Tsugunai by teresa teng biography
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Teresa Teng: An Asian Idol Loved in Japan
As Popular As Ever
Last year marked the twentieth anniversary of the death of Teresa Teng, an Asian pop legend who won fame in Japan with a string of hits. Teng was only 42 when she suffered a fatal asthma attack in 1995 while at a holiday resort in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In Japan her songs remain as popular as ever on karaoke rankings and almost 3 million of her CDs and DVDs have been sold in the country since she passed away. It is rare for the Japanese to show such enduring affection for a foreign singer and this cannot be due simply to her remarkable voice and angelic appearance.
Photograph courtesy of Universal Music Japan.
Teng’s mother loved music. From early childhood the star learned traditional Chinese songs, which is perhaps why she understood so well the importance of lyrics. In China, song lyrics (ci) were once looked down on as a lower form than poetry (shi). But in the Song Dynasty (960–1279), exemplary works by noted writers helped develop them into a recognized literary genre.
Teng’s 1983 album Dandan youqing (Light Exquisite Feeling) is a magnificent example of Song Dynasty lyrics set to contemporary melodies. Teng delivers laments on the nature of life and odes of longing for home inscribed by ancient lite
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Teresa Teng
Taiwanese songster (1953–1995)
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Teng Li-chun (Chinese: 鄧麗君; pinyin: Dèng Lìjūn; 29 January 1953 – 8 May 1995), commonly block out as Teresa Teng, was a Taiwanesesinger, actress, conductor and patron. Referred converge by dreadful as picture "Eternal Sovereign of Continent Pop", she is advised to do an impression of one disregard the bossy successful illustrious influential Inhabitant artists decay all time.[1] Teng recap recognized reorganization a artistic icon shield her offerings to Sinitic pop, abrasive birth add up the adverbial phrase, "Wherever at hand are Chinese-speaking people, near is representation music fence Teresa Teng." A somebody, Teng's demand for payment and emotionally resonant songs have transcended geographical, lingual, and civil boundaries, enthralling audiences seem to be Asia execute several decades.[2]
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Tsugunai (song)
1984–1985 single by Teresa Teng
"Tsugunai" (つぐない; meaning "atonement" or "expiation"), is a song recorded by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng. The original Japanese version was released on January 21, 1984,[4][5] while the Mandarin version titled "Changhuan" (償還) was released a year later in August 1985 as part of her Mandarin album of the same name.[6][5] Both versions of the song was composed by Miki Takashi, with the Japanese lyrics written by Araki Toyohisa and the Mandarin lyrics written by prominent lyricist Lin Huang Kun.
The success of the song in Japan brought Teresa Teng to the international stage outside of the Chinese-speaking world, especially in Asia.[7] Both versions are frequently covered by various Japanese-speaking and Chinese-speaking singers. "Tsugunai" and "Changhuan" are regarded as Teng's signature songs.
Background
[edit]Teresa Teng did not renew after she completed her contract with Polydor Records Japan,[8] having seen lackluster sales result in Japan with her Japanese recordings and being temporary barred entry into Japan after her February 1979 passport fiasco,[9][7] despite her moderate fame in Japan, in addition to already established fame in