Collage (Taiwanese duo)

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Collage, also known as Kēlāqí or コラジ, is a Taiwanese duo that released its first album in 2021. The two members are Natsuko Lariyod, the lead singer, and Hunter Wang. They sing in Taiwanese, Japanese, Amis, and English, and mix indigenous music into their songs instead of using Mandarin.

Natsuko Lariyod is of mixed Hakka and Amis heritage. She grew up in Taiwan, went to Taoyuan Wu-Ling High School, and studied art and design at National Taipei University, where she wrote a thesis on Taiwanese indigenous culture. She also creates illustrations for the band’s album covers.

Hunter Wang is from a Minnan background. He studied at National Taiwan Normal University and National Chengchi University before choosing music as a career. He learned guitar from his older brother and played in Chenggong High School’s Guitar Club. He was in a band called Human Remake in college, which later ended, leading him to participate in other contests like ChthoniC’s rearrangement competition.

The two first worked together in 2018 and won a “19+” prize for rearranging a song by ChthoniC. In 2019 they officially formed Collage, a name chosen to reflect the mix of styles and languages in their music. They began releasing music on YouTube and StreetVoice.

In 2022, Collage won Best New Artist at the 33rd Golden Melody Awards. In 2023 they teamed up with ChthoniC to perform at Megaport Festival, presenting One Thousand Eyes and Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace. In 2024 they performed the theme song for the Taiwanese video game Nine Sols.