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简介

Wu Yingyin, originally named Wu Jianqiu, was born in 1922 in Shanghai to a family with ancestral roots in Ningbo, Zhejiang. She began her career as an actress and singer in the 1940s and was known as the "Queen of Nasal Singing." After the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan, she launched her career and later moved to Hong Kong to further develop her art. She was historically grouped with Bai Hong, Bai Guang, Gong Qiuxia, Li Xianglan, Yao Li, and Zhou Xuan as the "Seven Great Singers" and was immensely popular in her era. During the Cultural Revolution, she was persecuted and accused of being a spy. In 1984, she relocated with her family to Los Angeles, United States. From 1992 onwards, she continued performing in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Canada. In 2000, she held her farewell concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum. In 2004, she performed in Singapore despite her illness. She passed away on December 17, 2009 in Los Angeles at the age of 87.