Chu Lanlan ( zh, 朱兰兰, link=no; 1982 – 30 December 2022) was a Chinese opera singer. Chu made her singing debut on television in 1990, when she was eight years old. She studied at the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera. Possessing a

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hertz, Hz to A5 in Choir, choral ...

range, Chu specialized in

Peking Opera Peking opera, or Beijing opera (), is the most dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines instrumental music, vocal performance, mime, martial arts, dance and acrobatics. It arose in Beijing in the mid-Qing dynasty (1644–1912) and became ...

. She wrote the song and dance "Farewell My Concubine" for the Peking Opera. She also performed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

. Chu had also worked on projects on public welfare. Her last performance was in early November 2022 in which she was accompanied by her son. In December 2022, Chu died from the complications of

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