Gary Chaw
Malaysian singer Gary Chaw and Singaporean singer-songwriter Tanya Chua were named Best Mandarin Male and Female Singers in the popular music category, respectively. Chua won the Best Mandarin Female Singer award for the second time; she last won the award in the 17th Golden Melody Awards. Chua's record seven nominations for her album "Goodbye &amp; Hello" are the most received by a female artist. Taiwanese musician and singer Jay Chou, who received a record-breaking eight nominations for his album "On the Run" and film "Secret", was not able to attend the event due to his tour in China. Chou's primary lyricist Vincent Fang was present to receive the award of Best Lyricist for the song "Blue and White Porcelain" (). Pop rock band Sodagreen received its second consecutive award as Best Band for its album "Incomparable Beauty".