| Angela Chang 張韶涵 |
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Angela Chang in Taipei |
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| Chinese name | 張韶涵 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 张韶涵 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Zhāng Shàohán (Mandarin) |
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Born | 19 January 1982 Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Singer, actress |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Label(s) | Linfair Records (2000–present) |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Official Website | Angela Chang@Linfair Records |
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 Mandopop singer and actress. She has been nominated twice for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan.
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Angela Chang was born in Taiwan. Her family emigrated 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][2] 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 by singing Chang Yu-sheng's popular song "The Days Without Smoking (没有抽煙的日子)". 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. She also worked as a spokesperson for Shiatzy Chen.
| Singles | ||||
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| Year | Chinese Title | English Title | Date | Notes |
| 2003 | 真愛冒險 | Adventure of True Love | August 2003 | - |
| 2004 | 娃娃 | Doll | November 2004 | - |
| - | 傷日快樂 | Happy Birthday To My Sadness | - | theme song of Chinese TV 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 |
| Albums | |||
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| Year | Title | Release Date | Label |
| 2004 | Over The Rainbow | January 6,2004 | Linfair Records |
| 2004 | Aurora (歐若拉) | December 1,2004 | Linfair Records |
| 2006 | Pandora (潘朵拉) | January 1,2006 | Linfair Records |
| 2007 | Flower in the Wonderland (夢裡花) | January 12,2007 | Linfair Records |
| 2007 | Ang 5.0 | December 14,2007 | Linfair Records |
| 2009 | The 5th Season (第五季) | September 25,2009 | Linfair Records |
| Collaboration | |||
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| 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 |
| Television | ||||
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| Year | Chinese Title | English Title | Role | Network |
| 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 | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Film Production |
| 2005 | Love Message (film) | - | - |
| - | Shrek (Chinese) | Princess Fiona (voice) | - |
| Awards and Nominations | |||||
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| Year | Award | Category | Nomination | Result | |
| 2004 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best New Artist (Overseas) | Angela Chang | Won | |
| 2005 | 12th Chinese Music Awards | Most Popular Song (HK-Taiwan) | Angela Chang | Won | |
| Singapore Hit Awards 2005 | Best Female Vocalist | Angela Chang | Nominated | ||
| 16th Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Female Singer | Angela Chang for Aurora | Nominated | [3] | |
| 2006 | 41st Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Angela Chang for Bump Off Lover 17 | Nominated | [4] |
| 2007 | 18th Golden Melody Awards | Best Mandarin Female Singer | Angela Chang | Nominated | |
| Singapore Hit Awards 2007 | Best Female Artist (最佳演藝女歌手獎 ) | Angela Chang | Won | ||
| Stage Presence Award (舞台魅力大獎) | Angela Chang | Won | |||
| Artist of the Year (年度全方位藝人獎) | Angela Chang | Won | |||
| East-South Hits Awards 東南勁爆音樂榜 |
Most Popular Female Singer (HK-Taiwan) | Angela Chang | Won | ||
| Best Song (最佳金曲獎) | Won | ||||
| TVB8 Gold Chart Awards 金曲榜頒獎 |
Most Popular Female Singer | Angela Chang | Won | [5] | |
| 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 | [6] | |
| 2008 | 43rd Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Angela Chang for Romantic Princess | Nominated | [7] |
| 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 | [8] |
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