# Enno Cheng

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{{short description|Taiwan actor and singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|[Cheng](/source/Zheng_(surname))|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Enno Cheng
| image              = Enno Cheng (cropped).jpg
| caption            = 
| native_name        = 鄭宜農
| birth_name         = Cheng Yi Nung
| other_names        = Enno, Enno Zheng, Zheng Yi-Nong
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|19}}
| birth_place        = [Yilan County](/source/Yilan_County%2C_Taiwan), Taiwan
| occupation         = Film actor, singer-songwriter, author
| years_active       = 2007–present
| parents            = [Cheng Wen-tang](/source/Cheng_Wen-tang) ({{lang|zh-tw|鄭文堂}})
}}

'''Enno Cheng''' ({{zh|t=鄭宜農|p=Zhèng Yínóng}}) is a Taiwanese [indie](/source/independent_music) singer-songwriter who is also an author and a film actress.  She is currently part of the band Chocolate Tiger (猛虎巧克力) in addition to performing and releasing albums solo.  She is the daughter of film director [Cheng Wen-tang](/source/Cheng_Wen-tang), who she often collaborates with by writing screenplays and film scores as well as performing in his films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/1349606|title=鄭宜農合作老爸鄭文堂 配樂超崩潰|access-date=29 May 2020|date=5 February 2020|trans-title=Enno Cheng works with father Cheng Wen-tang, on the verge of a breakdown from score writing|work=[Liberty Times](/source/Liberty_Times)}}</ref>

== Career ==

She attended [Tamkang University](/source/Tamkang_University) and majored in Chinese, but took a leave of absence in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/167802|title=鄭宜農搖滾夏天 恨透怪名字|trans-title=Enno Cheng rocks the summer, hates her weird name|date=13 November 2007|access-date=29 May 2020|work=[Liberty Times](/source/Liberty_Times)}}</ref>

She first appeared in the film industry in 2007 in the film ''[Summer's Tail](/source/Summer's_Tail)'', where she portrayed the main character Yvette Chang.  She also composed and wrote for the film.  Her performance was praised in ''The Hollywood Reporter'' although the film itself was panned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/a-summers-tail-159346|title=A Summer's Tail|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|date=6 October 2007|first=Elizabeth|last=Kerr|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref> She was also nominated for the [Best New Performer](/source/Golden_Horse_Award_for_Best_New_Performer) award at the [44th Golden Horse Awards](/source/44th_Golden_Horse_Awards) for her role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/awards/nw/?serach_type=award&sc=10&search_regist_year=2007&ins=34|title=Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival|work=[Golden Horse Film Festival](/source/Golden_Horse_Film_Festival)}}</ref> She was cast as Wen, a [betel nut beauty](/source/betel_nut_beauty), in the 2009 film ''Tears''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/tears-film-review-93654|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|date=13 November 2009|first=Maggie|last=Lee|access-date=29 May 2020|title=Tears – Film Review}}</ref>

Her debut album "Neptune" (海王星) was released by White Wabbit Records in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/5806944-%E9%84%AD%E5%AE%9C%E8%BE%B2|title=海王星|work=[Discogs](/source/Discogs)}}</ref>

She performed on 30 August 2019 in [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur) as part of an official musical exchange spearheaded by Taiwan's [Ministry of Culture](/source/Ministry_of_Culture_(Taiwan)) between Taiwan and [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), along with math rock band [Elephant Gym](/source/Elephant_Gym), Formosan aboriginal singer Chalaw Passiwali, and Malaysian band Pastel Lite.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kuay |first1=Chau-churh |last2=Ko |first2=Lin |date=20 August 2019 |title=Taiwan, Malaysia musicians to hold joint bash in Kuala Lumpur |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/201908200014 |url-access=subscription |publisher=[Central News Agency](/source/Central_News_Agency_(Republic_of_China)) |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref> She was slated to perform at [SXSW](/source/SXSW) 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the outbreak of [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/sxsw/8533125/sxsw-2020-performers-first-wave|title=SXSW Announces First Wave of 2020 Performers|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|first=Chris|last=Eggertsen|date=16 October 2019|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>

