Featured Recordings

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Featured Recordings ~

Zhou Xuan singing “Ye Shanghai” or “Shanghai Nights” in 1946

Yao Li and Yao Min singing “Gongxi Gongxi” or “Congratulations” in 1945, celebrating Chinese liberation from Japan at the end of WWII.

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Performers

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Performers ~

The Seven Great Singing Stars 七大歌星

The seven highlighted performers below are the Seven Great Singing Stars or the qī dà gēxīng of the 1930s and 40s, based mainly in Shanghai. Each performer received their own nickname or title, such as Bai Guang, the “Queen of the Low Voice.” These performers had varying career trajectories; some went on to act and sing in Hong Kong while others retired or switched professions. To learn more about stars Zhou Xuan, Bai Hong, and Li Xianglan, you can read their profiles in the People tab.