Kulilay Amit, better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese singer and record producer of Puyuma descent. Born as Amit Kulilay in the rugged mountains of eastern Taiwan, she made her debut in 1996. A leading figure of the Mandopop music scene since the mid-1990s, A-Mei is widely known for breaking ground for Taiwanese indigenous peoples and being a voice for LGBT rights and gender equality. She has been given the moniker "Queen of Mandopop" and the "Pride of Taiwan." Her career longevity, resilience, artistry, and versatility have established her as a pop culture icon in the Sinophone world.
The Goodbye Kiss is the fifth Mandarin studio album by Hong Kong recording artist Jacky Cheung. It was released through PolyGram Records Hong Kong on 5 March 1993.
"Jump In" is a song by Taiwanese singer A-Mei for her seventeenth studio album, Faces of Paranoia (2014). It was released on July 2, 2014, as the album's lead single by Universal Music Taiwan, while its accompanying music video was released on July 28, 2014. The song is also the Chinese promotional song for The Expendables 3.
“Left Behind” (身後) is a song by Taiwanese singer A-Mei Chang, included in her album The Story Thief, and is the fourth wave hit of the album. It was written by HUSH, composed by JJ Lin, and directed by Luo Jingnian.On December 26, 2017, a video clip of the making of the music video, titled "That Breathtaking Missing, You Must Have Been There", was released on the YouTube website.On December 28, the official video clip of the music video was released, with more than 200,000 hits in a short period of time. On the same day, A-Mei posted a live message on her Facebook page, On the same day, A-Mei posted a live message on her Facebook page, in which she revealed how much she missed her family.
Sisters is the debut studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on December 13, 1996, by Forward Music. The album was primarily handled by Taiwanese producer Chang Yu-sheng, with the assistance of Yu Guangyan, Ma Yu-fen, Baby Chung, David Wu, and Chen Fu-ming. Musically, it experiments with genres such as pop, soul music, R&B, adult contemporary and easy listening to exhibit A-Mei's vocal talent and versatility. On June 23, 2017, 21 years after its initial release date, a vinyl reissue of Sisters was released by Forward Music.
Bad Boy is the second studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on June 7, 1997, by Forward Music. Predominantly a R&B, pop and soul record, Bad Boy centers on the theme of love and relationships. The album was produced by her mentor Chang Yu-sheng with the aid of Benjamin Lin, Ma Yu-fen and Yu Guangyan. It was ultimately the last album of hers that Chang was actively involved with due to his untimely death caused by a car crash five months later. On August 17, 2018, 21 years after its initial release date, a vinyl reissue of Bad Boy was released by Forward Music.
You Make Me Free Make Me Fly! is the third studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on December 29, 1997, by Forward Music. The album was recorded as an in advance listen for A-Mei's 1998 live stadium concert. The record features cover versions of Chinese and English songs, except for the tracks "You Make Me Free" and "I Do Not Mind." You Make Me Free Make Me Fly! has sold 800,000 copies in Taiwan and over 4 million copies throughout Asia to date.
Faces of Paranoia is the seventeenth studio album by Taiwanese recording artist A-Mei. It was released on July 2, 2014, by EMI and Universal Music. The album was originally scheduled to be released on July 4, 2014, but due to the audio files being leaked online, it was announced that the album would be released two days earlier. It was jointly produced by A-Mei and Adia, and contains a total of 10 songs. The album continues the concept of the first and second half of her previous work R U Watching? (2011), since the first half of the album contains slow-tempo songs while the second half contains upbeat ones.
The discography of Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun consists of 12 studio albums, 1 extended play, 2 compilation albums, and over 3 live albums. Five of her albums have sold over 1,000,000 copies in China, while her seventh studio album, Stefanie (2004), sold over 2,200,000 copies throughout Asia. Sun has sold over 30 million copies of her albums during her career.
