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Once Upon A Time (S.H.E Album)
''Once Upon a Time'' () is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop girl group S.H.E. It was released on November 25, 2005, by HIM International Music. As of December 14, 2005, the album had shipped over 1 million copies across Asia. This album features music styles with European myth elements such as a musical composition by Mozart in "不想長大" (Don't Wanna Grow Up) as well as Greek elements in the lyrics of "月桂女神" (Laurel Tree Goddess – Daphne). "Super Model" was used to promote Daphne Shoes' D18 line of shoes, while "Laurel Tree Goddess – Daphne" was a general promotional song. The track "星星之火" (Fires of Heaven) was composed by Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter Gary Chaw. The tracks "Super Model" was nominated for ''Top 10 Gold Songs'' and "不想長大" (Don't Wanna Grow Up) won ''Top 10 Gold Songs'' and ''Top 10 Gold Song Gold Award'' at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2006. Ent.163.co2006 Hong Kong ... [...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] |
HIM International Music
HIM International Music () is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc. (宇宙國際音樂股份有限公司). It is an International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) member record company. History HIM International Music started off as two different labels, Grand Music and Tiger Music. Grand Music had a number of successful artists. Yuan Wei Jen released his first album under Grand Music, and earned a nomination for Best Mandarin Male Performer at the 12th Golden Melody Awards. A while after the nomination, Yuan put his solo career on hiatus, and master produced albums for HIM International artists until 2004. After promotions for their compilation album ended in 2000, Power Station joined Grand Music. In August, Grand Music held a Universal Talent and Beauty Contest to search for new talent. The finals were televised on China Television's ''TV Citizen''; the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encore (S
An encore is an additional performance given by performers after the planned show has ended, usually in response to extended applause from the audience.Lalange Cochrane, in ''Oxford Companion to Music'', Alison Latham, ed., Oxford University Press, 2002,2003 Multiple encores are not uncommon, and they initially originated spontaneously, when audiences continued to applaud and demand additional performance from the artists after they had left the stage. However, in modern times they are rarely spontaneous and are usually a pre-planned part of the show. Instrumental concerts At the end of a concert, if there is prolonged applause, one more relatively short piece may be performed as an encore. In some modern circumstances, encores have come to be expected, and artists often plan their encores. Traditionally, in a concert that has a printed set list for the audience, encores are not listed, even when they are planned. A well-known example is the performance of the '' Radetzky March' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever (S
Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * Forever (1921 film), ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * Forever (1978 film), ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama * Forever (1992 film), ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American film starring Sean Young and Terrence Knox * Forever (1994 film), ''Forever'' (1994 film), a Filipino film starring Aga Muhlach and Mikee Cojuangco * Forever (2003 film), ''Forever'' (2003 film), an Italian film starring Giancarlo Giannini and Francesca Neri * ''Forever'', a 2005 Belgian comedy short, winner of a Joseph Plateau Awards 2005#Best Belgian Short Film, 2005 Joseph Plateau Award * ''Forever'', a 2008 Slovenian film by Damjan Kozole * Forever (2015 film), ''Forever'' (2015 film), an American film directed by Tatia Pilieva Television Series * Forever (Philippine TV series), ''Forever'' (Philippine TV series), a 2013 drama series * Forever (2014 TV series), ''Forever'' (20 ... [...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] |
Daphne
Daphne (; ; el, Δάφνη, , ), a minor figure in Greek mythology, is a naiad, a variety of female nymph associated with fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater. There are several versions of the myth in which she appears, but the general narrative, found in Greco-Roman mythology, is that due to a curse made by the fierce wrath of the god Cupid, son of Venus, on the god Apollo (Phoebus), she became the unwilling object of the infatuation of Apollo, who chased her against her wishes. Just before being kissed by him, Daphne invoked her river god father, who transformed her into a laurel tree, thus foiling Apollo. Thenceforth Apollo developed a special reverence for laurel. At the Pythian Games, which were held every four years in Delphi in honour of Apollo, a wreath of laurel gathered from the Vale of Tempe in Thessaly was given as a prize. Hence it later became customary to award prizes in the form of laurel wreaths to victorious generals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese (; Malay: ''Orang Cina Malaysia''), alternatively Chinese Malaysians, are Malaysian citizens of Han Chinese descent. They form the second largest ethnic group after the Malay majority constituting 22.4% of the Malaysian population. Most of them are descendants of Southern Chinese immigrants who arrived in Malaysia between the early 19th century and the mid-20th century. Malaysian Chinese form the second largest community of Overseas Chinese in the world, after Thai Chinese. Malaysian Chinese are traditionally dominant in the business sector of the Malaysian economy. The ethnic subgroups of Chinese people in Malaysia include the Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Hainan, Foochow and Kwongsai. Different Chinese languages are spoken in Malaysian towns and cities. Among them are Cantonese in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kuantan, Seremban, Mersing, Kampar, Petaling Jaya and Sandakan, Hokkien in George Town, Alor Setar, Kangar, Klang, Taiping, Kota Bharu and Kuch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Chaw
Gary Chaw (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tshâu Kak; born 9 July 1979 in Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia), also known as Gary Cao or Cao Ge or by his alter ego Cao Xiaoge, is a Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter based in Taiwan, who has had achieved success in Taiwan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is renowned for his stage presence, wide vocal range, and rich voice. In addition, he composes for himself and other singers. Biography Chaw lived with his grandfather since he was 11 months old as his parents separated when he was 9 months old. He received his early education in Canada when he was 9. He later went on to continue his studies in Engineering at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. However, he left New Zealand before completing his studies. He can speak Mandarin, Cantonese, English, French, Hakka, Hokkien & Malay fluently. Career Music In 2010 he joined BMA and has since been dubbed "Asia Best Male Singer" by the media. His most recent concert tour of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony No
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are almost always scored for an orchestra consisting of a string section (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments which altogether number about 30 to 100 musicians. Symphonies are notated in a musical score, which contains all the instrument parts. Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their own instrument. Some symphonies also contain vocal parts (e.g., Beethoven's Ninth Symphony). Etymology and origins The word ''symphony'' is derived from the Greek word (), meaning "agreement or concord of sound", "concert of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than List of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 800 works of virtually every genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphony, symphonic, concerto, concertante, chamber music, chamber, operatic, and choir, choral repertoire. Mozart is widely regarded as among the greatest composers in the history of Western music, with his music admired for its "melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness of harmony and texture". Born in Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on Keyboard instrument, keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth Society (S
''Youth Society'' () is the second studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop girl group S.H.E. The album was released on January 29, 2002, by HIM International Music, four months after the group's debut album, '' Girls' Dorm''. With the release of this album, ''S.H.E Girl Friends'' underwent a name change and became simply ''S.H.E''. It features S.H.E's first collaboration with Jay Chou, who composed "熱帶雨林" (Tropical Rain Forest). This album features a larger number of covers relative to ''Girls' Dorm'', including "Remember", "給我多一點" (Give Me More), "催眠術" (Hypnotism), and "I've Never Been To Me." Musically, ''Youth Society'' incorporates genres like pop, hip-hop, R&B, ballads, and Britpop. The album was a commercial success, selling more than 1.25 million copies in Asia. In Taiwan, it sold more than a quarter million copies, becoming the fifth highest-selling album of the year. Background and development On September 11, 2001, the day of the attacks on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2005. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2005 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 albums Albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records coll ... 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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