Teresa Teng(1953-1995)
- Music Artist
- Music Department
- Actress
Teresa Teng, sometimes spelled or written as Teresa Tang or Teresa Deng, was a popular and influential Chinese pop singer. She was born in Baozhong Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan, on 29 January 1953, to Waishengren parents. Her father (from Daming, Hebei) was a soldier in the Republic of China Armed Forces; her mother was from Dongping, Shandong. The only daughter in the family, she had three older brothers and a younger brother. She was educated at Ginling Girls High School in Sanchong Township, Taipei County, Taiwan.
She recorded many memorable songs, including "When Will You Return?" In addition to her Mandarin repertoire, she also recorded songs in Taiwanese, Cantonese, Japanese, English and some few Indonesian.
Teng died from a severe asthma attack in 1995, aged 42. In April 2015, a set of four stamps featuring Teng were released by the Chunghwa Post. In May 2002, the wax figure of Teng was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong. On 29 January 2018, a Google Doodle was released across Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Canada and Iceland celebrating what would have been Teng's 65th birthday.
She recorded many memorable songs, including "When Will You Return?" In addition to her Mandarin repertoire, she also recorded songs in Taiwanese, Cantonese, Japanese, English and some few Indonesian.
Teng died from a severe asthma attack in 1995, aged 42. In April 2015, a set of four stamps featuring Teng were released by the Chunghwa Post. In May 2002, the wax figure of Teng was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Hong Kong. On 29 January 2018, a Google Doodle was released across Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Canada and Iceland celebrating what would have been Teng's 65th birthday.
