Enno Cheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.
Enno Cheng
鄭宜農
Born
Cheng Yi Nung

(1987-03-19) 19 March 1987 (age 37)
Yilan County, Taiwan
Other namesEnno, Enno Zheng, Zheng Yi-Nong
Occupation(s)Film actor, singer-songwriter, author
Years active2007–present
ParentCheng Wen-tang (鄭文堂)

Enno Cheng (Chinese: 鄭宜農; pinyin: Zhèng Yínóng) is a Taiwanese indie singer-songwriter who is also an author and a film actress. She is currently part of the band Chocolate Tiger (猛虎巧克力) in addition to performing and releasing albums solo. She is the daughter of film director Cheng Wen-tang, who she often collaborates with by writing screenplays and film scores as well as performing in his films.[1]

Career

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She attended Tamkang University and majored in Chinese, but took a leave of absence in 2007.[2]

She first appeared in the film industry in 2007 in the film Summer's Tail, where she portrayed the main character Yvette Chang. She also composed and wrote for the film. Her performance was praised in The Hollywood Reporter although the film itself was panned.[3] She was also nominated for the Best New Performer award at the 44th Golden Horse Awards for her role.[4] She was cast as Wen, a betel nut beauty, in the 2009 film Tears.[5]

Her debut album "Neptune" (海王星) was released by White Wabbit Records in July 2011.[6]

She performed on 30 August 2019 in Kuala Lumpur as part of an official musical exchange spearheaded by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture between Taiwan and Malaysia, along with math rock band Elephant Gym, Formosan aboriginal singer Chalaw Passiwali, and Malaysian band Pastel Lite.[7] She was slated to perform at SXSW 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[8]

In 2023, Cheng won Best Female Singer in Taiwanese and Best Album in Taiwanese at the 34th Golden Melody Awards.[9]

Personal life

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Cheng married Sam Yang, the lead singer for band Fire EX. in 2013. They amicably divorced in 2016, at which time she announced that she was gay.[10][11]

Activism and politics

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In 2009, Cheng posed for photographer Clive Arrowsmith as part of the "T for Tibet" campaign, in which celebrities were photographed forming the letter "T" with their hands, along with other Taiwanese musicians Fire EX., Panai Kusui, and Chthonic.[12]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cheng gave a performance remotely for the inauguration of President Tsai Ing-wen's second term.[13]

In May 2020, Cheng recorded a track for the album T-POP: No Fear In Love, a compilation album celebrating the one-year anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, with others including 9m88.[14]

Filmography

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Films

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  • Summer's Tail 夏天的尾巴 (2007)
  • Tears 眼淚 (2009)
  • Maverick (2015)

Television

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[15] [16]

Discography

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Solo albums

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  • Neptune (2011)
  • Pluto (2017)
  • Dear Uranus (2019)
  • 2021 完人線上Tour 演唱會Live (2021)
  • Mercury Retrograde (2022)

with Chocolate Tiger

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  • Nighttime Factory (夜工廠) (2013)
  • YI-CHUN (怡君) (2015)

Bibliography

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  • Summer's Tail (2007)

References

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  1. ^ "鄭宜農合作老爸鄭文堂 配樂超崩潰" [Enno Cheng works with father Cheng Wen-tang, on the verge of a breakdown from score writing]. Liberty Times. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ "鄭宜農搖滾夏天 恨透怪名字" [Enno Cheng rocks the summer, hates her weird name]. Liberty Times. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ Kerr, Elizabeth (6 October 2007). "A Summer's Tail". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". Golden Horse Film Festival.
  5. ^ Lee, Maggie (13 November 2009). "Tears – Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ^ "海王星". Discogs.
  7. ^ Kuay, Chau-churh; Ko, Lin (20 August 2019). "Taiwan, Malaysia musicians to hold joint bash in Kuala Lumpur". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. ^ Eggertsen, Chris (16 October 2019). "SXSW Announces First Wave of 2020 Performers". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Golden Melody Awards celebrate linguistic diversity - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  10. ^ Marcus, Bennett (22 April 2020). "6 LGBT hookups, break-ups and scandals that shocked Taiwan's movie and music scenes – from Aaron Yan to Enno Cheng". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Taiwan musician Enno Cheng announces divorce, comes out as lesbian". Gay Star News. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  12. ^ Shih, Eric (11 July 2009). "Shooting for the stars". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. ^ "小英總統連任就職音樂會 客家子弟黃子軒新竹州廳接力線上演唱" [President Tsai's inauguration concert, various artists give online performances]. Liberty Times. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  14. ^ Hsiao, Sherry (25 May 2020). "Equality campaign marks same-sex law anniversary". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  15. ^ Enno Cheng at douban.com
  16. ^ Enno Cheng at chinesemov.com
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