HIM International Music () is a Taiwanese independent

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and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc. (宇宙國際音樂股份有限公司). It is an International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) member record company.

History

HIM International Music started off as two different labels, Grand Music and Tiger Music. Grand Music had a number of successful artists. Yuan Wei Jen released his first album under Grand Music, and earned a nomination for Best Mandarin Male Performer at the 12th

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. A while after the nomination, Yuan put his solo career on hiatus, and master produced albums for HIM International artists until 2004. After promotions for their compilation album ended in 2000,

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joined Grand Music. In August, Grand Music held a Universal Talent and Beauty Contest to search for new talent. The finals were televised on

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's ''TV Citizen''; the winner was Jen Chia-Hsüan. Grand Music eventually selected finalists Chen Chia-Hwa and Tien Fu-Chen as well, Sina.com
S.H.E's Life Story, Part 2: The Universal Talent and Beauty Girl Contest
September 14, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2007. putting the three girls into a group called

S.H.E S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Jen, Hebe Tien, and Ella Chen. They formed in 2001 and are managed by HIM International Music but decided not to renew their contract in 2019 due to having their own management company. ...

. On October 1, 2000, Grand Music underwent a name change and became known as HIM International Music. Audiovisual Music Copyright Owner Association (AMCO)
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. Retrieved May 3, 2008. On May 16, 2002, Tiger Music became HIM Music Publishing, which, to this day, operates under HIM International Music. In 2010, HIM International Music announced that they will not only be managing record labels but they will also signa contract with

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Actress,

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after her contract expires in

. In 2012, HIM International Music signs with the Singer James. In 2016, HIM International Music Signs a contract with former child actor,

Boon Hui Lu Boon Hui Lu (, born 11 December 1993) is a Singaporean actress, singer and songwriter. Early life Born to a self-employed courier provider father and a housewife Boon studied at Anglican High School. While studying at the Victoria Junio ...

who was nominated for Young Talent Award for 2 different years in 2007 & 2010.

Artists

Male singers

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* Yo Lee *Yu Chiu-hsin (

) *Yen Chih-lin (

) *Ian Chen (

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) *(

) *Wang Yao-yang (王耀揚) *

Male artistes

Female singers

* *

Yisa Yu Yisa Yu or Yu Kewei (; born 23 October 1983), is a Chinese singer. She started out singing in bars and participated in several singing competitions. Her career took off after she achieved fourth place nationally in the 2009 season of Hunan TV's ...

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* *(

) *Luyi (盧一辰) * Where Chou *

Female artistes

* Joanne Tseng * * *Mu-mu (林葦妮)

Groups

Creative

*(illustrator) *(illustrator) *(illustrator) *Lost (迷路) (illustrator) *Morita (陳森田) (illustrator) *Zzifan z (illustrator)

Sportsmen

* Chiang Hung-Chieh * Ai Fukuhara

Beauty

*(make-up artist)

Subsidiaries

* * *

HM Music

*Sabrina Lo (羅莎莎) * Yo Lee

Blooming Music & Arts

*Nauledge (黃祝賢儒) *

Original soundtracks

References

External links

Official homepage

HIM Channel on YouTube
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