Ceremonies of the 21st

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were held at the

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on June 26, 2010.

Eligibility

Registration for entry into the 21st Golden Melody Awards was opened from December 15, 2009 to January 4, 2010.

Nominees and winners

Popular Music categories

Song Of The Year

* "Come If You Dare" —

A-mei Kulilay Amit (, born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese Puyuma singer and record producer. In 1996, she made her singing debut and released her album, ''Sisters''. Her albums ''Truth'' (2001), ''Amit'' (2009), ...

** "Desperado" — Super Band ** "Fish" —

Cheer Chen Cheer Chen Chi-chen (; born 6 June 1975) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Her most recent album, ''Sofa Sea'', was released in 2018. Early life Chen was born on 6 June 1975 in Taipei. Her mother supported her interest in music from an ear ...

** "Riding A White Horse" — Lala Hsu ** "Singing in the Trees" —

Claire Kuo Claire Kuo (born Kuo Po-yu on 5 August 1980) is a Taiwanese singer and television host. The daughter of a restaurant owner, Kuo graduated from Shih Hsin University and was a competitive cheerleader. She performed her final routine in Novembe ...

Pop Album Of The Year

* ''A-MIT'' —

** ''Hui Wei'' —

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 ...

** ''If You See Him'' —

Tanya Chua Tanya Chua (; born 28 January 1975) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. She launched her singing career by releasing her debut studio album ''Bored'' in 1997. Her albums, ''Amphibian'' (2005), '' Goodbye & Hello'' (2007), ''Sing It Out of Love'' (2 ...

** ''Immortal'' —

** ''Lala Hsu'' — Lala Hsu

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

David Tao David Tao (), born Tao Xuzhong () (born 11 July 1969), is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter. He is well known for creating a crossover genre of R&B and hard rock tunes which has now become his signature style and for havin ...

— ''Opus 69'' **

Eason Chan Eason Chan Yick Shun (born 27 July 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Chan was ranked sixth in the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity Top 100 List. In 2006 Chan's Cantonese album ''U87'' was named one of ''Time'' magazine's "Five Asian Albums W ...

— ''Fifth Floor's Happiness'' **

JJ Lin Wayne Lin Junjie (; born 27 March 1981), better known by his stage name JJ Lin, is a Singaporean singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Lin launched his musical career by releasing his debut album ''Music Voyager'' (2003). GIO, Taiwa1 ...

— ''100 Days'' **

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 ...

— ''Timeless'' **

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 sta ...

— ''Princess''

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

— ''A-MIT'' **

— ''Immortal'' **

— ''Hui Wei'' **

— ''If You See Him'' **

Tiger Huang Tiger Huang (; born 21 June 1963) is a Taiwanese singer. She is known for her unique voice and cover versions of songs by other artists. Huang was named Best New Artist at the 1990 Golden Melody Awards. She first performed at the Taipei live h ...

— ''Simple/Not Simple''

Best Music Video

* Will Lin, Chen Ying Zhi/ “Daylight” by

Sodagreen Sodagreen (; stylized as sodagreen) is a Taiwanese indie band formed in 2001. Its members have been unchanged since 2003. Sodagreen emerged in the Taiwanese indie music scene after receiving the Grand Jury Award in the Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Fes ...

Best Composer

* Chen Hsiao Hsia “Singing in the Tree”

Best Lyricist

* Lin Hsi/Kai Men Jian Shan “Amit”

Best Musical Arranger

* Martin Teng/Hao Dan Ni Jiu Lai “Amit”

Best Album Producer

* Ah Di Zai “Amit”

Best Single Producer

* Mavis Fan “Owner”

Best Band

*1976

Best Vocal Group

* Da Hsi Men **''Xiao Fei Xing'' — katncandix2 **''Come On! Bay Bay!'' — Come On! Bay Bay! **'' Super Girl'' —

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**''Moving On'' —

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Best New Artist

Lala Hsu Lala Hsu (; born 20 December 1984) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Hsu was born in Hualien County, Taiwan, and grew up in Taichung. Hsu was a contestant in the third season of CTV's '' One Million Star'' in 2008. She won the contest with a ...

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'' ** A-Chord — ''Nothing But A Chord'' ** Alisa Galper — ''Alisa Galper'' ** Shadya Lan — ''The Secret'' ** Soft Lipa — ''Winter Sweet''

Best Taiwanese Male Singer

* Hsiao Huang-chi “People Who Love to Dream”

Best Taiwanese Female Singer

* Zeng Xin Mei “Go-Between”

Best Album

* ''Farming Together'' —

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** ''Dreamer'' — Hsiao Huang-chi Live'' —

Jody Chiang Jody Chiang or Jiang Hui (), born Jiang Shuhui (), is a Taiwanese popular singer. She began recording in the 1980s and retired in 2015, having released 60 albums. Her trademark ballads and folk songs are typically sung in Taiwanese. Her role ...

** ''Film'' — Zhan Ya Wen

Best Hakka Singer

*Emily Guan “Tou Bai De Ni”

Best Aboriginal Singer

*Chalaw and Passiwali “Lao Lao Che”

Best Hakka Album

Best Aboriginal Album

* “Ba Bu Chuan Sho” Bunun Aboriginals

Best Album

* Paper Eagle/ Sizhukong Jazztet

Best Album Producer

* Peng Yu Wen/ Paper Eagle

Best Composer

* Li Yan Yun/Da Tao Cheng “Story Island”

Jury Award

* Li Zong Cheng, Luo Da You, Zhou Hua Jian, Chang Cheng Yue/ Zong Guan Xian SUPER BAND Bei Shang Lie Che

Special Contributions Award

Ang It-hong Ang It-hong (; 30 October 1927 – 24 February 2010) was a Taiwanese popular singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. Ang was born Hong Wen-lu () and educated in Taipei. At a young age, Hong learned to sing and play violin. He first perfor ...

References

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