Veteran Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam won top honors at the Golden Melody Awards for Asia's best Mandarin chart music in Taipei on Saturday.
Lam puma basket heart italia , who was unable to attend the ceremony held in the Taipei Arena, was crowned best female singer for her environment-themed album Gaia, which is named after the goddess of earth in Greek mythology.
"I want to thank the judge... all my teachers and every single musician I have met. I have learned so much from them," Lam said in a statement. The statement was read by the album's producer Chang Shilei, who accepted the award on behalf of Lam.
The 47-year-old held off Taiwan's pop diva Jolin Tsai and fellow Hong Kongers Ellen Joyce Loo and Gloria Tang to win her first Golden Melody best singer title.
Lam's album dominated the race for prizes with six nominations and picked up the coveted best album award, as well as best producer and best arrangement.
Taiwan's rocker Jam Hsiao puma basket heart bianche , who rose to fame after attending a local talent show, beat strong rivals - Taiwan's pop prince Jay Chou and Hong Kong's Khalil Fong - to win best male singer for his album It's All About Love.
In a highlight of the ceremony, Hsiao accepted his award from singing stars Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai, formerly one of the island's top celebrity couples, dubbed Double J by the media.
"I am so excited. I feel so cool. I want to thank all my friends who have always supported me," an emotional and visibly nervous Hsiao told the cheering crowd.
Tsai puma basket heart nere , who had four nominations, walked away with the song of the year award for "The Great Artist" from her hit dance music album MUSE.
"I want to thank all the fans who supported the song. I didn't expect it to be this popular,"