January 26, 2007 @ 12:04 am
Tanya Did Not Win At 13th Chinese Music Awards, But It’s Better That Way!
If you’ve just tuned in, Tanya Chua was actually nominated in the 13th Chinese Music Awards, held last night in Shanghai, for the Best Female Singer (Hong Kong + Taiwan) category. She was vying for the awards along with Jolin Tsai, Penny Dai, Ah Mei and Fish Leong. At the end of the night, Ah Mei emerged the winner. I feel good for Ah Mei especially after all the drama she previously went through with the Chinese government. Lee-Hom Wong was the biggest winner of the night, picking up three awards.
But am I sad? No, and here’s why. Any awards show with the audacity to segregate all categories by geography (meaning that there’s always one category for mainland China, and the same category for Hong Kong + Taiwan) doesn’t deserve my respect. It’s sad to see China having to resort to such protectionist actions to boost their artists. At least have the courage to create an overall category for mandarin singers! I wouldn’t be proud to win such an award, it just smells fishy to begin with!
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i would disagree. there are some singers who doesn’t promote outside of their home countries. it’s not that they are not good. it could be that their record companies simply do not have the budget to promote internationally. i think dividing the awards geographically makes sense to give those people acknowledgements.
however, it does make sense to have an additional more prestigious category for best singer overall regardless of location and/or gender. that would really prove the singer’s popularity, talent and status.
btw im a fan of tanya’s. so i didn’t express my opinion because i disagree the fact that she’s is MASSIVELY talented and well deserves the award. =)