Wen Hsia

Wen Hsia (; 20 May 1928 – 6 April 2022) was a Taiwanese singer and actor.

Personal life Wen Hsia was born Wang Jui-ho in 1928, and studied music in Japan, then returned to Taiwan to attend high school. who was also a singer, and one of the four women in Wen Hsia and His Sisters. Wen Hsia died in his sleep on 6 April 2022, aged 93.

Career At the age of five, prior to pursuing musical training, Wang performed Christian hymns alongside his parents in their church choir.

From the 1950s to the 1960s, Wen Hsia was known for his covers of Japanese melodies featuring Taiwanese Hokkien lyrics, a practice that began in the 1930s. These works were known as . Together with Ang It-hong, the three are known for their work in the 1950s as "two kings and queen” of Taiwanese pop music. Wen Hsia recorded over 1,200 songs, of which 99 were banned by Kuomintang authorities. Wen Hsia's songs became regarded as classics. At the 23rd Golden Melody Awards in 2012, Wen Hsia received the Golden Melody Lifetime Contribution Award.

As an actor, Wen Hsia starred in Joseph Kuo's remakes of the Japanese Wataridori film series, in which the protagonist was originally portrayed by Akira Kobayashi. He appeared in eleven Taiwanese Hokkien films from 1962 to 1972.