Samingad

Samingad 紀曉君
Cover 野火春風
Chinese name	紀曉君
Pinyin	Jì Xiǎo-Jūn (Mandarin)
Birth name	Samingad
Origin	Republic of China
Born	(1977-10-02) October 2, 1977 Taitung County, Taiwan
Occupation	Singer
Genre(s)	Taiwanese pop, Indigenous Pop
Label(s)	Taiwan Colors Music Co., Ltd. Taiwan
Years active	1997–present
Official Website	Samingad@TCM Taiwan
Awards Golden Melody Awards Best New Artist 1999 太陽 風 草原的聲音 Best Dialect Female Vocalist 2001 野火春風

Samingad (Chinese: 紀曉君; pinyin: Jì Xiǎojūn; Wade–Giles: Chi Hsiao-chün; zhuyin:ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇㄐㄩㄣ; born 2 October 1977) is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and songwriter. She is an ethnic Puyuma. In her native Puyuma language Samingad means "without equal". She was born October 2, 1977 in a Puyuma Township in Taitung County. She was discovered while singing in a restaurant, where she worked as a waitress. Her first album "Voice of Puyuma" was released with Magic Stone Records and received a Golden Melody Award for "Best New Artist" 1999. In 2001 she received a Golden Melody Award for "Best Dialect (Non-Mandarin Language) Female Vocalist" for her second album "Wild Fire, Spring Wind". Her music draws much of its inspiration from the Gospels, as well as from tales of the tribe's former agricultural and hunting lifestyle, and from the complex emotions triggered by Puyuma's struggles in Taiwan's contemporary society.^[1]

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