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. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.

Nominees and winners

Winners are highlighted in boldface.

Vocal category – Record label awards

Song of the Year

* "The Great Artist" (from ''

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Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai (; ; born September 15, 1980) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of C-Pop", she is considered one of the most influential figures in Chinese popular culture. She is known for her continual rein ...

** "Retrospection" (from ''Eternity, Promise'') – Kay Huang ** "Wordless Song" (from ''Gaia'') –

Sandy Lam Sandy Lam (; born 26 April 1966), is a Hong Kong singer, actress and album producer. She rose to fame in the 1980s as a Cantopop diva, before expanding her fan base significantly in Asia, releasing more than 30 stylistically diverse albums in C ...

** "Coastline" (from ''Coastline'') – Yonlon Chen ** "Rose-colored" (from ''Games We Play'') –

Deserts Chang Deserts Chang (; born 30 May 1981) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Early life Deserts Chang was born as Chiao An-p'u () on 30 May 1981 to a high socio-economic status family. Her father, Chiao Jen-ho (), is a former secretary-general of t ...

Best Mandarin Album

* ''Gaia'' –

** '' Opus 12'' –

Jay Chou Jay Chou ( zh, t=周杰倫, s=周杰伦, poj=Chiu Kia̍t-lûn, p=Zhōu Jiélún, first=t, w=Chou Chieh-lun; born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, and television personality. Dubbed the " King ...

** ''Ghetto Superstar'' –

MC HotDog MCHotDog (; born April 10, 1978) is a Taiwanese rap artist known for his use of explicit lyrics in his songs. In 2001, his four mini-CDs sold over 220,000 copies. In 2004, he toured with Chang Chen-yue in the North American Kill Kitty tour. In 2 ...

** ''Back to Wonderland'' –

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 mu ...

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Best Taiwanese Album

* ''Tainan'' –

Hsieh Ming-yu Hsieh Ming-yu (; born 8 February 1969) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. He was raised in Tainan, and moved to Taipei in 1990, where he wrote several songs for other singers, including Andy Lau, William So, and Anita Mui. He returned to Tainan in ...

** ''The Ninth Album'' –

New Formosa Band New Formosa Band () is a Taiwanese pop music ensemble. Its members include Bobby Chen and Ayugo Huang. The group was established in 1992 and are important musicians in the genres of Hakka and New Taiwanese Song. They released several albums in th ...

** ''1st Album'' – Gigi Wu ** ''Love'' – Sasha Lee ** ''What's Happening?'' – Kou Chou Ching

Best Hakka Album

* ''The Way Home'' – Dark White Collar ** ''Walking'' – Huang Zhen-xin ** ''Antipodes'' – Tito Tang ** ''Jazz, Tang Dynasty'' – Hsieh Yu-wei ** ''Hold Your Hands'' – Grace Huang

Best Aboriginal Album

* ''A Cappella'' – O-kai ** ''A Beautiful Prediction'' – Resres ** ''Dalan'' – Sangpuy ** ''Amis'' – Suming ** ''Sun and Moon'' – Ado Kaliting Pacidal ** ''Calisi'' – Dakanow

Best Music Video

* Muh Chen – "Cheers" (from ''

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'' (No Where Edition)) ** Bill Chia – "Increase Power" (from ''Moment'') ** Bill Chia – "Wordless Song" (from ''Gaia'') ** Muh Chen – "Super Girl" (from ''Super Girl'') ** Ken Huang, Eric Chen – "O La La Hu Hu" (from ''Guitar'') ** Muh Chen – "The Great Artist" (from ''

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Vocal category – Individual awards

Best Composition

* Kay Huang – "Retrospection" (from ''Eternity, Promise'') ** JerryC – "Captain S.V" (from ''

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'') ** Ellen Loo – "You're Nothing to Me" (from ''You Hide Silently'') ** Lee Tsz-hang – "Coastline" (from ''Coastline'')

Best Lyrics

– "Rose-colored" (from ''Games We Play'') ** Ayugo Huang,

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– "Is Diesel Oil" (from ''The Ninth Album'') ** Michael Li – "Alzheimer" (from ''Love, After All'') **

– "Ghetto Superstar" (from ''Ghetto Superstar'') ** Lee Tsz-hang – "Coastline" (from ''Coastline'') **

– "Rose-colored" (from ''Games We Play'')

Best Music Arrangement

Chang Shilei Chang Shilei (; born July 21, 1981 in Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese singer, music producer, and songwriter. Background After graduating from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Chang became a songwriter and music producer. Later, one of his d ...

