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Winnie Hsin
Born (1962-02-08) 8 February 1962 (age 62)
Fengyuan City, Taichung County (now part of Taichung City), Taiwan)
OccupationSinger
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese辛曉琪
Simplified Chinese辛晓琪
Musical career
OriginRepublic of China (Taiwan)
GenresMandopop
Instrument(s)Piano, cello, violin
LabelsDream Come True
Warner Music
Decca Records
Rock Records
Websitehttp://www.winniehsin.net

Winnie Hsin (Chinese: 辛曉琪; pinyin: Xīn Xiǎoqí; born 8 February 1962) is a Taiwanese singer.[1] She is best known for her crystal clear soprano voice.

Biography

In 1976, Hsin was admitted to the Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School, and in 1979 she studied music in the Chinese Culture University in Taipei. After graduating, she became a music teacher in the Yamaha Music School in Taipei. She released her first album, Lonely Winter, in 1986, and has since released a total of 16 albums, under the labels of Decca Records, Rock Records and Warner Music.

In 1995, Hsin provided the voice of the titular character in the Mandarin dubbed version of the Walt Disney animated film Pocahontas. She also performed the Mandarin version of the film's theme song, Colours of the Wind, and some other songs in the soundtrack.

In 2003, Hsin starred as Zhu Yingtai in a Taiwanese musical based on the Chinese legend of the Butterfly Lovers.

In 2006, Hsin held two solo concerts in Taiwan on 30 June and 1 July, called Winnie Hsin "The Promise" Concert.

In 2007, Hsin held another concert in Genting Highlands, Malaysia, on 26 July 2008.

In 2007, Hsin endorsed one of Avon's ANEW Alternative beauty care products.

On 7 July 2007, Hsin performed at the Live Earth concert held in Shanghai.

On 30 May 2009, Hsin performed in the Join, Love Club concert held at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

In 2009, Hsin held her first solo ticketed concert in Shanghai on 18 Dec 2009.

In 2010, Hsin held another solo ticketed concert in Chengdu on 21 Aug 2010.

In 2011, Hsin joined "Dream Come True" and planned to release an album under this label.

In 2013, Hsin took part in Hunan TV's Reality Show "I am Singer".

Also in 2013, Winnie published a book (走過) for her then 92-year-old father. This book is not for sale, instead donated to various universities and Islamic institutions as her father is a Muslim by faith.

In 2014, Hsin released her first autobiography 《時間帶不走的天真》.

In 2015, Hsin was part of panel of judges for 《橘子20華人星光大道》.

In 2016, Hsin released her album 《Flow》 in commemorative of the 30th year of her music career.

Discography

Albums:

Compilation Albums:

Singles:

References

  1. ^ Titon, Jeff Todd; Fujie, Linda; Locke, David; David P. McAllester; Anne K. Rasmussen; David B. B. Reck (January 2009). Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples, Shorter Version. Cengage Learning. pp. 273–. ISBN 978-0-495-57010-3. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
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