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Angela Zhang

Angela Zhang

Taiwanese singer and actress


Angela Zhang (traditional Chinese: 張韶涵; simplified Chinese: 张韶涵; pinyin: Zhāng Shàohán; born 19 January 1982), also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Zhang has released ten studio albums as of 2020.

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She debuted and rose to fame with the Taiwanese television dramas My MVP Valentine (2002) and At Dolphin Bay (2003), although since 2004, when her debut album Over the Rainbow met with instant success, she has focused on her singing career. Aurora (2004) and Pandora (2006) sold millions in Asia,[1][2] while another TV series that she starred in, Romantic Princess (2007), also became an international hit.

In 2008–09, she withdrew from the public eye for nearly a year and a half when her mother accused her of being unfilial and unsupportive.[3][4] Zhang, in turn, claimed that her mother had squandered more than NT$100 million of her income.[5] The media's relentless coverage of her family problems, exacerbated by Zhang's falling-out with her employer Linfair Records, accusing her of not doing enough to protect her which significantly derailed her career for many years. Zhang later returned after a few year hiatus when she competed in Hunan's reality singing competition Singer 2018, the seventh season of I Am a Singer where she served as a host and contestant.[6] Having moved her career to mainland China, her 2019 album ?, under a new label, was the 56th best-selling album in China in 2019.[7]

Zhang's maternal grandfather was an ethnic Uyghur,[8] with the rest of her family Hakka.[9] She grew up in Taiwan and Canada.

Early years

Zhang was born into an ethnic Hakka family from Zhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan. At the age of ten, Zhang 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.[9]

Personal life

Zhang'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, Zhang became a spokesperson of Shanghai Expo 2010 and sang the theme song "The Window of the City".

Zhang performed at the first Formula 1 Festival in Shanghai.[10]

The melody to her song titled Ying Xing De Chi Pang was used in 2007 on Chinese TV in an advertisement for Wrigley Gum.

In 2008 Zhang was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

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Filmography

Feature films

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Television

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References

  1. "张韶涵新专辑亚洲热卖 销量突破百万销量大关". Sina.com (in Chinese). 12 May 2005. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "张韶涵庆祝《潘多拉》百万销售". Netease.com (in Chinese). 28 February 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. "张韶涵泣诉母女缘分已尽". Tom.com (in Chinese). 7 September 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. Shu, Catherine (16 October 2009). "Pop Stop". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. "张韶涵露面驳斥弃养说 控母卷光上亿积蓄". Xinhua (in Chinese). 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. You Zuo (19 December 2019). "张韶涵逆流中归来,新专辑《?》没回到顶尖水准". Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  7. Hong Minghua (8 June 2020). "2019年中国最畅销歌手榜 周杰伦林俊杰在五名外". Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. "張韶涵 再度纏鬥孫協志 首張新專輯與5566對打". United Daily News (in Chinese). 28 December 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  9. "中壢美食憶童年 張韶涵難忘阿嬤古早冰". Angcn (in Chinese). 15 January 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. "Shanghai to host Heineken F1 Festival". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  11. Gillian Chung Releases New Song Featuring Angela Chang Jaynestars.com (31 May 2014). Retrieved on 16 June 2014.
  12. "Jessie J wins Chinese singing competition I Am Singer". AsiaOne. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  13. "The Treasured Voice 2 《天賜的聲音》第二季". Corner Café. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  14. Lim, Ruey Yan (17 April 2022). "Singer Angela Chang felt 'betrayed' in 2009 fallout with her mother". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  15. "微博". m.weibo.cn. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  16. (in Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 16th Golden Melody Awards nomination list Archived 27 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  17. (in Chinese) Azio TV 41st Golden Bell Awards nomination list Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  18. (in Chinese) Sina.com Hong Kong TVB8 Awards 2007 winners list 16 December 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-29
  19. (in Chinese) HITO Radio 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 4 February 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2011
  20. (in Chinese) Taiwan Television TTV 43rd Golden Bell Awards winners and nominees list Retrieved 24 June 2011
  21. (in Chinese) HITO Radio 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 15 June 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011


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