Nan Quan Mama | |||||||
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| Born | Taiwan | ||||||
| Occupation | Musical group | ||||||
| Years active | 2004–2011, 2015–present | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 南拳媽媽 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 南拳妈妈 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
| Origin | Taiwan | ||||||
| Genres | Mandopop | ||||||
| Labels | Alfa Music (2004-2008) Seed Music (2016–present) | ||||||
| Members | Devon Song Jaffri Cao Sing Hom Jie Cheng | ||||||
| Past members | Yuri Chan G-Power Gary Yang Lara Veronin Chase Chang Vera Yen | ||||||
| Website | NQMaMa | ||||||
Nan Quan Mama (Chinese: 南拳媽媽; pinyin: Nán Quán Māmā; lit. 'southern fist mother') is a Taiwanese music group. The name is a phrase in Mandarin to explain having strength while being gentle as a mother. They are closely tied with the well-known artist Jay Chou, but it was revealed after Lara and Chase Chang went solo that the name came from Jay's pen name when he was in high school when he started writing songs, and it was meant to mean 'Nan Quan's Mother', so it was actually a metaphor for Jay's mother.[1] The group was nominated for Best Singing Group at the 19th Golden Melody Awards in 2008.[2]
Each of the members contribute to composing their songs, and also sing together in most of their songs, although some of their songs are composed and sung solely by one of the members, such as the song "Crystal Dragonfly" (水晶蜻蜓) which was composed and sung by Lara. As of June 2006, they are the official spokespeople for Motorola in Taiwan.[3]