Nicky Lee, Jolin Tsai win Mandarin pop music awards

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2007

TAIPEI (AFP) — Korean American singer Nicky Lee and Taiwanese pop diva Jolin Tsai took home top honours Saturday at Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards, dubbed the Chinese-language Grammys.

Lee, who has released records in his native South Korea, collected the Best Male Singer award with his R and B album "I'm Your Baby."

"I want to thank my parents, my company and my producer ... I will work even harder from now on," said an emotional Lee.

The category saw the most diverse entries with Lee vying with Taiwan's David Tao and Kenji Wu, Singapore's Wayne Lam, and Malaysia's Gary Chaw.

Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai collected the Best Female Singer prize for her album "Dancing Diva," a fusion of hip hop, reggae, rock and roll, ballads and Middle Eastern...