A-Lin
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A-Lin also known by her birth name Wong Li Ling , is an aboriginal
Taiwanese
pop
singer, lyricist
, and occasional songwriter
of Amis
descent.
A-Lin made her debut in the world of music at the end of 2006,and achieving rapid commercial success. She has been called the next A-Mei
, who is also an aboriginal singer of Amis descent. That also earned her a nickname 天生歌姬, meaning "A Born Diva". A-Lin was often quoted as saying A-Mei is highly influential to her music, and often covers A-Mei's songs in music shows and concerts. She has won numerous music awards and is extremely popular within Mandarin-speaking world.
In reference to the talent shows readily accessible to young people, A-Lin commented, "I am impressed that there is now a 'Super Star Avenue' type of singing platform, which allows both everyone who enjoys singing and those who are talented singers a tough but realistic chance - a round dream."
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Taiwanese aborigines
Taiwanese aborigines is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan. Although Taiwanese indigenous groups hold a variety of creation myths, recent research suggests their ancestors may have been living on the islands for approximately 8,000 years before major Han...
Taiwanese
Music of Taiwan
Taiwan is densely-populated and culturally diverse, including a majority of Bensheng ren , a powerful faction waishengren who arrived with Chiang Kai-shek in the middle of the 20th century and the minority of aboriginal peoples.With the arrival of the KMT led Republic of China government in 1949,...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer, lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, and occasional songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
of Amis
Amis
Amis may refer to:* Amis people , a tribe of Taiwanese aborigines* Amis language, an indigenous language of Taiwan* AMIS , an Internet service provider in Slovenia and CroatiaThe acronym AMIS may stand for:...
descent.
A-Lin made her debut in the world of music at the end of 2006,and achieving rapid commercial success. She has been called the next A-Mei
A-Mei
A-Mei , also known by her birth name Chang Hui-mei , is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and occasional songwriter. She is also known by her aboriginal name Gulilai Amit . She was born in the rugged mountains of eastern Taiwan and is the third youngest of nine siblings. A-mei made her debut in...
, who is also an aboriginal singer of Amis descent. That also earned her a nickname 天生歌姬, meaning "A Born Diva". A-Lin was often quoted as saying A-Mei is highly influential to her music, and often covers A-Mei's songs in music shows and concerts. She has won numerous music awards and is extremely popular within Mandarin-speaking world.
Background
A-Lin was extremely popular as a student and the confidence she gained from this led to her decision to compete in a 'Singing Strength Elite Rivalry Competition' [歌唱實力精英角逐比賽]. She chose the hit song 'At least you are still there' [至少還有你], by Sandy Lam, and the competition allowed A-Lin to believe she had a future as a professional singer.In reference to the talent shows readily accessible to young people, A-Lin commented, "I am impressed that there is now a 'Super Star Avenue' type of singing platform, which allows both everyone who enjoys singing and those who are talented singers a tough but realistic chance - a round dream."
Style
A-Lin has been noted to have an extremely wide vocal range. She has also notably performed "Remember", by A-Mei, in infantile speechInfantile speech
Infantile speech, pedolalia, baby talk, infantile perseveration, or infantilism is a speech disorder, persistence of early speech development stage beyond the age when it is normally expected. It is characterized by the omission of some sounds and the substitution of standard speech sounds...
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