Huang An (singer)

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Michael Huang An
Born
Huang Hongming

(1962-12-08) 8 December 1962 (age 61)
Hanyu Pinyin
Huáng Ān
Websiteweibo.com/huangan

Michael Huang An (Chinese: 黃安; born 8 December 1962) is a Taiwanese comedian, singer, television host, and writer, best known for his 1992 hit song "The New Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies Dream", the ending theme of the mega-hit television series Justice Pao (1993), and the album of the same name, which ranks as one of Taiwan's best-selling albums of all time.

Life and career

Huang was born Huang Hongming (黃宏銘) in Zhubei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan on 8 December 1962, with ancestral roots in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province. He graduated from National Pingtung School of Agriculture.[1]

He released his first album, All from the Beginning (一切從頭), in 1989.[1] In 1993, he released his breakthrough record, The New Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies Dream (新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢),[2] which sold one million copies in Taiwan and six million worldwide.[1] It ranks as Taiwan's 10th best-selling album of all time.[3][4]

He subsequently released several more records, including the critically acclaimed Save the Marriage (救姻緣, 1994), The Old Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies Dream (舊鴛鴦蝴蝶夢, 1997), Sister I Love You (1998), Great Compassion Mantra (大悲咒, 1999, for relief of the 1999 Jiji earthquake), Best of Huang An (2000), Affirmative Sentence (2012), as well as several singles.[1]

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.[1]

Hit songs

  • "The New Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies Dream", theme song of the 1992 film Passionate Dream (劍霸天下) and the 1993 TV series Justice Pao
  • "Accompanying You to the End of the World" (陪你到天涯), theme song of the 1992 TV series The Sky Beyond the Loesses (黃土地外的天空) and the 1994 TV series Young Justice Bao
  • "Save the Marriage" (救姻緣), theme song of the 1994 TV series The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants and Young Justice Bao

Controversy

Huang An is well known for his strong anti-

an outrage in Taiwan.[5]

Personal life

Huang has a daughter, Emily, and a granddaughter nicknamed Cutie Huang.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Huang An". YLQ (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Gwendolyn Ng (25 July 2014). "'My granddaughter will be prettier than Hannah Quinlivan': Taiwanese singer Huang An". Straits Times.
  3. ^ "90年代唱片榮景, 百萬銷量專輯回顧" (in Chinese). Yes Entertainment. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  4. ^ "90年代唱片榮景, 百萬銷量專輯回顧". Now News (in Chinese). 19 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b Chung, Jake (19 January 2016). "Huang An to explain his side of story next month". Taipei Times. p. 3.
  6. ^ 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