Lovingly dubbed “Asia’s Eternal Queen of Pop,” Taiwanese singer and actress
Teresa Teng is widely regarded as the most influential Chinese-speaking vocalist
of all time. Born Teng Li-Chun on January 29, 1953, in Baozhong, Yunlin, she has
had a fascinating journey since her debut in the late 1960s, fearlessly tackling
everything from Cantopop and Chinese folk music to Western genres such as jazz,
disco, and soul. She is also credited with being one of the first
Chinese-speaking artists to cross over into the Japanese market, recording
numerous pop songs that enjoyed great populari...