| HIM International Music | |
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Native name | 華研國際音樂股份有限公司 |
| Type | Public |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Lu Yan-Qing |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Taiwan, Mainland China and Hong Kong |
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| Website | www |
HIM International Music (Chinese: 華研國際音樂股份有限公司) is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It is an International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) member record company.
The HIM International Music Company is well known for its many hit music tracks and the production of some of the best artists. The company is also recognized to be the only music record label in Singapore listed in the stock market.
HIM International Music started off as two different labels, Grand Music and Tiger Music. Grand Music had a number of successful artists. Yuan Wei Jen released his first album under Grand Music, and earned a nomination for Best Mandarin Male Performer at the 12th Golden Melody Awards. A while after the nomination, Yuan put his solo career on hiatus, and master produced albums for HIM International artists until 2004. Power Station joined Grand Music. In August, who won Best Group Award at 14th Golden Melody Awards.
Grand Music held a Universal Talent and Beauty Contest to search for new talent. The finals were televised on China Television's TV Citizen; the winner was Selina Jen. Grand Music eventually selected finalists Ella Chen and Hebe Tien as well, putting the three girls into a group called S.H.E. On October 1, 2000, Grand Music underwent a name change and became known as HIM International Music. On May 16, 2002, Tiger Music became HIM Music Publishing, which, to this day, operates under HIM International Music. In 2010, HIM International Music announced that they will not only be managing record labels but they will also sign a contract with actors and actresses.
