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Rene Liu
Rene Liu Ruo-ying (; born 1 June, 1969) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actress, director and writer. In the Sinophone world, Liu is widely known by her affectionate nickname "Milk Tea". Her music often focuses on love stories and has built an image around herself as a single woman. She is known for her mature, professional, urbane, single woman persona. She has released 20 albums since 1995 and held hundreds of solo concerts worldwide. She has also had a remarkable acting career, having won numerous awards throughout Asia including Best Actress twice at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival. Career Rene Liu was born in Taipei City, Taiwan on June 1, 1969. She was born to an affluent family in Taipei. Her family from Liling, Hunan. Her grandfather served as a Class 1 general in the Army of the Nationalist Party of Taiwan. Liu's parents divorced when she was young and she grew up in her grandparents' house. In college, Liu attended California State University and has a bachelor's de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border. The city of Taipei is home to an estimated population of 2,646,204 (2019), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or just the city itself. Taipei has been the seat of the ROC central govern ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelica Lee
Lee Sinje (; born 23 January 1976) is a Malaysian film actress and pop singer. She started her career in singing and later moved on to acting in Taiwan and Hong Kong and Malaysia. Lee starred in '' The Eye'', the hit Asian horror film by the Pang Brothers, winning her the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards and a Hong Kong Golden Bauhinia Awards.''The Star'' (Malaysia). Thoroughly modest miss. 2 D马面e姐cember 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2007. She is among the very few Asian artists to be awarded Best Newcomer Awards at the Berlin Film Festival in 2001 for her role in '' Betelnut Beauty''. Lee has also starred in the films ''20 30 40'' (where she co-starred with the person who discovered her, Sylvia Chang), and '' Koma''. She worked with the Pangs again on ''Re-cycle'', which was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Early life On 23 January 1976, Lee was born in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia to a motorcycle shop owner and a ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanfang
Lin Wanfang (), professionally known as Wanfang, is a Taiwanese singer, actress and radio DJ. She is renowned for her sonorous, gentle soft voice and probably best known for being the original theme singer of the film ''C'est la vie, mon chéri'' (新不了情). Early life She was part of the choir during her elementary and high school and was also involved in Country music during college, which established her musical literacy from an early age. While in university, she took part in a singing competition that kick-started her singing career. Career Wanfang is signed to Rock Records since the beginning of her career. Beside being an established singer, she is also very successful in Musical Drama and in recent years, place more emphasis on it as compared to singing. On top of being an actress and singer, she is also working as a Radio DJ in BCC. During the fall of 2010, Wanfang began her 'Those Night That You Are Not Aware' (你所不知道的那些夜晚) Asian Tour, her first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakin Chau
Wakin Chau (born 22 December 1960), better known by his stage name Emil Chau during the 1980s and 1990s, is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese singer and actor, popular throughout Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and parts of Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam). As of 2007, he has released more than 40 albums. Early life Wakin Chau was born in a rice store owned by his family at Sai Ying Pun in Hong Kong, the fourth son of seven children. He began learning the guitar when he was about 13 years old. In 1979, he left for Taipei to major in mathematics at National Taiwan University. While at college he sang and played folk songs in local coffee shops, learning to sing in Mandarin. Music career Hoping to establish a career as a recording artist, Chau sought contacts in the music industry, but after a lack of success, eventually signed on as an assistant producer at Rock Records, where he wrote pop songs for other artists. He was later encouraged by Chyi Yu to pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Wong (singer)
