Jenny Tseng
Macau female singer. Debuted in Taiwan in 1971, formally moved to Hong Kong in 1977, and in 1981 won Best Female Singer at the Golden Bell Awards.
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Jenny Tseng, a Macau female singer, original name 甄淑詩, was born in Macau. There are three accounts of the date of birth: the lead of the Chinese Wikipedia gives April 3, 1953, the body of the same article gives February 6, 1953, and the English Wikipedia gives February 20, 1953. Jenny Tseng graduated from the evening division of 台北市立第四女子中學, then entered the five-year junior-college division of 世界新聞專科學校 (now Shih Hsin University), and after the fourth year of the five-year programme transferred to 中國文化學院 (now Chinese Culture University). In 1970 葉文忠, a director at China Television (CTV), came to 中國文化學院 to scout locations for the Mandarin serial "鳳凰樹" and found Jenny Tseng, then a first-year student in the Chinese drama programme majoring in Peking opera, to appear in it. CTV then introduced Jenny Tseng onto the variety show "每日一星", and before long Jenny Tseng was singing on CTV.
In 1971 Jenny Tseng debuted in Taiwan, signed with 銀河唱片 and released the solo album "心湖"; the same year there were also the albums "甄妮之歌" and "我家在哪里". In 1972 Jenny Tseng was signed away to 海山唱片 and began working with the composer 劉家昌, singing many Mandarin film themes, including "誓言", "梅花", "秋歌" and "海誓山盟", and the same year released the album "誓言". In 1974 the soundtrack album "早晨再見" was released, and in 1976 the albums "秋歌" and "奇妙的爱", and in Hong Kong the Cantonese shidaiqu covers album "愛情四重彩".
There are two accounts of when Jenny Tseng married 傅聲 (original name 張富聲): the body of the Chinese Wikipedia gives December 4, 1976, and the infobox of the same article gives 1977. In 1977 Jenny Tseng formally moved to Hong Kong, and the same year released the album "满山花开一片情". In October 1978 the Cantonese album "奮鬥" was released on 新興全音. In 1979 "明日話今天" was chosen among the first RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs, and in December the same year Jenny Tseng held a two-hour solo concert at Madison Square in New York; that year the album "春雨弯刀" was also released. From November 3, 1979, to June 4, 1981, Jenny Tseng hosted the CTS programme "星光閃閃", 84 episodes in all. In 1980, when the 新興全音 contract ended, Jenny Tseng, using the two surnames 甄 and 傅 as the name, set up 金音符唱片 (Jenfu Records) in Hong Kong for independent music production, and the same year released the album "祝福你". On May 16, 1981, the awards ceremony of the 16th Golden Bell Awards was held at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, and Jenny Tseng won Best Female Singer. That year there was also the album "甄妮".
In 1983 Jenny Tseng and 羅文 released the album "射鵰英雄傳" as a collaboration across record companies. In 1984 Jenny Tseng joined CBS/Sony and released the solo album "再度孤獨/迷人的五月", and in May the same year held the ticketed concert "閃閃五月星" at the Hong Kong Coliseum, seven shows. At the start of 1985 Jenny Tseng won "最受歡迎女歌星" at the first TVB Jade Solid Gold awards ceremony, the same year took the solo and chorus parts of the charity single "明天會更好", composed by Lo Ta-yu, and released the albums "打火机", "亲亲梦里人" and "为你而歌". In 1986, to mark 15 years in the business, Jenny Tseng held 10 concerts in the summer vacation, titled "再见15年演唱会", and the same year released an EP and the album "海上花". In April 1987 the themes "海上花" and "最後的玫瑰", which Jenny Tseng sang for the films "海上花" and "玫瑰的故事", were both nominated for Best Original Film Song at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, and in August the same year the first solo Cantonese album after joining Capital Artists, "冷冷的秋", was released. In 1989 Jenny Tseng was invited to sing the Chinese-language version of a Coca-Cola advertising song, signed with Rock Records, and released two Mandarin albums, "當未來變成往事" and "狂熱的心熄滅的情".
In the early 1990s Jenny Tseng stepped back from the music scene, but still held concerts in the United States, Canada and elsewhere, and in many provinces and cities in mainland China. In 1991 Jenny Tseng sang "魯冰花" at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, the same year held "甄妮廣州演唱會", and released "金罇陳酒", an album of early songs recorded again.
In 1998, invited by Joseph Koo and James Wong Jim, Jenny Tseng returned to the Hong Kong music scene and took part in "顧嘉煇·黃霑·真友情演唱會", singing Cantonese and Mandarin songs with many Hong Kong singers, 13 shows in all at the Hong Kong Coliseum, in Guangzhou and in Singapore. The next year Jenny Tseng was invited again to "千禧盛世/香港煇黃2000演唱會", singing as the resident closing singer, 16 shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum, and afterwards another 6 shows in Singapore and Malaysia. From March 10 to 12, 2000, Jenny Tseng held "一份真演唱會" at the Hong Kong Coliseum, the first solo concert after the return. In 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007 Jenny Tseng held world tours, going to Canada, the east and west coasts of the United States, Australia, Genting in Malaysia, Singapore, mainland China, Taiwan and Macau, the place of birth.
From May 6 to 9, 2010, Jenny Tseng held "甄妮愛Show Farewell World Tour" at the Hong Kong Coliseum, the first stop of a world tour that Jenny Tseng then regarded as a farewell to the solo-concert stage. The Taipei show on October 23 the same year was the first time Jenny Tseng played the Taipei Arena, and the tour afterwards went on to Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, Guangzhou, Singapore, Genting and elsewhere. At the 34th Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards for 2011, Jenny Tseng received the Golden Needle Award, taking the trophy from 謝賢. In 2011 the album "皆因你的愛" was also released. From February 18 to 20, 2013, Jenny Tseng held "「愛Show」世界巡迴演唱會2013 完美篇香港站" at the Hong Kong Coliseum. From April 24 to 26, 2014, Jenny Tseng held a first boutique concert, "An Exceptional Evening with Jenny Tseng 非·甄妮音樂會", at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Theatre. The same year the live album "甄妮’88演唱會" was released, and in December Jenny Tseng commissioned 香港天成國際拍賣 to auction more than 50 pieces of treasured jewellery, and donated the entire proceeds of nearly HK$10 million to 微笑行动中国基金, as surgery costs for children with cleft lip and palate.
Jenny Tseng has also appeared in the film "全家福", and sang the theme "無敵是愛" with the lead, Sam Hui.
Overview
- Born
- April 3, 1953age 73
- Born in
- Macau
- Career start
- First album · 1971
- Active
- from 1971
- Gender
- Female
- Aliases
- 甄妮, 甄淑诗
- Instruments
- Vocals
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