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No. 13 – A Dancing Van Gogh
''No. 13 – A Dancing Van Gogh'' () is the thirteenth studio album by Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun (), released on 9 November 2017 by Universal Music Taiwan. Background and development After the release of ''Kepler'' in 2014, Stefanie Sun held 28 Kepler World Tour concerts and released an EP and three singles. During this time, Sun began to learn how to paint. During the painting process, she realized many viewpoints, including the meaning of being a singer. She extended these viewpoints to music, and thus the album ''A Dancing Van Gogh'' was born. In the process of creating the album, Sun wanted to make a darker, more dramatic piece, which led to the album's eponymous song, "Dancing Van Gogh", which caught her attention when she first heard the demo version of it in 2014. The song was a hit, and Sun immediately recognized it as the hit song she had in mind. "Madness and sanity go hand in hand" became the theme of the album. During the recording process, Sun discussed wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanie Sun
Stefanie Sun Yanzi (; born Sng Ee Tze; 23 July 1978) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. Known for her Ballad, ballads and girl next door image, Sun made her debut with the album ''Yan Zi (album), Yan Zi'' in 2000. Featuring the single "Cloudy Day", the album saw immediate success and sold over 330,000 copies in Taiwan and 200,000 copies in China. The album won her various accolades at regional award ceremonies, including the Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist. Sun's subsequent studio albums ''My Desired Happiness'' (2000) and ''Kite (Stefanie Sun album), Kite'' (2001) were also successful, with both selling over 300,000 copies in Taiwan. Her first three albums are all some of the List of best-selling albums in Taiwan, best-selling records in Taiwan in the 21st century. Her compilation album ''The Moment (Stefanie Sun album), The Moment'' (2003) sold over 1.5 million copies across Asia and produced the hit single "Encounter". ''Stefanie (album), Stefanie'' (2004) wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandopop
Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Mandarin popular music. The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai known as Shidaiqu; later influences came from Japanese enka, Hong Kong's Cantopop, Taiwan's Hokkien pop, and in particular the campus folk song folk movement of the 1970s. "Mandopop" may be used as a general term to describe popular songs performed in Mandarin. Though Mandopop predates Cantopop, the English term was coined around 1980 after " Cantopop" became a popular term for describing popular songs in Cantonese. "Mandopop" was used to describe Mandarin-language popular songs of that time, some of which were versions of Cantopop songs sung by the same singers with different lyrics to suit the different rhyme and tonal patterns of Mandarin. Mandopop is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Popular music sung in Mandarin was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Taiwan
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the " Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The French Bolloré family still owns 28 percent of UMG (18 percent directly, and ten percent through Vivendi, the Bolloré family's investment company). The company went public on 21 September 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. As of April 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kepler (Stefanie Sun Album)
''Kepler'' () is the eleventh studio album by Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun. It was released on 27 February 2014, by Universal Music Taiwan. On 13 January 2015, this album was released as a vinyl record limited to 1,500 sets. Background Stefanie Sun participated in the entire production of the album along with Peter Lee and Paul Lee. The album was her first album to be released after giving birth in 2012, thus using music to mark the journey in her life stages. With the precious experience of being a first time mother, she incorporated deeper life thinking, a broader perspective on life, and more sophisticated musical skills into this record. Commercial performance It sold more than 36,000 copies in Taiwan, becoming the fifth highest selling album in Taiwan that year along with the year's second highest-selling album by a female artist behind Jolin Tsai's ''Play''. The album's title track helped Stefanie become nominated for Producer of the Year, Single at the 26th Golden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the "Record label#Major labels, Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its Initial public offering, IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The French Vincent Bolloré, Bolloré family still owns 28 percent of UMG (18 percent directly, and ten percent through Vive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demo (music)
A demo (shortened from "demonstration") is a song or group of songs typically recorded for limited circulation or for reference use, rather than for general public release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas in a fixed format, such as cassette tape, compact disc, or digital audio files, and to thereby pass along those ideas to record labels, producers, or other artists. Musicians often use demos as quick sketches to share with bandmates or arrangers, or simply for personal reference during the songwriting process; in other cases, a songwriter might make a demo to send to artists in hopes of having the song professionally recorded, or a publisher may need a simple recording for publishing or copyright purposes. Background Demos are typically recorded on relatively crude equipment such as "boom box" cassette recorders, small four- or eight-track machines, or on personal computers with audio recording software. Songwriters' and publishers' demos are re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. His oeuvre includes landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and self-portraits, most of which are characterised by bold colours and dramatic brushwork that contributed to the rise of expressionism in modern art. Van Gogh's work was only beginning to gain critical attention before he died from a self-inflicted gunshot at age 37. During his lifetime, only one of Van Gogh's paintings, '' The Red Vineyard'', was sold. Born into an upper-middle-class family, Van Gogh drew as a child and was serious, quiet and thoughtful, but showed signs of mental instability. As a young man, he worked as an art dealer, often travelling, but became depressed after he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Number-one Albums In Hong Kong
Hong Kong Record Merchants Association Limited () is a trade organization that represents record distributors and retailers in Hong Kong. It was founded on 3 September 1982. The association releases a weekly sales chart for "Best-selling Albums" and "Best-selling DVD/Blu-ray" titles. In recent years, the rankings are announced every Friday on the radio program ''Made in Hong Kong'', which is aired on RTHK. List of number-one albums 2024 2023 2022 Notes References {{reflist Lists of number-one albums, Hong Kong Cantopop Chinese record charts Hong Kong-related lists, Number one albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2017. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2017 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{Albums by release date Albums 2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
