Zhou Xuan

Chinese actress and singer (1920-1957)

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Zhou Xuan, who was born in Changzhou, is recorded as a Chinese singer and actor who held citizenship of the Republic of China and of China itself. She began her career in the year 1932, performed as a vocalist, and was part of the group known as the Seven Great Singing Stars.

She spoke the Chinese language, died in Shanghai on 22 September 1957, and was buried in that same city.

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Vinony files it under 1920 births, 1957 deaths and 20th-century Chinese actresses.

Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.

Film & TV

Jinan, Shandong province, China

Known for

The Flower Street1950
Sorrows of the Forbidden City — Concubine Zhen1948
Waste Not Our Youth — A Xiu1948
Song of a Songstress — Liu Ma1948
Song of a Songstress — Zhu Lan1948
Orioles Banished from the Flowers — 周莺1948
An All-Consuming Love — Li Xiangmei1947
各有千秋 — 余碧华1947
Night Inn1947
长相思 — 李湘梅1947

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: China
Active from: 1920
Active to: 1957

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 40,076
Total plays: 312,436

Key facts

Born: Su Pu ( 蘇璞 ) , ( 1920-08-01 ) August 1, 1920, Changzhou , Jiangsu , Republic of China
Died: September 22, 1957 (1957-09-22) (aged 37), Shanghai , People's Republic of China
Occupations: Singer, actress
Years active: 1932–1954
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Partner s: Shi Hui (1947–1948) , Zhu Huaide (1948–1950)
Children: Zhou Min (son, with Zhu Huaide?) Zhou Wei (son, with Tang Di)
Also known as: Golden Voice ( 金嗓子 )
Origin: Shanghai, China
Genres: Shidaiqu
Chinese: 周璇
Hanyu pinyin: Zhōu Xuán
Ipa: [ʈʂo ́ ʊ ɕɥɛ ̌ n]

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Part of: Seven great singing stars
Family name: Su
Gender: female
Citizenship: China
Place of birth: Changzhou
Place of death: Shanghai
Occupation: actor
Languages spoken: Chinese
Instrument: voice
Image: ZhouXun6.jpg

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Commons category: Zhou Xuan
date of birth: 1920-08-01
date of death: 1957-09-22
place of burial: Shanghai
start of work period: 1932-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Zhou Xiaohong (traditional Chinese: 周小紅; simplified Chinese: 周小红; pinyin: Zhōu Xiǎohóng; Wade–Giles: Chou Hsiaohung; 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: Chou Hsüan), 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.

Early life

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