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'''A-Mei''' (張惠妹) is a [[:Category:T-Pop|Taiwanese pop]] singer, singed to [[Warner Music Taiwan]]. She was born as a princess of a ''Puyuma'', a Taiwanese aborigine. She was always coined as "Pride of Taiwan" and "Taiwanese Madonna". She was once banned from Mainland China but as of 2004, the ban has been lifted, enabling her to once again have successful concert tours reaching from Taiwan to Beijing. | '''A-Mei''' (張惠妹) is a [[:Category:T-Pop|Taiwanese pop]] singer, singed to [[Warner Music Taiwan]]. She was born as a princess of a ''Puyuma'', a Taiwanese aborigine. She was always coined as "Pride of Taiwan" and "Taiwanese Madonna". She was once banned from Mainland China but as of 2004, the ban has been lifted, enabling her to once again have successful concert tours reaching from Taiwan to Beijing. | ||
Revision as of 06:49, 13 March 2010
A-Mei (張惠妹) is a Taiwanese pop singer, singed to Warner Music Taiwan. She was born as a princess of a Puyuma, a Taiwanese aborigine. She was always coined as "Pride of Taiwan" and "Taiwanese Madonna". She was once banned from Mainland China but as of 2004, the ban has been lifted, enabling her to once again have successful concert tours reaching from Taiwan to Beijing.
In 2009, A-Mei has decided to release an album under her Puyuma aboriginal name, Amit, which is to symbolize a new sound and style from the artist.
Profile
- Name: A-Mei
- Real name: Chang Hui Mei / Zhāng Huì Mèi
- Birth date: August 9, 1972
- Birth place: Taitung, Taiwan
- Height: 158cm
- Weight: 48kg
Information
Forward Music - Debut And Success
A-Mei debuted in 1996 after participating in a single with mentor and producer, Chang Yu Sheng and singing the theme song to the Taiwan Radio UFO Station. Sisters was massive hit and launched A-Mei to the top of the charts. Popular singles included the ballads "Yuan Lai Ni Shen Me Dou Bu Yao" (原來你什麼都不要) and "Jie Tuo" (解脫) as well as the title track, all of which have become classics in Mandopop. Less than a year after her debut, A-Mei released her second album Bad Boy, which was even more popular. The albums singles "Ting Hai", "Bad Boy" and "Ku Bu Chu Lai" all became massive hits. Not long after the album was released, her producer Chang Yu Sheng, died in a serious traffic accident. She ended the year with the release of A*Mei LIVE in Concert 1998 Prelude, a collection of songs that were to be performed in her 1998 tour.
A-Mei's third album would be released after a tour around Asia. Holding Hands was another big success for the young artist, although fans and critics had begun to worry about the declining quality of her voice. In 1999, she followed up her third album with the release of a single. "Feel A*Mei" included the song "Gei Wo Gan Jue" (給我感覺), which was used to help advertise Sprite. Only a few months later A-Mei released her fourth studio album, Can I Hold You? Lover. The album topped charts and also showed off her Japanese language skills with the song "Hao Xiang Jian Ni" (好想見你). She ended the year with her second Asia tour.
Before her fifth and final album under Forward Music was released, A-Mei was involved in a cross-straits controversy due to singing the R.O.C national anthem at the presidential inauguration of Chen Shui Bian in early 2000. The government in China banned her from visiting and performing in the country, which pushed endorsements to cut her off. A-Mei soon took a break and then released Regardless in December.
Warner Music - Continued Success, Decline And Comeback
Discography
Albums
- [1996.12.13] Sisters (姊妹)
- [1997.10.07] Bad Boy
- [1998.10.03] Holding Hands (牽手)
- [1999.06.08] Can I Hold You? Lover (我可以抱你嗎愛人)
- [2000.12.05] Regardless (不顧一切)
- [2001.10.26] Truth (真實)
- [2002.08.30] Fever (發燒)
- [2003.06.27] Brave (勇敢)
- [2004.09.21] Maybe Tomorrow (也許明天)
- [2006.02.17] I Want Happiness? (我要快樂?)
- [2007.08.03] Star
- [2009.06.26] Amit (阿密特) (Amit)
Other Albums
- [1997.10.29] A*Mei LIVE in Concert 1998 Prelude (妹力四射1998演唱會提前先聽版)
- [1999.11.30] A*Mei New Century (妹力新世紀)
- [2000.04.14] A*Mei with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (歌聲妹影)
- [2001.09.07] Journey (旅程)
- [2007.02.02] A Mei The Power Of Love 1996-2006 (愛的力量 10年情歌最精選)
Singles
- [1999.04.20] Feel A*Mei (感覺張惠妹)
