Singaporean singer-songwriter J.J. Lin (林俊傑) and Taiwanese singer Hebe Tian (田馥甄) grabbed the best male and female artist awards at the HITO Radio Music Awards at the Taipei Arena on Sunday.
Lin’s Practice Love (修煉愛情) also won the Top Single award for last year, and shared an award for being among last year’s Top 10 Mandarin songs, while Tian’s You Better Not Think About Me (你就不要想起我) also shared the award for being among the top 10 Mandarin songs of last year.
Her album Insignificance (渺小) shared the “long-living album” award for its 20-week run on the HITO music chart.
Photo: Chao Shih-hsun, Taipei Times
“Thank you all very much, I will keep on going,” Tian said in her acceptance speech at the event.
“I want to give special thanks to all my fans. This album [Stories Untold] is very important to me because it marks the 10th anniversary of my music career,” Lin said.
Taiwanese pop music band Sodagreen (蘇打綠) won the best band award, while Taiwan’s Show Luo (羅志祥) and Rainie Yang (楊丞琳) won the most popular male and female artist awards respectively.
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Singaporean singer-songwriter Tanya Chua (蔡健雅) took home best album producer award with her Angel vs. Devil (天使與魔鬼的對話).
In other news, Yu Chia-hui (于佳卉), a member of a popular late 1980s girl group, was found dead in her home in Greater Taichung on Sunday.
The 43-year-old singer-actress, said to have been suffering from depression, is thought to have killed herself, local media outlets reported.
She is survived by three children from two marriages.
Also known by her stage name “Huan-Huan” (歡歡), Yu was a member of popular girl group Yu Huan Pai Tui (憂歡派對) from 1988 to 1990 with Tsai Yu-lun (蔡雨倫), known as “Yu-Yu” (憂憂). The duo released three albums.
Celebrities including Jonathan Chang (張克帆), Nicky Wu (吳奇隆) and Alec Su (蘇有朋), took to social media sites yesterday to mourn.
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