Shiao Lih-ju
| Shiao Lih-ju | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 蕭孋珠 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 萧㛤珠 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Xiāo Lìzhū (Mandarin) |
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Siau Lê-chu (Hokkien) |
| Birth name | Shiao Lih-ju (蕭麗珠) |
| Born |
1955 (age 60–61) Chiayi, Taiwan |
| Other name(s) | |
| Occupation | singer, television presenter |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop, Hokkien pop, J-pop |
| Years active | 1974–1990 |
| Spouse(s) | Soon Yuan De (m. 1990) |
| Alma mater | Chinese Culture University |
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shiao.
Shiao Lih-ju (born 1955) is a retired Taiwanese singer and TV presenter who released more than 30 albums in the 1970s and 1980s. She sang in Mandarin, Hokkien, and Japanese.
Shiao rose to fame after singing the theme songs of many popular films based on Chiung Yao's novels, like Fantasies Behind the Pearly Curtain (1975), Everywhere Birds Are Singing (1978), and Love Under a Rosy Sky (1979). She also sang the theme songs of many TV series, like the Singaporean historical drama The Sword and the Song (1986). In the mid-1980s, she moved to Singapore, and retired after marrying a Singaporean man in 1990.
Awards
1984 Golden Bell Awards
- Won—Best Female Singer
References
- Chang Meng-jui (張夢瑞) (2003). "番茄姑娘 ──蕭孋珠"
(in Chinese). Taiwan Panorama.
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