Angela Zhang

This article is about the Taiwanese singer and actress. For the American cancer researcher, see Angela Zhang (scientist). For the Chinese electrical engineer, see Ying Jun Zhang.
In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Zhang.
Angela Zhang
Born (1982-01-19) 19 January 1982 (age 42)
Zhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Alma materSir Winston Churchill Secondary School
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, host, entrepreneur, female shoe designer[1]
Years active2001–present
FamilyConnie Chang (sister)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張韶涵
Simplified Chinese张韶涵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Shàohán
Musical career
GenresMandopop
InstrumentVocals
LabelsLinfair, Wonderful, Ocean Butterflies

Angela Zhang (traditional Chinese: 張韶涵; simplified Chinese: 张韶涵; pinyin: Zhāng Shàohán; 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.[10] She grew up in Taiwan and Canada.

  1. ^ "月銷萬雙！張韶涵砸資千萬自創品牌鞋 神速開2店". 三立新聞. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ "张韶涵新专辑亚洲热卖 销量突破百万销量大关". Sina.com (in Chinese). 12 May 2005. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ "张韶涵庆祝《潘多拉》百万销售". Netease.com (in Chinese). 28 February 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ^ "张韶涵泣诉母女缘分已尽". Tom.com (in Chinese). 7 September 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. ^ Shu, Catherine (16 October 2009). "Pop Stop". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. ^ "张韶涵露面驳斥弃养说 控母卷光上亿积蓄". Xinhua (in Chinese). 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  7. ^ You Zuo (19 December 2019). "张韶涵逆流中归来，新专辑《？》没回到顶尖水准". Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  8. ^ Hong Minghua (8 June 2020). "2019年中国最畅销歌手榜 周杰伦林俊杰在五名外". Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. ^ "張韶涵 再度纏鬥孫協志 首張新專輯與5566對打". United Daily News (in Chinese). 28 December 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference hakka was invoked but never defined (see the help page).