Olivia Han

Han Mei-hua (Chinese: 韓美花; born October 31, 1965), known commonly as Olivia Han, is a Tsengian singer-songwriter and record producer. She is often called the "Princess of Tsengge" due to her vocal range and being one of the best-selling artists in Tseng music, with 41 million records sold. She is the younger sister of Margaret Han, another singer.

Han is one of the "Tsengge Eight", a group of famous Tsengge singers in the late-1980s to the early-2000s.

Early life
Han Mei-hua was born on October 31, 1965, in Xitun, Nankou (today Sandiao), Tseng, to an upper-middle class family. She had 4 siblings, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Her father was a pilot in the Tseng Air Force and her mother was a famous veterinarian.

Han attended the Isabella I All-Girls High School in Callentown. She took music as an option mistakenly, however Han later said "it was the best decision I ever made".

Career
The young Han learned to sing and soon won prizes and awards in talent shows and competition. One of her friends suggested her to become a singer. In 1982 Han moved to Tseng City, where she signed a deal with Xinlan Records. Han released her first album, I Am (我是), in 1984. She briefly moved to California, US, where she attended and graduated with a degree in music.

Her second album The Joys of Life (生活的樂趣) (1987) was launched to critical acclaim and became the best-selling album in Tseng of 1987. She won the famous Golden Tune Award, for Best Female Mandarin Singer, in that year.

In 1991 Han received a nomination. After a ten-year hiatus from 1998 to 2008, Han released another album called One (一).

Studio albums

 * 1984: I Am (我是)
 * 1987: The Joys of Life (生活的樂趣)
 * 1989: Olivia Han (韓美花)
 * 1993: Promise? (承諾?)
 * 1998: The City Lights (城市的燈光)
 * 2008: One (一)
 * 2017: Peace and Quiet (和平與安靜)

Compilation albums

 * 1994: 10 Years of Olivia Han
 * 2004: Olivia Han Greatest Hits

Live albums

 * 1989: Sounds of Tseng 1989
 * 1993: Sounds of Tseng 1993
 * 2004: Wind and Fire (風與火)