ena mori wins at Taiwan’s Golden Indie Music Awards

Filipino-Japanese artist ena mori clinched the Best Asian Creative Artist award at the recent Golden Indie Music Awards (GIMA), highlighting her artistic excellence in Asia’s independent music scene.

The latest GIMA marked its 17th edition and was held on October 31 at the Taipei Music Center in Taiwan, recognizing outstanding achievements in independent and original music from Taiwan and across Asia.

Mori took home the award for her extended play “Ore,” which was released in February.

The artist took to Instagram to celebrate the achievement.

“Thank you GIMA for recognizing this record. It’s such an honor to have won in the Best Asian Creative Artist category,” she wrote in the post’s caption.

“I feel so proud and happy, and even more inspired to keep creating what I love,” she added.

In her post, mori also gave a shoutout to Filipino rapper SHNTI, who was nominated in the same category for her album “Melting PT.”.

Born in Tokyo and raised in the Philippines, mori is a singer-songwriter whose music typically combines classical piano with experimental pop.