Alan Dawazhouma
Alan Dawazhouma (known as alan) or 阿兰 is a Tibetan-Chinese singer and erhu player from Sichuan province who debuted in 2005 with 声声醉如兰. As well as Tibetan and Mandarin, she speaks some English and Japanese. Her first release in Japanese was the single, 明日への讃歌.
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| Birth name | 阿兰达瓦卓玛 Alan Dawa Dolma |
| Also known as | alan (International) 阿兰 (Chinese) あらん (Japanese) |
| Born | July 25, 1987 Sichuan, China |
| Origin | Sichuan, China |
| Genres | C-Pop J-Pop hard pop folk music traditional music classical music |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Voice (singing), erhu |
| Labels | avex |
| Website | Official Website (Japanese) |
Biography
alan was born on 25 July 1987. Her stage name "alan" is pinyin for 阿兰, which is her surname. In Japan, she is also known as あらん. Her real name is Alan Dawa Dolma (阿兰达瓦卓玛 in Chinese, which is pronounced in pinyin as Alan Dawazhuoma).
alan grew up in the Meiren valley in the Danba County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China. Her father is a civil servant, while her mother was a former singer. She learned singing from a young age and started to learn how to play the erhu at the age of eight. At nine years old, alan was selected for the leading role in the TV drama Tai Yang Nu Shen and first pursued a career as an actress.
After graduating from her musically oriented high school, she enrolled in a relatively well known music school in China, the China National Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Company (解放軍芸術学院), where two members of 12 Girls Band were also being taught. Later in 2005, alan debuted with a cover album titled Sheng Sheng Zui Ru Lan under a Chinese independent label. Currently, the album has sold over 50,000 copies.
In October 2006 at the Shanghai International Art Festival, alan won second place (tied with Filipino singer Jimmy Layo Marquez) at the 9th Asia New Singer Competition. In July 2007 she graduated the China National Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Company with excellent grades.
alan was discovered when the Japan-based record label Avex Inc. held auditions in Beijing. Her first single was in November the same year. It was called "Ashita e no Sanka", which can be translated as "a song for tomorrow." She is currently still studying Japanese and only has a basic grasp of the language.
Discography
| Release date | Title | Romanisation (Waapuro for Japanese Pinyin for Chinese) |
Translation | Type | Chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2005 | 声声醉如兰 Indies release | Sheng Sheng Zui Ru Lan | Entranced with the Voice of Alan | Cover album | - |
| Nov 21, 2007 | 明日への讃歌 | Ashita e no Sanka | Song For Tomorrow | Single | #69 |
| Mar 5, 2008 | ひとつ | Hitotsu | Only | Single | #100 |
| May 20, 2008 | 幸せの鐘 (Japanese) 愛就是手 (Chinese) |
Shiawase no Kane Ai Jiushi Shou |
Single | ||
| June 20, 2008 | 心・战 〜RED CLIFF〜 | Xin Zhan: Red Cliff | Album | ||
| July 2, 2008 | 懐かしい未来〜longing future〜 | Natsukashii Mirai (Longing Future) | Single | #19 | |
| August 13, 2008 | 空唄 | Sora Uta | Single | #34 | |
| September 10, 2008 | 風の手紙 | Kaze no Tegami | Single | #34 | |
| October 15, 2008 | RED CLIFF〜心・戦〜 | Red Cliff (Shin-Sen) | Single | #23 | |
| October 29, 2008 | 加油! 你有ME! | Jiayou! Ni You Me! | Single | ||
| November 12, 2008 | 恵みの雨 | Megumi no Ame | Single | #30 | |
| January 5, 2009 | Liberty | Liberty | Single | ||
