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Chang Hui-mei
Kulilay Amit (; born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese singer and record producer of Puyuma descent. Born as Amit Kulilay in eastern Taiwan, she made her debut in 1996. A leading figure of the Mandopop music scene since the mid-1990s, A-Mei is widely known for breaking ground for Taiwanese indigenous peoples and being a voice for LGBT rights and gender equality. She has been given the moniker " Queen of Mandopop" and the "Pride of Taiwan." Her career longevity, resilience, artistry, and versatility have established her as a pop culture icon in the Sinophone world. Born and raised in Beinan, Taitung, Taiwan, A-Mei moved to Taipei at age 20 in 1992. In 1996, she released her debut studio album, ''Sisters'', which saw major commercial success and sold over a million copies in Taiwan. Her sophomore record, '' Bad Boy'' (1997), found even greater success, eventually becoming the country's best-selling album overall. Her follow up releases—''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang (surname)
Zhang (; ) is the List of common Chinese surnames, third most common surname in China and Taiwan (commonly spelled as Chang in Taiwan), and it is one of the most common surnames in the world. It is spoken in the Chinese tones, first tone ''Zhāng''. It is a surname that exists in many languages and cultures, corresponding to the surname 'Archer' in English for example. In the Wade–Giles system of Romanization of Chinese, romanization, it is romanized as Chang, which is commonly used in Taiwan. Cheung is commonly used in Hong Kong as a romanization. It is the 24th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem, contained in the verse 何呂施張 ''(Hé Lǚ Shī Zhāng)''. Zhang is also the pinyin romanization of the less-common surnames (''Zhāng''), which is the 40th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem, and (''Zhǎng''). Today, it is one of the most common surnames in the world at over 100 million people worldwide. Zhang was listed by the People's Republic of China's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters (A-Mei Album)
''Sisters'' () is the debut studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on December 13, 1996, by :zh:豐華唱片, Forward Music. The album was primarily handled by Taiwanese producer Chang Yu-sheng, with the assistance of Yu Guangyan, Ma Yu-fen, :zh:鍾興民, Baby Chung, David Wu, and Chen Fu-ming. Musically, it experiments with genres such as Pop music, pop, soul music, Rhythm and blues, R&B, adult contemporary and easy listening to exhibit A-Mei's vocal talent and versatility. On June 23, 2017, 20 and a half years after its initial release date, a Vinyl records, vinyl reissue of ''Sisters'' was released by Forward Music. Prior to the album's release date, the higher-ups at Forward Music were concerned that A-Mei's aboriginal heritage would negatively impact the performance of the album, due to widespread discrimination against indigenous people in Taiwan at the time. Nevertheless, ''Sisters'' was a massive commercial success in Taiwan upon release. The record toppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes
''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The company is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Sherry Phillips is the current CEO of Forbes as of January 1, 2025. Published eight times per year, ''Forbes'' feature articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. It also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. It has an international edition in Asia as well as editions produced under license in 27 countries and regions worldwide. The magazine is known for its lists and rankings, including its lists of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400, ''Forbes'' 400), of 30 notable people under the age of 30 (the Forbes 30 Under 30, ''Forbes'' 30 under 30), of America's wealthiest celebrities, of the world's top companies (the Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting and visual presentation. Madonna's works, which incorporate social, political, Madonna and sexuality, sexual, and Madonna and religion, religious themes, have generated both controversy and critical acclaim. A Cultural impact of Madonna, cultural icon spanning both the 20th and 21st centuries, Madonna has become the subject of various List of academic publishing works on Madonna, scholarly, Bibliography of works on Madonna, literary and Madonna and contemporary arts, artistic works, as well as a mini academic sub-discipline called Madonna studies. Madonna moved to New York City in 1978 to pursue a career in dance. After performing as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist in the rock bands Breakfast Club (band), Breakfast Club and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinophone
Sinophone, which means "Chinese language, Chinese-speaking", typically refers to an individual who speaks at least one Varieties of Chinese, variety of Chinese (that is, one of the Sinitic languages). Academic writers often use the term Sinophone in two definitions: either specifically "Chinese-speaking populations where it is a minority language, excluding mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan" or generally "Chinese-speaking areas, including where it is an official language". Many authors use the collocation Sinophone world or Chinese-speaking world to mean the Chinese-speaking world itself (consisting of Greater China and Singapore) or the distribution of the Chinese diaspora outside of Greater China. Mandarin Chinese is the most commonly spoken variety of the Chinese language today, with over 1 billion total speakers (approximately 12% of the world population), of which about 900 million are native speakers, making it the List of languages by number of native speakers, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Melody Award For Best Female Mandarin Singer
The Golden Melody Award for Best Female Mandarin Singer () is a Golden Melody Award recognizing outstanding vocal performance by a female in the Mandopop category, the first of which was presented in 1991. In 1990 an award called Best Female Singer was designed to honor all female solo performances in the pop category; In 1991 the award was separated into Best Mandarin Female Singer, Best Taiwanese Female Singer, Best Hakka Female Singer, and Best Aboriginal Female Singer. The award has been won by Tanya Chua the most times, with four wins. A-Mei is the artist with the most nominations with fourteen. Recipients Category facts Most Wins in Category Most nominations Other facts * A-Mei is the only artist to receive the six consecutive nominations in this category and she won for ''Truth'' among them. See also * List of music awards honoring women This list of media awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring women. The list in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faces Of Paranoia
