Zhang Huimei

Kulilay Amit (Beinan: Kulilay Amit, born August 9, 1972), whose Chinese name is Zhang Huimei, nicknamed Amei, is a Taiwanese female singer and music producer. She is from the Daba Liujiu tribe (Beinan ethnic group) in Beinan Township, Taitung County. In 1992, he participated in the "Five Lights Award" to defend the title of 4 degrees and 5 levels and became known. In 1993, he participated again and became the star of Five Lights at 5 degrees and 5 levels. She made her official debut in 1996 with her first solo album "Sisters". She has a very high influence and status in the Chinese pop music scene. She is regarded as the "Queen of Chinese pop music" and has the honorific title of "Sister God". Zhang Huimei has released 19 solo albums since her debut. She has won the Golden Song Award three times with her albums "Real" (2001), "Amit" (2009) and "Paranoid Side" (2014). She has sold more than 55 million records so far, held more than 400 concerts, and accumulated more than 8 million viewers. She is the record holder for Chinese female singers in record sales, concerts, and viewership. In addition, she has also tried different types of performances such as musicals and short films. She won the Billboard Magazine Asia's Most Popular Singer Award in 1998 and represented Taiwan in Japan to participate in NHK's annual music program "Asia Live Dream". In the same year, she also won the "Golden Award for Female Singer" at the "Top Music Awards Ceremony" and the "Most Popular Female Singer in the Asia-Pacific Region" at the "Golden Song Awards Ceremony". She is currently the only Taiwanese singer to win these two awards. In 1999, she became one of the protagonists of NHK's "Who's Who in Asia" special program and received an exclusive interview. In 2000, she was awarded one of the Ten Outstanding Youth Awards of the Republic of China. In 2004, she won the second World Peace Music Award, and was the only winner of this award in Greater China. She is the singer with the most nominations for the Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin (Chinese) Female Singer, with a total of 14 nominations, including winning 3 times. She has performed at the ceremony 8 times and is also the creator of the record for the most performances at the Golden Melody Awards. A-Mei has been reported or interviewed by international media such as BIO, Discovery Channel, CNN, and Reuters. In 2002, she was on the cover of the Asian edition of Time magazine and was selected as one of the top 20 influential people in Asia. She was the cover of Asia Weekly twice in 1999 and 2002. She was the cover of Newsweek Asia in early 2000.