Taiwan’s A-mei and Hong Kong’s Karen Mok will each be seeking to grab their third title of Best Mandarin Female Singer at the Golden Melody Awards ceremony Saturday night.
Saturday’s ceremony will see the two divas competing with each other in the category of Best Mandarin Female Singer for the sixth time.
A-mei won the award in 2002 with her album “Truth” and again in 2010 with “A-mit”, while Mok grabbed the title in 2011 with “Precious” and in 2003 with “i”. The other contenders in the category this year are singer-songwriters Lala Hsu, Waa Wei, and A-lin, who is known for her wide vocal range.
In the category of Best Mandarin Male Singer, Jacky Cheung, dubbed the “god of songs” by the Cantopop industry, and his fellow Hong Kong singer Eason Chan will each be seeking to capture the title for the second time. Their competitors this year are Hong Kong singer-songwriter Khalil Fong, rock singer Roger Yang, and singer-songwriter William Wei from Taiwan.
This year, 131 works will compete in 26 categories at the awards, Taiwan’s equivalent of the Grammys.