Angela Chang
Angela Chang (traditional Chinese: 張韶涵; simplified Chinese: 张韶涵; pinyin: Zhāng Shàohán; born 19 January 1982) is a Taiwanese singer and actress best known for her work on Taiwanese television drama My MVP Valentine. She subsequently debuted as a singer with her first studio album Over the Rainbow released in 2004 by Linfair Records and was met with instant success. In 2018, she participated in the popular Chinese singing contest Singer 2018 both as a host and contestant.
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Chang in 2018. | |||||||
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Nationality | |||||||
Alma mater | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School | ||||||
Occupation | Singer, actress, host | ||||||
Years active | 2000–present | ||||||
Family | Connie Chang | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 張韶涵 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张韶涵 | ||||||
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Musical career | |||||||
Genres | Mandopop | ||||||
Instruments | Vocals | ||||||
Labels | Linfair Records Wonderful Music Ocean Butterflies | ||||||
Early years
Chang was born into an ethnic Hakka family from Zhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan. At the age of ten, Chang moved to Singapore to study. After a few months, she returned to Taiwan because she "was not able to adapt (to life) there". Her family later migrated to Vancouver, where she attended Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School.[1]
Personal life
Chang's popularity rose as she played a leading role in the Taiwanese television drama My MVP Valentine with Taiwanese boy band 5566, followed by a leading role in another Taiwanese television drama At Dolphin Bay with Taiwanese actor Wallace Huo, in which she also sang the ending theme song (Yi Shi De Mei Hao) and English song (Journey). She has been nominated twice for Best Actress at Golden Bell Awards. She also has been nominated twice for Best Mandarin Female Singer at Golden Melody Awards. In 2010, Chang became a spokesperson of Shanghai Expo 2010 and sang the theme song "The Window of the City".
Chang performed at the first Formula 1 Festival in Shanghai.[2]
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Title | Label |
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2004 | Over the Rainbow | Linfair |
Aurora | ||
2006 | Pandora | |
2007 | Flower in the Wonderland | |
Ang 5.0 | ||
2009 | The 5th Season | |
2012 | Visible Wings | Wonderful |
2014 | Angela Zhang | |
2016 | Head Over Heels | Ocean Butterflies |
2019 | ? | HIM International Music |
Collaborations
Year | Title | Notes |
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2004 | "Adoration to Happiness" | featuring Will Pan |
2007 | "Blue Eyes" | featuring Sodagreen |
"3 People" | featuring Claire Kuo and Christine Fan | |
"The Star with a Smile" | featuring Claire Luo and Christine Fan | |
2009 | "Perfect" | featuring Harlem Yu |
"Forever X'mas" | featuring Elva Hsiao, Dee Hsu, Vanness Wu, and Lollipop F | |
2014 | "Wholly Love" | featuring Gillian Chung[3] |
Filmography
Feature films
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | Love Message | Xue Wei |
2011 | 10+10 | |
2012 | Shadows of Love | Siu Ham |
Television dramas
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | My MVP Valentine | Tian Yuxi (Xiao Xi) | |
2003 | At Dolphin Bay | Yi Tianbian | |
2004 | La Robe de Mariee des cieux | Herself | Cameo |
2005 | When Dolphin Loves Cat | Ning Yingzi | |
2006 | Bump Off Lover
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Xu Yizhen | |
2007 | Romantic Princess
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Huang Fushan (Xiao Mai) | |
2018 | Singer 2018 | Herself/Host/Contestant | Eliminated in fifth place before the winner of battle |
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2004 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best New Artist (Overseas) | Won | ||
2005 | Japanese Music Awards | Most Popular Song (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Won | ||
Singapore Hit Awards | Best Female Vocalist | Nominated | |||
Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Female Singer | Aurora | Nominated | [4] | |
2006 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Actress | Bump Off Lover 17 | Nominated | [5] |
2007 | Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Female Singer | Nominated | ||
Singapore Hit Awards | Best Female Artist | Won | |||
Best Stage Performance | Won | ||||
Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
Southeast Hits Awards | Most Popular Female Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Won | |||
Best Song | Won | ||||
TVB8 Awards | Most Popular Female Singer | Won | [6] | ||
Top Songs | "Don't Hurt" | Won | |||
Hito Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "Invisible Wings" | Won | [7] | |
2008 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Actress | Romantic Princess | Nominated | [8] |
2009 | Hito Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "Don't Want to Understand" | Won | [9] |
2013 | Best Stage Performance | Won | |||
Good Voice Award | Won | ||||
2014 | Global Chinese Music Awards | Best Album | Won | ||
Best Album Producer | Won | ||||
All-Around Artist | Won | ||||
2017 | Hito Music Awards | Best Stage Performance | Won | ||
Global Chinese Golden Chart | Most Popular Female Singer | Won | |||
Music Radio Chinese Top Music Awards | Best Female Singer | Won |
References
- "张韶涵是道地客家人,外婆拿手的自然是客家汤圆".
- "Shanghai to host Heineken F1 Festival". Formula1.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- Gillian Chung Releases New Song Featuring Angela Chang Jaynestars.com (May 31, 2014). Retrieved on June 16, 2014.
- (in Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 16th Golden Melody Awards nomination list Archived April 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine 15 April 2005. Retrieved 2011-05-28
- (in Chinese) Azio TV 41st Golden Bell Awards nomination list Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-06-24
- (in Chinese) Sina.com Hong Kong TVB8 Awards 2007 winners list 16 December 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-29
- (in Chinese) HITO Radio 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 4 February 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-20
- (in Chinese) Taiwan Television TTV 43rd Golden Bell Awards winners and nominees list Retrieved 2011-06-24
- (in Chinese) HITO Radio 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-25
External links
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