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Super Idol (Taiwan TV Series)
''Super Idol'' () was a Television in Taiwan, Taiwanese music competition aiming to showcase and find new singing talent. The winner of the competition would receive a recording contract. The show was produced by Sanlih E-Television and the series premiered on 27 October 2007 on SET Metro, and ended after nine seasons of broadcast on 7 December 2014. Hosts Li Jing (TV presenter), Regine Li hosted the first six seasons, but due to her health, ��《:zh:自由時報, 自由時報》，27 April 2012 replacements hosted the show until 26 May 2012 when Fang Fangfang took over as the host in season seven. For season eight, Sam Tseng and Claire Guo were replaced with the hosts until the series' end, and Sasa Zhong replaced Guo during the middle of the ninth and final seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanlih E-Television
Sanlih Entertainment Television or Sanlih E-Television (SET; ) is a Taiwanese nationwide cable TV network founded in May 1993. It also produces Taiwanese drama that are broadcast on free-to-air channels like Taiwan Television (TTV). In terms of political orientation, Sanlih leans heavily towards the Pan-Green Coalition. History The Sanlih media group was founded by Lin Kun-hai, his wife Lin Chang-Hsiu, and her brother Chang Rong-hua in 1983, producing videos of Taiwanese Hokkien music and variety programs with entertainers such as Chu Ke-liang. The network's name, literally meaning "three establishments", refers to the three cofounders of the company. Sanlih quickly became successful as broadcasting restrictions during the martial law period limited the usage of non-Mandarin languages on television. However, the introduction of cable television led to a proliferation of unlicensed operators that would broadcast Sanlih videos on their own channels without permission, leadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project SuperStar
''Project SuperStar'' () is a singing talent search competition organised by MediaCorp and broadcast on Channel U in Singapore. Project SuperStar was organised to uncover and develop young talent in Mandarin pop in Singapore. Closely modelled after the Pop Idol, 24 contestants were selected to enter the Quarter Finals of the competition. For both seasons, it was hosted by Quan Yi Fong and Jeff Wang. Episodes were pre-recorded, and broadcast on Wednesday for male contestants, while episodes on Thursday feature female contestants. Season 3's Live-telecast will begin on 18 August 2014 and the finale is set to be on 26 October 2014. It is announced that Dasmond Koh, Jeremy Chan and Shane Pow will be the hosts for the third season. Format For the first two seasons, competition begins with an audition in front of an audience and judges, and through a series of rounds, judges picked 24 contestants, 12 male and 12 female, to compete in the live shows. With the exception of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Television Series
Taiwanese drama (, also known as T.W. drama) refer to dramatic programming of television programming extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one-hour episodes. They are produced in Taiwan and have gained increasing popularity in the Mandarin-speaking community internationally. The term "Taiwanese drama" is applied to Taiwanese miniseries in general, even including those with greater elements of comedy than of drama. Origins and range of popularity During the rapid development of the Four Asian Tigers, the success of the Hong Kong entertainment industry and its TV drama programming served as a major influence for television and entertainment programming in the other rapidly-industrializing Asian nations, most notably Taiwan and South Korea. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia. Most popular Taiwanese dramas are also popular in Mainland China, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Macau, Japan, Thail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Reality Television Series
Taiwanese may refer to: * of or related to Taiwan **Culture of Taiwan **Geography of Taiwan ** Taiwanese cuisine *Languages of Taiwan ** Formosan languages ** Taiwanese Hokkien, also known as the Taiwanese language * Taiwanese people, residents of Taiwan or people of Taiwanese descent ** Taiwanese indigenous peoples, or Formosan peoples, formerly called Taiwanese aborigines ** Han Taiwanese, Taiwanese people of full or partial ethnic Han descent *** Hoklo Taiwanese Hoklo Taiwanese or Holo people ( zh, t=河洛人/鶴老人/福佬人, poj=Ho̍h-ló-lâng) are a major ethnic group in Taiwan whose ancestry is wholly or partially Hoklo. Being Taiwanese of Han origin, their mother tongue is Taiwanese ( or ), ..., Taiwanese people of full or partial ethnic Hoklo descent See also * * Formosan * Taiwanese language (other) * Republic of China (other) {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the publishing division, Sony Music Publishing. Founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation, it was acquired by the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1938 and renamed Columbia Recording Corporation. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records. Sony bought the company in 1988 and renamed it SME in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50–50 joint venture known as Sony BMG to handle the operations of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), but Sony bought out Bertelsmann's stake four years later and reverted to using the 1991 company name. This buyout led to labels formerly under BMG ownership, including Arista, Jive, LaFace and J Records into former BMG and currently Sony's co-flagship record lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Ai
Eve Ai Yi-liang ( zh, t=艾怡良, p=Ài Yíliáng; born 24 March 1987) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. She was crowned the winner of Super Idol (Taiwan TV series), Super Idol 5 in 2010. In 2017, she won Best Mandarin Female Singer at the 28th Golden Melody Awards. Discography Studio albums *''If You Luv Me'' (2012) *''Grown Love'' (2014) *''Talk About Eve'' (2016) *''Fade to Exist'' (2018) *''How Come I Still Remember All'' (2021) *''Whom Should I Ask?'' (2024) Singles {, class="wikitable" , - bgcolor="#efefef" ! Single ! Released Date ! Note , - align="center" , Waterfall (Eve Ai song), Waterfall , 17/5/2017 , , - align="center" , Guess I'm Pretty Good , 27/10/2017 , 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS c Ad. Song , - align="center" , Love Sharing (2017 Special Edition) , 1/12/2017 , ft. Miss Ko , - align="center" , The Unrecognized , 4/1/2018 , , - Writing credits This list shows her works for other artists. {, class="wikitable" , - bgcolor="#efefef" ! Song ! Artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miu Chu
