| Angela Zhang | |||||||||
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1982 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Zhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan | ||||||||
| Nationality: | Taiwanese | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Singer, actress, host, entrepreneur, female shoe designer[1] | ||||||||
| Years Active: | 2001–present | ||||||||
| Family: | Connie Chang (sister) | ||||||||
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Angela Zhang (; born 19 January 1982), also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Zhang has released ten studio albums as of 2020.
She debuted and rose to fame with the Taiwanese television dramas My MVP Valentine (2002) and At Dolphin Bay (2003), although since 2004, when her debut album Over the Rainbow met with instant success, she has focused on her singing career. Aurora (2004) and Pandora (2006) sold millions in Asia,[2] [3] while another TV series that she starred in, Romantic Princess (2007), also became an international hit.
In 2008–09, she withdrew from the public eye for nearly a year and a half when her mother accused her of being unfilial and unsupportive.[4] [5] Zhang, in turn, claimed that her mother had squandered more than NT$100 million of her income.[6] The media's relentless coverage of her family problems, exacerbated by Zhang's falling-out with her employer Linfair Records, accusing her of not doing enough to protect her which significantly derailed her career for many years. Zhang later returned after a few year hiatus when she competed in Hunan's reality singing competition Singer 2018, the seventh season of I Am a Singer where she served as a host and contestant.[7] Having moved her career to mainland China, her 2019 album ?, under a new label, was the 56th best-selling album in China in 2019.[8]
Zhang's maternal grandfather was an ethnic Uyghur,[9] with the rest of her family Hakka. She grew up in Taiwan and Canada.
Zhang was born into an ethnic Hakka family from Zhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan. At the age of ten, Zhang moved to Singapore to study. After a few months, she returned to Taiwan because she "was not able to adapt (to life) there". Her family later migrated to Vancouver, where she attended Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School.[10]
Zhang's popularity rose as she played a leading role in the Taiwanese television drama My MVP Valentine with Taiwanese boy band 5566, followed by a leading role in another Taiwanese television drama At Dolphin Bay with Taiwanese actor Wallace Huo, in which she also sang the ending theme song (Yi Shi De Mei Hao) and English song (Journey). She has been nominated twice for Best Actress at Golden Bell Awards. She also has been nominated twice for Best Mandarin Female Singer at Golden Melody Awards. In 2010, Zhang became a spokesperson of Shanghai Expo 2010 and sang the theme song "The Window of the City".
Zhang performed at the first Formula 1 Festival in Shanghai.[11]
The melody to her song titled Ying Xing De Chi Pang was used in 2007 on Chinese TV in an advertisement for Wrigley Gum.
In 2008 Zhang was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse.[12]
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Over the Rainbow | Linfair |
| Aurora | ||
| 2006 | Pandora | |
| 2007 | Flower in the Wonderland | |
| Ang 5.0 | ||
| 2009 | The 5th Season | |
| 2012 | Visible Wings | Wonderful |
| 2014 | Angela Chang | |
| 2016 | Head Over Heels | Ocean Butterflies |
| 2019 | ? | HIM International Music |
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Adoration to Happiness" | featuring Will Pan | |
| 2007 | "Blue Eyes" | featuring Sodagreen | |
| "3 People" | |||
| "The Star with a Smile" | featuring Claire Luo and Christine Fan | ||
| 2009 | "Perfect" | featuring Harlem Yu | |
| "Forever X'mas" | |||
| 2014 | "Wholly Love" | featuring Gillian Chung[13] | |
| 2016 | "See Love" | featuring Nicky Wu, Lala Hsu, Jason Zhang, and He Jie |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Love Message | Xue Wei | |
| 2011 | 10+10 | ||
| 2012 | Shadows of Love | Siu Ham | |
| 2017 | Death Ouija 2 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | My MVP Valentine | Tian Yuxi (Xiao Xi) | Main role |
| 2003 | At Dolphin Bay | Yi Tianbian | Main role[14] |
| 2004 | La Robe de Mariage des Cieux | Herself | Cameo |
| 2005 | When Dolphin Met Cat | Ning Yingzi | |
| 2006 | Bump Off Lover | Xu Yizhen/Xu Yijing | Main role |
| 2007 | Romantic Princess | Huang Fushan (Xiao Mai) | Main role |
| 2013 | The Ultimate Entertainer | Herself | Contestant |
| 2016 | The Adventure for Love | Xia Yi Rou | Supporting role |
| Masked Singer China (Season 1) | Herself | Contestant | |
| 2018 | Singer 2018 | Herself/Contestant | Show host/Finalist[15] |
| Who's the Keyman | Herself | Guest, Episodes: 12, 13 | |
| Keep Running (season 6) | Herself | Guest, Episode 10 | |
| 2019 | Our Song | Herself | Guest/Substitute mentor, Episodes: 8, 9, 10 |
| The Sound (Season 2) | Herself | Guest, Episode 10 | |
| 2020 | The Treasured Voice | Herself | Regular member[16] |
| Perfect Summer | Herself | Guest, Episode 12 | |
| Crossover Singer (Season 5) | Herself | Guest, Episode 11 | |
| 2021 | The Treasured Voice (Season 2) | Herself | Regular member[17] |
| Keep Running (Season 9) | Herself | Guest, Episode 4 | |
| SPOP Wave | Herself | Guest judge, Episode 5[18] [19] | |
| 2022 | The Treasured Voice (Season 3) | Herself | Regular member |
| Ace vs Ace (Season 7) | Herself | Guest, Episode 6[20] | |
| 2023 | Infinity and Beyond (Season 2) | Herself | Regular member[21] |
| The Detectives' Adventures (Season 3) | Herself | Guest, Episode 4 | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Metro Radio Hits Awards | Best New Artist (Overseas) | |||
| 2005 | Japanese Music Awards | Most Popular Song (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | |||
| Singapore Hit Awards | Best Female Vocalist | ||||
| Best Mandarin Female Singer | Aurora | [22] | |||
| 2006 | Bump Off Lover 17 | [23] | |||
| 2007 | Best Mandarin Female Singer | ||||
| Singapore Hit Awards | Best Female Artist | ||||
| Best Stage Performance | |||||
| Artist of the Year | |||||
| Southeast Hits Awards | Most Popular Female Singer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | ||||
| Best Song | |||||
| TVB8 Awards | Most Popular Female Singer | [24] | |||
| Top Songs | "Don't Hurt" | ||||
| Hito Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "Invisible Wings" | [25] | ||
| 2008 | Romantic Princess | [26] | |||
| 2009 | Hito Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "Don't Want to Understand" | [27] | |
| 2013 | Best Stage Performance | ||||
| Good Voice Award | |||||
| 2014 | Best Album | ||||
| Best Album Producer | |||||
| All-Around Artist | |||||
| 2017 | Hito Music Awards | Best Stage Performance | |||
| Global Chinese Golden Chart | Most Popular Female Singer | ||||
| Music Radio Chinese Top Music Awards | Best Female Singer |