– "Gaia" (from ''Gaia'') ** Baby Chung – "Milihuwan" (from ''Dalan'') ** Skot Suyama – "Runaway Mama" (from ''

'') ** Jason Huang – "A Larger Cello" (from '' Opus 12'') ** Michele Weir – "Sakalima" (from ''A Cappella'')

Producer of the Year, Album

– ''Gaia'' ** Chen Zhu-hui – Dalan **

– '' Opus 12'' ** Baby Chung – ''Eternity, Promise'' ** Lai Jia-ching, Tim Wang – ''A Cappella''

Producer of the Year, Single

* Luantan Ascent – "Different Friends" (from ''Unforgettable'') ** Gideon Su – "I Can Believe" (from ''Miss Non-Rock'') ** Peng Hsueh-bin – "Love in Heart" (from '' Love in Heart'') ** Chris Hou,

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 U ...

– "Soundless Love Song" (from ''Meet Happiness'')

Best Mandarin Male Singer

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 ...

Yoga Lin Yoga Lin (; born July 1, 1987) is a Taiwanese singer. He was the winner of One Million Star, Season 1, a reality TV singing competition in Taiwan during his study at National Dong Hwa University. During the competition, he once contemplated quit ...

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Best Taiwanese Male Singer

Weng Li-you Weng Li-you (; born 9 May 1975), known as Only You, is a Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer. Weng is known as Only You and began singing in 1998. He won the Best Taiwanese Male Singer award at the 20th Golden Melody Awards. Many of Weng's composition ...

** Hsu Fu-kai ** Shao Ta-lun ** Wang Jun-jieh

Best Mandarin Female Singer

** Ellen Loo **

G.E.M. Gloria Tang Sze-wing (born 16 August 1991), professionally known as G.E.M. (backronym of Get Everybody Moving) or Tang Tsz-kei (), is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter originally from Shanghai, China. She made her debut in the Hong Kong music in ...

** Jia Jia **

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 ...

Best Taiwanese Female Singer

* Sasha Lee ** Hanya Chang **

Showlen Maya Shen Show-len (born October 18, 1978), better known by her stage name Showlen Maya (or Xiulan Maya), is a Taiwanese singer of Han Chinese (father) and Bunun (mother) descent. While she also sings in Mandarin, Showlen Maya is primarily a Hokkie ...

** Laney Wu ** Gigi Wu ** Jennie Hsieh

Best Hakka Singer

* Tito Tang ** Huang Zhen-xin ** Hsieh Yu-wei ** Liu Jung-chang ** Grace Huang

Best Aboriginal Singer

* Sangpuy ** Resres ** Suming ** Ado Kaliting Pacidal ** Dakanow

Best Band

* Monkey Pilot ** Lie Gramophone ** Io ** Matzka ** My Skin Against Your Skin

Best Group

* O-kai ** Kat n Candi x 2 ** JS ** Tom & Huck

Best New Artist

Miss Ko Miss Ko is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter and rapper signed to Universal Music Group. Ko has released three studio albums and is the winner of Best New Artist of 24th Golden Melody Award in Taiwan, the first rapper/hip-hop artist to w ...

** Amuyi Lu ** Sangpuy ** Ann Bai ** Jia Jia ** Eve Ai ** O-kai

Instrumental category – Record label awards

Best Instrumental Album

* ''Joyful Reunion Original Soundtrack'' – Baby Chung ** ''Flying Alone'' – Su Yuhan ** ''3'' – Timeless Fusion Party ** ''Love Without Boundaries'' – Children's Garden ** ''On a Gentle Island Breeze'' –

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Instrumental category – Individual awards

Producer of the Year, Album

– ''On a Gentle Island Breeze'' ** Lu Sheng-fei, Tung, Shuen-wen – ''3'' ** Sino Chen, Tao Wang – ''Love Without Boundaries'' ** Tung Yun-chang – ''With You There's Always Sunshine'' ** Baby Chung – ''Joyful Reunion: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''

Best Instrumental Composition

* Sino Chen – "Waltz in Summer Palace" (from ''Love Without Boundaries'') ** Su Yuhan – "Flying Alone" (from ''Flying Alone'') ** Lu Sheng-fei – "Love Lemonade" (from ''3'') ** Baby Chung – "The Secret of the Master" (from ''Joyful Reunion: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'') **

– "On a Gentle Island Breeze" (from ''On a Gentle Island Breeze'')

Technical category – Individual awards

Best Album Design

* Xiao Qing-yang – ''Die Glocke der Kartenkirche'' ** Aaron Nieh – ''Hollywood Zoo'' ** Tsai Jia-lun, Liao Jun-yu – ''Sea Food'' ** Joe Fang – ''The Way Home'' ** Xiao Qing-yang, Wang Wei-cheng, Huang Yao-ting, Lee Tsong-han – ''What's Happening?''

Jury Award

* O-kai

Lifetime Contribution Award

* Fong Fei-fei

References

External links

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