Yin Xiumei

Biography

Yin Xiumei is a Chinese singer born in January 1956 in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province, into a family of officials, with ancestral roots in Shandong Province. At age fourteen, she became an actress in the Hegang Art Troupe, where she both sang and performed ballet. After several years, she was recruited into the Heilongjiang Provincial Song and Dance Troupe as a solo singer. She graduated in 1983 from the Opera Department of the Central Conservatory of Music. Her singing is characterized by a pure and bright tone, a mellow and rich timbre, and a wide vocal range. Among her most famous works are "I Love You, Snow of the North," "Song of the Yangtze River," "The Great Chinese Stage," "Velvet Flower," "Party, Dear Mother," and "Unforgettable Tonight." She served as President of the China Literary and Art Volunteers Association (third term), was a member of the Standing Committee of the All-China Youth Federation, an executive member of the All-China Women's Federation, a council member of the Chinese Musicians' Association, and a Heilongjiang representative in the 12th and 13th National People's Congress.