THIRD TIME'S A CHARM FOR CHINESE SINGER-SONGWRITER

Guo Ding finds inspirations from science-fiction movies for his latest multi-award nominating album The Silent Star Stone, in which he uses evocative lyrics to draw listeners in, Chen Nan reports

Guo Ding's latest album may not have won any of the awards it was nominated for at the recent 28th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, but the Chinese mainland singer-songwriter is nonetheless grateful for the experiences the success of his work has brought him.

His 2016 album The Silent Star Stone, which was written, arranged and produced by himself, won six nominations at the prestigious awards, including Album of the Year,