In 2023, Cheng won Best Female Singer in Taiwanese and Best Album in Taiwanese at the [34th Golden Melody Awards](/source/34th_Golden_Melody_Awards).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=Golden Melody Awards celebrate linguistic diversity - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/07/03/2003802554 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=www.taipeitimes.com}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Cheng married Sam Yang, the lead singer for band [Fire EX.](/source/Fire_EX.) in 2013.  They amicably divorced in 2016, at which time she announced that she was [gay](/source/gay).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3080899/6-lgbt-hookups-break-ups-and-scandals-shocked-taiwans|title=6 LGBT hookups, break-ups and scandals that shocked Taiwan's movie and music scenes – from Aaron Yan to Enno Cheng|work=[South China Morning Post](/source/South_China_Morning_Post)|first=Bennett|last=Marcus|date=22 April 2020|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/taiwan-musician-enno-cheng-announce-divorces-comes-out-as-lesbian/|title=Taiwan musician Enno Cheng announces divorce, comes out as lesbian|work=[Gay Star News](/source/Gay_Star_News)|date=8 January 2016|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=29 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429104357/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/taiwan-musician-enno-cheng-announce-divorces-comes-out-as-lesbian/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Activism and politics ==

In 2009, Cheng posed for photographer [Clive Arrowsmith](/source/Clive_Arrowsmith) as part of the "T for Tibet" campaign, in which celebrities were photographed forming the letter "T" with their hands, along with other Taiwanese musicians [Fire EX.](/source/Fire_EX.), [Panai Kusui](/source/Panai_Kusui), and [Chthonic.](/source/Chthonic_(band))<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/07/11/2003448410|title=Shooting for the stars|first=Eric|last=Shih|access-date=29 May 2020|date=11 July 2009|work=[Taipei Times](/source/Taipei_Times)}}</ref>

Due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Taiwan), Cheng gave a performance remotely for the inauguration of President [Tsai Ing-wen](/source/Tsai_Ing-wen)'s second term.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3170367|title=小英總統連任就職音樂會 客家子弟黃子軒新竹州廳接力線上演唱|trans-title=President Tsai's inauguration concert, various artists give online performances|date=19 May 2020|access-date=29 May 2020|work=[Liberty Times](/source/Liberty_Times)}}</ref>

In May 2020, Cheng recorded a track for the album ''T-POP: No Fear In Love'', a compilation album celebrating the one-year anniversary of the [legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan](/source/Same-sex_marriage_in_Taiwan), with others including [9m88](/source/9m88).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/05/25/2003737004|title=Equality campaign marks same-sex law anniversary|date=25 May 2020|access-date=29 May 2020|first=Sherry|last=Hsiao|work=[Taipei Times](/source/Taipei_Times)}}</ref>

==Filmography==
=== Films ===
* [Summer's Tail](/source/Summer's_Tail) 夏天的尾巴 (2007)
* Tears 眼淚 (2009)
* Maverick (2015)

=== Television ===
* ''[Green Door](/source/Green_Door_(miniseries))'' (2019)
* The Mirror (2019)

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==Discography==

=== Solo albums ===

* Neptune (2011)
* Pluto (2017)
* Dear Uranus (2019)
* Mercury Retrograde (2022)
* Moon Phases (2025)

=== with Chocolate Tiger ===

* Nighttime Factory (夜工廠) (2013)
* YI-CHUN (怡君) (2015)

==Bibliography==
* Summer's Tail (2007)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Facebook|id=ennocheng}}
* {{Facebook|id=chocolate.tiger.band.tw|name=Chocolate Tiger}}
* {{IMDb name|2829489}}
* {{Discogs artist|5806944-%E9%84%AD%E5%AE%9C%E8%BE%B2}}

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