Miu Chu (; 16 December 1981 – 3 July 2022) was a Taiwanese singer. She was the winner of the third season of the Taiwanese reality television show '' Super Idol''. Chu performed at the Kaohsiung lantern festival in a concert on 12 February 2011. She has also performed at Legacy Taipei. On 5 January 2021, while promoting her final full-length album released in late December 2020, Chu announced she was battling breast cancer Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a Breast lump, lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, Milk-rejection sign, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipp .... Her family confirmed via Facebook on 3 July 2022 that Chu died at the age of 40 after a two-year battle with the disease. Republished as: References External links http://weibo.com/miu1216 Miu Chu's Weibo * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chu, Miu 1981 births 2022 deaths 21st-century Taiwanese singers Taiwane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meeia Foo
Meeia Foo (), is a Taiwan-based Malaysian singer who rose to fame after participating in "Super Idol" (超級偶像), a Taiwanese singing competition. Performances in main singing competitions * 2004 Malaysian Idol I (大馬偶像I) – Top 33 * 2005 Astro Talent Quest/ Astro Star Quest (Astro新秀大赛) – 1st runner-up * 2005 TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship (TVB8全球華人新秀歌唱大賽) – 1st runner-up, Perfect Tone Award * 2008 Super Idol I (超級偶像I) * 2009 Super Idol II (超級偶像II) - runner-up * 2009 Super Idol III (超級偶像III) * 2010 I Am The One (非同凡響) 2004 Malaysian Idol Season 1 ''~held in Malaysia'' {, class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" , - bgcolor="#efefef" !Date !!Song!!Results!!Note , - , 20040625#3, , - , , Advanced, , Week 3: Johor Audition,Successful Candidates (15 persons) , - , 20040709#5, , - , , Advanced, , Theatre Elimination，Top 33 are born , - , 20040730#8, , Broken Vow／Lara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Typhoon
Gold Typhoon Group is a Chinese entertainment company founded in Hong Kong as Gold Label in 2004 with the support of EMI. It acquired EMI Music Taiwan / EMI Music China (Typhoon Records) in 2008 to adopt its current name. On 1 January 2011, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Global Management Asia (PGMA) under the leadership of Chairman Louis Pong. The company was acquired by Warner Music Group in April 2014. Gold Typhoon represents many Chinese and international artists, and has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Taipei and Hong Kong. In 2004, former Go East Entertainment CEO Paco Wong decided to not work with the parent company of Go East, Universal Group Hong Kong, but to instead work for EMI Hong Kong as they promised to launch a new label. Paco Wong was to have total control of the new label which became Gold Label Entertainment. History In 2004, former Go East Entertainment CEO Paco Wong decided to not work with the parent company of Go East, Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Wen-hsing
Huang Wen-hsing (; born 2 June 1979) is a Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer and actor. He was named the Best Taiwanese Male Singer at the 2011 Golden Melody Awards. He has appeared in several television series, including ''Love or Bread ''Love or Bread'' () is a 2008 Taiwanese drama starring Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin. It was produced by Gala Television and directed by Lin He-long. This marks the third drama that Cheng and Lin have co-starred together, after ''It Started with a Kiss ...'' (2008), '' Monga Yao Hui'' (2011), and '' In The Family'' (2017). References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Wen-hsing 1979 births Living people Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese Hokkien pop singers 21st-century Taiwanese male actors People from Pingtung County 21st-century Taiwanese male singers 21st-century Taiwanese singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jing Chang
Jing Chang () is a Taiwanese singer. Early life Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 6 September 1983. Her birth name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters (張芸菁). She studied graphic design and graduated from Song Shan High School of Commerce. Before entering Super Idol, she was a graphic design artist. She is familiar with many instruments such as guitar, drums, and '' yueqin'' (a traditional Chinese musical instrument). Chang has been noted for her androgynous style and looks. She states that she has not had long hair since preschool. She is also known for her deep voice, quite similar to that of Shirley Owens, who was the lead singer of The Shirelles, and with likes of English pop singer, Dusty Springfield: not only can she handle deep, low notes but she is also able to hit very high notes. She has always been interested in music, and even created her own band called Pensauce (筆醬). Career Chang made her debut in 2007 as a singer after win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (franchise)
''The Voice'' is an international reality television singing competition franchise originally created by Dutch producer John de Mol Jr. and Dutch singer VanVelzen, Roel van Velzen. It has become a rival to the ''Idol (franchise), Idol'' franchise, ''The Four (franchise), The Four'', ''Rising Star (franchise), Rising Star'' and ''The X Factor''. The owner of the franchise was Talpa Network up until 2020 and ITV Studios ever since. Originating from the reality singing competition ''The Voice of Holland'', many other countries adapted the format and began airing their own versions starting in 2010. Up till now, seven different versions of ''The Voice'' have been produced by countries/regions all around the world. Some programs still stick to the original format of the show while most of them are produced with twists of the format added. The franchise maintains official YouTube channels called ''The Voice Global'' and ''La Voz Global'' (as the Spanish version). The channels upload ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
