Alan Dawa Dolma

Alan Dawa Dolma
Alan at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show
Born (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 37)
OccupationSinger
Years active2005–present
Musical career
OriginKham
GenresPop, Mandopop, J-pop, Tibet folk
Instrument(s)Erhu, piano, vocals
LabelsAvex Trax, Yuehua Entertainment
Tibetan name
Tibetanཨ་ལན་ཟླ་བ་སྒྲོལ་མ་
Transcriptions
Tibetan PinyinAlan Dawazhouma
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿兰·达瓦卓玛
Traditional Chinese阿蘭·達瓦卓瑪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀlán Dáwǎzhuómǎ
Japanese name
Kanji阿蘭
Kanaアラン
Websitewww.alan-web.jp

Alan Dawa Dolma[a] (born 25 July 1987), known mononymously as alan, is a Tibetan singer from China. She is a graduate of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Academy of Art in Beijing, majoring in vocal music and erhu, which she has played since childhood.[1] Alan is known for a distinctive technique called the "Tibetan wail".

During her time in college, Alan released an album titled Shengsheng Zui Rulan (2005). In early 2006, she auditioned for the Japanese label Avex Trax. In late 2007, Alan moved to Tokyo and made her singles debut with "Ashita e no Sanka". She recorded theme songs to the film Red Cliff (2008), bringing her wider exposure. In 2009, her ninth single "Kuon no Kawa" and theme song to Part II of Red Cliff reached number three on the Oricon weekly charts, the highest placement by a singer from China.[2] She has since been active in Japan and China.


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  1. ^ Robert Michael Poole (20 November 2009). "Tibet to Tokyo: alan takes flight". Japan Times. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Red Cliff II Theme Song by Chinese Singer Charts No. 3" (in Japanese). Sponichi Annex (Mainichi Shimbun). Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.