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Huang Yee-ling | |||||||
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Born | 20 September 1969 | ||||||
Occupation | Singer | ||||||
Years active | 1987–present | ||||||
Children | 1 | ||||||
Awards | Golden Melody Awards – Best Female Hokkien singer 1999, 2006, 2009, 2014 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 黃 乙 玲 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄 乙 玲 | ||||||
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Musical career | |||||||
Genres | Hokkien pop, Buddhist music, J-pop | ||||||
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