Singaporean singer-songwriter (born 1978)
Stefanie Sun Yanzi
(born
Sng Ee Tze
on 23 July 1978) is a
Singaporean
singer and songwriter. In 2000, she released her debut album,
Yan Zi
, which won her a
Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist
. In 2004, she released her eighth studio album,
Stefanie
, which won her another
Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Female Singer
. Having sold more than 30 million records, she achieved popularity in
Greater China
and among the
Chinese-speaking world
.
Early life and education
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Sun was born in
Singapore
on 23 July 1978.
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She attended Nanyang Primary School,
St. Margaret's Secondary School
,
Raffles Girls' School
,
Saint Andrew's Junior College
, and
Nanyang Technological University
, where she obtained a bachelor's degree of Marketing in 2000.
Singing career
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Early years and 2000s
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During university, Sun wrote her first song titled "Someone", which later appeared on her 2002 album,
Start
. She attended LWS School of Music, and her vocal talent was discovered by her mentor Paul Lee, who later introduced her to Samuel Chou, the chairman of
Warner Music Taiwan
at the time.
In 2002, Hong Kong-based
Yazhou Zhoukan
, published a 15-page article on the "Stefanie Sun phenomenon", citing the impact that her music had made on Asia.
Sun was selected to sing the English and Mandarin versions of the
Singapore National Day Parade
theme songs for 2002 ? "We Will Get There" (一起走到) and 2003 ? "One United People" (全心全意).
In 2006,
National Parks Board
of Singapore named an orchid,
Dendrobium Stefanie Sun
, after her.
[2]
Sun also has a wax figure of herself at the
Madame Tussauds Singapore
wax museum which portrays her signature look during her 2014 Kepler World Tour. The wax figure took around four months to make, costing $300,000 Singapore dollars.
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2010s
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Stefanie Sun revealed that her proudest moments as a singer was when she sang the favourite song of
Kwa Geok Choo
, wife of Singapore's former prime minister,
Lee Kuan Yew
, "
Que Sera Sera
", at the Business China Awards in 2011, not long after her demise. The song had moved Mr Lee, a person whom Sun had the highest respect for, to tears.
[4]
2020s
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In early January 2020, she collaborated with Taiwanese band,
Mayday
, to release the new version of their 2000 hit "Tenderness".
On 27 May 2022, more than 240 million people watched Sun performed in a one hour virtual concert streamed on
Douyin
.
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Personal life
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In May 2011, Sun married Nadim van der Ros, who is a
Eurasian Indonesian
and the founder of Be An Idea,
[7]
a part of The Good Bean Consultancy.
[8]
They had secretly registered their marriage in March 2011.
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In October 2012, Sun gave birth to her son,
[10]
followed by a daughter in July 2018.
[11]
Discography
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Studio albums
Tours
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Concert tours
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- Start World Tour (2002?2004)
- Stefanie Sun World Tour Concert (2005?2006)
- The Answer is World Tour (2009?2010)
Filmography
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Film
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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2008
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12 Lotus
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Guan Yin Goddess (opera)
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References
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