''Beautiful'' () is
Taiwanese
Taiwanese may refer to:
* Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien
* Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa)
* Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan
* Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan
* Taiwanese people, ...
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, Ta ...
singer-songwriter
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 ...
's fifth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 4 August 2006 by
EMI Music Taiwan.
The album features a mid-tempo duet, "今天妳要嫁給我" (Marry Me Today), with
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 ...
. It was awarded ''Best Song of the Year'' at the
18th Golden Melody Awards
The 18th Golden Melody Awards () ceremony for popular music category was held on June 16, 2007. The Azio TV broadcast the show live from the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of ...
in 2007, and ''Best Loved by Audience'' and one of the ''Top 10 Songs of the Year'' at the 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards, presented by Taiwanese radio station
Hit FM. The track, "似曾相識" (Finally) won ''Best Composer'' award for Tao also at the 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards.
The tracks "忘不了" (Can't Get You Outta My Mind) and "太美麗" (Too Beautiful) were nominated for ''Top 10 Gold Songs'' at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB ...
8, in 2006.
The album was awarded one of the ''Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year'' at the 2006 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of
IFPI
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.
[ IFPI Hong Kon]
2006 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list
Retrieved 19 April 2011
Track listing
# "太美麗廣播電台" (Too Beautiful Radio Station)
# "忘不了" (Can't Get You Outta My Mind)
# "太美麗" (Too Beautiful)
# "追" (The Chase)
# "那一瞬間" (The Moment)
# "Walk On"
# "自導自演的悲劇" (How Long)
# "祝妳幸福" (I Don't Wanna Know)
# "似曾相識" (Finally)
# "今天妳要嫁給我" (Marry Me Today) – feat.
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 ...
# "每一面都美" (So Beautiful)
# "不愛" (Forever)
# "Olia"
References
External links
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David Tao@Gold Typhoonformerly
EMI Music Taiwan
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2006 albums
David Tao albums
Gold Typhoon Taiwan albums