Cyndi Wang
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 Cyndi Wang at Sungei Wang Plaza, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 5, 2007 |
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| Chinese name | 王心凌 |
| Pinyin | Wáng Xīnlíng (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | 王君如 (pinyin: Wáng Jūnrú) |
| Ancestry | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Born | 5 September 1982 Hsinchu, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Singer, actress |
| Genre(s) | Cantopop and Mandopop |
| Label(s) | Avex Taiwan (2003-2008) Gold Typhoon (2009-present) |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Official Website | www.avex.com.tw/cyndi |
Cyndi Wang (Chinese: 王心凌; pinyin: Wáng Xīnlíng) was born on 5 September 1982. She is a and Taiwanese singer and actress of Cantonese descent. Her birth name is Wáng Jūnrú (Chinese: 王君如).
Wang has released eleven albums, nearly all of which carries her name. These includes eleven studio albums: Begin (2003), Cyndi Loves You (2004), Honey (2005), Shining Cyndi 2005 (2005), Cyndi With U (2006), Magic Cyndi (2007), Fly! Cyndi(2007), Red Cyndi (2008), Beautiful Days (2009), H2H (2009), and Sticky (2011). She has also contributed to three Taiwanese drama soundtracks.
Outside her music career, Wang has starred in various Taiwanese dramas, including Westside Story (2003), Heaven's Wedding Gown (2004), and Smiling Pasta (2006). She acted alongside JJ Lin in three short love stories (in 2006), a movie (Candy Rain) in 2008 with Karena Lam, held concerts (personal concerts and with Jungiery's J-Stars) and she also made several commercials and endorsements.
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[edit] Career
Wang graduated from the Okazaki Arts School in Taipei, and completed a drama course at Hua Gang Arts School (臺北市私立華岡藝術學校). Her family originates from Qingdao, Shandong, China, and she is a Buddhist. Wang's mother is a Hakka, Wang and her younger brother were raised in a single-parent family. She speaks Mandarin, English and Hakka.
Wang entered an Avex Taiwan competition in Taiwan in 2003. She had taken part in various singing competitions since at an early age, and had previously won her some appearances in the Taiwanese local drama Che Zheng Zai Zhui (車正在追, with Viter Fan) in 1999; she had also appeared in the music videos of other singers such as Tanya Chua's video "Reminding" (紀念) in 2000 even before she made her debut,she did also appear in 石康軍's "變質" mv, Beatrice Hsu's MV "許瑋倫 天使的翅膀", & Kenji Wu's Na Na Na MV. She also composed two songs in her Magic Cyndi and Fly! Cyndi. She wrote the "I'll be Better" (我會更好) lyric in her latest album H2H.
Soon after the Avex Taiwan competition, Wang was called again and given a chance to go to Japan. In order to pursue her dreams, she decided to take on the challenge and go to Avex Taiwan's music studio in Japan to learn dancing and singing for 3 months from various famous lecturers(such as Hamasaki Ayumi, BoA, Utada Hikaru, Namie Amuro,& Hitomi). This was very successful as she learned quickly. She earned herself a graduation certificate with impressive results and records from Japan's Avex Trax. These achievements made Avex Taiwan impressed with her, and she was offered a contract by Taiwan's Avex Taiwan (making her the only Avex Trax female singer, the first ever local, and newcomer of the year in 2003). From that time she has been involved in her entertainment career. She has had contracts under Jungiery Star Pte Ltd, D Music, and Sony Music as well as Avex Taiwan.
Wang has been invited to sing at a number of events, including a 2008 New Year Countdown performance in Kaohsiung. About 3 years after her debut, she finally had her long awaited 1-month rest in December 2006. Since she made her debut in 2003, she has been very active in entertainment showbizz, in which her eight studio albums and three soundtracks. She also had concerts of her own & with J-Stars of Jungiery, endorsments & commersials.
