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The Best of Golden Melody Awards 2013: Double J All The Buzz!

Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards 2013 was held at the Taipei Arena in Taiwan on Saturday, 6 July. Here's what you missed!

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On the red carpet of the Golden Melody Awards 2013

Taiwanese American Christine Fan arrives at the 24th Golden Melody Awards on July 6, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Golden Melody Awards is one of the world's biggest annual events in Chinese-language pop music.

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Taiwanese singer Ann arrives at the 24th Golden Melody Awards on July 6, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan. Ann is nominated as the Best New Artist at this year's Golden Melody Awards-one of the world's biggest annual events in Chinese-language pop music.

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Japanese singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama arrives on the red carpet of the 24th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Taiwanese singer Jay Chou arrives on the red carpet of the 24th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Singaporean singer Tanya Chua arrives on the red carpet of the 24th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Malaysian singer Fish Leong arrives on the red carpet of the 24th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Hong Kong singer Khalil Fong arrives on the red carpet of the 24th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Taiwanese singer Jam Hsiao arrives on the red carpet of the 24th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Highlights at Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards

Taiwan singer Miss Ko celebrates after winning the Best New Artist award at the 24th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei July 6, 2013.

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Chinese singer Sasha Li poses after winning the Best Taiwanese Female Artist award at the 24th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei July 6, 2013. REUTERS/Steven Chen

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Taiwanese actress Amber Kuo, right and Taiwanese singer Chang Chenyue interact during the award ceremony of the 24th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Taiwanese singer Christine Fan, left, and Malaysian singer Fish Leong hold each other`s hands during the award ceremony of the 24th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Taiwanese singer Jam Hsiao, right, receives a trophy from Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, left, and Jolin Tsai during the award ceremony of the 24th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Hong Kong singer Khalil Fong, left, and Taiwanese singer Jam Hsiao do funny actions with their hands during the award ceremony of the 24th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, left, and hostess Tao Chingying perform together during the award ceremony of the 24th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Taiwanese rock band May Day perform at the award ceremony of the 24th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, 6 July 2013.

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Veteran Hong Kong singer Sandy Lam won top honours at the Golden Melody Awards for Asia’s best Mandarin chart music in Taipei on Saturday (6 July 2013).

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Lam, who was absent from the ceremony in Taipei Arena, was crowned best female singer for her environment-themed album Gaia, named after the goddess of earth in Greek mythology.

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Taiwan's Jam Hsiao won the best male singer award while 32-year-old Jolin Tsai took home the best song of the year for her love sonnet "The Great Artist."

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The Double J (Jay Chou & Jolin Tsai) excitement

Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai at 24th Golden Melody Awards 2013 (cr:周杰伦音乐歌友会). Photo from @JayChouFansID/Twitter.

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The audience were excited to see "Double J" (nickname for Jolin Tsai and Jay Chou) reunite on stage for the best male singer award presentation.

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About the Golden Melody Awards

The Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan's equivalent of the Grammy Awards, was established in 1990 with the aim of encouraging musical talents as part of the government efforts to recognize outstanding achievements of the local pop music industry.

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Related news: Jay Chou singing on "Rooftop" and Christine Fan in Malaysia this July

Christine Fan and Henley Hii will be at the 30-Hour Famine Malaysia, a global movement against hunger and poverty, happening 13-14 July 2013.

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Jay Chou stars in "Rooftop" - a musical combining elements of martial arts and special effects - coming to Malaysian cinemas this July.

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