Wen Hsia

Wen Hsia (Chinese: 文夏; born 1928) is a Taiwanese singer and actor.

Wen Hsia in 2006

Personal life

Wen Hsia was born Wang Jui-ho[1] in 1928,[2][3] in present-day Madou District, Tainan,[4] and studied music in Japan.[3] He is married to Wen Hsiang,[5] who was also a singer.[6]

Career

From the 1950s to the 1960s, Wen Hsia was known for his cover songs performed in Taiwanese Hokkien,[7] a practice that began in the 1930s with Japanese-language originals.[8] He also sang in Japanese.[2] Over the course of his career, Wen Hsia wrote more than 2,000 songs.[3] During martial law in Taiwan, Hokkien pop was heavily censored and Wen Hsia became known as the "king of banned songs," as almost 100 of his songs were banned.[9] Wen Hsia's songs became regarded as classics.[6][10] At the 23rd Golden Melody Awards in 2012, Wen Hsia received the Golden Melody Lifetime Contribution Award.[2][11]

As an actor, Wen Hsia starred in Joseph Kuo's remakes of the Japanese Wataridori film series, in which the protagonist was originally portrayed by Akira Kobayashi.[12]

References
  1. 謝, 佩玲 (9 October 2019). "「國寶歌王」文夏疑遭看護餵毒　家屬憤而提告！". Newtalk (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. "GIO names Golden Melody Awards nominees". Taiwan Today. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. Loa, Iok-sin (3 March 2011). "Singer calls for action, not words in music promotion". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. "「國寶歌王」文夏疑遭餵毒 警將傳喚男看護到案". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 9 October 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. Hsiao, Sherry (10 October 2019). "Caregiver says he did not give singer Wen Hsia drugs". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. "Green Island plans festival". Taipei Times. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  7. 張瑋芩 (2011). 當日語歌化身為台語歌—文夏翻唱歌曲詞曲配合的探討 The Texual [sic] and Melodic Arrangement in Wen-hsia’s Taiwanese Cover Songs (Thesis). doi:10.6342/NTU.2011.00350.
  8. Tsai, Eva; Ho, Tung-Hung; Jian, Miaoju (2019). Made in Taiwan: Studies in Popular Music. Routledge. p. 184. ISBN 9781351119122.
  9. Ko, Shu-ling (15 July 2007). "20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF MARTIAL LAW:Taiwanese society under martial law remembered". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  10. "Events and entertainment listings". Taipei Times. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  11. Chen, Christie (23 June 2012). "Mayday biggest winner at Golden Melody Awards". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  12. Lee, Daw-Ming (2012). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 223. ISBN 9780810879225.
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