Yangjima (央吉玛)

Biography

Yangjima, born Tserin Yangjima, is an independent Chinese singer of Monba ethnicity, born on May 3, 1986, in the Nyingchi region of the Tibet Autonomous Region, currently residing in Shanghai. She grew up in a simple Monba farming family, graduated from Medog Middle School in 2005, and was admitted to the Communication University of China where she studied in the Department of Acting and Drama, beginning her journey from Tibet to the stage. In 2006 she represented the Monba people in the CCTV-12 Chinese Folk Song Gala, and in 2007 participated in the Tibetan New Year Gala on Tibet Television. In 2009 she took part in the Shandong Variety Channel’s entertainment program “Entertainment All Over the Sky,” reaching the top 20 in the finals, and joined the band “Da Wang Gang” to perform at the Chinese Avant-Garde Music Festival. After graduating in 2010 she joined the Tibet Song and Dance Ensemble and, sent by Tibet Television, participated in the CCTV National Young Singers Grand Prix, winning an excellence award. In 2013 she took part in the first season of Shanghai Dragon TV’s “Chinese Idol” with the song “Prayer for Eternal Beauty,” gaining nationwide popularity and being crowned “Goddess,” and eventually finishing as the runner-up in the national finals. In 2016 she released her album “Saha Chanting: The Secret Lotus Realm” and held a promotional tour in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.