''Faces of Paranoia'' () is the seventeenth studio album by Taiwanese recording artist A-Mei. It was released on July 2, 2014, by EMI and Universal Music. The album was originally scheduled to be released on July 4, 2014, but due to the audio files being leaked online, it was announced that the album would be released two days earlier. It was jointly produced by A-Mei and Adia, and contains a total of ten songs. The album continues the concept of the first and second half of her previous work ''R U Watching?'' (2011), since the first half of the album contains slow-tempo songs while the second half contains upbeat ones. ''Faces of Paranoia'' received positive reviews from music critics, who commended its production and hailed it as one of her strongest efforts in her discography. The record sold more than 50,000 copies in Taiwan, becoming the year's third highest-selling album by a female artist and the year's sixth highest-selling album overall in the country. The album earne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amit (album)
''Amit'' (Chinese language, Chinese: 阿密特; pinyin: ''Ā mì tè'') is the fifteenth studio album by Taiwanese recording artist A-Mei. It was released in physical and digital formats on June 26, 2009, through Gold Typhoon. A-Mei enlisted :zh:阿弟仔, Adia to help produce the album, while musicians such as Sodagreen's Wu Qing-feng, Xiao An, Albert Leung, Yao Ruolong, Chen Zhenchuan penned the record's lyrics. ''Amit'' is primarily a Rock music, rock record with elements of Punk rock, punk, Heavy metal music, heavy metal, Rhythm and blues, R&B and Acoustic guitar, acoustic styles. ''Amit'' received positive reviews from Music journalism, music critics. The album experienced commercial success, peaking at number one on the G-Music Combo Album Chart in Taiwan and ranking within the top 20 best-selling albums of the year in the country. It eventually garnered sales of over 120,000 copies in Taiwan and over 1,300,000 copies across Asia. ''Amit'' spawned several singles, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truth (A-Mei Album)
''Truth'' () is the ninth studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on October 29, 2001. The album was her first album to be released after joining Warner Music Taiwan in June 2001. Crafted collaboratively with musicians such as Tino Bao, Kevin Yi, Peter Lee, Eric Chen and JJ Lin, it incorporates genres such as pop, Latin pop, R&B, hip-hop and adult contemporary. The album received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the album's production. Commercially, the album was a success; it sold over 1.6 million copies in Asia, and was ranked as one of the top 20 best-selling albums of 2001 in Taiwan. The album has since sold over 200,000 copies in Taiwan to date. The following year, A-Mei won the Best Female Mandarin Singer award at the 13th Golden Melody Awards, which was the very first Golden Melody Award of her entire career. Background and development On December 5, 2000, A-Mei released her final studio album under Forward Music, which was ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want Happiness?
''I Want Happiness?'' (Chinese: 我要快樂; pinyin: ''Wǒ Yào Kuàilè'') is the thirteenth studio album by Taiwanese recording artist A-Mei. It was released on February 17, 2006, by Warner Music Taiwan and was her final release with the label. After her 2004 album '' Maybe Tomorrow'' underperformed on the record charts, A-Mei took a one-year hiatus from the entertainment industry to study abroad in Boston, Massachusetts to return afresh. Eric Chen served as the sole producer of ''I Want Happiness''. The album saw A-Mei return to her early lyrical style, featuring pop ballads with acoustic and stripped-down instrumentations. She sought to connect with her audience through heartfelt love songs that resonated with her fans. In contrast to ''Maybe Tomorrow'', which underperformed commercially and led to a career slump, ''I Want Happiness'' saw success in both sales and critical reception upon release, propelling A-Mei to another peak in her music career. The album sold 160,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regardless (album)
''Regardless'' () is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on December 5, 2000, through Forward Music, and was ultimately her final studio album to be released under the label. After a year and a half since her last album ''Can I Hug You, Lover?'', Forward Music created a $10 million alliance of musicians from Taipei, Singapore and Los Angeles to create the album ''Regardless''. The album had the longest pre-production period, the longest production period, the largest amount of money spent, and the largest number of people involved in the production out of any of A-Mei's studio albums to that point. All 10 songs were by well-known music connoisseurs from Greater China, which include David Tao, Huang Yi, David Huang, Sky Wu and Yuan Wei-jen. The album came only seven months after her banishment from mainland China due to her singing the National Anthem of the Republic of China at the presidential inauguration ceremony of Chen Shui-bian. Commercially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can I Hug You, Lover?
''Can I Hug You, Lover?'' () is the fifth studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released throughout Greater China on June 8, 1999, by :zh:豐華唱片, Forward Music. There are 12 songs on the album in total, which are produced by musicians such as David Tao, Ma Yu-fen and Yu Guangyan. The album itself incorporates popular musical genres such as pop music, pop, pop rock, R&B, and surf rock. Commercially, ''Can I Hug You, Lover?'' was a huge success in Asia. The album sold over 500,000 copies in Taiwan within a week of its release and has since amassed sales of 1.18 million copies nationwide. The final sales statistics across Asia exceeded 8 million copies, making it the highest-selling album by A-Mei overall. She performed most of the songs featured in ''Can I Hug You, Lover?'' on her :zh:妹力99世界巡迴演唱會, Mei Li 99 concert tour in summer 1999, which became the most successful tour by a Mandopop singer up to that point. Background and production ''Can I Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
