Hsieh Ming-yu
Hsieh Ming-yu | |||||||||||
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| Born | 8 February 1969 Caotun, Nantou County, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter | ||||||||||
| Awards | Golden Melody Awards – Best Taiwanese Singer 2013 2017 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 謝銘祐 | ||||||||||
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| Origin | Tainan, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Genres | Hokkien pop | ||||||||||
| Instrument | guitar | ||||||||||
Hsieh Ming-yu (Chinese: 謝銘祐; pinyin: Xiè Míngyòu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiā Bêng-iū; born 8 February 1969) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter.
He was raised in Tainan, and moved to Taipei in 1990, where he wrote several songs for other singers, including Andy Lau, William So, and Anita Mui.[1][2] He returned to Tainan in 2000 and began composing Hokkien pop songs. He was awarded Best Taiwanese Singer and the Best Taiwanese Album at the 2013 Golden Melody Awards for his album Tainan and was named Best Taiwanese Singer for the second time at the 2017 Golden Melody Awards.[1][3] Hsieh has often returned to Taipei for performances,[4][5] and held a concert at SOAS, University of London in 2017.[6] Hsieh later decided to stop writing popular love songs, instead focusing his efforts on the album Skewing South, (偏南; phien-lâm), which featured songs on the contributions of democracy activists Tang Te-chang and Peter Huang, among others.[7]
He taught music and popular culture at Tainan Community College and led the Discover Hoklo in Tainan initiative.[8]
References
- ^ a b Bloom, Dan (7 September 2013). "Feature: Tainan troubadour sings of his hometown memories". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Hsieh Ming-yu-My Hoklo (Taiyu) Song Compositions". SOAS, University of London. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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- Chen, Christie (25 June 2017). "Golden Melody: Veterans, newcomers split top awards". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- "'Golden Melody' of Taiwan: Veterans, newcomers split top awards". Taiwan News. Central News Agency. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017.
- ^ Ho, Yi (13 September 2013). "Events and entertainment listings". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Events & Entertainment". Taipei Times. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Concert by Hsieh Ming-Yu". SOAS, University of London. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Lin, Sean (25 June 2025). "FEATURE/Singer-songwriter pays homage to Taiwan's democracy pioneers". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Tsai, Wen-chu; Chung, Jake (12 January 2019). "Tainan stores begin Hoklo learning drive". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 January 2019.