Wu Yingyin
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Hanyu Pinyin Wú Yīngyīn | | |
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Wu Yingyin (born Wu Jianqiu 吳劍秋; 23 June 1922 – 17 December 2009), also romanized as Woo Ing-ing, was a Chinese singer. She came to prominence in the 1940s and became known as one of the
Early years
Wu was born in
Career
Wu had a soft singing voice that made her a success. Buzz later went around about this new singer, although Wu's father did not realize that it was his own daughter's voice he heard on the radio.[4] Vocally, Wu was largely self-taught, although later she learned some vocal techniques from a male singer, Xu Lang (徐朗).[5]
At the age of 24, she participated in a singing competition at Ciro's (仙樂斯) nightclub, performing a song by
In 1955 she joined
Wu enjoyed a resurgence in the 1980s and returned to China for recordings in 1983 in Guangzhou. In July 1984, she moved from Hong Kong to Pasadena, California. She performed extensively in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the United States, and Canada well into her later years.[1] At the age of 80, she was still singing at overseas Chinese neighborhood community events for charitable causes. On 3 January 2003 she was invited to perform at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.
The movie director,
Wu died in Los Angeles on 17 December 2009.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "40年代「七大歌星」之一 吳鶯音洛杉磯病逝". Wenweipo 文匯報. 19 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "吴莺音:"鼻音歌后"的"莺音"燕语". Sina.com. 19 August 2009.
- ^ ISBN 978-957-08-2642-5.
- ^ "40年代上海女歌手吴莺音 鼻音歌后的音乐之路". Laoren.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-986-02-6095-3.