在中國發展音樂事業的新加坡歌手

There are many things that China and Singapore have in common, and one of them is music.

中國與新加坡兩國有諸多交集，音樂便是其中之一。

Many Singaporean singers have pursued their musical career both at home and here in the Chinese mainland, as well as in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Here are just a few.

Kit1 Chan

Singaporean singer Kit Chan has worked in many areas since her debut2 in 1993, including music, theater, television, composing, creative direction, community work and even entrepreneurship. Chan is without a doubt the most successful singer in Singapore, as she enjoys the title of Singapore's "national treasure" in music.

Chan has enjoyed success in Taiwan and Hong Kong more than she did in the Chinese mainland, until she participated in the hit television show I am a singer earlier this year. Her years of theater training and delicate and smooth vocals3 became an immediate4 sensation among viewers.

Stefanie Sun

Since her debut in 2000, Stefanie Sun has become one of the most widely recognized voices from Singapore in the Chinese mainland. With 11 albums under her belt, Sun is arguably the most successful singer from Singapore, second only to Kit Chan, whose talent is somewhat under-recognized. Sun was named Best Newcomer for her song Cloudy Day at the 12th Golden Melody Award, Taiwan's equivalent to the Grammys. Sun has sold more than 10 million albums in Asia.

Sun married Dutch-Indonesian entrepreneur Nadim Van Der Ros on May 8, 2011, and gave birth to their first child on Oct 30, 2012.

JJ Lin

JJ Lin has enjoyed commercial success ever since he stepped into the world of music. Lin won Best New Artist for his debut album Music Voyager at the 15th Golden Melody Awards. A decade later, he took home the title as Best Male Performer, a high honor from the Golden Melody Awards.

34-year-old JJ Lin is recognized for his talents in not just singing, but in composition. Besides producing numbers by himself, Lin has written songs for various recording5 artists, including Remember for Taiwan-based singer A-Mei, Let Go for fellow Singaporean singer A-Do, and What's Wrong with You? for Harlem Yu.

Jocie Kwok

Jocie Kwok was the first artist to be granted copyright to sing Mouse Loves Rice, a song that took China by the storm in 2004. Her first album, No More Panic, attained6 platinum7 status with its sales worldwide.

Kwok, whose Chinese name is pronounced Guo Meimei, suffered greatly after an Internet celebrity8 by the same name stirred a large scandal affiliated9 with the Red Cross. Though the two are in no way related to one another, the impact from the Red Cross scandal was so big that it cut down 70 percent of Kwok's commercial activities.

Tanya Chua

Singaporean singer Tanya Chua did not rise to prominence10 until she signed with Warner Music Taiwan in 2003. Her album Amphibian11 won her a Best Female Artist at the Golden Melody Awards. Chua has also made a name for herself in production, as she has written a number of hit songs for Gigi Leung, Faye Wong and Stefanie Sun.

A-Do

Former construction foreman A-Do, whose real name is Do Chengyi, was discovered by music producer Billy Koh during his company's talent search. A-Do shot to fame with his husky voice and original number He must really love you in 2003.

1 kit

n.用具包，成套工具；隨身攜帶物

參考例句：

The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大約20種化妝用品。

The captain wants to inspect your kit.船長想檢查你的行裝。

2 debut

n.首次演出，初次露麵

參考例句：

That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年裏，他初次在百老彙登台，扮演一個溫文而雅的電台記者。

The actress made her debut in the new comedy.這位演員在那出新喜劇中首次登台演出。

3 vocals

（樂曲中的）歌唱部份，聲樂部份( vocal的名詞複數 )

參考例句：

Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。

Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懶惰的低音線，較懶惰的鼓，飲小提琴，棒的鋼琴和無比的聲音。

4 immediate

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；緊靠的

參考例句：

His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近鄰認為他們有責任去拜訪。

We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我們主張立即召開這個會議。

5 recording

n.錄音，記錄

參考例句：

How long will the recording of the song take?錄下這首歌得花多少時間？

I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想給你放一下彩排的錄像。

6 attained

（通常經過努力）實現( attain的過去式和過去分詞 )； 達到； 獲得； 達到（某年齡、水平、狀況）

參考例句：

She has attained the degree of Master of Arts. 她已獲得文學碩士學位。

Lu Hsun attained a high position in the republic of letters. 魯迅在文壇上獲得崇高的地位。

7 platinum

n.白金

參考例句：

I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送給她一枚白金戒指。

Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的價值高於黃金。

8 celebrity

n.名人，名流；著名，名聲，名望

參考例句：

Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 湯姆意識到自己已小有名氣了。

He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己獲得名氣。

9 affiliated

adj. 附屬的, 有關連的

參考例句：

The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 這家醫院附屬於當地大學。

All affiliated members can vote. 所有隸屬成員都有投票權。

10 prominence

n.突出；顯著；傑出；重要

參考例句：

He came to prominence during the World Cup in Italy.他在意大利的世界杯賽中聲名鵲起。

This young fashion designer is rising to prominence.這位年輕的時裝設計師的聲望越來越高。

11 amphibian

n.兩棲動物；水陸兩用飛機和車輛

參考例句：

The frog is an amphibian,which means it can live on land and in water.青蛙屬於兩棲動物，也就是說它既能生活在陸地上也能生活在水裏。

Amphibian is an important specie in ecosystem and has profound meaning in the ecotoxicology evaluation.兩棲類是生態係統中的重要物種，並且對環境毒理評價有著深遠意義。