1. Jane Zhang was born on October 11,1984 and is a Chinese singer, songwriter and record producer.
60 Facts About Jane Zhang
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Jane Zhang is known for her signature use of the whistle register and has been dubbed the "Dolphin Princess".
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In 2011, Jane Zhang released her fifth studio album, Reform, which was certified double platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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Jane Zhang performed in the 2017 Victoria's Secret Show and was featured in the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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Jane Zhang was the judge for the Montreal international film festival.
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Jane Zhang has 40 million followers on China twitter Weibo and won 7 times of China best female artist.
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Jane Zhang released her first English-language studio album Past Progressive in 2019.
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Jane Zhang has received numerous awards, including nine Beijing Pop Music Awards for Best Female Singer, two China Gold Record Awards, and a MTV Europe Music Award.
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Jane Zhang has been included in the annual Forbes China celebrity lists from 2006 to 2013.
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Zhang Liangying, known popularly as Jane Zhang, was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, on October 11,1984.
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Jane Zhang took the English name "Jane" when she was at school, stating in an interview that she had "always liked the novel Jane Eyre" and paid homage to the novel in an EP.
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Jane Zhang's father, Zhang Huaqing, was a long-distance truck driver whose work frequently took him away from home; her mother, Zhang Guiying, was a department-store assistant during that time.
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Jane Zhang noted in an interview that "her parents divorced early [though she] did not realize the secret until years later".
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At the age of 15, Jane Zhang's father died and "her mother was laid off from her job", so Jane Zhang sang at a public bar to help support the family, adding to the 100 yuan per month she received from her late father's family.
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Jane Zhang told an interviewer in 2007 that she "lived in a bar for 6 years".
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Jane Zhang entered Sichuan University Foreign Language College for undergraduate studies in 2003.
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Jane Zhang began her singing career by winning third place at the Chinese singing contest, Super Girl, in 2005, and signed with Huayi Music the following year.
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In July 2004, Jane Zhang won the "Chinese College Student Singer Competition", organized by Warner Music.
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Jane Zhang finally chose to sign with Huayi Brothers Company and Hurray Company.
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In October 2006 Jane Zhang sang the theme song "Only for Love" for the Chinese film The Banquet, joining hands with composer Tan Dun and pianist Lang Lang.
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In May 2008, Jane Zhang was invited to perform in Tokyo.
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China Daily commented that Jane Zhang actively helped promote cultural understanding and friendship between the youth of both countries through her music.
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Jane Zhang has always been fascinated by live music and prefers singing live as opposed to recording in a studio.
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Jane Zhang@Music was released in January 2009 and includes more jazzy and faster songs.
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Subsequently, Jane Zhang held a small concert at the Duo Music Exchange in Shibuya, Japan to promote the album.
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Jane Zhang was invited to participate in The Oprah Winfrey Show to sing her album's title song "Celebrate" and "Impression of the West Lake" in front of an American audience.
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Jane Zhang stated she had no plans to further her career abroad and has focused on the Chinese market.
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At that time Jane Zhang flew to Las Vegas to see Cirque du Soleil's The Beatles Love, which inspired her to release a live album that she rehearsed for in 11 days.
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In July 2014, Jane Zhang announced she signed with Sony Music.
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Jane Zhang wrote the lyrics of "The Seventh Sense", the theme song and namesake of the new album, based on her experiences during the past nine years.
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Jane Zhang collaborated with the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar to hold a custom show of cross-border music and fashion and released the song "Bazaar".
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In 2014, Jane Zhang was a jury member at the 38th Montreal World Film Festival.
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Jane Zhang sang two English songs "Bang Bang" and "All of Me" on the show, which led to the spread of these two songs in China.
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The record company originally planned to record videos of the Beijing concert for the release of the DVD, but an accident occurred at the show: Jane Zhang fell off from a two-meter round hollow of the elevator platform on the stage, which led to the tour's cancellation.
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Jane Zhang was voted the Best World Act of the Asia region in the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards.
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Jane Zhang released "Dust My Shoulders Off", featuring Timbaland on October 14,2016, as the lead single from her debut English-language studio album, Past Progressive.
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Jane Zhang attended the annual Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 21,2017.
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Jane Zhang was the first Asian singer to perform songs that placed her in the top ten on the iTunes Instant List.
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In 2018, the World Tour Concert of "Jane Zhang's Secret" was held; the show ranked 45th in the US in single-event mobilization.
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In 2023, Jane Zhang collaborated with Japanese rock star Yoshiki to perform "Hero" in the documentary film Yoshiki: Under the Sky.
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Jane Zhang is known for her exceptional singing voice and technique.
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Jane Zhang's voice is clean and clear, with the ability to warble in the best Chinese folk style, and is expressive and almost stage-like in its changes of tone and key.
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Jane Zhang did not draw her first musical inspirations from classical folk.
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Jane Zhang's versatility has demonstrated itself in the years after the contest and she is often compared with her idol, Mariah Carey.
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Jane Zhang ranked 43rd on the 2011 Forbes China Celebrities List.
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Jane Zhang attended the 2014 GSMA Mobile Asia Expo taking place to share how her career and success had been influenced by social media.
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On May 15,2014, Jane Zhang attended the "China Night" of the 67th Cannes Film Festival at Cannes in France.
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In 2019, Jane Zhang was hired as ambassadors of the 31st Summer Universiade in 2021.
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Jane Zhang was invited by the China Health Education Center to make an anti-tobacco charity advertisement that appeals to people to say no to smoking in public spaces.
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Jane Zhang said that she hopes more people will realize the impact of secondhand smoke on their health.
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In February 2007, Jane Zhang was invited by World Peace One to join a hundred world-renowned singers and bands to record a song called "Give Your Love".
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In 2014, Jane Zhang launched 'Blue Action' to raise funds for children on the autism spectrum.
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In 2011, Jane Zhang became a volunteer for WWF to protect the endangered narrow-ridged finless porpoise and has continually engaged the public regarding their protection.
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Jane Zhang participated in the "One Woman" event of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and released the charity-themed song "One Woman" in 2013, in celebration of International Women's Day.
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Jane Zhang was an ambassador of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund University Volunteer Program in 2007.
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Jane Zhang wrote the song "We are together" for this event, and sent out the volunteer advocacy of "Caring for Children, Starting from Me".
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Jane Zhang attended the 2014 Hong Kong Youth Music Festival at Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, a festival that aims to create a platform for Asian youth in support of cultural interaction.
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Jane Zhang has received many awards and honors, including nine Beijing Pop Music Awards for Best Female Singer, two China Gold Record Awards, and an MTV Europe Music Award.
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In July 2015, Jane Zhang publicized her 12-year relationship with Michael Feng, CEO of Show City Times, at the Hunan concert of 2015 Bang the World Tour by suddenly saying "[i]f you want to marry me, please come on stage".
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Jane Zhang is a feminist and has said that gender equality is an issue close to her heart.