Wu Yingyin

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Chinese name: 吳鶯音 (Traditional) Chinese name: 吴莺音 (Simplified) Born: 1922, Shanghai, China Died: 17 Dec 2009, Los Angeles, USA Wu Yingyin was born in 1922 under the birth name Wu Jianqiu (吳健秋) in Shanghai. She was a famous singer. By the 1940s, she became one of the seven great singing stars. Wu was born to an intellectual family with her father as a chemical engineer and mother a doctor. She enjoyed singing to radio tunes at an early age. She originally wanted to go to the Shanghai Academy of Music, but her parents opposed the idea and claimed that the music industry was for individuals with no real ambition. She later began singing for radio stations at night, particularly for the children's programs. Wu had a soft singing voice that made her a success. She continued to sing without her family knowing so and used the stage name "Wu Yingyin". The buzz later got around about a new singer. In 1945 she became a nightclub singer and garnered acclaim for her performances. Most of her vocal techniques were self-taught. At the age of 24, she participated in a nightclub competition. Winning the crown, she was discovered and immediately signed to a contract with Pathé Records (China) record company. Her first record (我想忘了你 "I Want to Forget You") became a hit. In total, Pathé Records produced 30 albums for her. In 1955 she joined a Shanghai broadcasting station (上海人民广播电台广). She relocated to Hong Kong in 1957 where she continued her singing career. She returned to China for rec

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Famous Female Singers From Shanghai (Lao Shanghai Hong Ling De Jue Shi Ge Sheng)

Greatest Hits From Last Century Vol. 1

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50 Timeless Tunes: Chinese Jazz

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World Is China

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Flowers of Spring (Shanghai Pop 1930's, Remastered)

Six Pack - Yingyin Wu - EP

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Yellow Music: Shanghai Pop from the 1930s-40s

Waiting for Your Return: A Shidaiqu Anthology 1927-1952, Pt. I

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Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon: Tender Voice Behind the Shadow of Life (ChunHua QiuYue: FeiMo DengYing Hou De QiMi RenSheng)

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Romantic Chinese Hits of the 1930s and 1940s (Zhong Guo Lao Ge Lang Man Yuan Tou Zhi San Si Shi Nian Dai)

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50 Timeless Tunes: Chinese Melodies

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Romantic Chinese Hits Of The 1930s And 1940s

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