Sa Dingding

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.
Sa Dingding
An action shot of Sa Dingding playing during a concert.
Sa Dingding in concert in 2009
Born
Zhou Peng (周鹏)

(1983-12-27) 27 December 1983 (age 40)[1]
Pingdingshan, Henan[2][3]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • choreographer
  • actress
Years active2000–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Labels
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese薩頂頂
Simplified Chinese萨顶顶
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSà Dǐngdǐng

Sa Dingding (simplified Chinese: 萨顶顶; traditional Chinese: 薩頂頂; pinyin: Sà Dǐngdǐng, born Zhou Peng (周鹏) on 27 December 1983) is a Chinese folk singer and songwriter. She is of mixed Han Chinese and Mongol ancestry, and sings in languages including Mandarin Chinese, English, Standard Tibetan, as well as an imaginary self-created language to evoke emotions in her songs.[4] She also plays traditional instruments such as the guzheng and morin khuur.[5]

  1. ^ "Sa Dingding: China's New Age chanteuse". CNN. 23 September 2008.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ZZWB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "2011快乐女声评委：萨顶顶". Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. ^ BBC – Awards for World Music 2008 – Asia/Pacific Archived 24 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Four television.
  5. ^ "Floating like a butterfly". China Daily. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.