Fei yu-Ching (費玉清) The man with the golden voice......

Fei Yu-ching is a Taiwanese ballad singer.His career began in the late 1970s, and he began to build a large fan base along with his brother. He performed several theme songs for television shows, some of which were more successful than the shows themselves. he has sung numerous hits such as "Goodnight Song" (晚安曲), and "A Spray of Plum Blossoms" (一剪梅)In 2006, he featured in a duet in Jay Chou's song "Faraway". which was an instant hit. His deep, magnetic voice is often associated with the past, yet understandably, always appeals to the present. Fei has a certain charm about him in combination with his enchanting love ballads and friendly manner. And he's been building a huge fan base since the mid 1980s.

Here are a couple of my personal favorite from him.

費玉清 - 多情总为无情伤




And i love this duet with Singapore actress and singer Jacelyn Tay(甄秀珍)

費玉清甄秀珍- 知道不知道




Fay yu Ching has the most amazing voice. He is the BEST chinese male Chinese singer, and when it comes to my favorite stars from Asia, he is way up there with Teresa Teng (鄧麗君)

Horrible and Awful Singer ..

OH my God, this is so funny, i have got to share this video with you guys. i have heard some worst singing in my life time but this one takes the cake. here check out this video of this girl singing, i almost die laughing.




I inadvertently started playing this video with my volume up high....:
Dogs in the street started howling. just kidding but it could happen.

Meet Timi Zhuo....

Taiwanese singer Timi Zhuo (卓依婷) is a prominent singer who has recorded more than 600 songs in Mandarin and Taiwanese dialects. she was born on october 2 1981 and started her singing career at the very tender age of five in Taipei, Taiwan. Zhuo was such a young and beautiful girl when she started her singing career that she was given the name "Small Princess." Encouraged and arranged by her parents, she performed numerous times in China, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Zhuo is famous for her Chinese opera and New Year songs, as well as her many reditions of the late Teresa Teng's songs such as,

"Sweet Honey" (甜蜜蜜)
"Don't Pick the Roadside Flowers" (路边的野花不要采)
"The Milky Way" (云河)
"Rhyme of the Sea" (海韵)
"Thousands of Words" (千言万语)
"I Only Care About You" (我只在乎你)
"Small Town Story" (小城故事)
"Like Your Tenderness" (恰似你的温柔)
"Fragrance of the Night" (夜来香)
"The Moon Represents My Heart" (月亮代表我的心)
"Love You For 1000 Years" (爱你一万年)
"Lover" (爱人)

Here is one of my favorite videos from her...



In 1998, at the age of 17, she contracted a stomach disease; as a result, she decided to take a rest and did not perform for a few years. Although rumors spread that she had died,she returned to public performances with a concert in Beijing in the spring of 2002. Her latest album was issued on January 24, 2007 in Malaysia and China title Gong Xi Fa Ca. which means "May You Prosper," a phrase commonly used by Chinese to greet each other during Chinese New Year.

The African man who became a Chinese pop star.......

Hao Ge (郝歌) or Uwechue Emmanuel is a main land Chinese pop singer originally from Liberia, Africa. his singing career in China began when he took part in The 7 day 'Star Boulevard' singing competition on China's CCTV, winning second prize, and in the process becoming a new star in China. A graduate of the University of Liberia, he is a spaceflight engineer by profession.
After his win, Hao Ge signed up with Hua Yi Xing Fang Music Company, and performed with other big name stars like Liu Huan, Sun Nan , and Na Ying.
He has been asked to sing in the Beijing Olympics, Summer 2008.

Here are some of his performence...




My favorite is this video of his Peking opera performence..




He sings many Chinese folk songs on stage and at Chinese new year gala hosted on CCTV.
Hao Ge is now applying for Chinese nationality.

Spotlight on Taiwanese pop singer Elva Hsiao(蕭亞軒).....

Taiwanese pop singer Elva Hsiao was born on August 24, 1980 in Taipei, Taiwan. She was scouted in 1999 as she took part in a TVB talent search and got into the finals. Elva was originally signed to Virgin Records Taiwan, a sub-label of EMI, which created the stage name of 蕭亞軒 for her. Her self-titled début album in 1999 sold over 1 million copies in Asia and cemented her status in the Chinese music industry.
she was the top Taiwanese female artist. her second album broke the sales record by all the Taiwanese artists. As the contract ended in the summer of 2004, for a year, she rested as record companies fought over her next contract and Warner Music won the battle in the end, making her Warner's "fifth queen". She won countless awards and is the favorite spokesperson for many leading brands. In Taiwan, she has done television commercials for a wide diversity of major brands such as Avon, De Beers, Motorola, Pantene, and Sprite. Moreover, she has had film roles in two movies: "Infernal Affairs" (2002) and "The Butterfly Lovers" (2004).
Elva is versatile. She is renowned for her powerful, mature and pretty voice. She plays both the piano and flute,She speaks and writes some English, due to having lived for a year or two during her highschool years in Vancouver, Canada.
Here is one of my favorite music video from her,its from her fifth single called "Honey Honey Honey.

Elva Hsiao-Honey_Honey_Honey(Chinese music video)

Elva is not only beautiful and talented, she also have lovely voice, i am sure she is destine for more great things.

More classic Teresa Teng's songs.....

Most of you can probably tell by now, that i am a big big fan of the Legendary Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng.
Here are two more classic songs from the legendary late singer, ever so beautiful and so graceful, even in death her fans all over the world, chinese and non chinese speaking people still to this day enjoy her many wonderful songs, she continues to be, in by opinion, the best singer Asia has ever produce.



I love this song she call 娘心　Mother's Heart.



I have listen to these songs over and over again, but i never get tired of them, they just don't make music like these anymore.

Random Pictures....

Its been really cold lately in our part of the world, but hey this Minnesota right? we love our snow and cold weather out here, and besides you get to spend a lot of time with your family when its cold outside. here are some random pictures of a typical winter day in my life.

I get to spend time with the wife and kid

She is such a darling to be with.

My kid means the world to me

Keira is always finding ways to go outside and play in the snow.

This has been the scene outside for the past couple of weeks

snow, snow, snow, and more snow all over the place.

We like to stay home and cook lots and lots of food

Hungry anyone?

So it is really all not that bad, I love my State, and i really can't imagine myself living anywhere else.