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Teresa Teng

1953 - 1995

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Teng Li-Chun (Chinese: 鄧麗君; pinyin: Dèng Lìjūn; 29 January 1953 – 8 May 1995), commonly known as Teresa Teng, was a Taiwanese singer, television personality, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to by some as the "Eternal Queen of Asian Pop", she is considered to be one of the most successful and influential Asian artists of all time. Teng is recognized as a cultural icon for her contributions to Chinese pop, giving birth to the phrase, "Wherever there are Chinese-speaking people, there is music of Teresa Teng." A polyglot, Teng's music has transcended geographical, linguistic, and political boundaries across Asia for several decades. With a career spanning almost 30 years, Teng established herself as a dominant and influential force in Asia throughout most of her career, particularly in East and Southeast Asia, and to some extent South Asia. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Teresa Teng is the 115th most popular singer (down from 92nd in 2019), the most popular biography from Taiwan (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Taiwanese Singer.

Teresa Teng is most famous for her song "The Moon Represents My Heart" which has been covered by many other artists.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Teresa Teng ranks 115 out of 4,381. Before her are Donna Summer, Marie Fredriksson, Constanze Mozart, Robert Plant, Diana Ross, and Adele. After her are Enrique Iglesias, Nancy Sinatra, Gigliola Cinquetti, Anastacia, Gilbert Bécaud, and Steve Perry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Teresa Teng ranks 25. Before her are Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Nigel Mansell, William E. Moerner, Manuel Pellegrini, Benazir Bhutto, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen. After her are Kathleen Kennedy, Cyndi Lauper, Mike Oldfield, Fatih Terim, Thomas Friedman, and Cha Bum-kun. Among people deceased in 1995, Teresa Teng ranks 21. Before her are Gunnar Nordahl, Dean Martin, Gerald Durrell, Konrad Zuse, Anatoly Dyatlov, and Christian B. Anfinsen. After her are William Alfred Fowler, Harold Wilson, Patricia Highsmith, Clair Cameron Patterson, U Nu, and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Teresa Teng ranks 1 out of 116. After her are Tsai Ing-wen (1956), Lee Teng-hui (1923), Ang Lee (1954), Jensen Huang (1963), Momofuku Ando (1910), Chen Shui-bian (1950), William Lai (1959), Yuan T. Lee (1936), Joan Lin (1953), Terry Gou (1950), and Jerry Yang (1968).

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Among SINGERS In Taiwan

Among singers born in Taiwan, Teresa Teng ranks 1. After her are Takeshi Kaneshiro (1973), Sally Yeh (1961), Chou Tzu-yu (1999), A-Mei (1972), Wu Bai (1968), Ken Chu (1979), Elva Hsiao (1979), Hebe Tien (1983), Aska Yang (1978), and Angela Zhang (1982).

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