ProfileTaiwan ‘Queen of Electronic Music’ Jeannie Hsieh survives car crash, pays off father’s debts, reignites career
- Debuts at 15, makes 18 albums, scoops numerous prestigious awards
- Badly hurt in accident, is told may never walk again, returns to stage at 49
The fifth season of China’s most popular variety show, Sisters Who Make Waves, has thrust Taiwan singer Jeannie Hsieh – known as the “Queen of Taiwanese Electronic Music” – back into the limelight.
After rising to fame at 15, releasing 18 albums, and winning two Golden Melody Awards, Hsieh, who is also known by her Chinese name Xie Jinyan, was involved in a life-threatening car accident and inherited massive gambling debts from her father.
Now, at the age of 49, she has made a triumphant return to the stage, captivating audiences once again.
Who is she ?
Born in 1974, she began her show business career at the age of 15 when she won a Legs Beauty Contest on a variety show.
Hsieh went on to win the Best Taiwanese Female Singer award at the Golden Melody Awards twice, first in 2007 for her album Provocative and again in 2012 for The Crescent Moon.
She earned the title” Queen of Taiwanese Electronic Music” among the media and her fans for her style, which combines techno and hip-hop, often in Taiwanese Hokkien and sometimes incorporating Mandarin, Cantonese and English.