14th Golden Melody Awards | |
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Location | National Taiwan University Sports Center, Taiwan |
Hosted by | Tao Ching-Ying |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | Azio TV |
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In this year event, Hong Kong singer Eason Chan won "The album of the year" and "Best Male Singer" resort to his studio album called "Special Thanks To...". He is the first non-Taiwanese singer that win "The album of the year" and the second non-Taiwanese singer that win "Best Male Singer".
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