Wen Hsia

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Wen Hsia in 2006

Wen Hsia (Chinese: 文夏; born 1928) is a Taiwanese singer and actor.

Personal life[]

Wen Hsia was born Wang Jui-ho[1] in 1928,[2][3] in present-day Madou District, Tainan,[4] and studied music in Japan.[3] He is married to Wen Hsiang,[5] who was also a singer.[6]

Career[]

From the 1950s to the 1960s, Wen Hsia was known for his cover songs performed in Taiwanese Hokkien,[7] a practice that began in the 1930s with Japanese-language originals.[8] He also sang in Japanese.[2] Over the course of his career, Wen Hsia wrote more than 2,000 songs.[3] During martial law in Taiwan, Hokkien pop was heavily censored and Wen Hsia became known as the "king of banned songs," as almost 100 of his songs were banned.[9] Wen Hsia's songs became regarded as classics.[6][10] At the 23rd Golden Melody Awards in 2012, Wen Hsia received the Golden Melody Lifetime Contribution Award.[2][11]

As an actor, Wen Hsia starred in Joseph Kuo's remakes of the Japanese Wataridori film series, in which the protagonist was originally portrayed by Akira Kobayashi.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ 謝, 佩玲 (9 October 2019). "「國寶歌王」文夏疑遭看護餵毒　家屬憤而提告！". Newtalk (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "GIO names Golden Melody Awards nominees". Taiwan Today. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Loa, Iok-sin (3 March 2011). "Singer calls for action, not words in music promotion". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "「國寶歌王」文夏疑遭餵毒 警將傳喚男看護到案". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 9 October 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. ^ Hsiao, Sherry (10 October 2019). "Caregiver says he did not give singer Wen Hsia drugs". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Green Island plans festival". Taipei Times. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. ^ 張瑋芩 (2011). 當日語歌化身為台語歌—文夏翻唱歌曲詞曲配合的探討 The Texual [sic] and Melodic Arrangement in Wen-hsia’s Taiwanese Cover Songs (Thesis). doi:10.6342/NTU.2011.00350.
  8. ^ Tsai, Eva; Ho, Tung-Hung; Jian, Miaoju (2019). Made in Taiwan: Studies in Popular Music. Routledge. p. 184. ISBN 9781351119122.
  9. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (15 July 2007). "20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF MARTIAL LAW:Taiwanese society under martial law remembered". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Events and entertainment listings". Taipei Times. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  11. ^ Chen, Christie (23 June 2012). "Mayday biggest winner at Golden Melody Awards". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  12. ^ Lee, Daw-Ming (2012). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 223. ISBN 9780810879225.

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