Zhou Xuan

Zhou Xuan
Zhou Xuan
Born	Su Pu (traditional Chinese: 蘇璞; simplified Chinese: 苏璞; pinyin: Sū pú); August 1, 1920; Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Died	September 22, 1957 (aged 37); Shanghai, China
Occupation	Singer, actress
Years active	1932–1954
Spouse(s)	Yan Hua; (m. 1938; div. 1941); Tang Di (m. 1951–1952)
Partner(s)	Shi Hui (1947–1948) ; Zhu Huaide (1948–1950)
Children	Zhou Min (son), with Zhu Huaide (?); Zhou Wei (son), with Tang Di;
Zhou Xuan
Zhou Xuan
	Musical career
Also known as	Golden Voice (Chinese: 金嗓子; pinyin: Jīn sǎng zi)
Origin	Shanghai
Genres	Shidaiqu

Zhou Xuan^[1] was an iconic Chinese singer and film actress. By the 1940s, she had become one of China's "Seven Great Singing Stars".

She was nicknamed the "Golden Voice", and had a movie career until 1954. She recorded more than 200 songs and appeared in over 40 films in her career.^[2]

Zhou Xuan Media

Photograph of Zhou Xuan, Chinese actress
Chinese singer and actress Zhou Xuan (1918 - 1957)

References

↑ (Chinese: 周璇; pinyin: Zhōu Xuán; born Su Pu (traditional Chinese: 蘇璞; simplified Chinese: 苏璞; pinyin: Sū pú); August 1, 1920 – September 22, 1957), also romanized as Chow Hsuan
↑ Yueh-yu Yeh, Emilie 2012. "12. China". In Creekmur, Corey; Mokdad, Linda (eds) The International Film Musical. Edinburgh University Press, p173. ISBN 978-0-7486-3476-7

Other websites

How to Pronounce Zhou Xuan? Pronunciation guide. YouTube
Zhou Xuan on IMDb

[1] (Chinese: 周璇; pinyin: Zhōu Xuán; born Su Pu (traditional Chinese: 蘇璞; simplified Chinese: 苏璞; pinyin: Sū pú); August 1, 1920 – September 22, 1957), also romanized as Chow Hsuan

[2] Yueh-yu Yeh, Emilie 2012. "12. China". In Creekmur, Corey; Mokdad, Linda (eds) The International Film Musical. Edinburgh University Press, p173. ISBN 978-0-7486-3476-7

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