She is currently signed with a management company, DayStar Music, and with Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) from 2009 and has since released two studio albums. She starred in Momo Love with Jiro Wang and Calvin Chen and Ken Chu and in Love Keeps Going with Mike He.[1] Wang's 10th studio album, was released on 4 December 2009 and a compilation album was released on 13 November 2009.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio
| Album | Rlease Date | Title | Label |
| 1st | 24 February 2003 | Begin... (Begin...) | Avex Taiwan |
| 2nd | 26 March 2004 | Cyndi Loves You 愛你 (Cyndi Loves You) | Avex Taiwan |
| 3rd | 18 February 2005 | Honey (Honey) | Avex Taiwan |
| 4th | 26 July 2005 | Shining 2005 (New + Best Collection) (閃耀2005 新歌+節奏精選) | Avex Taiwan |
| 5th | 27 December 2005 | Cyndi with U (Cyndi with U) | Avex Taiwan |
| 6th | 30 April 2007 | Magic Cyndi (Magic Cyndi) | Avex Taiwan |
| 7th | 30 November 2007 | Fly! Cyndi (Fly! Cyndi) | Avex Taiwan |
| 8th | 29 February 2008 | Red (Remember Every Dream) Cyndi (zh:红心凌2008新歌＋精选（豪华珍藏版）) | Avex Taiwan |
| 9th | 13 November 2009 | Beautiful Days (美丽的日子 新歌+精选) | Avex Taiwan |
| 10th | 4 December 2009 | H2H (心電心) | Gold Typhoon |
| 11th | 27 May 2011 | Sticky (黏黏黏黏) | Gold Typhoon |
| 12th | 2012 | Gold Typhoon |
[edit] Concert DVD
| Release Date | Title |
| 3 September 2004 | Dream Park Concert DVD (夢幻遊園地演唱會DVD) |
[edit] Soundtrack contributions
| Year | Drama | Track |
| 2003 | Westside Story |
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| 2004 | Heaven's Wedding Gown |
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| 2006 | Smiling Pasta |
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| 2008 | Powerpuff Girls Z (Taiwan version) | "Touch Me!" - opening theme |
| 2009 | Momo Love |
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| 2011 | Love Keeps Going |
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Film Production | With |
| 2009 | Candy Rain | Ricky's Girlfriend | Three Dots Entertainment | Karena Lam |
[edit] Television
| Year | Chinese title | English title | Role / Remarks | Network | Co-stars |
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| 1999 | 車正在追 | The Car Is In Pursuit | PTS | ||
| 2003 | 西街少年 | Westside Story (TV series) | Shen Yin He (沈銀荷) | SETTV | 5566, Wallace Huo |
| 2004 | 天國的嫁衣 | La Robe de Mariee des Cieux | Tao Ai Qing / Ivy (陶艾青) | CTS | Leon Jay Williams, Ming Dao |
| 2006 | 微笑 Pasta | Smiling Pasta | Cheng Xiao Shi (成曉詩) | TTV | Nicholas Teo |
| 2008 | 桃花小妹 | Momo Love | Chen Tao Hua ( 陳桃花) | CTV | Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen |
| 2011 | 美樂加油 | Love Keeps Going | Zha Mei Le (查美樂) / He Yan Qin (何言沁) | CTV | Mike He, Eli Shi |
[edit] Music videos
- "DaDaDa" MV - features Danson Tang
- "Degenerate" MV by Jones Shi
- "Love’s Option" MV by Zhang Yun Jing
[edit] Endorsements
- 2003 Purism, Kiss Radio 4th season Cheerleaders, Clairol, Diesel
- 2004 2Sweet(jewelry ad with Ming Dao), as Macau Tourism's spokeperson in Taiwan, 7-11
- 2005 GOTO watches, World Cyber Games 2005, KnightsBridge, 7-11
- 2006 Skechers Shoes, GOTO watches, Garnier, KnightsBridge
- 2007 Skechers Shoes, GOTO watches, KnightsBridge
- 2008 Skechers Shoes, GOTO watches, KnightsBridge, Pocky
- 2009 Skechers Shoes, GOTO watches, KnightsBridge, Pocky, 7-11, She also worked as a spokesperson for Shiatzy Chen
- 2010 Skechers Shoes, Arnold Palmer, VCNIC, Nadia[disambiguation needed
] with Joe Cheng, Master Kang with Vic Zhou - 2011 Arnold Palmer, VCNIC, Nadia[disambiguation needed ] with Joe Cheng, Master Kang with Jerry Yan
[edit] Major Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nomination | Result | Ref |
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| 2005 | HITO Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "愛你" (Love You) | Won | [2] |
| 2007 | HITO Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "睫毛彎彎" (Curly Eye Lashes) | Won | [3] |
[edit] References
- ^ (Chinese) Liberty Times.com 王心凌 美樂加油首集鼻子忽大忽小 被爆山根不連戲 8 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-11
- ^ (Chinese) Liberty Times 2005 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list Retrieved 2011-05-05
- ^ (Chinese) HITO Radio 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 4 February 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-20
[edit] External links
- (Chinese) Cyndi Wang at Avex Taiwan (2003–2008)
- (Chinese) Cyndi Wang at Gold Typhoon Taiwan (2009–present)
- (Chinese) Cyndi Wang's Weibo blog
