Lara Veronin


Lara Veronin, more frequently known as Lara Liang, is a mixed Taiwanese singer and celebrity. Her mother is Taiwanese and her father is Russian American.

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 performer but often also as songwriter and/or lyricist, where she collaborated often with bandmate Chase Chang 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. She also was lead actress in 2012 Taiwanese drama series "Alice in Wonder City".

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". Of the eleven songs on the album, one of the songs was an original that her father wrote when he was 19.
On October 29, 2012, Lara released her second solo album titled "Free Spirit", 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 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", 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 face that it touched upon LGBT themes, something both Veronin sisters have publicly expressed support for. The song was also released in collaboration with 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.
Over the next two years, three more of Lara's singles were released under Meiwa Media：
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". 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. 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 were also released separately as digital singles.

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 due to 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, Maxine Chi, Alex Ni, DJ Noodles, and Haor.
SeriesYearsMonthDayVenueCity
《HELLO 梁心頤》Concert2010December10Eslite Bookstore MusicstoreTaipei
《HELLO 梁心頤》Concert2010December12Dream Mall Oval PlazaKaohsiung
《HELLO 梁心頤》Concert2011April3Riverside CaféTaipei
US Cotton Concert2011June3Legacy TaipeiTaipei
《Freedom Flower》Music Party2012November17Park of SouthTainan
《Freedom Flower》Music Party2012November18Chungyo Department StoreTaichung
《Freedom Flower》Music Party2012November24Hanshin Arena Shopping PlazaKaohsiung
《Freedom Flower》Music Party2012November25Taipei Metro Tamsui metro station Back PlazaNew Taipei City
《Freedom Flower》Music Party2012December7ThERE CAFÉTaoyuan
《Freedom Flower》Music Party2012December28Ximen Riverside CaféTaipei
《In Amalgamy》 Concert2014January18Legacy TaipeiTaipei
《Dida》 Mini Concert2015January30Ximen Riverside CaféTaipei
Voice Up Concert2016May8Legacy TaipeiTaipei
《Where Do We Go》 Rooftop Concert2017February4「ATT 4 FUN」FRANK TaipeiTaipei
《Because Of You》 Concert2017October1Woolloomooloo Out WestTaipei
Sofar Sounds Taipei2018April22Believer Café & BarTaipei
Discover Asia – 《Thousand-Faced Beast》Concert2018November11Syntrend Creative Park Clapper StudioTaipei

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

YearAlbum Name
Album Name
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

YearDateAlbum Name
Album Name
DistributionNote
2010December 6《HELLO 梁心頤》《HELLO Lara Liang》
JVR Music
2012October 29《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》
JVR Music
2018October 23《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》Meimeiwawa MultimediaOctober 23 is digital, physical
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.
YearMonthTitleDistributionTypeNote
2010November《我沒有+Where Have All The Flowers Gone》JVR Music及Sony Music TaiwanDigital & Physical
2010December《Everything》JVR Music及Sony Music TaiwanPhysical
2012May《Darling》JVR Music及Sony Music TaiwanDigital & Physical
2012October《Free Spirit》JVR Music及Sony Music TaiwanDigital
2013March《Dream Garden》JVR Music及Sony Music TaiwanDigital
2014December《Dida》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigital
2016December《Where Do We Go》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigital & Physical
2017February《Where Do We Go 》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigitalFeat. TroutFresh & SmashRegz
2017April《Where Do We Go 》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigitalUkulele version
2017August《Play/Turn》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigital
2017September《Sunshine》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigital
2017October《Realization》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigitalwith JerryC
2018August《Thousand-Faced Beast》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigital
2018September《Watch Out》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigital
2018September《Precious Pain》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigital
2018October《No Absolutes》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigital
2019January《Open Heart 》Meimeiwawa MultimediaDigital

YearMonthTitle
Title
PerformerCreditNote
2009January《眼鏡寶貝》《Glasses Baby》Nan Quan MamaLyrics"Formosa Optical" Jingle
2012May《夢織花園》《Dream Garden》Lara LiangLyricsOpening theme for 《Alice in Wonder City》
2012September《悄悄佔據你》《Taking Over Slowly》Lara LiangToplineTheme for micro movie 《Taking Over Slowly》