Holding Hands is the fourth studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on October 12, 1998, by Forward Music. The album was produced by musicians such as David Tao, Chen Chih-yuan and Jerry Huang and was A-Mei's first original studio album since the death of her mentor Chang Yu-sheng eleven months prior. On the record, A-Mei sang Chang's posthumous works "Are You Ready" and "After Knowing," and for the first time, she collaborated with David Tao on the songs "Don't Lie To Me" and "High High High," which allowed A-Mei to try out different kinds of music creations. The music on Holding Hands fuses pop music with other genres including R&B, dance pop, adult contemporary and rock music.
Feel is the first extended play by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on April 20, 1999, by Forward Music. The EP contains four songs in total on the Taiwanese edition and six song on the Hong Kongese edition. The EP Feel was released to coincide with a Sprite advertisement. A-Mei was the spokesperson for Sprite Asia in 1999, who also created "Give Me Feelings" and "Sunrise" for A-Mei. Feel has sold 180,000 copies in Taiwan, making it the best-selling EP in Taiwanese music history.
Can I Hug You, Lover? is the fifth studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released throughout Greater China on June 8, 1999, by Forward Music. There are 12 songs on the album in total, which are produced by musicians such as David Tao, Ma Yu-fen and Yu Guangyan. The album itself incorporates popular musical genres such as pop, pop rock, R&B, and surf rock.
A-Mei New Century Collection is the first greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on December 28, 1999, by Forward Music. The album contains Sprite's 2000 advertising song "I Want to Fly," along with the charity single "Love, Never Disappears," which was specially composed by Leehom Wang for the 1999 Jiji earthquake victims. In addition, the album also includes A-Mei's past best-selling hit singles from her previous studio albums that were released between 1996 and 1999. Commercially, A-Mei New Century Collection was a huge success in Greater China, selling over 410,000 copies in Taiwan, while also selling over 3 million copies throughout Asia. It is also Taiwan's best-selling album by a female artist in the 21st century, along with being the third best-selling album in Taiwan of the year 2000.
Regardless is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on December 5, 2000, through Forward Music, and was ultimately her final studio album to be released under the label. After a year and a half since her last album Can I Hug You, Lover?, Forward Music created a $10 million alliance of musicians from Taipei, Singapore and Los Angeles to create the album Regardless. The album had the longest pre-production period, the longest production period, the largest amount of money spent, and the largest number of people involved in the production out of any of A-Mei's studio albums to that point. All 10 songs were by well-known music connoisseurs from Greater China, which include David Tao, Huang Yi, David Huang, Sky Wu and Yuan Wei-jen.
Journey is the eighth studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on September 7, 2001, by Forward Music. The album contains 18 songs that were recorded during A-Mei's tenure at Forward Music, but were never released. It also contains a bonus CD of eight English cover songs. The album sold over 100,000 copies in Taiwan and 1 million copies in Asia.
Truth is the ninth studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on October 29, 2001. The album was her first album to be released after joining Warner Music Taiwan in June 2001. Crafted collaboratively with musicians such as Tino Bao, Kevin Yi, Peter Lee, Eric Chen and JJ Lin, it incorporates genres such as pop, latin pop, R&B, hip-hop and adult contemporary.
The ASMR World Tour is the eighth concert tour by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. The tour began in with twelve concerts at the Taipei Arena in Taipei on April 1, 2022, and expanded into North America, Oceania and Europe. An extension of the tour, titled ASMR Max, commenced in Nanjing, China on May 11, 2024.
The Utopia World Tour is the seventh headlining concert tour by Taiwanese singer A-Mei (張惠妹). The tour began on April 4, 2015, the same day as the release of her studio album, Amit 2. An extension of the tour, titled Utopia 2.0 Carnival World, commenced in Shanghai in December 2016.
Fever is the tenth studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on August 30, 2002, by Warner Music Taiwan. It was released two weeks after its intended release date to feature the song "Katsu," which is A-Mei's aboriginal nickname and also means “victory” in Japanese. With this song, A-Mei expresses how a little girl left her aboriginal home and went on a journey into the unknown, and that little girl has become her present self. Fever features a total of 10 songs and is produced by Tino Bao, Ma Yu-Fen and others. The album itself incorporates genres such as pop, country pop, pop rock, funk, hip-hop and R&B.
