Teresa Carpio | |||||||||||
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Born | |||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress | ||||||||||
Years active | 1975–present | ||||||||||
Partner(s) | Peter Mui Andreas Panayi | ||||||||||
Children | 3, including T.V. Carpio | ||||||||||
Awards | Golden Needle Awards 2007 Lifetime Achievement | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 杜麗莎 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 杜丽莎 | ||||||||||
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Musical career | |||||||||||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Genres | Pop, Cantopop | ||||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano | ||||||||||
Teresa Carpio (born 30 September 1956) is a Hong Kong English- and Cantonese-language pop singer,[1] actress,[2] and singing teacher. Carpio was popular in Hong Kong during the 1970s and 1980s. She is the paternal cousin of actress and singer Rita Carpio, and also the mother of actress and singer T.V. Carpio.[3] She is most well known for her Cantonese-language hits, 假如 (If), 仍然記得嗰一次 (I Still Remember That Time), 眉頭不再猛皺 (Sukiyaki), 何必放棄 (Why Give Up) and 真愛 (True Love).