Angela Zhang
Template:Chinesetext Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor Template:Chinese name Angela Chang (traditional Chinese: 張韶涵; simplified Chinese: 张韶涵; pinyin: Zhāng Shàohán) was born on 19 January 1982. She is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She has been nominated twice for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the Golden Bell Awards in Taiwan.
Biography
Angela Chang was born in Taiwan. Her family moved to Canada when she was 12. Chang is the eldest child in her family and has a sister and a brother. She is three quarters Han Chinese and one-quarter Uyghur.[1][dead link][2][dead link][3] Her first language is Mandarin Chinese and also fluent in English.
She attended many singing contests when she lived in Canada. At the "Rothenacker Village Festival" singing contest "BBC Star," Chang won first place when she sang Chang Yu-sheng's popular song "The Days Without Smoking (没有煙抽的日子)". She was offered the chance to go to Taiwan for the final, which she did not attend due to school commitments.
Chang started her career after she graduated from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in 2000. She became popular after starring in the TV series My MVP Valentine.
In 2007, she starred in Romantic Princess with Wu Chun, Calvin Chen and George Hu.
Discography
Singles
| Singles Birthday To My Sadness]] | Unknown | theme song of Chinese play Sunny Happiness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 誰的烏托邦 | Whose Utopia | - | theme song for Net Plays Utopia Office of the Chinese Video website Tudou | ||
| - | 城市之窗 | Window of Expo | - | soundtrack of Haibo is Coming, the animation movie on World Expo 2010 Shanghai China | ||
Studio albums
| Albums | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Release Date | Label |
| 2004 | Over The Rainbow | January 2004 | Linfair Records |
| 2004 | Aurora (歐若拉) | December 2004 | Linfair Records |
| 2006 | Pandora (潘朵拉) | January 2006 | Linfair Records |
| 2007 | Flower in the Wonderland (夢裡花) | January 2007 | Linfair Records |
| 2007 | Ang 5.0 | December 2007 | Linfair Records |
| 2009 | The 5th Season (第五季) | September 2009 | Linfair Records |
Collaboration
| Collaboration | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Chinese Title | English Title | Notes |
| 2004 | 快樂崇拜 | [[Adoration to Happiness] | duet with Wilber Pan |
| 2007 | 藍眼睛 | Blue Eyes | duet with Sodagreen |
| - | 仨人 | 3 People | with Claire Guo and Christine Fan |
| - | 微笑的起點 | The Star with a Smile | with Claire Guo and Christine Fan |
| 2009 | 非常完美 | Very Perfect | with Harlem Yu - soundract pf Sophie's Revenge |
| - | - | Forever X'mas | A commonweal song with Elva Hsiao, Dee Hsu, Vanness Wu and Lollipop F |
Filmography
Television Series
| Television | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Chinese Title | English Title | Role | Network |
| 2008 | - | Bacon Fire Orphan | - | CTV |
| 2007 | 公主小妹 | Romantic Princess | Huang Fu Shan / Xiao Mai | CTV |
| 2006 | 愛殺17 | Bump Off Lover 17 | Xu Yi Zhen (徐宜真) / Xu Yi Jing (徐宜靜) / 阿CAT | CTV |
| 2005 | 海豚愛上貓 | When Dolphin Love Cat | Yingzi (英子) | CTS |
| 2004 | 天國的嫁衣 | La robe de Mariee des cieux | Herself | CTS |
| 2003 | 海豚灣戀人 | At Dolphin Bay | Yi Tian Bian (易天邊) | SETTV |
| 2002 | MVP 情人 | My MVP Valentine | Tian Yu Xi (田羽希) | SETTV |
Films
| Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Film Production |
| 2012 | Shadows of Love | TBA | TBA |
| 2005 | Love Message (film) | - | - |
| - | Shrek | Princess Fiona | Chinese version of Shrek |
Awards and nominations
| Awards and nominations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Category | Nomination | Result | |
| 2004 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best New Artist (Overseas) | Angela Zhang | Won | |
| 2005 | 12th Chinese Music Awards | Most Popular Song (HK-Taiwan) | Angela Zhang | Won | |
| Singapore Hit Awards 2005 | Best Female Vocalist | Angela Zhang | Nominated | ||
| 16th Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Female Singer | Angela Chang for Aurora | Nominated | [4] | |
| 2006 | 41st Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Angela Zhang for Bump Off Lover 17 | Nominated | [5] |
| 2007 | 18th Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Female Singer | Angela Zhang | Nominated | |
| Singapore Hit Awards 2007 | Best Female Artist (最佳演藝女歌手獎 ) | Angela Zhang | Won | ||
| Stage Presence Award (舞台魅力大獎) | Angela Zhang | Won | |||
| Artist of the Year (年度全方位藝人獎) | Angela Zhang | Won | |||
| East-South Hits Awards 東南勁爆音樂榜 |
Most Popular Female Singer (HK-Taiwan) | Angela Zhang | Won | ||
| Best Song (最佳金曲獎) | Won | ||||
| TVB8 Gold Chart Awards 金曲榜頒獎 |
Most Popular Female Singer | Angela Zhang | Won | [6] | |
| Gold Song Awards | "不痛" (Don't Hurt) | Won | |||
| HITO Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "隱形的翅膀" (Invisible Wings) | Won | [7] | |
| 2008 | 43rd Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Angela Zhang for Romantic Princess | Nominated | [8] |
| 2009 | HITO Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "不想懂得" (Don't Want to Understand) from Ang 5.0 | Won | [9] |
References
- ^ 吕宁 (Lü Ning). "张韶涵：宛如彩虹 (Zhang Shaohan: Like a Rainbow)" (in Chinese). TOM Online.
因为她有四分之一的维吾尔族血统. ("...because she has 1/4 Uyghur parentage...").
- ^ Xia Liming. "张韶涵——电眼之美". 揭秘最美30位女星私密 (in Chinese).
- ^ Ceremony of album releasing, self-confirmed on 4'50
- ^ Template:Zh icon GIO, Taiwan 16th Golden Melody Awards nomination list 15 April 2005. Retrieved 2011-05-28
- ^ Template:Zh icon Azio TV 41st Golden Bell Awards nomination list Retrieved 2011-06-24
- ^ Template:Zh icon Sina.com Hong Kong TVB8 Awards 2007 winners list 16 December 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-29
- ^ Template:Zh icon HITO Radio 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 4 February 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-20
- ^ Template:Zh icon Taiwan Television TTV 43rd Golden Bell Awards winners and nominees list Retrieved 2011-06-24
- ^ Template:Zh icon HITO Radio 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-25