Nan Quan Mama | |
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Chinese name | 南拳媽媽 (traditional) |
Chinese name | 南拳妈妈 (simplified) |
Pinyin | Nán Quán Māmā (Mandarin) |
Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Occupation | Singers |
Genre(s) | Mandopop |
Label(s) | Alfa Music |
Years active | 2004–2011, 2015–present |
Influenced by | Jay Chou |
Website | Nan Quan Mama@Alfa Music |
Members | |
Devon Song Jaffri Cao Sing Hom Vera Yen |
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Past members | |
G-Power Gary Yang Lara Veronin Chase Chang Yuhao Zhan |
Nan Quan Mama (traditional Chinese: 南拳媽媽; simplified Chinese: 南拳妈妈; pinyin: Nán Quán Māmā; literally: "southern school mother") is a Taiwanese music group. The name is a phrase in Chinese to explain having strength while being gentle as a mother. They are closely tied with the Taiwanese artist Jay Chou, but it was revealed after Lara and Chase Chang went solo that the name came from Jay's pen name when he was in high school when he started writing songs, and it was meant to mean 'Nan Quan's Mother', so it was actually a metaphor for Jay's mother. The group was nominated for Best Singing Group at the 19th Golden Melody Awards in 2008.
Each of the members contribute to composing their songs, and also sing together in most of their songs, although some of their songs are composed and sung solely by one of the members, such as the song "Crystal Dragonfly" (水晶蜻蜓) which was composed and sung by Lara. As of June 2006, they are the official spokespeople for Motorola in Taiwan.