Jane Zhang

Chinese female singer, born in Chengdu, Sichuan on October 11, 1984. In 2005 took part in Hunan TV Super Girl and received national third place; after the contest signed with 华谊兄弟音乐 and 华友世纪 and entered the music scene. People's Daily Online said that with "畫心" Jane Zhang became "the first mainland Chinese singer to receive Best Original Film Song at the Hong Kong Film Awards". On April 27, 2019 issued the first all-English album "Past Progressive" under her own label.

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Jane Zhang is a Chinese female singer, born in Chengdu, Sichuan on October 11, 1984. 环球人物 wrote of being born in a cluster of old buildings in Chengdu. china.org.cn records singing in bars from the age of fifteen. Jane Zhang told Billboard of listening to Mariah Carey from eleven or twelve, and also to Celine Dion and Whitney Houston. In 2003 entered the English department of the College of Foreign Languages of Sichuan University; 环球人物 records choosing this major when applying in order to understand the substance of English songs.

In 2004 took part in the Sparkling Star National University Singers Contest hosted by Warner, and received the national championship. In 2005 took part in Hunan TV Super Girl, and with about 130万 SMS votes received national third place. People's Daily Online records singing high-difficulty dolphin voice in the contest, supporters thus conferring the accolade "Dolphin Princess"; English Wikipedia records being known for the whistle register, and likewise records this name. china.org.cn records singing "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "I Still Believe" on the Super Girl stage, and records that the name "Dolphin Princess" came after singing Mariah Carey's "Hero". After the contest signed with 华谊兄弟音乐公司 and 华友世纪; 华谊 deputy general manager 袁涛 at the time said the coming five years would produce four albums, the first single issued in December.

Overview

Born
October 11, 1984age 42
Born in
Chengdu · Mainland China
Career start
Competition · 2005
Active
  • 2005 – present21 years
Gender
Female
Aliases
张靓颖, 張靚穎, 靓妹
Instruments
Vocals

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