Zhou Xuan
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Zhou in 1940 | |||||||||
| Born | Su Pu (蘇璞) August 1, 1920 | ||||||||
| Died | September 22, 1957 (aged 37) Shanghai, People's Republic of China | ||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress | ||||||||
| Years active | 1932–1954 | ||||||||
| Spouses | Yan Hua
(m. 1938; div. 1941)Tang Di
(m. 1951; div. 1952) | ||||||||
| Partner(s) | Shi Hui (1947–1948) Zhu Huaide (1948–1950) | ||||||||
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| Also known as | Golden Voice (金嗓子) | ||||||||
| Origin | Shanghai, China | ||||||||
| Genres | Shidaiqu | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 周璇 | ||||||||
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Zhou Xiaohong (traditional Chinese: 周小紅; simplified Chinese: 周小红; pinyin: Zhōu Xiǎohóng; Wade–Giles: Chou1 Hsiao3hung2; born Su Pu; August 1, 1920 – September 22, 1957), known professionally as Zhou Xuan (Chinese: 周璇; pinyin: Zhōu Xuán), also romanized as Chow Hsuan (Wade–Giles: Chou1 Hsüan2), was a Chinese singer and film actress. By the 1940s, she had become one of China's Seven Great Singing Stars. Nicknamed the "Golden Voice" (金嗓子; Jīn sǎng zi), she was the best known of the seven, and had a concurrent movie career until 1954. She recorded more than 200 songs and appeared in over 40 films in her career.