Famous Taiwanese singer passed away! His songs have become popular throughout the country. Now, in Taiwan, he is a singer
Wan Shalang, a 74 year old veteran artist from Taiwan and a mountain singing king, passed away on the morning of June 18th.
Wan Sha Lang on the Spring Festival Gala
According to reports from Dongsen News, CTV News, and others, Wan Shalang, formerly known as Wang Zhongyi, was born in 1949 and is a Taiwanese singer of the Beinan ethnic group. His stage name Wan Shalang means "adult warrior". As an indigenous person of Taiwan, his singing voice is rich and full of emotions, known as the king of mountain singing. Wan Shalang was very brilliant in the first half of his life, becoming famous throughout the country. However, his later years were extremely bleak. In recent years, his body has been deteriorating, with reports of a fall causing brain injury. Later, he suffered from stroke and hemiplegia, and was sent to the emergency department twice due to kidney failure. He passed away in the ICU, tormented by illness, at 5:28 am on the 18th.
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Family members announce death
Wan Shalang became famous in 1971 by singing the theme song of the same name for the movie "Where Does the Wind Come from", and later sang songs such as "Naruwan Love Song", "Love You for Ten Thousand Years", and "Wine and Coffee". In 1988, Wan Shalang was invited to attend the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and a song "Love Song of Naruwan" was very popular, and he sang "Meet in the the Year of the Loong" with Wei Wei. When he sang about the yearning of people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, he burst into tears, hugged and cried with guests, which was moving.
In 1997, Wan Shalang accidentally fell down a staircase while gathering with friends. Due to brain injury, his intelligence deteriorated and he found it difficult to take care of himself. In 2015, he suffered two strokes within a month and had to rely on a nasogastric tube for food. In 2017, he also experienced immune dysfunction.
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In his later years, Wan Sha Lang
After suffering from this accident, his career plummeted from its peak to its lowest point, and his family also fell apart. My wife went to the United States with four children and even took away all of his years of savings. Alone, Wan Shalang can only rely on a disability allowance of NT $4700 per month to make ends meet. At this moment, her ex girlfriend Guo Shufang stood up and never gave up, always taking care of Wan Shalang by her side.
Wan Shalang and Guo Shufang
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In 2020, he was admitted to the intensive care unit twice due to a recurrence of kidney related cancer and stroke. In 2022, he, unable to speak, was unfortunately diagnosed with COVID-19. At 5:28 am on June 18, 2023, Wan Shalang passed away, ending his legendary life.