Su Rui

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Su.
Su Rui
Chinese name 蘇芮 (traditional)
Chinese name 苏芮 (simplified)
Pinyin Sū Ruì (Mandarin)
Birth name
  • Su Rui-Fen
  • 蘇瑞芬 (traditional)
  • 苏瑞芬 (simplified)
  • Sū Ruì-Fēn (Mandarin)
Origin Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born June 13, 1952
New Taipei, Taiwan
Other name(s) Julie Su or Julie Sue
Occupation Singer
Genre(s) Mandopop, Cantopop, J-Pop
Instrument(s) Singing
Years active 1980s–present
Children 1

Su Rui (simplified Chinese: 苏芮; traditional Chinese: 蘇芮; pinyin: Sū Ruì; born June 13, 1952) or Su Jui,[1] sometimes referred to as Julie Su, and in Malaysia as Sue Rey, is a former highly popular Chinese pop singer from Taiwan, especially in the 1980s.

The song "The Same Moonlight" (一樣的月光, June 1983) first propelled her from an unknown to a singing sensation in Taiwan overnight when it was released in 1983. She also had a hit with "Any Empty Wine Bottles For Sale" (酒矸倘賣無) on the soundtrack to the Taiwan film Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing.[2] Her popularity in China was equated with that of Teresa Teng, when her hit song "Follow Your Feelings" (跟着感觉走) became hugely popular in the late 1980s, even as her popularity began to decline in Taiwan.[3]

Discography

Compilations are not included on this list.

UFO Records (飛碟唱片, Taiwan); titles of editions released by UFO Records are used, unless otherwise

Linfair Records Ltd (福茂唱片)

Golden Pony Records (嘉音唱片)

Forward Music Ltd (豐華唱片)

References

  1. Free China Review 1984 Volume 34 p.42 "The movie Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing, the album The Same Moonlight, and singer Su Jui have all flared in Taiwan's star ranks."
  2. Singer stages renaissance
  3. Kristof, Nicholas D. (February 19, 1991). "A Taiwan Pop Singer Sways the Mainland". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2010. "Su Rui"
  4. Asiaweek - Volume 10 1984- Page 60 "Selections TURNING AROUND SUDDENLY JULIE SU 3 By Julie Su. WEA Records, 2292 50593-4/2292 51501-4. Julie Su burst on to the Chinese music scene last year with her stunning debut album, the soundtrack for the Taiwan film Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing....Julie Sue possesses the typical sweetish voice of the average Taiwan pop singer. Distinguishing her from the lot, however, is an exciting vocal dynamism and versatility. ... She attacks the driving, iconoclastic folk rock number "The Same Moonlight," however, with all the raw energy it requires. She also delivers delivers an excellent, moving rendition of the film theme song 'Who Will Buy My Old Bottles?'"