Elva Hsiao (Traditional Chinese: 蕭亞軒; Simplified Chinese: 萧亚轩; Pinyin: Xiāo Yǎxuān) or Elva Siu is a Taiwanese C-pop singer. She was born on August 24 in Taipei, Taiwan, in either 1979 or 1980 (different sources disagree). She speaks fluent English, due to having lived part of her childhood in Vancouver, Canada, and she often sprinkles the predominantly Mandarin Chinese lyrics of her songs with English. Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... Taiwan is mostly mountainous in the east but gradually changes to gently sloping plains in the west. ... C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese pop. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Vancouver (pronounced ) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. ... This article is on all of the Northern Chinese dialects. ...

Elva Hsiao sang the song "U Make Me Wanna", which appeared on her album Love's Theme Song, Kiss (2002), with British boy band Blue. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... A boyband (British English)—or boy band (American English)—is a type of pop group featuring between three and six young male singers who are usually also dancers. ... Blue in Salerno, Italy, 2005 Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:Blue (boy band) Blue was a British boy band consisting of four members: Lee Ryan, Duncan James, Antony Costa, and Simon Webbe. ...

In Taiwan, she has done television commercials for a wide diversity of products, ranging from cellular phones to jewelry to makeup, for major brands such as Avon, De Beers, Motorola, Pantene, and Sprite. A television commercial (often called an advert in the United Kingdom) is a form of advertising in which goods, services, organizations, ideas, etc. ... Cellular redirects here. ... Jewelry (the American spelling; spelled jewellery in Commonwealth English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... Cosmetics or makeup are substances to enhance the beauty of the human body, apart from simple cleaning. ... McDonalds, represented by the Golden Arches, is one of the worlds most famous brands In marketing, a brand is the symbolic embodiment of all the information connected with a company, product or service. ... Avon Products, Inc. ... The De Beers Group is a Johannesburg- and London-based diamond mining and trading corporation. ... Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is an international communications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. ... Pantene is a brand of hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble. ... It has been suggested that Sprite Remix be merged into this article or section. ...

She has had film roles in two movies: Infernal Affairs (2002) and The Butterfly Lovers (2004). Infernal Affairs (Chinese: 無間道; Pinyin: ) is a stylish 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... The Butterfly Lovers is a Chinese legend about the tragic romance between two lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, or Liang Zhu, from whom the name of the legend is known in Chinese (梁山伯與祝英台, pinyin: Liáng Shānbó yǔ Zhù Yīngtái, often abbreviated as 梁祝, Liáng-Zhù). The... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Elva was originally signed to Virgin Music, a sub-label of EMI, however, the contract ended in summer of 2004. For a year, Elva rested as record companies fought over her next contract. It ended up becoming a battle between Warner Music Taiwan and Sony BMG, Warner Music won the battle in the end. Elva signed into Warner Music on March 23rd, 2005, making her Warner's "fifth queen" (after Stefanie Sun, A-Mei, Na Ying, and Sammi Cheng). Fans were overjoyed at this, and waited for the coming of a new album, which Warner had promised would be released in June 2005. However, Warner Music Taiwan faced some serious issues during this time, including executives resigning and a change of staff members. Many other Warner artists (including Stefanie Sun, Machi, A-Mei, and F.I.R.) were affected and did not see much promotion. However, none faced as big a trouble as Elva, whose album was delayed until September, then October, then November, December, until Warner announced that the album will be delayed for as long as necessary. This angered the fans, who have been waiting patiently, their protests spammed the forums of Warner Music Taiwan, causing the entire website to be out of service for a week. The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Kensington in London, in the United Kingdom. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... Stefanie Sun (Simplified Chinese: 孙燕姿; Traditional Chinese: 孫燕姿; Pinyin: Sūn Yànzī; Teochew: Sng Yì-che) is a Singaporean professional pop singer. ... Chang Hui-mei (Chinese: 張惠妹; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang Hui-mei; born August 9, 1972), popularly known as A-Mei (阿妹), is a Taiwanese pop singer. ... Na Ying (那英 in Chinese) is a famous female vocalist in China. ... Sammi Cheng (鄭秀文) (Cantonese: Cheng Sau-Man; Mandarin pinyin: Zhèng Xìuwén, born August 19, 1972, Place of Origin: Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. ... Stefanie Sun (Simplified Chinese: 孙燕姿; Traditional Chinese: 孫燕姿; Pinyin: Sūn Yànzī; Teochew: Sng Yì-che) is a Singaporean professional pop singer. ... Machi Machi (sometimes 麻吉) is a popular Taiwanese hip hop group. ... Chang Hui-mei (Chinese: 張惠妹; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang Hui-mei; born August 9, 1972), popularly known as A-Mei (阿妹), is a Taiwanese pop singer. ... F.I.R. - Fairyland In Reality F.I.R. (飛兒樂團 or 飛兒) is a popular Taiwanese music group. ...

In February 2006, however, a Warner representative promised in an interview that the album will be released around late March/early April. It was only a few weeks later that magazine articles reported another change of staff members and the possibilities of the album being delayed into late April/early May. The fans, though angered, are too tired to do anything more as all they can do now is simply wait and hope that this delay would be the last.

Discography

Original albums

• Elva Hsiao Self-Titled Album (蕭亞軒同名專輯 Xiao Ya Xuan Tong Ming Zhuan Ji) (1999)
• Red Rose (紅薔薇 Hong Qiang Wei) (2000)
• Tomorrow (明天 Ming Tian) (2001)
• 4 U (2002)
• Love's Theme Song, Kiss (愛的主打歌，吻 Ai De Zhu Da Ge, Wen) (2002)
• In Love With Love (愛上愛 Ai Shang Ai) (2003)
• Fifth Avenue (第五大道 Di Wu Da Dao) (2003)

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Collections and compilations

• Beautiful Episode (美麗的插曲 Mei Li De Cha Qu) (2004)

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External links

• Loveelva.com - Official site
• Elva-Siu.com - Chinese language site
• ChinaStar.com Elva Hsiao information page
• ILoveMusic.com.sg Elva Hsiao information page
• MTVChinese.com Elva Hsiao information page (in Chinese)
• YesAsia.com Elva Hsiao page
• "Elva ties knot with Warner Records" - Xinhua news article
• Elva Hsiao Winamp skins

• - Elva Circles Club!!