Sandy Lam wins GMA with comeback album
8 Jul – Despite her absence from the event, Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam won the most awards at the 24th Golden Melody awards.
As reported on Straits Times, at the star-studded event that was held at the Taipei Arena on 6 July, Sandy won Best Mandarin Album, Best Female Singer and Best Album Producer for her comeback after a six-year hiatus from the music scene, beating other competition that include Jolin Tsai's "MUSE" and Jay Chou's "Opus 12".
The awards were received on her behalf by her representatives Chen Ailing and Shilei Chang, who co-produced her album, "Gaia". Chang read a thank-you note that was written by the singer, who apologised for her absence, although she did not explain why.
Meanwhile, Jolin Tsai's most personal song to date, "The Artist" emerged triumphant as Best Song of the Year, beating Kay Huang's "After Taste" and Sandy Lam's "Speechless Song".
The winners are as follows:
Best Song of the Year – "The Artist" by Jolin Tsai
Best Mandarin Album – "Gaia" by Sandy Lam
Best Mandarin Male Singer - Jam Hsiao
Best Mandarin Female Singer - Sandy Lam
Best Band - Monkey Pilot
Best Album Producer - Sandy Lam and Shilei Chang for "Gaia"
Best Lyrics - "Rose-coloured Glasses" by Chiao An-pu (Deserts Chang).
Best Hakka Singer - Tito Tang
Best Hakka Album Award - "The Way Home" by Dark White-collar Workers
Best Aboriginal Singer - Sangpuy
Best Aboriginal Album - O Kai a Capella
Best Music Video - Mayday's "Bottom's Up" by Muh Chen
Best Music Arrangement - Chang Shilei for "Gaia"
The Best Instrumental Composer - Chen Sino
Best Instrumental Record Producer - Daniel Ho
Best Instrumental Album - Baby C
Special Contributions Award - Fong Fei-fei (posthumously)
