Today one of Taiwan’s best-known musical exports with over fifty million records
sold, indigenous Puyama singer-songwriter A-Mei Chang (張惠妹) has long held the
unofficial title of ‘Queen of Mandopop’ amongst her most adoring fans. Born
Kulilay Amit on August 9th, 1972 in Beinan, she first emerged on the
Mandarin-language music scene in 1992 as a finalist on the Taipei talent show
Five Lights, which she re-entered and won the following year. After a brief
spell touring with her cousin’s band, Relax Orchestra, as their lead vocalist,
she was scouted by Forward Music, with whom she p...