Aska Yang
Aska Yang | |||||||
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 2014 in Taiwan | |||||||
| Born | April 4, 1978 | ||||||
| Occupation | Singer | ||||||
| Years active | 2007–present | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊宗緯 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨宗纬 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||
| Genres | Mandopop | ||||||
| Labels | HIM International Music Warner Music Taiwan MARS | ||||||
| Website | Aska Yang's official website | ||||||
Aska Yang (born April 4, 1978) is a popular Taiwanese singer and a member of Million Star Gang (星光幫).
Aska Yang is listed in "Taiwan Who is Who 2007-2008" and he is also ranked the 2nd place of Yahoo! Taiwan Person of the Year 2007,[1] the 2nd place of United Daily Star News of the Year 2007,[2] the 1st place of Apple Daily Person of the Year 2007[3] and one of the Top Five Newcomers 2007 chosen by SinaNet.[4]
On November 17, 2007, Aska Yang was invited to perform at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall for the 42nd Golden Bell Awards (金鐘獎) in Taipei. He sang a medley of eleven classic TV drama theme songs from the past century.[5]
Early life & Education
[change | change source]Aska Yang was born on April 4, 1978 in Taoyuan, Taiwan. He graduated from Naili Primary School in 1990, Tzu-Chiang Junior School in 1994, and National Chungli Senior High School in 1996. During his college time at the National Changhua University of Education Archived November 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (NCUE), Aska attended numerous singing competitions at or out of the campus and won several championships. In 2007, he was a contestant on the show One Million Star, a singing competition that was broadcast on CTV. Later that year, he graduated from the Department of Guidance & Counseling at the National Changhua University of Education Archived November 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. In 2009, he started his master's degree program in the Sports Psychology Department at the National Taiwan Sport University, NTSU.
Albums
[change | change source]| Release/ Label |
Album | Tracks |
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| 2007-06-29 HIM Music |
Stars Reunion | Hostage (人質) Betray (背叛) Just Believe (只要我相信) |
| 2007-10-05 HIM Music |
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow | Broken Wings (多餘)
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| 2008-01-11 Warner Music |
Dove | Dove (鴿子)
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| 2008-08-15 Warner Music |
Live Concert (DVD)Star!Star! |
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| 2009-05-17 Hua Yi Brothers |
Indigo Blue From Nan | My Sun(我的太陽)
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| 2011-08-26 Universal Music |
PURE | PURE(原色)
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| 2013-01-23 Ocean Butterfly Music |
Love Destiny | In order to meet you(為了遇見你)
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| 2013-03-29 Universal Music |
FIRST LOVE | FIRST LOVE(初.愛)
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| 2013-08-05 TH Entertainment |
Song Not Yet Ended | Song Not Yet Ended (歌未央) |
Awards
[change | change source]- 2008：Hito Pop Music Award~ - Aska Yang along with The Million Star Gang won the 「Hito Best New Artists Award」With the 「Million Star Reunion 10 Finalist Special Album」
- 2008：Hito Pop Music Award - Aska Yang along with The Million Star Gang won the {Best New Artist Award}
- 2008：5th Annual SuperStar Singers Award~ Aska Yang won { Best New Artist Award}
- 2008：Singapore Golden Melody Award~~ Aska Yang won 5 awards including: 「Outstanding New Artist Award」、「Best Male Singer Award」、「Most Popolar New Artist Award」、「Y.E.S 933 Longest Chart Holder Song《Onion》」、「Y.E.S 933 Number # 1 on Top Ten Most Popular Song Chart 《Onion》」
- 2009: Singapore Entertainment Awards - Aska Yang won 3 awards : Regional Newcomer of the Year Media Award ; Most Popular Regional Newcomer ; Radio 100.3 Most Popular Song ~ Onion
- 2009: Hito Radio Pop Music Award - 「 2008 Best Top 10 Madarin Songs(05)-Aska Yang (Dove) 」、「 2008 Fan's Choice Award - Aska Yang（Onion）」
- 2010: CCTV<M! Countdown > Universal Pop Music Festival In LuoYang City - HK/TW 2010 Media’s Most Favorite Upcoming Singer’s Award
- 2011: Elle 20th Anniversary People's Award~ The Greater Chinese Internet Most Favorite Male Artist Of The Year
- 2011: Beijing Fourth Annual MNSSE Music Billboard Award - Best Album Of The Year: PURE
- 2011: Third Annual Yahoo! Award『Most Favorite Male Artist Of The Year 』
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "(Chinese) 2007年度十大新聞人物 第二名楊宗緯". Yahoo News. 2007-11-22.
- ↑ "(Chinese) 合約戲劇化 宗緯金鐘狂飆歌". United Daily News. 2007-12-15. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- ↑ "(Chinese) 2007 10大風雲人物 楊宗緯最夯". Apple Daily. 2007-12-16.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "(Chinese) 2007年終盤點之年度五大新人--楊宗緯". SinaNet. 2007-12-23.
- ↑ "TV programs honored at the Golden Bell Awards". Taipei Times. 2007-11-18.
Other websites
[change | change source]
- Aska Yang's official website Archived 2021-03-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- Aska Yang's Blog (in Chinese)
- Aska Yang's introduction in Warner Music website Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)