Victor Wong Pin Kuan (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Vòng Phín-kwon'') is a Malaysian Chinese singer who has made his name in the Taiwan music scene. He was born on 26 February 1972. Discography * 2000 – 自创品牌 * 2001 – 疼你的责任 * 2002 – 教堂的初吻 * 2003 – u-turn 180•转弯 * 2004 – 门没锁 * 2005 – 后来的我新歌＋精选 * 2006 – 爱到无可救药 * 2007 – Need U Most 最需语你 – K歌情人 * 2008 – 那些女孩教我的事 * 2009 – 一切为了爱 新歌加精选 * 2010 – 當品冠遇見幾米 我想記得的47件事 * 2011 – 未拆的禮物(''A Gift of Love'') * 2014 – 隨時都在 * 2018 – 靈魂伴侶 (粵語: ling4 wan4 bun6 leoi5), 另一種開始 (國語) Filmography * '' Ice Kacang Puppy Love'' (2010) * ''Jie Mei Jie or JIE may refer to: * Jie of Xia, last ruler of the Xia Dynasty of China * Jie Zhitui or Zitui (7th centuryBC), a famed minister of Zhou China * Jie (ethnic group), tribe in the Xiongnu Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Jen
Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department. His hits include "Too Softhearted" (), "Look Over Here, Girl" (), "The Sad Pacific" (), "Start Again" (), "I'm a Fish" (), "End of the World" (), and "Flowers Bloom in Spring" (). Early life Jen was born and grew up in Tianzhong Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. He attended Changhua County Tianzhong Senior High School and at the age of 21 he entered from the physical education department of Chinese Culture University. He also started to work at a musical instrument store while learning how to play guitar. Career In 1990, while a senior at CCU, Richie Jen signed a contract with and released a complication album named ''Towards the Rainbow'' (奔向彩虹). In December of that year, he released his first solo album ''Ask Again'' (再問一次). He released two more albums in 1991, ''Cold & Tender'' (冷漠與温柔), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wong (singer)
Michael Wong Kong Leong (; Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Kông-liòng; born 30 August 1970), also known mononymously by his Chinese name Guang Liang, is a Malaysian Chinese singer and composer who has sung and written many love-themed ballads and love songs, many of which have high popularity. He is popularly known in the Mandopop scene as the "Prince of Love Songs" (情歌王子). Wong began his singing career in a duo with Victor Wong. The pair had attained notable success in Taiwan, but in a mutual agreement, the two split in 2000. Wong has released five solo albums since then, the third one being his breakthrough album, ''Fairy Tale''. He has achieved a great success in Taiwan, mainland China, Hong Kong and Malaysia where he is based. Wong has also helped several other successful singers by composing songs for them, including the ballad "Courage" (勇氣), which was originally sung by Fish Leong. Biography Born in Ipoh, Malaysia to a Hakka family, he is the elder of two c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayday (Taiwanese Band)
Mayday () is a Taiwanese band that released their first album in 1999 with five members, Monster (leader, lead guitar), Ashin (vocal), Stone (rhythm guitar), Masa (bass) and Ming (drums). Formerly called So Band, they came to be known as Mayday in 1997, with the name originating from Masa's online nickname. Dubbed as “the Beatles of the Chinese-speaking world”, Mayday has won many awards in their career, including the Golden Melody Award for Best Band, an award given by the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture, in 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2012. Members Monster () *Real name: Wen Shang Yi () *Alias: Eugene Wen *Date of birth: 28 November 1976 *Place of birth: Hsin-Chu, Taiwan *Position: Leader *Instruments: Lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals Ashin () *Real name: Chen Hsin Hong() *Date of birth: 6 December 1975 *Place of birth: Taipei, Taiwan *Instruments: Lead vocalist, Rhythm guitar, Drums Stone () *Real name: Shi Chin-hang () *Date of birth: 11 December 1975 *Place of bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Mok
Karen Mok (born Karen Joy Morris (), 2 June 1970) is a Hong Kong pop diva who is one of the leading Asian pop singers and actresses with a career spanning three decades. She is the first female Hong Kong singer to win the Golden Melody Award and has won it a total of three times. She has released 17 solo studio albums, starred in over 40 movies, has over 15 million followers on leading Chinese social media site Weibo and holds the Guinness World Record for the Highest Altitude Mass-Attended Music Concert. Early life Karen Mok was born on 2 June 1970 as Karen Joy Morris in Hong Kong. She is of mixed ancestry: her mother is half Chinese, quarter German and quarter Persian, while her father is half Welsh and half Chinese. Her grandfather was Alfred Morris, the first principal of King's College, Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, German and French. Mok attended Diocesan Girls' School from primary to secondary grade in Hong Kong. When she was a F.4 student, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