| February 4, 2009 | 群青の谷 | Gunjō no Tani | Single | #30 | |
| March 4, 2009 | Voice of EARTH | Voice of EARTH | Album | #15 | |
| April 8, 2009 | 久遠の河 (Japanese) 赤壁 〜大江東去〜 (Chinese) |
Kuon no Kawa Chibi ~Da Jiangdong Qu~ |
Single | #3 | |
| July 10, 2009 | 心的東方 | Xin De Dongfang | Album | ||
| September 2, 2009 | BALLAD 〜名もなき恋のうた〜 | Ballad (Namonaki Koi no Uta) | Single | #11 | |
| November 4, 2009 | Swear | Swear | Single | #35 | |
| November 25, 2009 | my life | my life | Album | #16 | |
| January 12, 2010 | Happy Birthday to You/alan | Happy Birthday to You/alan | Single | ||
| February 3, 2010 | Diamond／Over the clouds | Diamond/Over the Clouds | Single | #20 | |
| April 15, 2010 | 蘭色〜Love Moon Light〜 | Lan Se ~Love Moon Light~ | Album | ||
| July 7, 2010 | 風に向かう花 | Kaze ni Mukau Hana | Single | #17 | |
| October 13, 2010 | 悲しみは雪に眠る | Kanashimi wa Yuki ni Nemuru | Single | #20 | |
| January 1, 2011 | 愛は力 | Ai wa Chikara | Single | #95 | |
| January 10, 2011 | 呼唤 | Huhuan | Single | ||
| February 20, 2011 | 樱花的眼泪 | Yinghua De Yanlei | Single | ||
| March 2, 2011 | JAPAN PREMIUM BEST | JAPAN PREMIUM BEST | Album | #15 | |
| June 29, 2011 | みんなでね 〜PANDA with Candy BEAR's〜／「生きる」 | Minna dene - PANDA with Candy BEAR's - / Ikiru | Single | #25 | |
| November 18, 2011 | 我回来了 | Wo Huilaile | Single | ||
| June 18, 2012 | Love Song | Love Song | Album | ||
| August 21, 2013 | DREAM EXPRESS 〜夢現空間超特急〜 | DREAM EXPRESS ~Mugen Kukan Cho Tokkyu~ | Single | #196 | |
| May 28, 2014 | 为爱成魔 | Single | |||
| June 10, 2014 | 遥远的重逢 | Single | |||
| July 14, 2014 | 蓦兰 | Mo Lan | Album | ||
| October 31, 2014 | 真爱无双 | Single | |||
| September 29, 2015 | The Lost Eden | The Lost Eden | Single | ||
| November 6, 2015 | 道標 | Michishirube | Single | ||
| November 25, 2015 | 一梦千寻 | Single | |||
| January 26, 2016 | 霸道天下 | Single | |||
| April 15, 2016 | 心花 | Single | |||
| May 9, 2016 | 唱给天空听 | Single | |||
| July 25, 2016 | 一朵雲 | Single | |||
| September 7, 2016 | 上师祈祷文 | Single | |||
| April 19, 2017 | 兰之乐光 | Single | |||
| April 27, 2017 | 幻梦 | Single | |||
| May 10, 2017 | 不负人间 | Single | |||
| May 20, 2017 | 龙女 | Single | |||
| June 22, 2017 | 热血三国 | Single | |||
| October 17, 2017 | 做个磨人的小妖精 | Single | |||
| October 27, 2017 | 美人谷 | Single | |||
| November 3, 2017 | Time Goes By | Single | |||
| November 10, 2017 | 乐此不疲 | Single | |||
| November 17, 2017 | 赌注 | Single | |||
| November 24, 2017 | 十念 | shíniàn | Album | ||
| December 29, 2017 | 有你真好 | Single | |||
| March 27, 2018 | 吉祥三聚 | Single | |||
| June 3, 2018 | 转念 | Single | |||
| July 26, 2018 | 离兮 | Single | |||
| August 10, 2018 | 拈花笑 | Single | |||
| August 10, 2018 | 好热好热 | Single | |||
| August 17, 2018 | 桃花缘 | Single | |||
| October 17, 2018 | 叹相思 | Single | |||
| May 29, 2019 | 天涯寄北 | Single | |||
| June 11, 2019 | 最完美的分手 | Single | |||
| July 15, 2019 | 白衣的天使 | Single | |||
| August 28, 2019 | 朝暮 | Single | |||
| September 20, 2019 | 远飞的大雁 | Single | |||
| October 24, 2019 | 等爱 | Single | |||
| November 21, 2019 | 冰之翼 | Single | |||
| December 4, 2019 | 熊猫侠 | Single | |||
| December 11, 2019 | 夢中的圖瓦盧 | mèngzhōng de Túwǎlú | Single | ||
| December 19, 2019 | 追求 | zhuīqiú | Single |
Filmography
- [1997] 太陽女神 (pinyin: Tai Yang Nu Shen; lit. Goddess of the Sky) as 电视剧
- [2008] オリンピックなオトメ
- [2012] 我的双面女友
- [2013] 粉红女郎·爱人快跑
- [2016] 女汉子真爱公式
- [2017] 热血江湖之梦幻奇缘
References & other websites
- Official Website (Japan)
- Official Blog (in Japanese)
- Official Blog (in Chinese)
- Oricon Profile (in Japanese)