Published video “我只在乎你”.
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Teresa Teng
Teng Li-Chun, also known as Teresa Teng, was a Taiwanese singer, television personality, musician, and philanthropist. Widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures in the Chinese-speaking world of the 20th century, she is considered to be one of the most successful and influential Asian musicians of all time. Her contributions to Chinese pop has given birth to the phrase, "Whe…
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entertainment · Taiwanese singer (1953–1995) · singer · actor · film actor · television actor · recording artist · also Teresa Teng, Deng Lijun, Teng Li-Chun, Teresa Deng, Teng
Born 29 January 1953 · Died 8 May 1995 · Q463945
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2026· 10 entries
Published video “甜蜜蜜”.
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Published video “但願人長久”.
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Published video “月亮代表我的心”.
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Published video “情人的關懷”.
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Published video “夜來香”.
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Published video “雪中蓮”.
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Published video “何日君再來”.
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Published video “在水一方 (Live)”.
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Published video “忘記他”.
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2022· 1 entry
Asia One: Teresa Teng 'resurrected' for new year concert in China, wows audiences with hyper-realism
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2020· 1 entry
scmp.com: 5 of Teresa Teng’s songs, each in a different language – 25 years after the legendary Taiwanese singer died from an asthma attack
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2018· 2 entries
Yahoo: Teresa Teng, Legendary Singer, Series in the Works at Fox Asia
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The Guardian wrote, "In 20th-century pop music, the voice of Elvis Presley is as iconic and identifiable in the west as that of Teresa Teng is in the east
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2015· 3 entries
China Internet Information Center: Teresa Teng: the idol of the idols
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A temple in Changhua County, Taiwan, erected a statue of the singer, honoring her as "Miaoyun Bodhisattva"
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On an occasion to commemorate the 20th death anniversary of the singer, Akira Tada from Nikkei Asia wrote, "Asia has undergone significant changes in the past 20 years, with the flow of people, goods, and information hav
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2012· 1 entry
Commonwealth Magazine placed Teng at number 19 on its 50 most influential people in Taiwan in the last 400 years, making her the highest-ranked performer on the list
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2011· 1 entry
Teng's song The Moon Represents My Heart topped the online survey to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China
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2010· 4 entries
CCTV: Symphonic Concert in Valentine's Day - In Memory of Teresa Teng
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On the eve of "March 8th International Women's Day," she was named "the most influential woman in modern China" in a poll conducted by many well-known Chinese media from 1 March to 8 March
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Was named the most influential woman in modern China in a poll conducted by various Chinese media outlets
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A bronze statue was unveiled in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, and another outside the Luzhou metro station in Taiwan on 25 June 2011
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2009· 2 entries
In an online poll by a Chinese government web portal to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, Teng was deemed the most influential cultural figure in China since 1949 with 8
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To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, a government web portal conducted an online poll to choose "The Most Influential Cultural Figure in China since 1949"
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2008· 1 entry
Teng was the only singer to be selected among China's 30 outstanding people in 30 years of reform and opening up
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2007· 3 entries
Making her the only non-Japanese person to be inducted
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Teng was inducted into the "Popular Music Hall of Fame" at the Koga Masao Museum of music in Tokyo, making Teng the only non-Japanese person to be inducted
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TV Asahi produced a drama series entitled Teresa Teng Monogatari (テレサ・テン物語) to commemorate the 13th anniversary of her death
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2005· 1 entry
China Internet Information Center: Teresa Teng: Alive in the Hearts of Chinese Around the World
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2002· 2 entries
And it was subsequently sold for HK $32 million
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Teng's commemorative statue was erected in Fushou Garden, Qingpu District, Shanghai
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1997· 1 entry
Her song "Toki no Nagare ni Mi o Makase" was voted number 16 among the 100 greatest Japanese songs of all time, while her The Moon Represents My Heart ranked first among the 10 best Chinese classics of the 20th century i
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1995· 3 entries
Died 1995-05-08.
