14th Golden Melody Awards
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The 14th Golden Melody Awards ceremony was held at the National Taiwan University Sports Center
in Taipei
, Taiwan
. The ceremony was pushed back to August 2, 2003 from the original May date due to the SARS
outbreak.
In this year event, Hong Kong singer Eason Chan
won "The album of the year" and "Best Male Singer" resort to his studio album called "Special Thanks To...". He is the first non-Taiwanese singer that win "The album of the year" and the second non-Taiwanese singer that win "Best Male Singer".
National Taiwan University Sports Center
National Taiwan University Sports Center is a major multi-purpose indoor arena in National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan. It was built by and is now managed by National Taiwan University. The sports center has 4,200 seats....
in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. The ceremony was pushed back to August 2, 2003 from the original May date due to the SARS
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a respiratory disease in humans which is caused by the SARS coronavirus . Between November 2002 and July 2003 an outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong nearly became a pandemic, with 8,422 cases and 916 deaths worldwide according to the WHO...
outbreak.
In this year event, Hong Kong singer Eason Chan
Eason Chan
Eason Chan Yik-shun is a prominent male singer in Hong Kong's music industry. Undoubtedly one of the most dominant male singers in the post-1997 era of Hong Kong music industry. Eason Chan has been praised by Time magazine as a front runner in the next generation of Cantopop...
won "The album of the year" and "Best Male Singer" resort to his studio album called "Special Thanks To...". He is the first non-Taiwanese singer that win "The album of the year" and the second non-Taiwanese singer that win "Best Male Singer".