Beginning her career in her teens, Kay Huang is a veteran of Taiwan's music scene. Her angsty debut, 1986's Sad Boys, came about as a challenge from influential songwriter Lo Ta-yu—to write a song every day for a year. Mixing balladry and synth-pop, Huang has dominated Mandopop ever since. Then, as now, Huang's fierce independence, rich, playful vocal and lyrical wit are a force to be danced to.