Wen Yin Liang Explained

Wen Yin Liang
Native Name:	梁文音
Native Name Lang:	zh-Hant
Birth Date:	1987 4, df=y
Birth Place:	Maolin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Label:	Universal Music Taiwan
Alias:	Leheane Palray
Occupation:	Singer
Module2:	Child: yes T: 梁文音 P: Liáng Wényīn Phfs: Liòng Vùn-yîm Poj: Liông Bûn-im

Wen Yin Liang (Rukai: Leheane Palray;^[1] or Rachel Liang born 8 April 1987) is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer.

Early life

Lian was born in Maolin, Kaohsiung on 8 April 1987. She is of Rukai and Tayal descent. Her parents passed away when she was young. At 13, she and her younger brother entered Christian Mountain Children's Home, while her older sister works and studies.^[2]

In 2006, she entered and won the Princess Baleng singing competition held by the variety show Blackie's Teenage Club. This earned her the nickname "Princess Baleng". Afterwards, she joined the cast of the show briefly.^[3]

In 2007, she entered episode 20 of the first season of One Million Star, which featured a PK-style singing battle, as a challenger. She competed against Peter Pan and won. The good result prompted her to enter the second season as a contestant. She finished in second place.^[4]

Collaborations

• "Forgotten Happiness" (幸福的忘記) (2013) with Eric Suen from his 11th Mandarin studio album Love.. Actually as well from her first EP Don't Wanna Be Friends After Breakup.

Controversy

In 2013, when the petition-initiated bill to revise the Civil Code to allow for same-sex couples to marry was introduced, a protest was held on Ketagalan Boulevard on 30 November.^[5] In an interview after a Christian concert in America, Liang explained her absence from the protest and made certain comments that were considered discriminatory by netizens,^[6] particularly her comments that "her homosexual friends...need to be restored by God."^[7]

She has indicated multiple times throughout the years that her comments were misunderstood.^[8] In June 2020, she explain her comments and the controversy in an exclusive interview .^[9]

Personal life

Liang is Christian. In 2016, she married Chang Nien-ping, a missionary. They divorced in 2020.^[10]

Discography

Release order	Data	Tracks
1st	《Love Poems (愛的詩篇)》 Issue date: 12 December 2008 Record label: Universal Music Language:Mandarin
2nd	《Love Will Always Be Here (愛，一直存在)》 Issue Date: 20 November 2009 Record label: Universal Music Language: Mandarin
3rd	《Lover & Friend (情人×知己)》 Issue Date: 29 April 2011 Record label: Universal Music Language: Mandarin
4th	《Yellow Jacket (黃色夾克)》 Issue Date: 4 January 2013 Record label: Universal Music Language: Mandarin
5th	《Diffuse Love Songs (漫情歌)》 Issue Date: 9 October 2014 Record label: Universal Music Language: Mandarin
6th	《The View From the Passenger (副駕駛座的風景)》 Issue Date: 18 May 2018 Record label: Universal Music Language: Mandarin
7th	《Treat Her Well (好好對待她)》 Issue Date: 14 October 2022 Record label: Universal Music Language: Mandarin

Notes and References

1. Web site: 我没有逼她. 27 September 2010. jlm7648. 痞客邦.
2. Web site: TVBS . 孤兒之父逝！ 梁文音、楊恩典現身追思│TVBS新聞網 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240605224243/https://news.tvbs.com.tw/life/215793 . 2024-06-05 . 2024-06-05 . TVBS . zh-tw.
3. Web site: 2019-02-02 . 揭秘！這些人當年都曾是黑澀會美眉 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190208124826/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%8F%AD%E7%A7%98%EF%BC%81%E9%80%99%E4%BA%9B%E4%BA%BA%E7%95%B6%E5%B9%B4%E9%83%BD%E6%9B%BE%E6%98%AF%E9%BB%91%E6%BE%80%E6%9C%83%E7%BE%8E%E7%9C%89-110708616.html . 2019-02-08 . 2024-06-05 . Yahoo News . zh-Hant-TW.
4. Web site: 2021-07-25 . 13年前《星光》力壓梁文音！男星奪冠隔天慘撞車 百萬獎金扣稅＋賠償只剩這些 娛樂 CTWANT . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021023147/https://www.ctwant.com/article/130409 . 2021-10-21 . 2024-06-05 . www.ctwant.com . zh-Hant-TW.
5. Web site: 2013-12-03 . 1130性別遊行 阻擋風波延燒 - 台灣醒報 Awakening News Networks . 2024-06-05 . anntw.com . en.
6. Web site: ETtoday新聞雲 . 2013-12-21 . 反「多元成家法案」 梁文音：同性戀朋友需要被神恢復 ETtoday星光雲 ETtoday新聞雲 . 2024-06-05 . star.ettoday.net . zh-Hant.
7. Web site: 2013-12-22 . 「同性戀需被神恢復」　梁文音遭轟歧視 NOWnews 今日新聞 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150407190436/http://www.nownews.com/n/2013/12/22/1063473 . 2015-04-07 . 2024-06-05 . NOWnews 今日新聞.
8. Web site: 2022-10-18 . 梁文音「同性戀需要被神恢復」遭網友重提　網紅好友澄清：她很愛我們 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221028233032/https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20221018edi021/ . 2022-10-28 . 2024-06-05 . www.mirrormedia.mg.
9. Web site: 2022-10-26 . 獨家／梁文音還原「神恢復」本意！明明就同志友善　揹黑鍋10年盼被了解 娛樂星聞 三立新聞網 SETN.COM . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103181010/https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=1198103 . 2022-11-03 . 2024-06-05 . 三立新聞網 SETN.COM.
10. Web site: 2020-07-13 . 老公懺悔不忠 梁文音認離婚 . 2024-06-05 . Yahoo News . zh-Hant-TW.