A: This year’s Special Contribution Awards go to singer Cheng Hua-jiuan and composer Liu Ching-chi.
B: Cheng was not only a singer, but also wrote hundreds of hits in both the Chinese and Taiwanese languages. I listened to her music show on the radio when I was young.
A: It was so sad to hear of her death in March.
Photo: Liberty Times 照片：自由時報
B: But why doesn’t the organizer present a Special Contribution Award to the late singer CoCo Lee?
A: CoCo was not a Republic of China national, so she’s not eligible for this category.
A: 今年金曲獎特別貢獻獎頒給歌手鄭華娟、編曲劉清池！
B: 鄭華娟不只是歌手，更創作了數百首國台語好歌，我小時候還常聽她主持的廣播音樂節目呢。
A: 聽到她3月過世的消息我也很難過。
B: 貢獻獎怎麼不給已故歌后李玟？
A: 因為李玟不是中華民國的國民而不符資格吧。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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