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Sarah Chen
Born (1958-05-14) 14 May 1958 (age 66)
Taipei, Taiwan
OccupationSinger
Years active1967–1998
Awards2018 Singapore Press Holdings Chinese Radio 96.3好FM

80–90年代10大巨星
Top 10 Artists of 80-90s

2007 Singapore Television 25th Anniversary
Top 5 Most Favourite Songs
“Samsui Woman"
新加坡戏剧情牵25
最受欢迎5大主题曲《红头巾》

Golden Melody Awards – Best Female Mandarin Artist
1992, 1996

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳淑樺
Simplified Chinese陈淑桦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Shūhuà
Musical career
OriginRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Genres
LabelsEMI, Rock Records

Sarah Chen or Chen Shuhua (born 14 May 1958) is a Taiwanese singer[1] who became famous during the late-1980s and early-1990s. Her most famous hit songs, many resulting from her collaborations with songwriter Jonathan Lee, include Awakening Dream 夢醒時分 and Is it Right to Love You? 這樣愛你對不對. Her 1989 album Talk to You, Listen to You 跟你說聽你說 became the first album to reach a million sales in Taiwan.

After she retired from Taiwan's entertainment circle in 1998, many rumors have surfaced concerning her re-entry but none have been confirmed to be true.

In 2007, in the inaugural Singapore MediCorp 8 Chinese Drama 25 Years, the original theme song Samsui Women 紅頭巾 sung by her, was voted the Top 5 Theme Songs for the past 25 years. Samsui Women 紅頭巾 was a popular Chinese serial produced in 1986 by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation.[2]

From 2014 to 2019, her songs have been consistently voted by listeners into "The Top 1000 Mandarin Hits of All Times" by Singapore Press Holdings Mandarin Radio UFM100.3.[3][4][5][6][7] [8]

In 2018, she was voted as one of the "Top 10 Mandarin Hits Female Artists of All Times 十大巨星" by listeners from 1970 to 2000 hosted by Singapore Press Holdings Mandarin Radio Station 96.3HaoFM.[9]

In 2019, out of over 1800 songs nominated by listeners in Singapore, 17 of her songs were voted into top 400 of 4 categories – "Classic Duets 情歌對唱", "Taiwan Ballad/MinYao 臺灣民謠", "Best of 80s 熱門80" and "Top 90s 輝煌90". Her duet with Jackie Chan "Understanding My Heart 明明白白我的心" took the 2nd place in "Classic Duets 情歌對唱", and her "Following the Sunset 夕陽伴我歸" secured 3rd position in "Taiwan Ballad/Minyao 臺灣民謠" category.[10] Her most outstanding hit Awakening Dream 夢醒時分 was ranked number 4 in "Best of 80s 熱門80", and Is it Right to Love You? 這樣愛你對不對 was also voted as number 4 in "Top 90s 輝煌90" category. Overall, she is the only female artist that won the hearts of many listeners with songs spanned across four different categories from 1970s to 1990s, and ranked top 4 in these categories.

Discography

  • 水車姑娘/忘也忘不了 (1967)
  • 愛的太陽 (1973)
  • 再會吧！心上人 (1976)
  • 寒雨曲 (1977)
  • 悄悄地說再見 (1977)
  • 飄雲。落花。愛 (1978)
  • 自由女神哭泣了 (1979)
  • 寧靜海 (1979)
  • 歸程 (1980)
  • 美麗與哀愁 (1980)
  • 又見春天 (1981)
  • 夕陽伴我歸 (1982)
  • 她的名字是愛 Love is Her Name (1982)
  • 星光滿天/口琴的故事 (1983)
  • 海洋之歌 (1983)
  • The Right to Sing (1983)
  • 無盡的愛 (1984)
  • 浪跡天涯 (1984)
  • 情 (1985)
  • 紅頭巾 Samsui Women 《新廣連續劇主題曲及片尾曲》-只在新加坡發售 (1986)
  • 等待風起 (1987)
  • The Miracle of Love (1987)
  • 女人心 Heart of a Woman (1988)
  • 明天，還愛我嗎？Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (1988)
  • Hold Me Now (1989)
  • 跟你說，聽你說 Talk to You, Listen to You (1989)
  • 一生守候 A Lifetime of Waiting (1990)
  • 聰明糊塗心 Be Wise, Be Easy (1991)
  • 淑樺的台灣歌 Sarah Chen's Taiwanese Album (1992)
  • 愛的進行式 The Dearest of Sarah (1994)
  • 淑樺盛開 Forever (1995)
  • 生生世世 Forever, Sarah (1995)
  • 失樂園 Paradise Lost (1998)

References

  1. ^ Lockard, Craig A. (1998). Dance of life: popular music and politics in Southeast Asia. University of Hawaii Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-8248-1918-7. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  2. ^ 2007 Singapore MediaCorp 25 Years of Television – Top 5 Original Theme Songs
  3. ^ UFM100.3 2014 Top 1000 Mandarin Hits
  4. ^ UFM100.3 2015 Top 1000 Mandarin Hits
  5. ^ UFM100.3 2016 Top 1000 Mandarin Hits
  6. ^ UFM100.3 2017 Top 1000 Mandarin Hits
  7. ^ UFM100.3 2018 Top 1000 Mandarin Hits
  8. ^ UFM100.3 2019 Top 1000 Mandarin Hits
  9. ^ Singapore Press Holdings Chinese Radio Station FM96.3 Top 10 Mandarin Hits Female Artists of All Times
  10. ^ Singapore Press Holdings Chinese Radio Station FM96.3 Best Mandarin Hits of 70-90s
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