Jing Chang () is a Taiwanese singer.
Early life
Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 6 September 1983. Her birth name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters (張芸菁). She studied graphic design and graduated from Song Shan High School of Commerce. Before entering Super Idol, she was a graphic design artist.
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, and with likes of English
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: not only can she handle deep, low notes but she is also able to hit very high notes. She has always been interested in music, and even created her own band called Pensauce (筆醬).
Career
Chang made her debut in 2007 as a singer after winning the first season of Taiwanese singing competition ''Super Idol'' ( 超級偶像) and signed to label Gold Typhoon
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.
In 2008, Chang and her band, Pensauce, released their first EP titled "The Power of Rain" (雨的力量). Later that year, Chang and other top 10 Super Idol performers participated in an album called "Dreams Come True".
Chang released her first album ''Unprecedented'' (破天荒) on May 8, 2009; in its first week, it started at #3 on local music charts, but then rose to #1.1999 Jiji earthquake
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called "Let love turn the whole universe" (讓愛轉動整個宇宙).
In March 2010, Chang and Kevin Lin, one of the judges of Super Idol, sang a duet called "When Did We Start to Forget" (怎麼開始忘了). In July 2010, she released her second studio album ''The Opposite Me
''The Opposite Me'' () is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jing Chang's second Mandarin studio album. It was released on 9 July 2010 by Gold Typhoon (Taiwan).
It was released with two album cover versions: ''The Opposite Me (Good Edition)'' (相反的 ...
'' (相反的我), of which the title track "相反的我" was composed by Chang. It and "愛情選項" are listed at number 13 and 32 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan
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's ''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart'' (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2010.
Chang and members of the Taiwanese boy band
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(棒棒堂) collaborated and released a single, "義氣", which she also composed herself. That song consists of rapping and hitting quite a number of high notes. In the music video, she had to dance, which she has never done before, and also known as one of her few weaknesses.
In 2011, Chang released a new EP for the Valentine's Day. It contains Jing's latest single, the love song "Lovers Knot" as well as two extra tracks. It was released with an organizer for February 2011-January 2012, featuring hand-drawn illustrations and photos of Chang.
Discography
Books
In 2009, Chang traveled to Japan and wrote a book called 一個人的東京,張芸京361°. It relayed her journey in Japan and articles and stories written by her, including anecdotes such as a three-year-old boy proposing marriage to her.China Times: 一個人的東京 張芸京自曝向3歲男童求婚
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Awards
2008
* 2008 - Champion of Super Idol 1st Season
* 2008 - Yahoo! Taiwan Most Searched Keyword Chart #8
20090524 Jing Chang's album nprecedentedtops 8 charts
* #1 on G-Music Mandarin Chart
* #1 on G-Music Combo Chart
* #1 on Five Music Record Sales Chart (2 charts in all)
* #1 on Enome Top Ringtones Chart
* #1 on KKBOX MV Charts
* #1 on Channel Music Charts
* #1 on Enome Music Channel
* #1 on Yahoo! Search (8 #1's in a row after 2 weeks album release)
2009 Chengdu Music Hits
* Newcomer with Most Potential
* Most Popular Artist Online
20091106 Singapore HIT Awards
* Outstanding Newcomer Award
2009 TPBS’ China Original Melodies Awards
* Taiwan/HK Outstanding Newcomer Gold Award
2009 Yahoo! Taiwan Asia Buzz Awards
* Most Popular Female Artiste
* Best Female Singer
2010 MY Astro Music Awards (Malaysia)
* Newcomer with Most Potential
2010 KKBOX Awards Ceremony
* Newcomer of the Year
* Top 100 Songs of the Year
* #35 - Pian Ai/Preference
* #50 - Black Dress
* Top 100 Albums of the Year
* #20 Unprecedented
Baidu Hot Point 2009 Awards Ceremony
* "Pian Ai"/Preference #7 Top 10 Golden Melodies
2010 TTV's Red vs. White Superstar Showdown
* Cpop Top 10 Artists Award
Canada's Fairchild Radio HiT Cpop Chart
* Best Female Newcomer (Mandarin)
Sprite Awards
* Best Newcomer (Taiwan/HK)
* Most Popular TV Drama Golden Melody
Guangzhou Peng Peng Music Awards 2009
* Best Newcomer/Songwriter
* Best Newcomer (Taiwan/HK)
Yahoo!搜尋人氣大獎2010
* Best International singer
* Best manderin song(壞了)
References
External links
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Jing Chang@Gold Typhoon homepage
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1983 births
Living people
Musicians from Taipei
Taiwanese Mandopop singers
21st-century Taiwanese singers
21st-century Taiwanese women singers
The Amazing Race contestants