Author(s)

Yan Li

Corresponding Author

Yan Li

Abstract

Teresa Teng, a talent singer star of China, who has sweet voice, had won high reputation not only in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Southeast Asia, but also made the people in mainland crazy about her music, and become a top-class person in Southeast Asia's popular music world. A large number of music works sang by Teresa Teng have become parts of classic Chinese songs, exerting a profound and meaningful effect. Based on the social background, this paper analyzed the music thought and the artistic characteristics of Teresa Teng's songs. Besides, the contribution and influence on pop music in China were summed up to help readers enjoy and understand Teresa Teng’s songs.

Keywords

Teresa Teng, Singing style, Pop music, Influence.