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William Wei (album)
''William Wei'' () is the self-titled debut studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter William Wei. It was released on 4 June 2010, by Linfair Records. The album consists of 10 tracks, of which 2 are newly arranged. A 'Night Edition' of the album was released by Linfair Records on 17 August 2010, and was limited to 5,000 copies worldwide. The album received 4 nominations at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards, including 1 win. It was nominated for Best Mandarin Album, and 'Have or Have Not' (有沒有) earned Wei a nomination for Best Composer. Wei was also nominated for Best Mandarin Male Singer and eventually won Best New Artist. Track listing Music videos References {{Authority control 2010 albums William Wei albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wei
Wei Li-an (; born 5 March 1987), known professionally as WeiBird, is a Taiwanese Mandopop and folk-rock singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, one live album and two EPs. Wei won the Golden Melody Award for Best New Singer in 2011 and Best Composer in 2015. Wei gained media attention as the winner of the first season of the reality television singing competition ''Happy Sunday'' in 2007. He released his eponymous debut album ''William Wei'' in 2010, which received 4 nominations at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards and subsequently won him the Best New Artist award. His third studio album Journey into The Night received 2 nominations at the 26th Golden Melody Awards and the lead single "Wolves" (狼) won him the Best Composer award. In 2021, Wei was nominated in four categories at the 32nd Golden Melody Awards for the album Sounds of My Life. Wei also received a nomination at the 58th Golden Horse Awards for 'Best Original Film Song' with 'Red Scarf' (如 ... [...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 Mandarin
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 standardized form of Mandarin Chinese that was first developed during the Republican Era (1912‒1949). It is designated as the official language of mainland China and a major language in the United Nations, Singapore, and 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 Sinitic languages, Standard Chinese is a tonal language with topic-prominent organization and subject–verb–object (SVO) word order. Compar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slowly Wait (EP)
''Slowly Wait'' () is the first EP by William Wei Wei Li-an (; born 5 March 1987), known professionally as WeiBird, is a Taiwanese Mandopop and folk-rock singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, one live album and two EPs. Wei won the Golden Melody Award for Best New Singer in .... It was released on 13 March 2009, by Linfair Records. The EP consists of two tracks, 'Slowly Wait' (慢慢等) and 'Good Weather' (好天氣). Both songs were previously published onto StreetVoice, an online music platform, and stayed on top of the charts for weeks. The song, 'Slowly Wait', continued to chart inside the top three positions for two consecutive years. Track listing References {{William Wei 2009 EPs William Wei albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fleeing Of A Two-Legged Bookcase
''The Fleeing of a Two-Legged Bookcase Live Album'' () is the first concert live album by William Wei. Wei held his first major concert on September 18, 2010 at the Taipei International Convention Center, which was recorded for this live release. The 2-CD album contains 23 tracks from the live set, including songs from Wei's debut album as well as three previously unreleased songs: 'Why Life' (外·賴), 'She'll be an Angel', 'Me, a Pig, and His Girlfriend' (我 一只豬 和他的女朋友). Besides, he also covered some of his all-time pop favorites, including famous numbers of A-mei, Khalil Fong, James Blunt, and Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt .... The album was released on 3 June 2011, by Linfair Records. Track listing Music videos References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22nd Golden Melody Awards
The 22nd Golden Melody Awards were held in Taipei, Taiwan on 18 June 2011. The awards ceremony gave musical awards to musicians and songs in languages such as Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Hakka. Winners Below is a list of winners in major categories "Song of the Year" * Jonathan Lee, “Jonathan’s Song." "Best Mandarin Album" *Jay Chou, “Cross-generation.” "Best Mandarin male singer" *Jay Chou, “Cross-generation.” "Best Mandarin female singer" *Karen Mok, “Precious.” "Best Singing Group" *Da Mouth. "Best Band" *Matzka. "Best composer" *Jonathan Lee, “Jonathan’s Song.” "Best lyricist" *Jonathan Lee, “Jonathan’s Song.” "Best album producer" * Eric Hung, “Flower of Love.” "Best single producer" *Wang Ji-ping, “Love!” "Best arranger" *Tsai Ke-jun, “Free Instructional Video.” "Lifetime achievement award" *Huang Min. "Best music video" *Hebe Tien, “Leave Me Alone.” (Director: Hsu Yun-Hsuan) "Best New Artist" *William Wei. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2010. 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 for deaths of musicians and for links to other music lists, see 2010 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 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 col ... 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
