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3rd Golden Melody Awards
The 3rd Golden Melody Awards ceremony () was held at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei on 9 November 1991. Winners and nominees Song of the Year *''Marching Forward'' (向前走) — Lim Giong **一枝擔竿 **凡人歌 — Jonathan Lee **心肝寶貝 **''I Am A Little Bird'' (我是一隻小小鳥) — Chao Chuan **故鄉 **''Crying Sand'' (哭砂) – Tracy Huang **特別的愛給特別的你 — Sky Wu **粉墨登場 — Chao Chuan **嘸通嫌台灣 Best Male Vocalist Mandarin * Chao Chuan ** Jonathan Lee **Wakin Chau **Jacky Wu **Angus Tung Best Female Vocalist Mandarin *Sarah Chen **Wu Zhenhui (吴贞慧) ** Kao Chin Su-mei ** Sammi Kao **Cai Xingjuan (蔡幸娟) References External links *3rd Golden Melody Awards nominees*3rd Golden Melody Awards winners Golden Melody Awards Golden Melody Awards Golden Melody Awards Golden Melody Awards The Golden Melody Awards (), commonly abbreviated as GMA, is an honor awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture to recog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei)
The National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a memorial to the Republic of China's National Father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and was completed in 1972. The total building area covers in an open space of . It contains displays of Sun's life and the revolution he led, and is also a multi-purpose social, educational and cultural center for the public. Currently closed for maintenance on February 26, 2024, with an expected reopening in 2026. Description The main entrance to the hall contains a statue of Sun Yat-sen. Every hour, there is a formal changing of the guards, which is a popular tourist attraction. The building also includes a performance hall, an exhibition center of about , a multimedia theatre, an audio-visual center, lecture halls, and a library with over 300,000 books. The building itself is sited in Chung-shan Park. It includes gardens, decorative historical walls, and an exhibition and performance area surrounding Lake C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Huang
Tracy Huang (; born 29 August 1951) is a Taiwanese singer. Huang began her career in music with the Thunderbird Choir, alongside Su Rui. After she left the group, Huang spent two years in Taichung, at an American military base, where she learned and performed in English. Huang released her first album in 1974 under the stage name Huang Lu-yi. She later adopted the English name Tracy Huang. Known primarily for her Mandopop songs, Huang has also sung in Cantonese and released several English-language song covers. At the 27th Golden Melody Awards The 27th Golden Melody Awards () was held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2016. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was hosted by Mickey Huang and broadcast on TTV on 25 June. The award ceremony for the traditional music categories was hel ... in 2016, Huang received the Golden Melody Award for lifetime contributions. References 1951 births Living people Taiwanese Mandopop singers 20th-century Taiwanese women singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1991 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 80 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President – Lee Teng-hui * Vice President – Li Yuan-tsu * Premier – Hau Pei-tsun * Vice Premier – Shih Chi-yang Events January * 28 January – The establishment of Mainland Affairs Council. March * 9 March – The official establishment of Straits Exchange Foundation in Taipei. April * 22 April – The abolishment of the Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion. May * 11 May – The opening of Wang-an Airport in Wangan Township, Penghu. June * 1 June – The establishment of Mandarin Airlines. July * 1 July ** The maiden flight of EVA Air. ** The establishment of National Pingtung Institute of Commerce in Pingtung City, Pingtung County. ** The start of Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant commercial operation in Beitou District, Taipei. December * 22 December – 1991 Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammi Kao
Sammi Kao (, Bunun: Malas Kao; born 27 January 1969) is a Taiwanese singer. In 1992, she won the Best Female Mandarin Singer at the 4th Golden Melody Awards for her album ''Selected Classics 1''. Early life Kao was born on 27 January 1969 in Fengshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Her father was a . She is the youngest of four children. Her family moved around Fengshan until she was 5, when they settled in Gangshan. After graduating from Kaohsiung Municipal Gangshan Junior High School, she joined her older sister, also a singer, in Taipei to pursue a music career. In 1987, she accompanied a friend to audition for the newly-formed recording company What's Music. The executive noticed her and asked her to audition as well. The company ended up signing her as their first singer. Career In 1987, she released her first album ''Yuan''. In 1988, her album ''Speak of My Dream'' gained popularity in both Taiwan and Mainland China. The album ''Where Seagulls Fly, Colorful Clouds Fly'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kao Chin Su-mei
Kao Chin Su-mei (traditional Chinese: 高金素梅; pinyin: ''Gāo Jīn Sùméi''; born September 21, 1965), also known as Chin Su-mei, May Chin and Ciwas Ali, is a Taiwanese politician and retired actress and singer. She is of Manchu and Atayal descent, Ciwas Ali being her Atayal name. In the 1980s and 1990s, she starred in many popular TV series and films, including Ang Lee's ''The Wedding Banquet'' (1993). She also released several Mandopop albums. She retired from showbiz in 1999 following her diagnosis of liver cancer which she recovered from. Chin was elected into the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in December 2001, and re-elected in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020, all in the Highland Aborigines electoral district. Representing the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, she is currently the party's only member in the Legislative Yuan, where she is an advocate of aboriginal rights and is associated with the Pan-Blue Coalition. Early life and education Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Chen
