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Aurora (Angela Zhang Album)
''Aurora'' () is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Angela Zhang's second Mandarin studio album. It was released by Linfair Records 1 December 2004. A second edition, ''Aurora (DVD Edition)'' was released 28 January 2005 with a bonus DVD containing music videos. The album features a duet and music video, "快樂崇拜" (Adoration to Happiness) with Taiwanese singer and rapper Will Pan, which was also released in his third studio album ''Wu Ha'' under his label Universal Music Taiwan. The track "Mama Mama" was nominated for ''Top 10 Gold Songs'' at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2005. Chang was nominated for ''Best Mandarin Female Singer'' at the 16th Golden Melody Awards for her work on this album. GIO, Taiwa16th Golden Melody Awards nomination list 15 April 2005. Retrieved 2011-05-28 Track listing # "Mama Mama" # "歐若拉" (Aurora) # "手心的太陽" (The Sun in the Palm of My Hand) # "浮雲" (Floating Clouds) # "直線" (Straight Line) # "起點" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Chang
Angela Zhang (; born 19 January 1982), also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Zhang has released ten studio albums as of 2020. She debuted and rose to fame with the Taiwanese television dramas ''My MVP Valentine'' (2002) and ''At Dolphin Bay'' (2003), although since 2004, when her debut album '' Over the Rainbow'' met with instant success, she has focused on her singing career. ''Aurora'' (2004) and ''Pandora'' (2006) sold millions in Asia, while another TV series that she starred in, ''Romantic Princess'' (2007), also became an international hit. In 2008–09, she withdrew from the public eye for nearly a year and a half when her mother accused her of being unfilial and unsupportive. Zhang, in turn, claimed that her mother had squandered more than NT$100 million of her income. The media's relentless coverage of her family problems, exacerbated by Zhang's falling-out with her employer Linfair Records, accusing her of not doing enough to protect her which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandopop
Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Standard Chinese, Mandarin popular music. The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai known as Shidaiqu; with later influences coming from Japanese enka, Hong Kong's Cantopop, Taiwan's Hokkien pop, and in particular the School campus song, Campus Song folk movement of the 1970s. 'Mandopop' may be used as a general term to describe popular songs performed in Mandarin. Though Mandopop predates Cantopop, the English term was coined around 1980 after "Cantopop" became a popular term for describing popular songs in Cantonese. "Mandopop" was used to describe Mandarin-language popular songs of that time, some of which were versions of Cantopop songs sung by the same singers with different lyrics to suit the different rhyme and tonal patterns of Mandarin. Mandopop is categorized as a genre, subgenre of commercial Chinese language, Chinese-language music within C-pop. Popular music sung in Mandarin was the first variety of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Chinese
Standard Chinese ()—in linguistics Standard Northern Mandarin or Standard Beijing Mandarin, in common speech simply Mandarin, better qualified as Standard Mandarin, Modern Standard Mandarin or Standard Mandarin Chinese—is a modern Standard language, standardized form of Mandarin Chinese that was first developed during the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republican Era (1912‒1949). It is designated as the official language of Languages of China, mainland China and a major language in the United Nations languages, United Nations, Languages of Singapore, Singapore, and Languages of Taiwan, Taiwan. It is largely based on the Beijing dialect. Standard Chinese is a pluricentric language with local standards in mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore that mainly differ in their lexicon. Hong Kong written Chinese, used for formal written communication in Hong Kong and Macau, is a form of Standard Chinese that is read aloud with the Cantonese reading of characters. Like other Sinit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over The Rainbow (Angela Chang Album)
''Over The Rainbow'' is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Angela Chang Angela Zhang (; born 19 January 1982), also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Zhang has released ten studio albums as of 2020. She debuted and rose to fame with the Taiwanese television dramas ''My MVP Valentine'' (2002 ...'s () debut Mandarin solo studio album. It was released by Linfair Records on 6 January 2004. A second edition, ''Over The Rainbow (Dreams Come True Edition)'' was released on 7 April 2004 with a bonus VCD containing five music videos. Linfair Record''Over The Rainbow (Dreams Come True Edition)'' album info7 April 2004. Retrieved 2011-05-28 Track listing # "Over the Rainbow" # "寓言" (Fable) # "都只因為你" (Only Because of You) # "我的最愛" (My Favorite) # "天邊" (Horizon) # "聽見月光" (Heard Moonlight) # "吶喊" (Shout) # "雨后" (After the Rain) # "明明愛你" (Love You Obviously) # "真愛冒險" (Adventure of True Love) # "遺失的美好" (My L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandora (Angela Chang Album)
''Pandora'' () is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Angela Chang's third Mandarin studio album. It was released on 1 January 2006 by Linfair Records. The ''Pandora (Bump Off Lover Edition)'' () was released on 24 February 2006 with a bonus DVD containing seven music videos and Taiwanese drama ''Bump Off Lover'' sneak peeks. The track "潘朵拉" (Pandora) was nominated for ''Top 10 Gold Songs'' at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2006. The track, "隱形的翅膀" (''Invisible Wings'') won one of the ''Top 10 Songs of the Year'', at the 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM. It is the fifth best selling album in Taiwan with 88,000 copies sold in 2006. sohu.coJay Chou beats Jolin Tsai: Year-end sales chart released5 January 2007. Retrieved 2011-03-21 Track listing # "隱形的翅膀" (Invisible Wings) # "潘朵拉" (Pandora) # "香水百合" (Water Lily) # "真的" (Really) # "最近" (Recent) # "驚天動地" (Shaken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese People
