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This is the 4th post on the topic of Taiwanese music and musicians. Previous posts include :
- Mandarin Chinese music - More great singers I listen to in Taiwan - Wong Faye, 陳綺貞
- Pop Chinese music in Taiwan continued : Joi Chua (蔡淳佳) and Jay Chou (周杰倫)
- Taiwanese music - Recommended Mandarin Chinese artists from Taiwan - 張惠妹, 張懸, 楊乃文
A-Mei is something slightly different. An Aboriginal Taiwanese gifted with a great voice and unique charm, she’s made her way up to become one of Taiwan’s best known Mando-Pop super-stars.
A-mei (阿妹; ā mèi), also known by her birth name Zhang Huimei or as Chang Hui-mei (張惠妹, 张惠妹; Zhāng Huìmèi), is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and occasional songwriter. She is also known by her aboriginal name 古歷來·阿蜜特 (Gulilai Amit). She was born in the rugged mountains of eastern Taiwan and is the third youngest of nine siblings. A-mei made her debut in the world of music in 1996, achieving instant mega commercial success. She has frequently been called a diva of the Mandarin pop music scene, as well as the “Pride of Taiwan”. She has won numerous music awards and become one of the biggest music sensations within the pop music pantheon of the Mandarin-speaking world. (Wikipedia)
I do like her songs… most of them are great for KTV. My favorites, obviously, are the slower ones.
張惠妹-哭不出來 - I want to but I can’t cry
A-Mei sing for her foreigner boy with …
你是愛我的 - you are the one who loves me
Okay, for dessert, let’s do something a bit livier and maybe, eh, maybe, a bit more Aboriginal.
张惠妹 一无所有
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Chloris | April 30th, 2008 at 1:21 pm #
i think her song ‘姊妹’ is also quite classic.. i remeber she became big hits after that 姊妹song. but those was old when im in high school. haha
fiLi
| April 30th, 2008 at 11:51 pm #
The thing I’m not really sure about is whether she’s still putting out albums… is she?
Male Taiwanese singers : A-Yue - 張震嶽 (Zhāng Zhènyùe) | Fili's world
| June 28th, 2008 at 4:39 pm #
[...] A-Mei Zhang Hui 張惠妹 : Aboriginal Taiwanese Mando-Pop music [...]
Cristy Li
| September 3rd, 2008 at 8:07 pm #
I love her music and I’ve written about some of her hits in my Blog, A-Mei performed “Forever Friends” most recently–the Chinese version with A-Mei is the best and I really like her performance in “Taiwan Touch Your Heart” such a great talent.
Fili
| September 4th, 2008 at 9:49 am #
Cristy Li - your blog is very interesting and it’s the first time I find something slightly similar to my blog in that it combines a bit of Taiwan, China and Israel (with US politics :P). I’m an Israeli in Taiwan, but I couldn’t quite figure out your background. Would be happy to hear more about that.