Lara Veronin, also known as Lara Liang (), is a Taiwanese-American singer.
Career Nan Quan Mama Lara was born in California, United States in 1988, and she moved back to Taipei, Taiwan with her older sister, Esther Veronin, and her parents in 2001, where she graduated from Taipei American School in 2006.
Having participated in music performances and music groups from a young age, Veronin was discovered in 2005 by Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou and became the female frontman in Chou's second iteration of his band project: "Nan Quan Mama". That same year, Lara also skyrocketed to fame when she released a duet with Jay Chou titled "Coral Sea" (). In Nan Quan Mama, Veronin acted not only as a performer but often also as songwriter and/or lyricist, where she collaborated often with bandmate Chase Chang (Chinese:張傑|p=Zhāng Jíe) on creating tracks.
During this time, Veronin also made her first forays into acting, having starred in 2006 Taiwanese drama series Engagement for Love () with Alex To and Ambrose Hsu.《爱情经纪约》试片 杜德伟许绍洋扮椅子 Sina Corp影音娛樂 She also was lead actress in 2012 Taiwanese drama series "Alice in Wonder City" ().後台直擊／天王的女人同台競豔 夏如芝海鮮裝突圍 ETtoday星光雲
JVR Music
In 2009, Lara left Nan Quan Mama and started her solo career at Jay Chou's label, JVR Music. On December 6, 2010, she formally released her first solo album, "Hello Lara Liang" ().
On October 29, 2012, Lara released her second solo album titled "Free Spirit" (),梁心颐发第二张大碟 自创名词“茧居人”(图) Sina Corp新浪音樂 where she started participating in musical and creative direction, composing, and producing as well as in the styling and marketing aspects of album release. Her second album also boasted 11 songs, and she even collaborated with former Nan Quan Mama bandmate Chase on one of the songs, "Fragments"().
Meimeiwawa Multimedia
After much deliberation, Veronin decided to leave JVR Music in 2013 and founded Meimeiwawa Multimedia (; "Meiwa Media" for short) with her sister Esther Veronin. Meiwa Media, while simultaneously doubling as Lara's record label and talent agency, also operates as a creative platform putting out content in music, entertainment, and various other subjects. Over the years, the company has put out several visual ventures such as short films, vlogs, and an internet faux-reality web series, titled "Meiwa Diaries". Temporarily setting aside music, Lara joined her sister in the ranks of film production and co-wrote a micro movie titled "TAWKI: Taipei As We Know It",妹妹娃娃推出第一個 TAWKI系列作品『果汁刮刮樂』 Lara梁心頤FB where she also played Holly, the lead. Since then, the Veronin sisters have put out multiple short films and micro movies with Lara as lead actress, including the 2014 production "Who Killed Joanna Wang?" starring Joanna Wang as well as the 2015 productions "Still Better Than Love" and "She Wore Red", which won the award for Best Cinematography in the Tainan 39-Hour Short Film Contestival.
In 2015, Lara released her first single under the Meimeiwawa Multimedia label, a song called "Dida". The accompanying music video was filmed in Taipei and directed by Esther Veronin. The video was selected as the theme song to the "Fluid Sexuality International Film Festival" in 2015 due to the fact that it touched upon LGBT themes, something both Veronin sisters have publicly expressed support for. The song was also released in collaboration with the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China where a limited amount of physical albums were released for sale, and all profits went towards donations for the Red Cross.【暖心系才女】Lara梁心頤2015首張公益EP『滴答』替紅心字會公益發聲，助弱勢兒童 蕃薯藤Yam News
Over the next two years, three more of Lara's singles were released under Meiwa Media： 2016《Where Do We Go》 2017《Play/Turn》 2017《Sunshine》
In 2018, the Veronin sisters decided to challenge themselves by making Lara's third solo album, "Thousand-Faced Beast" into a feature-length film titled "Tomorrow's Star".林辰唏遇潛規則 被邀飯局「我講不出好話！」 Girl愛女生 While Lara takes her debut on the silver screen, once again, as lead actress, she and Esther do not forget to focus on their imperative of empowering females in the independent art industry.梁心頤揭演藝圈潛規則 新片導演、攝影皆女性 EBC東森新聞 Other actors include known Taiwanese celebrities such as Mathilde Lin, Johnny Lu, Denny Huang, Phoebe Yuan, and Stephen Rong. All eight songs and their music videos from the album were woven into the movie in a manner akin to musical films, and four of the songs ("Thousand-Faced Beast", "Watch Out", "Precious Pain", and "No Absolutes") were also released separately as digital singles.梁心頤本名交友被檢舉 慘遭撤銷帳號 Liberty Times
NSMG Since 2021, Lara has exclusively partnered with NSMG to release her latest album “Dear You”, a tribute to Mandopop love ballads. Focused tracks "Quitting U" and "No More U" have achieved chart-topping success across streaming platforms.
Personal life
Besides voice acting for Disney, Veronin has dabbled in hosting for television and radio, as well as contributed articles to magazines. She stated that one of her first passions was, and is, writing and she hopes to pursue this in various ways in the future.
On May 29, 2015, Veronin's mother died after collapsing from a cardiac stress test after complaints of chest pain.
Solo concerts Since the release of her first album "《HELLO 梁心頤》" in 2010, Lara has been active in live performances. In 2015 she also took up a residency at Brown Sugar Jazz Club with sister Esther Veronin. While sometimes she performs with a backing track out of convenience, she tries to perform with a live band whenever possible.
