Naiwen Yang

Faith Naiwen Yang 楊乃文. Pinyin Yáng Nǎiwén Born 2 March 1974 Is A Taiwanese Musician. She Grew Up In Sydney Australia And Studied Biology And Genetics At The University Of Sydney. In 2000 Yang Won The Golden Melody Award For Best Female Mandarin Singer For The Album Silence. After Graduating From Sydney University Yang Returned To Taiwan To Start A Music Career. She Soon Gained Recognition At The University And Pub Circuit In Taiwan While Touring With Her Backing Band - Monster. In 1996 She Signed With Magicstone Records. Her First Two Albums Are Heavily Influenced By The Australian Pub Rock Style With A Gothic Undertone Noticeable In Tracks Such As "Silence" "Fear" And "Monster" While Her Third Album Has A Lighter Pop Style With Only Hints Of The Anger Evident In The First Two Recordings. All Three Albums Were Major Hits In Taiwan And In 2000 Faith Won The Taiwan Golden Music Awards For Best Female Performer Got Nominated For Best Album Silence . Yang Did Not Renew Her Contract With Magicstone Claiming The Label Had Become Too Commercial For Her Style Of Music. In 2004 It Was Reported That She Had Signed With Sony Label Silver Fish Records. Her First Album With Silver Fish Records Continuation 女爵 Was Released December 2007 With Self-Selected An Album Of English-Language Covers Released In April 2009. Yang Also Works As A Fashion And Cosmetics Model For Companies Such As Rado And Neutrogena As Well As Continuing To Tour On The Taiwan Pub Circuit. She Has Also Considered A Number Of Acting Roles. In 2000 Yang Played The Lead Role In The 20-Part Web Movie 175 Degrees Of Colour Blindness 175度色盲 . read less