Tsai Chin (singer)

Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin in concert, 2008.
Chinese name	蔡琴
Pinyin	Cài Qín (Mandarin)
Ancestry	Hubei, People's Republic of China
Origin	Kaohsiung, Republic of China
Born	(1957-12-22) December 22, 1957 Kaohsiung, Republic of China
Genre(s)	C-pop Mandopop Hokkien pop Folk
Label(s)	UFO Records label, Warner Music (1984-1996), Universal Music Group (since 2007)
Years active	1970s–present
Spouse(s)	Edward Yang (1985–1995)
Official Website	Tsai-Chin.com
Awards Golden Melody Awards Best Female Mandarin Artist 1991

Tsai Chin (Chinese: 蔡琴; pinyin: Cài Qín; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai⁴ Ch'in²; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhoà Khîm) is a pop and folk singer from Taiwan. Tsai sings in both Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese Hokkien, and is known for her naturally magnetic, rich vocals and witty persona.^[1]

Music career

Tsai's hits include "The Forgotten Time" (《被遺忘的時光》), "Just Like Your Tenderness" (《恰似你的温柔》), "The Last Night" (《最後一夜》), "Reading You" (《讀你》), and "The Spirit of Your Eyes" (《你的眼神》). The peak of her popularity in Taiwan was from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s but she remains popular in Mainland China.

Tsai's albums Tsai Chin Live 2007 and Golden Voice were recognised with a "Top-10-Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year" award each at the 2007 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.^[2]

Personal life

From 1985 to 1995, Tsai was married to Taiwanese director Edward Yang, in whose 1984 film Taipei Story she featured alongside Hou Hsiao-hsien.

Discography

In popular culture

Tsai's song "Lost Time" features prominently in the 2002 hit Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs as a recurring element of its storyline, and also in its sequels. As well as serving to elucidate the theme of the films, the song plays an important plot function in chronologically connecting various elements of the story.^[3]

References

External links

• (Chinese) Official website: Tsai Chin