# 23rd Golden Melody Awards

The 23rd Golden Melody Awards (Chinese: 第23屆金曲獎) were held on 13 June 2012 at Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. The awards ceremony gave musical awards to musicians and songs in languages such as Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Hakka.

## Winners

Below is a full list of winners and nominees Note:Bold indicates winner of that category.

### Song of the Year

* Perfect landing "put me into your (ten years behind the creation of the essence of film and television theme songs on the album)" ╱ barefoot is not hot enough
* Noah's Ark "Second Life (no where-End Edition)" ╱ believe music
* So grow up, "So grow up" ╱ Asian god of music
* Speaking of love "when it comes to love" ╱ Asian god of music
* In those years, "those years, we were chasing girls" ╱ Sony Music Taiwan

### Best Mandarin Album

* Second Life (no where-End Edition) ╱ believe music
* Wonderful Life (paperback edition) ╱ RHINOTECH music
* MY LOVE ╱ RHINOTECH music
* Where God is not allowed to cry ╱ Asian music
* When it comes to love God ╱ Asian music
* People ╱ Kung Fu Entertainment

### Best Taiwanese Album

* Island travel ╱ chaos sound production
* Musical culture forever ╱ artery
* Crescent moon ╱ universe Television
* Rolling Stone music seasons ╱
* Warner Music will miss scared ╱

### Best Hakka Album

* Liang Liang ╱ who better to create different musical life
* Wo Long ╱ Mountain Dog Big Band
* Lan took ╱ Rising Sun Culture
* ButterfLife ╱ Wade Culture

### Best Indigenous Album

* Beautiful day ╱ Harvest Publishing
* Ina childhood ╱ Amis ga Wataru Orchestra
* My Carefree Life ╱ Wind Music
* Listen to the sound ╱ Harley-woman musical
* BaLiwakes (Baal Vargas) - Nanwang sisters with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra ╱ angle head culture

### Best Music Video

* Imperial "Takasago Army" ╱ red group play, Ltd. Chong (Director: Zhuang Zhiwen)
* Lonely mad "So grow up" ╱ Yashen Music (Director: Bier Jia)
* My Love "MY LOVE" ╱ RHINOTECH Music (Director: Bier Jia)
* Bird's Nest "What troubles you" ╱ Universal Music (Director: Zhuowei Chi)
* Old Love Song "Rangers Diary Episode home in Arctic Village" ╱ Rolling Stones Music (Director: Zhou Getai)

### Best Composition

* Mayday Masa╱ Noah's Ark "Second Life (no where-End Edition)" ╱ believe music
* Jiaoan Pu ╱ you please give me some good rival "MY LOVE" ╱ RHINOTECH music
* Xie chords ╱ So grow up, "So grow up" ╱ Asian god of music
* Khalil ╱ lonely patient "? "╱ Universal Music
* Tanya ╱ Speaking of love "when it comes to love" ╱ Asian god of music

### Best Lyrics

* Mayday Ashin ╱ Noah's Ark "Second Life (no where-End Edition)" ╱ believe music
* Li Gedi ╱ you please give me some good rival "MY LOVE" ╱ RHINOTECH music
* Osamu ╱ long shot, "so what" ╱ Asian god of music
* Takeo ╱ Abba milkfish 'thoughts will be scared "╱ Warner Music
* GE greatly ╱ comes love "when it comes to love" ╱ Asian god of music
* Jonathan Lee ╱ pregnant Pearl "primary" ╱ Universal Music

### Best Music Arrangement

* Mayday Masa ╱ Noah's Ark "Second Life (no where-End Edition)" ╱ believe music
* Fan Zhezhong ╱ you please give me some good rival "MY LOVE" ╱ RHINOTECH music
* Xu Qianxiu ╱ meteorite "is not allowed to cry occasions" ╱ Asian god of music
* Tanya, Doug Petty, Charlton Pettus, Brian Allen, Jamie Wollam ╱ Speaking of love "when it comes to love" ╱ Asian god of music
* Jay ╱ sailors afraid of the water, "exclamation point (Deluxe Edition)" ╱ JVR Music

### Producer of the Year, Album

* Mayday ╱ Second Life (no where-End Edition) ╱ believe music
* Peggy Hsu ╱ ╱ bend fantasy boutiques music
* Chen Jian Qi ╱ ╱ Asian occasions are not allowed to cry God Music
* Tanya ╱ ╱ Asia God comes to love music
* Large Joanna Wang ╱ ╱ adventure Boniface Sony Music Taiwan

### Producer of the Year, Single

* Lu Zhen Huang, Guo Wenzong ╱ want freedom "Wonderful Life (paperback edition)" ╱ RHINOTECH music
* Wang Zhiping ╱ you please give me some good rival "MY LOVE" ╱ RHINOTECH music
* He official ingots, Xie chords ╱ So grow up, "So grow up" ╱ Yashen music
* Edward Chan, Charles Lee, Khalil ╱ lonely patient "? "╱ Universal Music
* Xue Zhongming ╱ those years "in those years, we were chasing girls" ╱ Sony Music Taiwan

### Best Mandarin Male Singer

* Luan Xiang ╱ put me into your (ten years behind the creation of the essence of film and television theme songs on the album) ╱ barefoot is not hot
* Yoga Lin ╱ Wonderful Life (paperback edition) ╱ RHINOTECH music
* Eason ╱? ╱ Universal Music
* Jay ╱ exclamation point (Deluxe Edition) ╱ JVR Music
* Hsiao Rhapsody ╱ ╱ Warner Music