Sarah Chen or Chen Shu-hua ( zh, t=陳淑樺, s=陈淑桦, p=Chén Shúhuà, first=t; born 14 May 1958) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese singer who was active from the 1970s to the late 1990s. The recipient of the "Best Female Artist" award at the 1985 Golden Bell Awards, Golden Bell Awards and the 1992 and 1996 Golden Melody Awards, Sarah Chen was known for hit songs such as "Dream To Awakening" (), "Red Dust" (), and "The Mundane World" (). Chen released over 30 albums in her career, which included Mandopop, Cantopop, Taiwan MinYao, and English songs. Music career Sarah Chen released her first single at the age of nine in 1967 with Seven-Star Records (七星唱片). She entered the professional music scene in the late 1970s with several record labels, including Big Ocean Records (大三洋唱片; 1976–1978) and (; 1979–1982). Subsequently, she signed with Music of Singapore, EMI Studios Singapore (1982–1989) and later with Rock Records (1990–1998). Chen retired from pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus Tung
Angus Tung (; born 26 July 1959) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and record producer from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. Blessed with boyish good looks and talent, Angus Tung debuted in 1983 and released his first solo album "Miss You" (想你) two years after. He subsequently released 14 albums, including a Chinese pop classic "Thinking of You" (其实你不懂我的心). To date, he has won numerous musical and popularity awards such as "Best Male Vocalist" and "Top Ten Most Popular Artiste in China". In recent years, despite being more active with drama serials and radio hosting in China, Tung continues to compose and sing songs. Discography *想妳 (1985) *女人 (1986) *我曾經愛過 (1986) *跟我來 (1987) *其實你不懂我的心 (1989) *夢開始的地方 (1989) *花瓣雨 (1990) *真愛是誰 (1990) *一世情緣 (1991) *愛與哀愁 (1992) *現在以後 (1994) *聽海的歌 (1995) *看未來有甚麼不一樣 (1995) *收留 (1996) *青春手卷 (2003) External linksAn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacky Wu
Jacky Wu (; born 26 September 1962) is a Taiwanese television show host, singer, and actor. He hosts numerous variety shows, such as the long running popular Taiwanese variety show ''Guess (variety show), Guess''. Career In 1987, Wu started out by taking cameo roles in variety shows. He is known for his quick witted humor and open-fire talks, which have attracted both followers and critics. In 1998, Wu provided the voice of the dragon Mushu in the Mandarin Chinese dubbed of the Disney animated film Mulan_(1998_film), Mulan. Maureen Tcakik of ''Time Asia'' described him as the sole Taiwanese entertainer to become a "phenomenon" and "the most popular guy on local television." In 2000, Channel V gave him the award "Favorite Chinese Person of the Year". In 2001, he had six variety talk shows in Taiwan. Jacky Wu currently ranks one of the most popular and richest entertainers in Taiwan. Known for his quick witted humor and open fire talks, Wu has for the most part been a showboat of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakin Chau
Wakin Chau (; born 22 December 1960), better known by his stage name Emil Chau during the 1980s and 1990s, is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese people, Taiwanese singer and actor, popular throughout Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and parts of Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam). As of 2007, he has released more than 40 albums. Early life Wakin Chau was born in a rice store owned by his family at Sai Ying Pun in Hong Kong, the fourth son out of seven children and is a native Cantonese speaker of Teochew people, Chaoshanese descent from Chaoyang District, Shantou, Chaoyang, Swatow, Guangdong, mainland China. He began learning the guitar when he was about 13 years old. In 1979, he left for Taipei to major in mathematics at National Taiwan University. While at college he sang and played folk songs in local coffee shops, learning to sing in Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin. Music career Hoping to establish a career as a recording artist, Chau sought contacts in the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Wu
Sky Wu (born 23 July 1966) is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. He began singing in 1986, and has won himself two Golden Melody Awards, Best New Artist in 1990, and Best Mandarin Male Vocalist in 2004. His signature song, "Give My Special Love to a Special You" (), won the Best Recording Award in 1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State .... References External links * * 1966 births Musicians from New Taipei Living people Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriters 20th-century Taiwanese male singers 21st-century Taiwanese male singers 21st-century Taiwanese singers {{Taiwan-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chao Chuan
Chao Chuan (; born 18 June 1961), known sometimes as "Chief" Chao, is a Taiwanese pop singer. His breakthrough came with the song "I'm Ugly, but I'm Tender" () which was a giant hit in mainland China in 1988. His next major hit was "I'm Just a Little Bird" (, 1990). Albums * (; 1988) *''At Last, I Have Lost You'' (1989) *''I'm Just a Little Bird'' (1990) 1990 7 December 2024 26 March 2025 27 March 2025 29 March 2025 29 March 2025 *''Chao Chuan Four'' (1991) *''You Are Always on my Mind'' (1991) *''Promise'' (1993) *''Finest Selection'' (; 1994) *''Love Me Then Give Me'' (; 1994) *''I Should Have Loved You From The Start'' (; 1995） *''Hero in the Darkness'' 黑暗的英雄（1996） *''Star of Hope'' (; 1997) *''Deep Sea'' – EP (1997) *''A Little Braver'' (; 1999）insert card ''Courage'', also known as ''Be Brave'' (Billboard)Billboard – 11 December 1999 Vol. 111, No. 50 "... CHAO CHUAN 'BE BRAVE' rock " *''The Fool Who Ever Loved You'' (; 2001) *''Martial Hero of Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei
, nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Taiwan , established_title = Settled , established_date = 1709 , established_title1 = Renamed Taihoku , established_date1 = 17 April 1895 , established_title2 = Provincial city (Taiwan), Provincial city status , established_date2 = 25 October 1945 , established_title3 = Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, Provisional national capital , established_date3 = 7 December 1949 , established_title4 = Reconstituted as a Yuan-controlled municipality , established_date4 = 1 July 1967 , capital_type = City seat , capital = Xinyi District, Taipei, Xinyi District , largest_settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
