Huang An (singer)
| Huang An | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 黃安 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 黄安 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Huáng Ān (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | Huang Hongming |
| Ancestry | Zhangzhou, Fujian |
| Origin | Taiwan |
| Born |
December 8, 1963 Zhubei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Singer, television personality, writer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Alma mater | National Pingtung School of Agriculture |
| Official website |
weibo |
Huang An (Chinese: 黃安; born December 8, 1963) is a China-based Taiwanese singer, television host, and writer, best known for his 1993 hit song "New Dream of Butterfly Lovers" and the album of the same name, which ranks as one of Taiwan's best-selling albums of all time. He is also well known for his strong anti-Taiwan Independence stance. His criticism of the K-pop singer Chou Tzu-yu for waving a Taiwanese flag on South Korean television led to Chou's public video apology just before the 2016 Taiwan election, sparking an outrage in Taiwan.[1]
Life and career
Huang was born Huang Hongming (黃宏銘) in Zhubei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan on December 8, 1963, with ancestral roots in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province. He graduated from National Pingtung School of Agriculture.[2]
He released his first album, All from the Beginning (一切從頭), in 1989.[2] In 1993, he released his breakthrough record, New Dream of Butterfly Lovers (新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢),[3] which sold 1 million copies in Taiwan and 6 million worldwide.[2] It ranks as one of Taiwan's best-selling albums of all time. He subsequently released several more records, including the critically acclaimed Save the Marriage (救姻緣, 1994), Old Dream of Butterfly Lovers (舊鴛鴦蝴蝶夢, 1997), Sister I Love You (1998), Great Compassion Mantra (大悲咒, 1999, for relief of the 921 earthquake in Taiwan), Best of Huang An (2000), Affirmative Sentence (2012), as well as several singles.[2]
Huang wrote and published three books: The Dark Side of the Moon (1998), Who Ruined the Entertainment Industry? (2003), and Who Ruined Marriage? (2004). He has hosted numerous television programs, first in Taiwan, and then in mainland China since 2001.[2]
Controversy
Huang is known to publicize what he believes to be anti-Chinese sentiments by his colleagues in the entertainment circle, causing them to be blacklisted from mainland entertainment shows. Taiwaneses singer Crowd Lu, Hong Kong actor Wong He, and Chou Tzu-yu of the K-pop girl band Twice were among his targets, having their careers adversely affected by his posts on social media.[4]
Personal life
Huang has a daughter, Emily, and a granddaughter nicknamed Cutie Huang.[3]
References
- ↑ "Huang An to explain his side of story next month". Taipei Times. 2016-01-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Huang An". YLQ (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- 1 2 Gwendolyn Ng (2014-07-25). "'My granddaughter will be prettier than Hannah Quinlivan': Taiwanese singer Huang An". Straits Times.
- ↑ Hong Kong star’s face blurred out on Chinese state TV show after he shared news report suggesting former premier Zhou Enlai was gay South China Morning Post 11 January 2016