Today is May 8, 27 years ago today, Teresa Teng left her fans forever.
Teresa Teng was born on January 29, 1953 in Yunlin, Taiwan.
In her 42 years of life, she has left countless classic songs in the world, and she has become an unforgettable common memory for Chinese people all over the world.
Picture In December 2020, the MTR exhibited the memoir exhibition "Dream of Teresa Teng" hosted by the "Hong Kong Teresa Teng Fan Club".
Image source: Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Wenhui.com MTR
"There is a beautiful woman on the water side." In the northern part of Taiwan, Junyuan, facing the sea and mountains, Teresa Teng is buried here.
Data map: Junyuan.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Guan Xiangdong
Today marks the 27th anniversary of Teresa Teng's death.
Hearing her tender and melodious singing, we can also be instantly pulled back to the era that belonged to her...
"Walking" the road of life
As a famous singer, Teresa Teng has won praises such as "One Billion Applause".
During her lifetime, she performed in Japan, the United States and other countries, as well as Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other regions, singing more than 1,000 songs in Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, Japanese, English, Indonesian and other languages.
His songs are widely popular and sung in the Chinese society and are deeply loved by the people.
Li Zongsheng also once described Teresa Teng's brilliant achievements as "many people in the entertainment industry are 'miracles', but only Teresa Teng can be called a 'legend'".
·Teng Lijun, born in 1953, whose real name is Lijun Teng, began to learn Huangmei tune at the age of 8.
·In 1963, the 10-year-old Teresa Teng defeated many adult contestants with the song "Visit to British Taiwan" and won the Huangmei tune singing competition championship.
·In 1967, Teresa Teng signed a contract with the universe record company and officially began her career as a professional singer.
·In the same year, the 14-year-old Teresa Teng released her debut album "The Song of Teresa Teng - Fengyang Flower Drum".
She had not graduated from junior high school that year.
·In 1968, the 15-year-old Teresa Teng set a record for consecutive months in Taipei; she also released several albums at an average rate of two every three months.
·In 1970, the 17-year-old Teresa Teng began to enter the world music market and toured around the world.
·In the early 1970s, Teresa Teng opened up the Hong Kong and Southeast Asian record markets with works such as "A Thousand Words" and "Sea Rhyme".
·In 1974, with the song "Airport", Teresa Teng laid the foundation for the Japanese performing arts career.
From 1984 to 1986, Teresa Teng won the highest honors of two Japanese music awards, "Japan Cable Awards" and "All Japan Cable Broadcasting Awards" three times.
Data map: On May 9, 2015, "'If You Can Make a Wish' Teng Lijun's 20th Anniversary Virtual Human Commemorative Concert" debuted at the Taipei Arena. "Teng Lijun" "comes back" and sang famous songs such as "Sweet Honey".
Photo by China News Agency by Chen Xiaoyuan
It is precisely because of this that there is this widely circulated saying: "Where there are Chinese, there is Teresa Teng".
Teresa Teng fans can be seen not only in the Chinese circle, but also in Asia from the north to Japan, to the south to Indonesia, and even throughout East Asia, regardless of ethnic group or nationality.
Perhaps, it is not an exaggeration to describe her as "Asian singer".
Data map: The entrance of the suite where Teresa Teng once lived in Meiping Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Every year, on the anniversary of Teresa Teng's birthday and the anniversary of her death, many fans from all over the world will pour into her cemetery to pay their respects.
On January 29, 2021, in front of Teresa Teng's tomb in "Yunyuan" in New Taipei City, Taiwan, fans of Teresa Teng from all over presented flowers to her.
Teresa Teng Fans Provided
On May 8, 2021, at a theme music bar in Tongzhou, Beijing, "When will the 'jun' come again - the theme concert of the 26th anniversary of the death of Teresa Teng" was held here.
More than 100 fans sang Teng Lijun's classic songs to commemorate the Chinese singer.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Xuefeng
According to relevant statistics, Teresa Teng's total album sales reached 48 million.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is Teresa Teng's sweet and gentle singing that has accompanied many people's years and influenced many generations.
When will "Jun" come again
Teresa Teng's singing did not stop in the 20th century.
To this day, many singers are still covering Teresa Teng's songs, and concerts with the theme of Missing Teresa Teng have been attracting attention.
At the Jiangsu Satellite TV New Year's Eve Gala in 2022, singer Zhou Shen used virtual technology to sing the songs "Small Town Story", "Walking the Road of Life" and "Big Fish" with Teresa Teng on the same stage. The melodious singing brought warm feelings across time and space.
"If I could travel back in time and go back 30 years to sing a song with her, it would be an honor."
As early as in Jay Chou's "Magic World Tour Concert" in 2013, the virtual person Teresa Teng and Jay Chou "same stage" across time and space sang the three songs "How Do You Say", "Red Dust Inn" and "Thousands of Miles Away", arousing fans around the world sensation.
This time on the same stage also moved the "King of Heaven" Jay Chou: "When I was on stage, I felt as real and moved as if I was cooperating with Teresa Teng on the stage."
In addition to Teresa Teng's singing, what makes people fascinated, there is also a gentle and pleasant appearance and personality that are as gentle as her singing.
The beautiful temperament revealed in her demeanor will never be forgotten by anyone who sees it. A soft "Goodbye my love" smashes the hearts of so many people in the world.
When singing, Teresa Teng interacted with the audience from time to time, and sometimes "willful" improvised lyrics.
Let everyone who has listened to her songs and watched her performances can't help but understand her and fall in love with her.
Looking for the sound of the beautiful woman has passed away
It has been 27 years since Teresa Teng passed away.
Why don't we relive the unforgettable classics of the "beautiful generation" in the singing together...
Records collected by Teresa Teng fans on display at MTR Central Station in 2020.
Image source: Photographed by a reporter from Hong Kong Wen Wei Po
·"the moon represents my heart"
The song was sung and re-interpreted by Teresa Teng in 1977, and it became one of the songs that Teresa Teng has circulated for decades and the most sung songs, and it has also been sung by future generations.
· "Small Town Story"
The song is full of traditional Chinese colors, and it shows the diligent and pioneering, hospitable, optimistic and cheerful nature of the Taiwanese people in the early days.
·"sweet"
"Sweet Honey" originated from an Indonesian folk song and was included in the 1979 album of the same name after the lyrics were filled in by lyricist Zhuang Nu.
This song is still widely circulated, whether it was decades ago or in the 21st century.
It is also the theme song of the movie "Sweet Honey" starring Liming and Maggie Cheung.
· "Walking the Road of Life"
The original song of this song is "Habit of Solitude" by Japanese singer Nakajima Miyuki. Lyricist Zheng Guojiang wrote Cantonese lyrics and handed it over to Teresa Teng for interpretation. It was included in the album of the same name in 1983 as her second Cantonese song. record.
The number of times this song has been sung by younger generations has been incalculable, and it has become one of the most popular Cantonese songs.
· "I only care about you"
The song was included in the album of the same name in 1987. It is the Chinese version of Teresa Teng's Japanese song "Time の Flow れ に 身 を ま か せ" (Ren time passes by). With the Japanese version, Teresa Teng won the "All Japan Cable Broadcasting Awards for the third time." " and the "Japan Cable Awards" double champion, becoming the most brilliant record for a foreign artist in the Japanese music scene.
· "On the Water Side"
The song was included on the 1980 album of the same name, and fans praised it as the best album ever sung.
At the "5th Hong Kong Golden Disc Awards", "In the Water" was one of the five platinum albums.
(Author Zhu Yanjing)