Li Lingyu

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Li Lingyu
Born (1963-04-09) 9 April 1963 (age 58)
Shanghai, China
OccupationSinger, actress, anchorwoman
Years active1989–1993, 2005–present
Li Lingyu

Li Lingyu (born 9 April 1963, in Shanghai) is a Chinese singer and actress.

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Biography

Li was born in Shanghai in 1963. She is a student of the notable singer Wang Kun.

In 1980, she was admitted to the Beijing Red Flag Yue Opera Company, performing Yue opera. In 1984, she joined the China Oriental Song and Dance Troupe. There she met her first husband and married at the age of 21. [1]

Her first television role was in the 1986 adaptation of Journey to the West . She released her first album in 1987, Sweet Song Queen. [1]

In 1993, she moved to Japan, partly because of marital difficulties, and worked there for two years as an anchorwoman for MTV Japan. [1]

Li migrated to Canada in 1995, married a Canadian investment manager in 1997, and gave birth to a son in 2000. [1]

In 2005, she was appointed a part-time lecturer at the School of Continuing Education in California. [2] She also returned to singing with a RMB one million deal for her successful album Beauty Chant. [1]

Filmography

Films

Television

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sweet Song Queen Li Lingyu Archived 8 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine , 18 January 2007, All-China Women's Federation
  2. Li Lingyu employed as part-time professor, Sina Corp.com, 24 December 2005 (in Chinese)