### Best Taiwanese Male Singer

* Michael Shih ╱ ╱ island travel chaos sound production
* Barren bright ╱ ╱ artery musical culture forever
* Chris Hung ╱ ╱ Walt beautiful love song music
* Yen Yung-neng ╱ ╱ Takao Run
* Hsiao Huang-chi thoughts will surprise ╱ ╱ Warner Music

### Best Mandarin Female Singer

* A-Lin ╱ We Will Be Beter ╱ Avex we will be better
* Stefanie ╱ It's Time ╱ wonderful music
* Hebe Tien ╱ MY LOVE ╱ RHINOTECH music
* Waa Wei ╱ The occasion which is not allowed to cry ╱ Asian occasions are not allowed to cry God Music
* Mei ╱ Are You Looking At Me (You And Me Commemorate Edition) ╱ Gold Typhoon
* Tanya Chua ╱ Speaking of Love ╱ Asia God comes to love music

### Best Taiwanese Female Singer

* Shirley Maya ╱ ╱ you can not live without music Walter
* Xie Jin Yan crescent moon ╱ ╱ universe Television
* Li Yasuo ╱ ╱ seasons Rolling Stones music
* Zhan Yawen ╱ ╱ Yawen Shan Bo Ying-tai music studio
* Jennifer Love Lee (Chia) ╱ ╱ beautiful woman who say infinite music

### Best Hakka Singer

* Stuff (Tangyun Huan) ╱ happiness DNA ╱ Wo wide entertainment
* Shangguan Ganoderma ╱ ╱ who hit pretty good as life pretty different music studio
* Luo Sirong took ╱ ╱ embrace cultural Rising Sun

### Best Aboriginal Singer

* Pull Wei Shi ╱ Lao beautiful day outside ╱ ╱ Harvest Publishing
* Ilid Kaolo ╱ My Carefree Life ╱ Wind Music
* Less Ni Yao ╱ Le minutes long points ╱ Harley listen to the sound of music - women
* By Bai Weiji ╱ interpretation of music released

### Best Band

* Mayday ╱ Second Life (no where-End Edition) ╱ believe music
* Tizzy Bac telltale heart ╱ ╱ musical bent
* Pretenders pretenders ╱ ╱ Seed Music
* Mary See the Future ╱ Yes, I Am ╱ map International Multimedia
* Soda Green ╱ ╱ what you worry Universal Music

### Best Group

* Kitahara Bobcats ╱ ╱ happy tribe sing new music
* Free play free play ╱ ╱ Universal Music Soundtrack
* New Taiwan Taiwan Kang Kang band ╱ new band "eight" foot open open ╱ Rolling Stones music
* Nanwang sisters ╱ BaLiwakes (Baal Vargas) - Nanwang sisters and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra ╱ angle head culture

### Best New Artist

* Wu Nanying ╱ Wu Nanying "I just Wu Nanying" ╱ nothing more than cultural
* Girl and Robot ╱ Miss November ╱ Yashen music
* A-fu ╱ That's How It Is ╱ Forward Music
* Ilid Kaolo ╱ My Carefree Life ╱ Wind Music
* Li Jia Wei ╱ Warner Music

### Best Instrumental Album

* Tsunami TSUNAMI ╱ Samoa international supplier to the Japanese
* Forgotten Time ╱ stone
* Rolling Ashin soundtrack soundtrack ╱ monkeys led integrated marketing
* . Seediq Bale ╱ Forward Music
* Reflectors ╱ Li Xinyun music studio

### Producer of the Year, Instrumental

* Chung, Baby ╱ ╱ stone Forgotten Time
* Wang Xiwen ╱ roll bar Oshin soundtrack soundtrack ╱ monkeys led integrated marketing
* Chung's, Ken Ohtake ╱ Ken Ohtake & Friends (Ken Ohtake and friends) I Must Have Been There (deja far) ╱ Trees Music
* He Guojie ╱ ╱ Seediq Bale ‧ Forward Music
* Li Xinyun ╱ ╱ Li Xinyun music studio reflectors

### Best Instrumental Composition

* Chung, Baby ╱ who stole the Time "Forgotten Time" ╱ stone
* Wang Xiwen ╱ boy roll bar "roll bar Oshin soundtrack soundtrack" ╱ monkeys led integrated marketing
* He Guojie ╱ encounter Rainbow Bridge "Seediq ‧ Bale" ╱ Forward Music
* Hou Yongguang ╱ soul space "reflector" ╱ Li Xinyun music studio
* Hou Yongguang ╱ sad without injury traveler "reflector" ╱ Li Xinyun music studio

### Best Album Packaging

* Xiaoqing Yang (Xiaoqing Yang studio) ╱ After 75 Years ╱ Seed Music
* Forest of B ╱ 4-6 pm ╱ Yashen music
* Jia Wei Lai flattered ╱ ╱ Decca Records
* Xiaoqing Yang (Xiaoqing Yang studio) ╱ BaLiwakes (Baal Vargas) Nanwang sisters with the *National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra ╱ angle head culture
* Wei seed ╱ Ken Ohtake & Friends (Ken Ohtake and friends) I Must Have Been There (deja far) ╱ Trees Music
* Mori Chen Shou Chen (keep working iso) ╱ exclamation point (Limited USB Edition) ╱ JVR Music
* Nie Yong really ╱ you look at me (Pre hide Edition) ╱ Gold Typhoon

#### Special Contributions Award

* Wen Hsia