Yao Su-jung

Yao Su-jung
姚蘇蓉
Born (1945-12-05) December 5, 1945 (age 78)
 Republic of China Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Origin Republic of China
OccupationSinger
Years active1966-present

'Yao Su-jung (Chinese name: 姚蘇蓉, P'inyin: Yáo Sūróng; born December 5, 1945) is a Taiwanese singer who rose to prominence in the 1960s. She is known as the Queen of Tears,[1][2] the Queen of Forbidden Songs and the Queen of Southeast Asian Songs.[3][4] In 1966, she won first prize in a singing competition organised by Cheng Sheng Radio, capturing the attention of the judges.[5] With the assistance of her teacher, Wong Cing-si, she signed with the Haishan Record Company and entered the entertainment industry.[6][7] Her hit song "Faithless Person" propelled her to stardom, and her theme song for the film "Not Coming Home Tonight" became a hit throughout Southeast Asia.[4] With her distinctive and powerful singing style, she quickly rose to superstar status in the Chinese music industry. She currently lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8]

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  2. ^ "姚蘇蓉之歌 – Rti央廣". Rti 中央廣播電臺 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  3. ^ 姚蘇蓉的歌唱事業推向高峰,成了炙手可熱的紅星[permanent dead link]
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  6. ^ 中華民國文化部. "海山唱片公司發行編號「SL-2068」華語歌曲專輯《姚蘇蓉:像霧又像花》-文化部國家文化記憶庫". memory.culture.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  7. ^ 國立臺灣歷史博物館典藏網; ArticleSample3 (2019-07-19). "國立臺灣歷史博物館". 國立臺灣歷史博物館典藏網. Retrieved 2023-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "姚蘇蓉簡單活 抄經度苦難者20年 – 中時電子報". Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2014-12-30.