Taiwanese people may be generally considered the people of Taiwan who share a common culture, ancestry and speak Taiwanese Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka or indigenous Taiwanese languages as a mother tongue. Taiwanese people may also refer to the indigenous peoples of the areas under the control of the Government of the Republic of China since 1945, including Penghu as well as Kinmen and Matsu Islands that collectively form its streamlined Fujian Province (see Taiwan Area). However, the inhabitants of Kinmen and the Matsu themselves may not consider the "Taiwanese" label to be accurate as they are a part of Fujian and not Taiwan. They have a distinctive identity from that of the Taiwanese; viewing themselves as Kinmenese or Matsunese, respectively, or as simply Chinese. At least three competing (occasionally overlapping) paradigms are used to identify someone as a Taiwanese person: nationalist criteria, self-identification (including the concept of "New Taiwanese") criteria and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Zhang
Angela Zhang (; born 19 January 1982), also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Zhang has released ten studio albums as of 2020. She debuted and rose to fame with the Taiwanese television dramas ''My MVP Valentine'' (2002) and ''At Dolphin Bay'' (2003), although since 2004, when her debut album '' Over the Rainbow'' met with instant success, she has focused on her singing career. ''Aurora'' (2004) and ''Pandora'' (2006) sold millions in Asia, while another TV series that she starred in, ''Romantic Princess'' (2007), also became an international hit. In 2008–09, she withdrew from the public eye for nearly a year and a half when her mother accused her of being unfilial and unsupportive. Zhang, in turn, claimed that her mother had squandered more than NT$100 million of her income. The media's relentless coverage of her family problems, exacerbated by Zhang's falling-out with her employer Linfair Records, accusing her of not doing enough to protect her which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Pan
Wilber Pan (; born 6 August 1980), also known as Will Pan, is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and entrepreneur. He started his career as a host of Channel V programs. In 2011, Pan was awarded Best Actor for ''Endless Love'' ( 愛∞無限) at the 46th Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan's equivalent to the Emmy Awards. In recent years, Pan ventured into the business world. Pan's business interests extends into streetwear fashion and developing of mobile games. In 2009, he launched the streetwear boutique N.P.C (New Project Center) which he collaborated with Chinese host Nic Li, in Shanghai. N.P.C also has its stores in Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, and at online shopping website Taobao. In 2010, Pan established his streetwear brand "Undisputed" and modelled for the brand's promotional ads. He is also the cofounder and chief creative officer of software company Camigo Media, which develops popular mobile games such as "Fish Off", "Pig Rockets" and "MeWantBamboo 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Ha
''Wu Ha'' is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Will Pan's third Mandarin studio album. It was released by Universal Music Taiwan on 3 September 2004. This album features a duet, "快樂崇拜" (Adoration to Happiness) with Taiwanese singer Angela Zhang, which was also released in her second album ''Aurora'' under label Linfair Records. The music and lyrics for "我讓你走了" (Letting You Go) were written by Taiwanese singer-songwriter Tank. The track "Wu Ha" was listed at number 36 on Hit Fm Taiwan Hit FM is a pop music radio station in Taiwan (Republic of China). It broadcasts in Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung. Hit FM is owned by Voice of Taipei Broadcasting (台北之音廣播, Pinyin: Táiběi Zhī Yīn Guǎngbō). It is one of the radi ...'s ''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart'' (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2004. Release and promotion Wu Ha was supposed to release in June 2004, but was delayed until September. The pre-sale activity for the album started on September 15, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, ''Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UMG among the Top 50 most innovative companies in the world and "amid the music industry's digital transforma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Golden Melody Awards
The 16th Golden Melody Awards were held on 28 May 2005 at the Kaohsiung Cultural Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Summary Sales of popular music had dropped more than 60 percent since its 1998 peak, leading to a few appeals during the night for people not to buy unlicensed goods. Although Taiwanese singer Jay Chou started the evening with six nominations, he did not win in any of the categories. During the presentation for the award of Best Male Mandarin Artist, Hong Kong actress Karen Mok could be heard announcing the winner as "Wang Lixing", combining the Chinese names for Leehom Wang () and Stanley Huang (). This mistake resulted in a confusion where Wang took the stage to receive the award without realizing that Mok had made the mistake. The actual award was meant for Huang, who was a relative newcomer compared to the more popular Wang. The mistake was partially blamed on Mok's Cantonese language background, which pronounces the two characters for "Wang" () and "Huang" () as "Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Albums
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
