Teresa Teng

Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)
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Teresa Teng
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Summary

Teresa Teng was born on January 29, 1953[1], in Baojhong Township[2]. She died on May 8, 1995[3], in Chiang Mai[4]. She worked as a singer[5], actor[6], film actor[7], television actor[8], and recording artist[9]. She ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,922 views/month, #6,066 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Chin Pao San[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Taiwan[12]
  • Native language: Standard Taiwanese Mandarin[13]
  • Notable work: Changhuan[14], 愛人 (テレサ・テンの曲)[15], I Only Care About You[16]
  • Award received: Japan Cable Awards[17], 16th Japan Record Awards[18], 28th Japan Record Awards[19], Golden Bell Awards[20]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[21], Buddhism[22]
  • Sex or gender: female[23]
  • Ancestral home: Daming County[24]
  • Genre: mandopop[25]
  • Record label: Columbia Records[26]
  • Discography: Teresa Teng discography[27]
  • Commons category: Teresa Teng[28]
  • Voice type: contralto[29]
  • Unmarried partner: Paul Quilery[30]
  • Cause of death: asthma[31]
  • Family name: Deng[32], Teng[33]
  • Given name: Teresa[34], Lijun[35]
  • Pseudonym: テレサ・テン[36], 小鄧[37], アジアの歌姫[38]
  • Official website: http://www.teresa-teng.org[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Teresa Teng[40]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[41]
  • Depicted by: Manojñaśuci[42]
  • Instrument: voice[43]
  • Eye color: black[44]
  • Described by source: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: The Twentieth Century[45], Dictionary of Women Worldwide[46]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[47]

  • Country: TW[48]

  • Began / founded: 1953-01-29[49]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1995-05-08[50]

  • Genre(s): ballad, c-pop, cantopop, enka, folk, kayōkyoku, mandopop, pop[51]

  • Community tags: (pas fini), 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, ballad, c-pop, cantopop, enka, female vocals, folk, japanese, kayōkyoku, mandopop, pop, taiwanese[52]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5c5cb762-d95e-47af-a7bf-35171eeab8e6[53]

Why It Matters

Teresa Teng has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] She is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

Where was Teresa Teng born?

Teresa Teng was born in Baojhong Township[2].

Where did Teresa Teng die?

Teresa Teng passed away in Chiang Mai[4].

What did Teresa Teng do for work?

Teresa Teng worked as a singer[5], actor[6], film actor[7], television actor[8], and recording artist[9].

What awards did Teresa Teng receive?

Honors received include Japan Cable Awards[17], 16th Japan Record Awards[18], 28th Japan Record Awards[19], and Golden Bell Awards[20].

References

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  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . taiwantoday.tw. Retrieved . taiwantoday.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  35. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [47] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → EBA6-B003-8C53-DA7B-586D
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  3. 17w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Plaque Rue Teresa Teng - Ivry-sur-Seine (FR94) - 2023-02-05 - 1.jpg
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  4. 18w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14501 → 5011
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14501: 5011, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/291513730|テレサ・テン (#291513730)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7967|DAM karaoke artist ranking]"
  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Changhuan, 愛人 (テレサ・テンの曲), I Only Care About You
    Given name → Teresa, Lijun
    Wears → hair fashion with flowers, cheongsam (qipao), dress +5
    On focus list of wikimedia project → gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
    + 47 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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