Teresa Teng

Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)
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Teresa Teng
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Teresa Teng

Summary

Teresa Teng is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Baojhong Township[2]. She was born on January 29, 1953[3]. She passed away in Chiang Mai[4]. She died on May 8, 1995[5]. She worked as a singer[6], actor[7], film actor[8], television actor[9], and recording artist[10]. She ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,285 views/month, #6,066 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Teresa Teng's place of birth was Baojhong Township[2].
  • Teresa Teng passed away in Chiang Mai[4].
  • Teresa Teng was born on January 29, 1953[3].
  • Teresa Teng died on May 8, 1995[5].
  • Burial took place at Chin Pao San[12].
  • Teresa Teng held citizenship in Taiwan[13].
  • Standard Taiwanese Mandarin was Teresa Teng's native language[14].
  • Teresa Teng worked as a singer[6].
  • Teresa Teng worked as an actor[7].
  • Teresa Teng worked as a film actor[8].
  • Teresa Teng worked as a television actor[9].
  • Teresa Teng's professions included recording artist[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Teresa Teng is Changhuan[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Teresa Teng is Q11493440[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Teresa Teng is I Only Care About You[17].
  • Teresa Teng received the Japan Cable Awards[18].
  • Teresa Teng received the 16th Japan Record Awards[19].
  • Teresa Teng received the 28th Japan Record Awards[20].
  • Teresa Teng received the Golden Bell Awards[21].
  • Teresa Teng's religion is recorded as Catholicism[22].
  • Teresa Teng's religion is recorded as Buddhism[23].
  • Teresa Teng is recorded as female[24].
  • Teresa Teng's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Teresa Teng's ancestral home is recorded as Daming County[26].
  • Teresa Teng's genre is mandopop[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: TW[29]

  • Began / founded: 1953-01-29[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1995-05-08[31]

  • Genre(s): ballad, c-pop, cantopop, enka, folk, kayōkyoku, mandopop, pop[32]

  • Community tags: (pas fini), 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, ballad, c-pop, cantopop, enka, female vocals, folk, japanese, kayōkyoku, mandopop, pop, taiwanese[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5c5cb762-d95e-47af-a7bf-35171eeab8e6[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Baojhong Township[2], Teresa Teng… she was born on January 29, 1953[3]. Standard Taiwanese Mandarin was her native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], actor[7], film actor[8], television actor[9], and recording artist[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Changhuan[15], a single[35]; Q11493440[16], a single[36]; and I Only Care About You[17], a single[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Japan Cable Awards[18], an award[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1968[40]; 16th Japan Record Awards[19], an award ceremony[41], in Japan[42]; 28th Japan Record Awards[20], an award ceremony[43], in Japan[44]; and Golden Bell Awards[21], an annual event[45], in Taiwan[46], founded in 1965[47].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Catholicism[22], a Christian denominational family[48], founded in 1054[49] and Buddhism[23], a religion[50].

Death and Burial

Teresa Teng died on May 8, 1995[5]. She died in Chiang Mai[4]. The cause of death was asthma[51]. Burial took place at Chin Pao San[12].

Why It Matters

Teresa Teng ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,285 views/month, #6,066 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] She is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Teresa Teng born?

Teresa Teng was born in Baojhong Township[2].

Where did Teresa Teng die?

Teresa Teng passed away in Chiang Mai[4].

What did Teresa Teng do for work?

Teresa Teng worked as singer[6], actor[7], film actor[8], television actor[9], and recording artist[10].

What awards did Teresa Teng receive?

Honors received include Japan Cable Awards[18], 16th Japan Record Awards[19], 28th Japan Record Awards[20], and Golden Bell Awards[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [25] . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [27] . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . taiwantoday.tw. Retrieved . taiwantoday.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [51] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.
  26. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Notable work Changhuan, Q11493440, I Only Care About You
    Given name Teresa, Lijun
    Wears hair fashion with flowers, cheongsam (qipao), dress +5
    On focus list of wikimedia project gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
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