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Yida Huang

黄義達　/　ほぁん・いーだ

American singer

August 11, 1979 (age 46)　・　Singapore, United States

singer
songwriter

My Take

I have a lot of respect for Yida Huang as an artist with a genuine voice. A Singaporean singer-songwriter who released four albums with Sony Music Taiwan, he writes his own material, which to me signals someone with something real to express rather than just a face for a label. I'm particularly struck that when his contract ended, he dropped the 'YiDA' branding the company had used as a logo and reclaimed his own name. That choice reads as an artist refusing to be defined by a marketing identity. In a Mandopop scene full of manufactured acts, Huang strikes me as someone determined to keep his own sound.

Overview

Yida Huang (simplified Chinese: 黄义达; traditional Chinese: 黃義達; pinyin: Huáng Yìdá; born 11 August 1979) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. The capitalization of his birth name is Yida Huang, as the previous form of "YiDA" was used as a logo by Sony Music Taiwan. He has since stopped using the "YiDA" name form upon the end of his contract with the company. He has released four major albums with Sony Taiwan.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Yida Huang
Name (Japanese): 黄義達
Reading: ほぁん・いーだ
Born: August 11, 1979 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Goat
Origin: Singapore, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://huangyida.net/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%84%E7%BE%A9%E9%81%94

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