ARTICLE: Unforgetable Teresa Teng

Saturday August 7, 2010

Unforgetable Teresa Teng

By YIP YOKE TENG
teng@thestar.com.my

FIFTEEN years after she died of a severe asthma attack while holidaying in Thailand, Teresa Teng is still dearly remembered by her fans all over the world, even beyond the Chinese-speaking communities.
It is said that wherever there are Chinese, Taiwan-born Teng’s songs can be heard.
During the height of her popularity, it was said that Deng Xiaoping, the Communist leader ruled China by day while Teng ruled China by night.

In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of her passing, a concert will be held on Sept 4 at 8pm at the Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, by three artistes who sound and even look like Teng for her fans to indulge in nostalgia.

Paying tribute: (from left) Hsieh and Ng at the press conference

The concert is organised by Dynamix Fantasy Events Sdn Bhd, produced by Heritage Performing Arts (Asia) Sdn Bhd and sponsored by Hai-O Enterprise.

The songs will be rendered by Tong Yao, Wang Jing and Michelle Hsieh to the accompaniment of an orchestra as well as Chinese traditional musical instruments including the erhu (Chinese violin) played by He Yun who has carved a name for herself with her exquisite renditions of Teng’s songs.
Tong Yao from Sichuan province, China, was the champion in the “Small Town Story” Singing Contest held in China that sought to discover the individual who sounded most like Teng.

Since then, she has been performing around Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, and received rave reviews. She has also bagged many awards with her sweet voice.

Wang Jing from Hebei province, China, is an ardent fan of Teng, even though she was born in 1991.
Wang was the champion in a singing contest that searched worldwide for Teng’s successor.
Joining the two is Michelle Hsieh, Taiwanese singer, who sounds so much like Teng, that she is dubbed “Little Teresa”.

“With Teng’s untimely death, the Chinese music industry lost a bright star but her music lives on deep in our hearts,” Hsieh said at a press conference recently.
She thanked the organisers for giving her the chance to again pay tribute to her idol, who had influenced her a lot.

She will belt out not only Mandarin numbers, but also songs in English and Japanese, in an effort to emulate Teng’s linguistic talent. Teng had recorded songs in Taiwanese, Cantonese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and English.

Concert producer Kok Kee Boon said the show promised to be an audio and visual indulgence.
Tickets are priced at RM598 (VVIP), RM398 (VIP), RM298, RM198, RM138 and RM98. Senior citizens aged 60 and above are entitled to 15% discount while group of 10 pax and above can enjoy 10% discount.

Both offers apply to tickets priced RM198 and above.
For enquiries or booking, call 03-7711 5000 or log on to www.axcess.com.my

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