Jay Chou, Karen Mok take top prizes at Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards

Sat, Jul 5 11:02 PM

HONG KONG (AP) _ Taiwanese R&B sensation Jay Chou and Hong Kong actress-singer Karen Mok have taken top honors at the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan Chinese pop's equivalent of the Grammys. In awards announced late Saturday in Taipei, Chou won best song for "Blue and White Porcelain" and Mok won best Mandarin album for "L!ve Is .

Karen Mok." Chou was also named best composer and his frequent creative partner, Vincent Fang, was named best lyricist, both for "Blue and White Porcelain.

" Malaysian Gary Chaw was named best male Mandarin singer for the album "Super Sunshine" and Singapore's Tanya Chua won in the same category for female singers. Chua was honored for the album "Goodbye & Hello.

" Taiwan's Sodagreen was named best band for the album "Unparalleled Beauty.".

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