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Xiao Yu (singer)
Sung Nien-yu (; born 22 November 1983), better known by his stage name Xiao Yu (), is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and record producer. Career Most of Xiao Yu's early career was spent behind the scenes, writing and producing music for numerous Mandarin singers. He released his debut album ''Classmate Xiao Yu That's Me'' in 2008 which garnered widespread acclaim. This was followed up with the 2009 release of the album ''Standing Here'' where the album spent twenty-one consecutive weeks in the G-Music top twenty album sales chart. In 2013, he received a nomination for Best Mandarin Male Singer at the 24th Golden Melody Awards for ''One More Time''. After a 5-year break from music, to complete his military service and going through restructure of his previous record company, Xiao Yu returned with his fourth studio album in 2017, ''With You'', his first release under Warner Music Taiwan. Discography Studio albums Singles Soundtrack album Awards and nominations Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song (Chinese Surname)
Song is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name wiktionary:宋, 宋. It is transliterated as Sung in Wade-Giles, and Soong is also a common transliteration. In addition to being a common surname, it is also the name of a Chinese dynasty, the ''Song dynasty'', written with the same character. In 2019, it was the List of common Chinese surnames, 24th most common surname in Mainland China. Historical origin The first written record of the character wiktionary:宋, 宋 (Sòng) was found on the oracle bones of the Shang dynasty. State of Song In the written records of Chinese history, the first time the character Song was used as a surname appeared in the early stage of the Zhou dynasty. One of the children of the last emperor of the Shang dynasty, Weizi of Song, Weizi Qi (微子启), was a duke from the state named Song, who descended from his ancestor Xie of Shang, Xie (契) whose name was derived from the surname Zi (surname), Zi (子). Xie of Shang, Xie was born from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Melody Award For Best Male Mandarin Singer
The Golden Melody Award for Best Male Mandarin Singer () is an award given by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan. It was first presented in 1990 as Best Male Singer. The award has been won by Eason Chan and Johnny Yin the most times, with three wins. Wang Leehom Wang Leehom ( zh, c=王力宏, poj=Ông Le̍k-hông; born May 17, 1976), sometimes credited as Leehom Wang, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and film director. His music is known for fusing hip-hop and R&B, with traditional ... is the artist with the most nominations with nine. Winners and nominees Best Male Singer (1990–1991) Best Mandarin Male Singer (1991–1996) Popular Music: Best Mandarin Male Singer (1997–2006) Popular Music: Vocal Category - Best Mandarin Male Singer (2007–2016) Popular Music: Vocal - Individual Awards - Best Male Vocalist Mandarin (2017–present) Statistics Most wins Most nominations References {{Golden Melody Awards Golden Melody Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Taiwanese Singers
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21st-century Taiwanese Male Singers
File:1st century collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Jesus is crucified by Roman authorities in Judaea (17th century painting). Four different men ( Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian) claim the title of Emperor within the span of a year; The Great Fire of Rome (18th-century painting) sees the destruction of two-thirds of the city, precipitating the empire's first persecution against Christians, who are blamed for the disaster; The Roman Colosseum is built and holds its inaugural games; Roman forces besiege Jerusalem during the First Jewish–Roman War (19th-century painting); The Trưng sisters lead a rebellion against the Chinese Han dynasty (anachronistic depiction); Boudica, queen of the British Iceni leads a rebellion against Rome (19th-century statue); Knife-shaped coin of the Xin dynasty., 335px rect 30 30 737 1077 Crucifixion of Jesus rect 767 30 1815 1077 Year of the Four Emperors rect 1846 30 3223 1077 Great Fire of Rome rect 30 1108 1106 2155 Bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1983 Births
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican City, Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sina Weibo
Weibo (), or Sina Weibo (), is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily active users) as of Q1 2022. The platform has been highly successful but has faced criticism for heavy censorship. Sina had gone public on the Nasdaq in 2000. In March 2014, Sina announced a spinoff of Weibo and filed an IPO under the symbol WB. Sina carved out 11% of Weibo in the IPO, with Alibaba owning 32% post-IPO. The company began trading publicly on 17 April 2014. In March 2017, Sina launched Sina Weibo International Version. In November 2018, Sina Weibo suspended its registration function for minors under the age of 14. In July 2019, Sina Weibo announced that it would launch a two-month campaign to clean up pornographic and vulgar information, named "Project Deep Blue" (蔚蓝计划). On 29 September 2020, the company announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Melody Awards
The Golden Melody Awards (), commonly abbreviated as GMA, is an honor awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Formosan-languages popular and traditional music industry. The GMAs are awarded on the basis of votes by members of jury, and it has constantly been recognized as the equivalent to the Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...s in Chinese-speaking world. It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Golden Bell Awards (television) and the Golden Horse Awards (motion pictures). The 1st Golden Melody Awards was held on January 6, 1990, to honor the popular music production by performers. Following the 1996 ceremony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hito Music Awards
The Hito Music Awards ( zh, t=Hito流行音樂獎) is an annual Mandopop music awards show, presented by Hit FM in Taiwan. Unlike the Golden Melody Awards, which are awarded on the basis of votes by members of the jury, the Hito Music Awards are determined by a poll of the public and fans, who can vote through the official website. American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, w ... is one of the most celebrated western artists at the awards ceremony, having won six awards as of 2021. Categories * Top Ten Chinese Songs of the Year * Western Songs of the Year * Best Lyricist * Best Composer * Best Arranger * Best Producer * Best Newcomer * Best TV Theme Song * Best Movie Theme Song * Best Duet Song * Best Female Singer * Best Male Singer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Golden Melody Awards
The 31st Golden Melody Awards () took place in Taipei, Taiwan in 2020. The ceremony was scheduled for 27 June 2020, but rescheduled to 3 October, due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ..., and moved to the Taipei Music Center. Winners and nominees Below is the list of winners and nominees for the popular music categories. References 2020 in Taiwan 2020 music awards Golden Melody Awards Music events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic October 2020 in Taiwan Long stubs with short prose {{Taiwan-music-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Golden Melody Awards ...
The 29th Golden Melody Awards () took place in Taipei, Taiwan in 2018. The award ceremony for the popular music categories was hosted by Jam Hsiao and broadcast on TTV on 23 June. Winners and nominees Below is the list of winners and nominees for the popular music categories. References External links * {{Golden Melody Awards 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 recognize outstanding achievement in the Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Formosan-languages popular and traditional music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Broadcast Corporation
Metro Broadcast Corporation Ltd. () is one of Hong Kong's three radio broadcasting corporations. It was founded on 1 July 1991, and is owned by the Hong Kong-listed CK Hutchison Holdings. Services Metro Broadcast operates three radio channels: Metro Finance (FM104), Metro Info (FM99.7), Metro Plus (AM 1044, the only English channel). The company also offered Metro Finance Digital (DAB+), Metro Music Digital (DAB+) and Metro Life Digital (DAB+) until the company announced its intention to return its digital audio broadcasting license in September 2016. The digital audio broadcasting license was terminated in November that same year. Metro also offers multimedia broadcasting service through mobile phones, via the mobile phone service provider 3 Mobile. In addition, Metro offers eSHOP, an online shopping website. In 2003, the Hong Kong Government renewed Metro's broadcasting license for 12 years, with the renewal taking effect in 2004. The license was renewed for a further 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