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A tribute album, A Tribute to Teresa Teng, was released, which contained covers of Teng's songs by prominent Chinese rock bands
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They dated for five years and got engaged a month before Teng died on 8 May 1995.
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1994· 2 entries
In Taiwan, a year before her sudden and unexpected death
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Teng gave her last performance in 1994 in Taiwan, a year before her sudden and unexpected death.
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1992· 1 entry
Teng penned the lyrics for what was later revised into a song, "Star's Wish", after she died
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1988· 2 entries
Teng wrote the lyrics for the song "We Are the Stars" in both Chinese and Japanese versions and sang it on stage with Japanese musician Yūzō Kayama on 29 October
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The death of President Chiang Ching-kuo marked the end of martial rule in Taiwan
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1987· 2 entries
Teng recorded the song "Summer Christmas", a cover of the Japanese song "Merry X'mas in Summer", originally recorded by Kuwata Band member Keisuke Kuwata
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Teng released the Mandarin version of the album I Only Care About You
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1986· 3 entries
Awarded 28th Japan Record Awards (1986).
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In Hong Kong at number 18 Carmel Street, Stanley, also became a popular fan site soon after her death
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Was named by Time as one of the seven greatest female singers in the world
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1985· 3 entries
Teng held a solo concert at the NHK Hall in Tokyo, Japan, the proceeds of which were donated to charity
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In 1985, Teng held a solo concert at the NHK Hall in Tokyo, Japan, the proceeds of which were donated to charity.
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Before semi-retiring from the entertainment circle
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1984· 1 entry
Awarded Japan Cable Awards (1984).
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1983· 2 entries
Teng performed a series of concerts at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
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Achieved even greater success than her predecessor
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1982· 1 entry
Her dual album of Teresa Teng's Concert Live became another platinum album after hitting the market
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1981· 1 entry
And she signed a contract with Taurus Records in 1983 and made a successful comeback appearance in Japan
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1980· 5 entries
Won Golden Bell Awards (1980).
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A year after the incident, she was allowed to return to Taiwan on condition of cooperation with the Taiwanese government
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Raised over US$1 million for Yan Chai Hospital in Hong Kong and donated the proceeds of her show in Taiwan to that country's national trust fund
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Which became the best-seller of the year; its single, "Forget Him", became one of the most famous Cantonese pop songs at that time
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Was invited to perform at Lincoln Center in New York and the Los Angeles Music Center in California, becoming the first singer of Chinese descent to make a headline there
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1979· 2 entries
Teng was caught with a fake Indonesian passport while entering Japan and was deported and banned from entering the country for one year
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There were only a few audio-video distribution companies in the Mainland
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1978· 1 entry
With economic reform and the opening of borders, cassette recorders and pirated recordings of Teng's songs began to flow from coastal cities to the rest of the country
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1977· 2 entries
Her song "The Moon Represents My Heart" became one of the earliest foreign songs to arrive in the mainland
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Teng's popular love song "The Moon Represents My Heart" was released; it became one of the first foreign songs to break into the country
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1976· 1 entry
Teng held her first Hong Kong concert at Lee Theatre, which was a tremendous success
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1975· 2 entries
Teng collaborated with Polydor Records of Hong Kong
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As a sort of excitement and extreme addiction that he and his friends would press their ears to the wooden frame of a shortwave radio only to get her voice heard
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1974· 2 entries
Awarded 16th Japan Record Awards (1974).
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Teng entered the Japanese market, two years after Japan severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan
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1971· 1 entry
Became the youngest person ever to be awarded the title of the "Charity Queen" of Hong Kong's Bai Hua You Arts Auction for making charity sales
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1968· 1 entry
When a performance on the popular Taiwanese music program The Gathering of Stars led to a record contract
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1967· 1 entry
With her role as host of the television program One Star a Day
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1964· 1 entry
When she sang "Visiting Yingtai" from Shaw Brothers' Huangmei opera movie, The Love Eterne, at an event hosted by the Broadcasting Corporation of China
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1957· 1 entry
Teng's father retired and then worked selling cakes to make ends meet
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1953· 1 entry
Born 1953-01-29.
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