孟庭苇


Meng, Tingwei (孟庭苇), born on 22 December 1969 in Zhanghua (彰化), Taiwan, China, is one of the most important female singers in the early 90's Mandarin pop scene. With her constant high register, crystal-clear articulation, and the subtle support from the easy-listening arrangements and productions, her unique singing style has often been commented as being ethereal, spacey, immaculate, untarnished, and rather difficult to reproduce till today. She had received an unofficial nickname Moon Princess for her hit single Look! Look! The Face of the Moon(你看你看月亮的脸). Originally named Chen, Xiumei (陈秀玫), Meng received her artist name from her initial record label Shangge(上格) through fortune-telling, with an idyllic touch in the chosen Chinese characters (庭苇 means the flower in the courtyard). Her hardcore fans often prefer using her nickname Yaya (亚亚). Her first two albums (), (), released in May and November, 1990, fell into the typical 80's Soft-Rock routines and failed to draw much attention. Her third album (), released September, 1991, introduced to the audience in the region a refreshing style characterized by her high-pitched and minor-key-dominant vocal melody-line, well articulated and emotionally rich vocal narratives, in contrast with the slow tempo and the relaxed analog synths and acoustic guitars in the background, all of which are wrapped into strong artificial reverbs, creating a gradually built-up atmosphere around the lyr...

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