Lara also performs frequently at schools and commercial events around Taiwan, as well as in Malaysia, Australia, and North America. Oftentimes during her solo performances, she also invites friends to join her onstage. Some performers that she's collaborated with in live gigs include, but are not limited to: Joanna Wang, Dawen,Lara被爆喝醉抱王若琳大腿 「妳是我的對象」 Apple Daily Maxine Chi, Alex Ni, DJ Noodles, and Haor.Lara開唱找3嘉賓助陣 展現百變音樂風格 Mirror Media
+ Taiwan Solo Concerts Series Years Month Day Venue City《HELLO 梁心頤》Concert 2010 December 10 Eslite Bookstore Musicstore Taipei 12 Dream Mall Oval Plaza Kaohsiung 2011 April 3 Riverside Café Taipei US Cotton Concert 2011 June 3 Legacy Taipei Taipei《Freedom Flower》Music Party 2012 November 17 Park of South Tainan 18 Chungyo Department Store Taichung 24 Hanshin Arena Shopping Plaza Kaohsiung 25 Taipei Metro Tamsui metro station Back Plaza New Taipei City December 7 ThERE CAFÉ Taoyuan 28 Ximen Riverside Café Taipei 《In Amalgamy》 Concert 2014 January 18 Legacy Taipei Taipei 《Dida》 Mini Concert 2015 January 30 Ximen Riverside Café Taipei Voice Up Concert 2016 May 8 Legacy Taipei Taipei 《Where Do We Go》 Rooftop Concert 2017 February 4 「ATT 4 FUN」FRANK Taipei Taipei 《Because Of You》 Concert 2017 October 1 Woolloomooloo Out West Taipei Sofar Sounds Taipei 2018 April 22 Believer Café & Bar Taipei Discover Asia – 《Thousand-Faced Beast》Concert 2018 November 11 Syntrend Creative Park Clapper Studio Taipei
Work in Music While she was with Nan Quan Mama, Lara took part in the creation and performance of four albums, all distributed by Alfa Music and Sony Music. After leaving Nan Quan Mama, Lara released two solo albums under JVR Music, and then one more solo albums under Meimeiwawa Multimedia after she left JVR in 2013. She has also received some accolades from competitions or general outstanding musicianship.
Albums
+ Nan Quan Mama Year Album name(Chinese) Album name(English) Distribution 2005 《南搞小孩》 《Problem Children》 Alfa Music & Sony Music 2006 《藏寶圖》 《Treasure Map》 Alfa Music, YaLu Music, & Sony Music 2007 《調色盤》 《Color Palette》 Alfa Music & Sony Music 2008 《2號餐》 《Meal no. 2》 Alfa Music & Sony Music
+ Solo Year Date Album name(Chinese) Album name(English) Distribution Note 2010December 6 《HELLO 梁心頤》 《HELLO Lara Liang》 2012October 29 《自由靈魂》 《Free Spirit》 2018October 23 《千面獸》 《Thousand-Faced Beast》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia October 23 is digital, physical release is 2020November 17 《RE》 《RE》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital Mix Album release is 2021July 20 《來者何人N!》 《Dear You N!》 NSMG Digital Album release is 2021September 14 《來者何人{}》 《Dear You {}》 NSMG Digital Album release is
Non-Album Music Apart from releasing music in albums, Lara also has physical and digital singles, both released and unreleased. Three unreleased singles were written as spokesperson brand theme songs.
+ Solo Singles Year Month Title Distribution Type Note 2010 November 《我沒有+Where Have All The Flowers Gone》 JVR Music及Sony Music Taiwan Digital & Physical December 《Everything》 JVR Music及Sony Music Taiwan Physical 2012 May 《Darling》 JVR Music及Sony Music Taiwan Digital & Physical October 《Free Spirit》 JVR Music及Sony Music Taiwan Digital 2013 March 《Dream Garden》 JVR Music及Sony Music Taiwan Digital 2014 December 《Dida》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital 2016 December 《Where Do We Go》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital & Physical 2017 February 《Where Do We Go (Soul Remix)》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital Feat. TroutFresh & SmashRegz April 《Where Do We Go (Ukulele Version)》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital Ukulele version August 《Play/Turn》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital September 《Sunshine》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital October 《Realization》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital with JerryC 2018 August 《Thousand-Faced Beast》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital September 《Watch Out》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital 《Precious Pain》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital October 《No Absolutes》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital 2019 January 《Open Heart (Terry Zhong Remix)》 Meimeiwawa Multimedia Digital
+ Brands & Shows Jingles Year Month Title (Chinese) Title (English) Performer Credit Note 2009 January 《眼鏡寶貝》 《Glasses Baby》 Nan Quan Mama Lyrics "Formosa Optical" Jingle 2012 May 《夢織花園》 《Dream Garden》 Lara Liang Lyrics Opening theme for 《Alice in Wonder City》 2012 September 《悄悄佔據你》 《Taking Over Slowly》 Lara Liang Topline Theme for micro movie 《Taking Over Slowly》
Awards and Accolades Year Event Award 2008 KKBOX Digital Music Charts Chinese Singles Charts 3rd Place 《Rainy Day》 2011 2010 Annual Sprite China Original Pop Music Chart Awards 《Newcomer Award 2010》 2016 10th "Music King" Awards Ceremony 《Most Improved Singer》 2018 Pop Awards New Flow Annual Awards 《Best Singer – Electronica》
Songwriting Lara has taken on the bulk of her own songwriting as well as occasionally writing for other musicians on their works.