19th Golden Melody Awards

Ceremonies of the 19th Golden Melody Awards (Chinese: 第19屆金曲獎; pinyin: Dì shíjiǔ jīn qū jiǎng) were held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2008.

[2] By contrast, artists from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and Canada attended the awards ceremony for popular music categories, which was held at the Taipei Arena on 5 July, 2008.

[3] Actress sisters Barbie and Dee Shu, former news anchor Patty Hou, and actress Matilda Tao hosted this event, whose list of award presenters included Canadian recording artist Daniel Powter and Japanese drama stars Akito Kiriyama, Junta Nakama, and Yuya Takaki.

[4][5][6] Both events were broadcast on the satellite cable Azio Television channel on June 28 and July 5, respectively.

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.

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Jay Chou received a record-breaking eight nominations for songs from his album On the Run and film Secret .
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Taiwan hip hop group Da Mouth , which made its debut in 2007, received the Best Singing Group award.