Awards and Accolades

Songwriting

Lara has taken on the bulk of her own songwriting as well as occasionally writing for other musicians on their works.
YearMonthAlbum Album PerformerTitle Title Credit
2005May《2號餐》《Meal no.2》Nan Quan Mama《寫給巧克力的歌》《A Song for Chocolate》Topline
2005August《調色盤》《Color Palette》Nan Quan Mama《TONIGHT》Lyrics
2006May《調色盤》《Color Palette》Nan Quan Mama《水晶蜻蜓》《Crystal Dragonfly》Topline
2006July《調色盤 》《Color Palette》Nan Quan Mama《Rock》Lyrics
2007July《藏寶圖》《Treasure Map》Nan Quan Mama《湘南海鷗》《Xiangnan Seagull》Lyrics
2007July《藏寶圖》《Treasure Map》Nan Quan Mama《公主戀愛手冊》《A Princess's Guide to Love》Lyrics
2007July《藏寶圖》《Treasure Map》Nan Quan Mama《Here We Go》Lyrics
2007July《藏寶圖》《Treasure Map》Nan Quan Mama《泡沫》《Bubbles》Topline
2008July《南搞小孩》《Problem Children》Nan Quan Mama《下雨天》《Rainy Day》Lyrics
2009October《袁詠琳Cindy同名專輯》《Cindy Yen》Cindy Yen《雨後天空》《Sky After Rain》Lyrics
2009October《袁詠琳Cindy同名專輯》《Cindy Yen》Cindy Yen《笨魚》《Dumb Fish》Lyrics
2010December《HELLO 梁心頤》《HELLO Lara Liang》Lara Liang《Everything》Lyrics
2010December《HELLO 梁心頤》《HELLO Lara Liang》Lara Liang《胡椒與鹽》《Salt & Pepper》Lyrics
2010December《HELLO 梁心頤》《HELLO Lara Liang》Lara Liang《我不再怕》《Not Scared Anymore》Lyrics
2010December《HELLO 梁心頤》《HELLO Lara Liang》Lara Liang《當秋天遇上秋天》《When Autumn Meets Autumn》Lyrics
2010December《HELLO 梁心頤》《HELLO Lara Liang》Lara Liang《John》Lyrics
2010December《HELLO 梁心頤》《HELLO Lara Liang》Lara Liang《貝殼》《Seashell》Topline
2010December《HELLO 梁心頤》《HELLO Lara Liang》Lara Liang《Crescent City》Lyrics
2010December《HELLO 梁心頤》《HELLO Lara Liang》Lara Liang《小樹》《Little Tree》Lyrics
2010December《HELLO 梁心頤》《HELLO Lara Liang》Lara Liang《奇妙》《Magical》Lyrics
2011October《樂酷．概念合輯》《Cool Music．Concept》梁心頤《4Chords》Topline
2011October《2 be Different》Cindy Yen《我想要迷路》《I Want to Get Lost》Lyrics
2011October《I'm Not A Gentleman》Gary Yang《Someday You'll See》Lyrics
2011October《I'm Not A Gentleman》Lara Liang & Gary Yang《黑色靜態》《Static Black》Lyrics
2011December《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》Lara Liang《Talking》Topline
2011December《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》Lara Liang《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》Lyrics
2011December《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》Lara Liang《Darling》Topline
2011December《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》Lara Liang《蘋果》《Apple》Lyrics
2011December《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》Lara Liang《蛻變》《Metamorphoses》Topline
2011December《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》Lara Liang《碎片》《Fragments》Lyrics
2011December《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》Lara Liang《骨頭》《Bones》Topline
2011December《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》Lara Liang《不敢哭》《Don't Dare Cry》Lyrics
2011December《自由靈魂》《Free Spirit》Lara Liang《舒適的牢籠》《Comfortable Cage》Lyrics
2014December《滴答》單曲《Dida》 SingleLara Liang《滴答》《Dida》Lyrics
2016December《Where Do We Go》EPLara Liang《Where Do We Go》Topline
2017August《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》Lara Liang《玩轉》《Play/Turn》Topline
2017September《陽光》單曲《Sunshine》 SingleLara Liang《陽光》《Sunshine》Topline
2018October《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》Topline
2018October《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《蹦蹦蹦》《Watch Out》Lyrics
2018October《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《最愛的痛》《Precious Pain》Lyrics
2018October《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《沒有絕對》《No Absolutes》Lyrics
2018October《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《明日之星》《Tomorrow's Star》Lyrics
2018October《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《閉眼》《Eyes Closed》Topline
2018October《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《忘掉》《Forget》Topline
2018October《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《心打開》《Open Heart》Topline
2018November《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《Burn》Lyrics
2018November《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《Eyes Closed》Lyrics-
2018November《千面獸》《Thousand-Faced Beast》梁心頤《Fight》Topline

Filmography

Apart from being a singer and songwriter, Lara has also participated in many cinematic projects ranging from music videos to TV series and musicals before even starting her multimedia company.
Naturally once she established Meimeiwawa Multimedia, she started taking on the role of writer as well as producer on certain ventures. In her 2018 joint project with her sister of the 《Thousand-Faced Beast》and《Tomorrow's Star》 double feature, she also took up the role of lead actress in her first feature-length film.
YearMonthEnglish titleChinese titleRole
2006NovEngagement For Love《愛情經紀約》Xuan Meng Tiao
2012MayAlice in Wonder City《給愛麗絲的奇蹟》Lan Die Fei

YearMonthTitle Title RoleNote
2012Apr《》《Two Faces of Love》Lara Liang/Xiao PCollaboration with Pond's
2012Sep《悄悄佔據你》《Slowly Taking Over》Guan Xin JueCollaboration with Test Rite
2013Sep《 – 果汁刮刮樂》《TAWKI: Taipei As We Know It – Scratch & Win》Holly
2014May《下流社會》《Lower Society》Doudou
2014Oct《》《Who Killed Joanna Wang?》Lara LiangWon 「Best Costume」&「Best Music」at 48 Hour Film Project Taipei
2015Spr《》《She Wore Red》HerWon「Best Cinematography」at Tainan 39-hour Film Contestival
2017Jul《》《Still Better Than Love》Tang

YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2011《Tangled》《魔髮奇緣》Rapunzel Mandarin version
2018《Tomorrow's Star》《明日之星》LssseCinematic Visual Album

Musicals and Music Videos

YearMonthArtistTitle Title
2005NovJay Chou《珊瑚海》《Coral Sea》
2008NovJay Chou《蛇舞》《Snake Dance》
2012JulJay Chou《琴傷》《Piano Pangs》
2012DecGary Yang《黑色靜態》《Black Static》
2012DecJay Chou《大笨鐘》《Big Ben》
2013JanJay Chou《比較大的大提琴》《An Even Larger Cello》
2013MayWhat Century《愛情不是偶像劇》《Love is Not a TV Drama》

Behind the Scenes

Brand Collaborations

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