Joanna Wang () is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter, daughter of renowned music producer Wang Zhi-ping (王治平). Born in Taipei but raised in Los Angeles, California, Wang dropped out from Gabrielino High School when she was 16. Her debut album, ''

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'', was released in January 2008 as a double-disc set, one in English and the other in Chinese. The album reached No.1 in Taiwan and has been popular throughout Southeast Asia. In June 2008, it was released in Japan. Her second album, '' Joanna & Wang Ruo-lin'', which includes her all-original endeavor, '' The Adult Storybook'', was released in January 2009.

Career

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, Zelda, and Mario series. She has stated in her YouTube videos and in interviews that she dislikes her debut and rejects it as her own work. Wang is a left-handed guitarist. She has performed some of her own work and has covered various popular songs in English and in Chinese on Taiwanese television programs. Starting in 2013, Joanna began occasionally performing with a band under the name Alferd Packer & The Weird Uncles. In March 2016, Joanna performed in a production of the musical ''Turn Left, Turn Right'', based on the illustrated book of the same name, sometimes known as ''A Chance of Sunshine'' in English''.'' Wang's rendition of Pure Imagination from her album ''Midnight Cinema'' was used for the Samsung Galaxy Fold product unveiling advertisement in February 2019.YouTube
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Awards

*2008: Singapore Hit Awards 2008 – Outstanding Newcomer *2008: 9th CCTV-MTV Music Awards – Most Popular New Female Artist of the Year in Hong Kong and Taiwan *2008: Metro Hits Music Awards – Metroshowbiz Hits Mandarin Songwriter Singer Big Award *2008: Metro Hits Music Awards – Metro Radio Hits Most Voted Newcomer Award *2008: China Mobile Wireless Music Awards – Most Potential New Female Singer *2008: 2008 Beijing Chinese Pop Music Awards – Best Composer-Singer Newcomer

Discography

Albums

*''

'' (2008) *'' Joanna & Wang Ruo-lin'' (2009) *'' The Adult Storybook'' (2009) *''The Things We Do for Love'' (2011) *''The Adventures of Bernie the Schoolboy'' (2011) *''Galaxy Crisis: The Strangest Midnight Broadcast'' (2013) *''Midnight Cinema'' (2014) *'' Bob Music'' (2015) *''House of Bullies'' (2016) *''Modern Tragedy'' (2018) *''Love is Calling Me'' (2019)

EP

*''H.A.M. (Happy Accessible Music)'' (2016)

Notes

* a. Quotation in Chinese: "有壓力的話我也寧可這樣，我想做自己想要的音樂。"

References

External links

Joanna Wang official websiteJoanna YouTube ChannelNew Tokyo Terror YouTube ChannelJoanna Hong Kong Fans Forum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Joanna 1988 births Living people Musicians from Taipei Musicians from Los Angeles Taiwanese emigrants to the United States Taiwanese women singers Taiwanese singer-songwriters People from Miaoli County Taiwanese people of Hakka descent American people of Chinese descent