Teresa Teng

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

15

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-01-29

Day of death

1995-05-08 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Yunlin, Taiwan

Teresa Teng

Biography

Teresa Teng, (TENG LI-CHÜN), Chinese singer (born Jan. 29, 1953, Yün-lin county, Taiwan—died May 8, 1995, Chiang Mai, Thailand), was a superstar throughout East Asia and was especially admired in her homeland, where she earned the affection of fans by entertaining troops with her renditions of Mandarin love songs. Although she repeatedly declined invitations to visit the People’s Republic of China, pirated recordings of her songs could be found even in remote villages. The government’s effort to ban Teng’s songs as "spiritual pollution" proved futile. Her popularity was so great that it was said to rival that of Deng Xiaoping (Teng Hsiao-p’ing), China’s paramount leader, with whom she shared a surname. A popular saying was that Old Deng ruled the day and Little Teng the night. Her transnational success was attributed to her multilingualism (she sang in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and English), her clear and sweet vocals, and her heart-rending love songs, which appealed to both young and old in such far-flung locations as China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Japan, where in 1975 she was crowned the best new artist and won top prize at the 18th Album Awards. Some of her most popular albums include Faded Feelings (1983), I’m in Your Debt (1984), and The Unforgettable Teresa Teng (1992). Before her death Teng had taken up residence in France, where she was able to live comfortably off her Japanese royalties. She was vacationing in Thailand when she suffered a fatal asthma attack.

Known For

  • I Want to Sing

    I Want to Sing

  • Pledge in Quick Sand

    Pledge in Quick Sand

  • Bopha Angkor

    Bopha Angkor

  • 王菲 & 邓丽君 - 清平调

    王菲 & 邓丽君 - 清平调

  • Everybody Is Laughing

    Everybody Is Laughing

  • 邓丽君:十五周年香港巡回演唱会

    邓丽君:十五周年香港巡回演唱会

  • Teresa Teng — 1976 Concert in H.K.

    Teresa Teng — 1976 Concert in H.K.

  • 邓丽君:1982香港伊利沙伯体育馆演唱会

    邓丽君:1982香港伊利沙伯体育馆演唱会

  • 鄧麗君十五週年香港巡迴演唱會

    鄧麗君十五週年香港巡迴演唱會

  • 十亿个掌声演唱会

    十亿个掌声演唱会

  • 鄧麗君 NHK音樂廳《One & Only》個人演唱會

    鄧麗君 NHK音樂廳《One & Only》個人演唱會

  • 邓丽君十亿个掌声十五周年巡回演唱会

    邓丽君十亿个掌声十五周年巡回演唱会

  • Teresa Teng - The 20th Anniversary of Virtual Teresa Memorial Concert

    Teresa Teng - The 20th Anniversary of Virtual Teresa Memorial Concert

  • 鄧麗君的1978 香港篇

    鄧麗君的1978 香港篇

  • テレサ・テン15周年記念スペシャル

    テレサ・テン15周年記念スペシャル