This is a list of

C-pop C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese popular music (), a loosely defined musical genre by artists originating from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (the Greater China region). This also includes countries where Sinitic languages, Chinese la ...

artists and groups. C-pop, which encompasses mainly

Mandopop Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Mandarin popular music. The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai known as Shidaiqu; later influences came from Japanese enka, Hong Kong's Cantopop, Taiwan's Hokkien pop ...

and

Cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. The genre began in the 1970s and became associated with Hon ...

(and to some extent

Hokkien pop Hokkien pop, also known as Taiwanese Hokkien popular music, Taiwanese pop (), T-pop (), Tai-pop, Minnan Pop and Taiwanese folk (), is a popular music genre sung in Hokkien, especially Taiwanese Hokkien and produced mainly in Taiwan and sometimes ...

and pop music of other Chinese dialects), represents the main

pop music Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop ...

in the People's Republic of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

Macau Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

and

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

, as well as Chinese-speaking communities in the rest of the world. Almost all popular actors and actresses in Chinese entertainment have released songs to boost their popularity, and thus technically are considered C-pop artists. The list below only includes those whose musical careers are significant, although that is hard to define objectively. Popular

Chinese rock Chinese rock ( zh, s=中国摇滚 , p=Zhōngguó yáogǔn; also zh, s=wikt:中国, 中国wikt:摇滚音乐, 摇滚音乐 , t=中國搖滾音樂 , p=Zhōngguó yáogǔn yīnyuè, lit. "Chinese rock and roll music") is a wide variety of rock a ...

and

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

artists are also included.

Female artists

* A-fu *

A-Lin Lisang Pacidal Koyouan (; born 20 September 1983), better known by her stage name A-Lin, is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter of Amis descent. She made her debut in February 2006 under Avex Taiwan with the studio album ''Lovelorn, Not Guilty ...

* A-mei * A-Sun * AGA * Alan Dawa Dolma * Priscilla Chan *

Angela Chang Angela Zhang Shao-han (; born January 19, 1982), also known as Angela Chang, is a Taiwanese and Canadian singer and actress. Zhang gained recognition with the Taiwanese television dramas ''My MVP Valentine'' (2002) and ''At Dolphin Bay'' (20 ...

Deserts Chang Deserts Chang (; born 30 May 1981) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. The widely recognized name Deserts Chang (張懸) was originally a pen name used during high school when she began writing poetry and submitting it to newspaper supplements. ...

Cheer Chen Cheer Chen Chi-chen ( zh, t=陳綺貞; born 6 June 1975) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Her most recent album, ''Sofa Sea'', was released in 2018. Early life Chen was born on 6 June 1975 in Taipei. Her mother supported her interest in ...

* Kelly Chen *

Sammi Cheng Sammi Cheng Sau-man (; born 19 August 1972) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She is considered one of the most prominent female singers in Hong Kong, with album sales of over 25 million copies throughout the Asia-pacific. Most notably in the 199 ...

* Maggie Chiang *

Vivian Chow Vivian Chow Wai-man (, born 10 November 1967) is a Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer-songwriter and actress. Life and career Vivian Chow is the only child in her family. Her father died before her birth due to heart disease. She was brought u ...

Tanya Chua Tanya Chua (; born 28 January 1975) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. She launched her singing career by releasing her debut studio album ''Bored'' in 1997. She was part of the trio that sang "Moments of Magic" (1999), Singapore's official millen ...

Genie Chuo Genie Chuo (; born 20 January 1986) is a Taiwanese singer, actress and television host. Life and career Chuo won several karaoke is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in nightclubs and bars, where people sing al ...

Gillian Chung Gillian Chung Ka-lai (born Chung Tik-shan, 21 January 1981), known by her stage name Chung Yan-tung, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is a member of the Cantopop duo Twins (group), Twins, along with Charlene Choi. Early life Chung was bo ...

Leah Dou Dou Jingtong (born 3 January 1997), also known as Leah Dou, is a Chinese actress and singer-songwriter who primarily sings in English. She is the daughter of Chinese musician Dou Wei and Chinese-born Hong Kong singer Faye Wong. Music career Dou ...

* Christine Fan *

Mavis Fan Mavis Fan (; born 27 February 1977) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Life and career Fan began her singing career in the mid 90s as a pop idol, singing songs catered mostly towards children and young teenagers. Fan was raised only by her mot ...

Mavis Hee Mavis Hee Pee Hong (born 27 September 1974) is a Singaporean singer, songwriter and actress. She was the second runner-up and also Miss Photogenic and Miss Amity in Singapore's Miss Chinatown Pageant 1992. Career In 1994, songwriter and prod ...

Denise Ho Denise Ho Wan-see (born 10 May 1977) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian Cantopop singer and actress. She is also a pro-democracy and Hong Kong human rights activist. In 2012, Ho came out as lesbian, the first mainstream Cantonese singer to do so. In ...

Elva Hsiao Elva Hsiao (, born 24 August 1979) is a Taiwanese singer. Having gained widespread popularity for her R&B-influenced ballads, she is recognized as one of the four lesser “Queens of Heaven” of Mandopop. Life and career 1979–1998: Earl ...

* Jeannie Hsieh *

Winnie Hsin Winnie Hsin (; born 8 February 1962) is a Taiwanese singer. 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 Un ...

* Evonne Hsu * Lala Hsu *

Valen Hsu Hsu Ru-yun (born Hsu Hung-hsiu on September 20, 1974), better known as Valen Hsu, is a Taiwanese pop singer-songwriter, author and occasional actress. Since the mid-1990s Hsu has been one of the most popular female singers in the Mandopop scene, ...

