Chongxian (徐崇憲), the owner of Li Feng Studios (麗風錄音室). In 1988, Chen released his first solo album e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Joyce Loo
Ellen Joyce Loo Hoi Tung (; 27 March 1986 – 5 August 2018) was a Canadian-Hong Kong musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. She was the guitarist, backing vocalist and a co-founder of the folk-pop rock group at17. Early life Loo was born in Toronto, Canada, on March 27, 1986. At age 4, she moved to Hong Kong. She learned classical guitar from her father at the age of nine. At age 14, she and her older brother, P. J. Loo, entered the musical competition "Original Music 2000" (原音2000), which was held by Tom Lee Music in Hong Kong. They won third prize in the competition. Personal life Loo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2013, and made her first public statement regarding the disorder in April 2015. She came out as a lesbian at the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan in 2017. She married Taiwanese cinematographer Fisher Yu in 2016. The couple registered their marriage in Canada. Death Loo died after falling from her apartment building in Happy Valley, Hong Kong on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction (Yoga Lin Album)
''Fiction'', often stylized as ''fiction'' (Chinese: 大/小說家) is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Yoga Lin's fourth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 22 June 2012 by HIM International Music. It was ranked #1 in Taipei Times The ''Taipei Times'' is the only printed daily English-language newspaper in Taiwan, and the third established there. Online competitors include the state-owned ''Focus Taiwan'' and ''Taiwan News''; ''The China Post'' was formerly a competit ...'s list of top five Mandarin albums of 2012. Yoga Lin co-produced most songs on the album, and participated in the writing of the lyrics and mixing of the songs. Background The concept of the album was to use music to tell a story, and each song on the album functions as a short story. The whole album becomes a ten song collection of short stories in a multitude of genres as science fiction, romance, horror, allegory, and so on. Songs like "说谎 (Fairytale)", "心酸 (Heartbreak)" and "早开的晚霞 (Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Round (album)
''Second Round'' () is Taiwanese Mandopop rock band Mayday's eighth studio album. It was released on 16 December 2011. In 2012 it was certified 10 Platinum by the Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan ( zh, 財團法人台灣唱片出版事業基金會, RIT), also known as IFPI Taiwan, formerly IFPI Members Foundation in Taiwan ( zh, 財團法人國際唱片業交流基金會), is the organization that rep ... (RIT) for sales of 128,754 units and , which is, , the last certification awarded by RIT. Track listing The following is the track list from the "No Where" (末日版) version of the album. References 2011 albums Mayday (Taiwanese band) albums {{Taiwan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
