History Music / TeresaTeng

* {{Omniglot}}: She sang in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Indonesian and English.

Due to the countinuing tensions which started in the late 70's/early 80's between the [[UsefulNotes/{{China}} PRC]] and UsefulNotes/{{Taiwan}} (and Hong Kong as well), she, along with other artists, was banned for several years due to the then usual excuse: "too bourgeois". Thanks to the black market, though, her popularity in mainland China never stopped (cassette tapes of her songs were filtered and copied into the homes of the citizens). In fact, the banning was lifted a bit later. She was also called "Little Deng" (see the Pinyin version of her name), because she shared her family name with Deng Xiaoping. It was said that Deng the Communist Leader ruled by day, but that Deng the singer ruled by night. Before Teng's music arrived, love songs were nonexistent in China.

* {{Omniglot}}: She sang in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese and English.

Teresa Teng (traditional Chinese: 鄧麗君; simplified Chinese: 邓丽君; pinyin: Dèng Lìjūn; Wade–Giles: Teng Li-chun; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēng Lē-kun, Japanese: テレサ・テン) was a Taiwanese Chinese pop singer who remains one of the highest-selling Asian artists of all time.

'''Teresa Teng''' (traditional Chinese: 鄧麗君; simplified Chinese: 邓丽君; pinyin: Dèng Lìjūn; Wade–Giles: Teng Li-chun; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēng Lē-kun, Japanese: テレサ・テン) was a Taiwanese Chinese pop singer who remains one of the highest-selling Asian artists of all time.

* DisappearedDad: The protagonist of "Anping Memories" does not know who her biological father is. His disappearance led to her feeling she was an illegitimate daughter.

* DisappearedDad: The protagonist of "Anping Memories" does not know who her biological father is.

* ParentalAbandonment: The protagonist of "Anping Memories" does not know who her biological father is.

Due to the countinuing tensions which started in the late 70's/early 80's between the [[UsefulNotes/{{China}} PRC]] and UsefulNotes/{{Taiwan}} (and Hong Kong as well), she, along with other artists, was banned for several years due to the then usual excuse: "too bourgeois". Thanks to the black market, though, her popularity in mainland China never stopped (cassette tapes of her songs were filtered and copied into the homes of the citizens). In fact, the banning was lifted a bit later. She was also called "Little Deng" (see the Pinyin version of her name), due to the fact that she shared her family name with Deng Xiaoping. It was said that Deng the Communist Leader ruled by day, but that Deng the singer ruled by night. Before Teng's music arrived, love songs were nonexistent in China.

Due to the countinuing tensions which started in the late 70's/early 80's between the PRC and Taiwan (and Hong Kong as well), she, along with other artists, was banned for several years due to the then usual excuse: "too bourgeois". Thanks to the black market, though, her popularity in mainland China never stopped (cassette tapes of her songs were filtered and copied into the homes of the citizens). In fact, the banning was lifted a bit later. She was also called "Little Deng" (see the Pinyin version of her name), due to the fact that she shared her family name with Deng Xiaoping. It was said that Deng the Communist Leader ruled by day, but that Deng the singer ruled by night. Before Teng's music arrived, love songs were nonexistent in China.

Sadly, her hopes of performing in China never materialized. The PRC invited her somewhere in the mid-90's, but she passed away in 1995, at the age of 42, from a severe respiratory attack (she suffered from asthma throughout her life). She was given state honours at her funeral in Taiwan, with then president Lee Teng-hui and thousands of people attending.

* BreakupSong: "Goodbye My Love" seems to be a mixture of the "I Have To Leave" and "I Wish We Were Still In Love" types.

* {{Omniglot}}

After breaking through in 1968 in a music program, she started to released records. From 1974 onwards, she began to break through the Japanese market with several albums sung in Japanese. In fact, she sang in her native Mandarin, in Cantonese, Japanese or English throughout her career.

Due to the countinuing tensions which started in the late 70's/early 80's between the PRC and Taiwan (and Hong Kong as well), she, along with other artists, was banned for several years due to the then usual excuse: "too bourgeois". Thanks to the black market, though, her popularity in mainland China never stopped (cassette tapes of her songs were filtered and copied into the homes of the citizens). In fact, the banning was lifted a bit later. She was also called "Little Deng" (see the Pinyin version of her name), due to the fact that she shared her family name with Deng Xiaoping. It was said that Deng the Communist Leader ruled by day, but that Deng the singer ruled by night.

* DevotedToYou: "The Moon Represents My Heart".

The grave site features a statue of Teng and a large electronic piano keyboard set in the ground that can be played by visitors who step on the keys. The memorial is often visited by her fans — this represents a noteworthy departure from the traditional Chinese practice of shunning grave sites. That's how important she was.

Sadly, her hopes of performing in China never materialized. The PRC invited her somewhere in the mid-90's, but she passed away in 1995, at the age of 42, from a severe respiratory attack (she suffered from asthma throughout her life).