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Teresa Teng

Teresa Teng

Acting
29 Jan 1953
08 May 1995
Yunlin, Taiwan

Biography

Teresa Teng, (TENG LI-CHÜN), Chinese singer (born Jan. 29, 1953, Yün-lin county, Taiwan—died May 8, 1995, Chiang Mai, Thailand), was a superstar throughout East Asia and was especially admired in her homeland, where she earned the affection of fans by entertaining troops with her renditions of Mandarin love songs. Although she repeatedly declined invitations to visit the People’s Republic of China, pirated recordings of her songs could be found even in remote villages. The government’s effort to...

Also Known As

鄧麗君, 邓丽君, Deng Lijun, Teng Li-Chun, Teresa Teng

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