1. Yao Lee, credited as Yao Li, Yiu Lei and Hue Lee, was a Chinese singer active from the 1930s to the 1970s.
10 Facts About Yao Lee
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Yao Lee was the sister of Yao Min, a famous singer and songwriter.
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Yao Lee was considered one of the Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai in the 1940s.
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Yao Lee married Wong Po Lo in 1947 and stopped performing to devote time to her family.
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Yao Lee stepped down from her singing career in 1967 after the death of her brother, Yao Min.
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Yao Lee produced records for many artists during her time as a producer and retired from this position in 1977.
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Yao Lee performed numerous popular standards, such as Wishing You Happiness and Prosperity, "I Can't Have Your Love", and "By the Suzhou River" with her brother Yao Min, arguably the best-known Chinese pop songwriter of the shidaiqu era.
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Yao Lee is famous for her 1940 version of Rose, Rose, I Love You, later recorded by Frankie Laine in the United States with English lyrics.
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Yao Lee was introduced to more Western popular music and became an admirer of American singer Patti Page, whom she emulated by lowering her voice and incorporating some similar vocal mannerisms.
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Yao Lee was extremely prolific with over 400 gramophone records attributed to her.