The 20th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards will be held this coming Saturday, June 27, 2009. Before the ceremony takes place this paper invites 10 individuals, including Taiwan record company employees, music critics, radio DJs, etc. to predict the results of the most talked about awards -- Best Mandarin Male Artist, Best Mandarin Female Artist, Best Mandarin Newcomer and Best Mandarin Group. The Best Mandarin Male Artist finds Eason Chan leading the pack with 5 votes, while the Best Mandarin Female Artist finds a tight battle with Sandee Chan barely holding on to the lead with 3 votes and Tsai Chin, Tanya Chua & A-Lin with 2 votes apiece.
The voting panel consists of singer & producer Sky Wu (伍思凱), Chen Guo Hua (陳國華), manager Yao Chien (姚謙), Jiang Cheng Jin (蔣承縉), Chen Zhen Chuan (陳鎮川), Linfair Records executive Wu Yi Fen (吳怡芬), Seed Music general manager Tian Ding Feng (田定豐), DJ and music critic Yuan Yong Xing (袁永興), Dan Ni Si (丹尼斯), Xiao Shu (小樹).
In the Best Mandarin Male Artist category, 5 judges give Eason Chan their votes. Jiang Cheng Jin and Chen Zhen Chuan agree that Eason's singing skills are at a high caliber of technical proficiency where few are able to match. Chen Guo Hua praises that Eason has returned to the origins by creating minimalist music and although Xiao Huang Chi's music runs a similar path, Eason's emotional interpretations are a bit more adept and natural. Dan Ni Si and Sky Wu don't question Eason's singing skills, however, they feel it is a pity that his album didn't have a "super hit" song.
Jay Chou and Khalil Fong each received two votes apiece. Yao Chien and Tian Ding Feng feel that Khalil's album ushers in a new generation of music, leading former non-mainstream music towards mainstream with a superior performance. Sky Wu and Wu Yi Fen feel Jay's music is whole and he has always had a "music attitude."
Source: chinatimes 06.23.2009
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