Vivian Hsu Vivian Hsu (; ; born March 19, 1975) is a Taiwanese actress, model, and singer. In 1990, at 15, she won first place in a talent show in Taiwan and formed Girl's Team (1991–1993). At 19, she moved her career to Japan, where she became active ...

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Amber Kuo Kuo Tsai-chieh (, born 19 February 1986), also known as Amber Kuo, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Career Kuo made her debut in the music video of "我們小時候" (When We Were Young) by Taiwanese singer Tank. She was also featured in Ste ...

* Claire Kuo *

Sandy Lam Sandy Lam Yik-lin (; born 26 April 1966), is a Hong Kong singer, actress and producer. She rose to fame in the 1980s, before expanding her fan base significantly in Asia, releasing more than 30 stylistically diverse albums in Cantonese, Englis ...

Coco Lee CoCo Lee ( zh, c=李玟; 17 January 1975 – 5 July 2023) was a Chinese-American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is one of the best-selling artists in Asia and widely regarded as a significant figure and a diva. Her career began in 1993 i ...

Fish Leong Fish Leong Ching Yu (, born Leong Chui Peng on 16 June 1978) is a Malaysian singer and songwriter. Having sold more than 20 million records to date, she has achieved popularity and success in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and M ...

Gigi Leung Gigi Leung Wing-kei (; born 25 March 1976) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Early life She was born at Tsan Yuk Hospital in Sai Ying Pun on 25 March 1976 and was given the name Leung Pik-chi () for superstitious reasons; as a child, Leung suf ...

Li Yuchun Li Yuchun ( zh, c=李宇春, p=Lǐ Yǔchūn; born March 10, 1984), also known by her stage name Chris Lee, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, DJ and actress. Her musical style is mainly based on electronic dance music and Chinese pop songs. She laun ...

* Linda Liao * Duan Linxi *

Rene Liu Rene Liu Ruo-ying (; born 1 June 1969) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actress, director and writer. In the Sinophone world, Liu is widely known by her affectionate nickname "Milk Tea". Her music often focuses on love stories and has built an ...

* Liu Shishi * Liu Yuxin * Candy Lo * Lu Keran *

Karen Mok Karen Joy Morris (; born 2 June 1970), better known as Karen Mok, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is considered one of the leading East Asian pop singers and actresses with a career spanning three decades. Mok is the first female Hong Kong ...

Anita Mui Anita Mui Yim-fong (; 10 October 1963 – 30 December 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress who made major contributions to the Cantopop music scene and received numerous awards and honours. She remained an idol throughout her career, and i ...

Na Ying Na Ying (born 27 November 1967) is a Chinese singer. Rising to fame in the late 1980s, Na signed with Linfair Records in 1993, becoming one of the first singers from mainland China to join a Taiwanese label and subsequently gaining popularity ac ...

* Kary Ng * One-Fang *

Cass Phang Cass Phang (; born 2 February 1969) is a retired Cantopop singer from Hong Kong, affiliated with EMI from 1993 to 1998 and then with Sony Music Entertainment. She was born in Ipoh, Malaysia, studied at Munsang College and a high school in A ...

Wanting Qu Wanting Qu (; born October 10, 1984), known simply as Wanting, is a Chinese pianist and singer-songwriter who is currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Career Wanting Qu was born and raised in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, where ...

* Sa Dingding *

Fiona Sit Fiona Sit (; born 11 August 1981) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Early life In an interview with Hong Kong newspaper '' Apple Daily'' in 2006, Fiona Sit revealed that she has always been interested in singing in front of an audience since ...

Tarcy Su Tarcy Su (; born 27 October 1970) is a Taiwanese singer and actress who was most popular in the 1990s during her recording career with Rock Records. She has released three albums since 2002. In 2021, she was nominated for Best Female Mandarin ...

Stefanie Sun Stefanie Sun Yanzi (; born Sng Ee Tze; 23 July 1978) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. Known for her Ballad, ballads and girl next door image, Sun made her debut with the album ''Yan Zi (album), Yan Zi'' in 2000. Featuring the single "Cl ...

* Sunnee * Penny Tai * G.E.M. Tang * Stephy Tang *

Teresa Teng Teng Li-Chun ( zh, t=鄧麗君, s=, p=Dèng Lìjūn; 29 January 1953 – 8 May 1995), commonly known as Teresa Teng, was a Taiwanese singer, television personality, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to by some as the "Honorific nicknames i ...

Hebe Tien Hebe Tien Fu-chen (; born 30 March 1983) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She rose to fame in the early 2000s as a member of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. The release of her debut album, '' To Hebe'' (2010), established her as a solo artist. T ...

* Tsai Chin *

Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai I-lin ( zh, c=蔡依林, p=Cài Yīlín; born September 15, 1980), also romanized as Jolin Cai, is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Recognized as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of C-Pop ...

* Kay Tse *

Janice Vidal Janice M. Vidal (born 13 April 1982) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. She was discovered by music producer Mark Lui and initially began her career as a back-up singer for Leon Lai. She debuted as a solo artist in 2004 under Lai's l ...

* Cyndi Wang *

Joanna Wang Joanna Wang (; born 1 August 1988), is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter, daughter of music producer (王治平). Born in Taipei but raised in Los Angeles, California, Wang dropped out from Gabrielino High School when she was 16. Her de ...

* Landy Wen * Meng Jia *

Faye Wong Faye Wong ( zh, 王菲; pinyin: ''Wáng Fēi''; born 8 August 1969) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and actress. Early in her career, she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong (). Born in Beijing, she moved to British Hong Kong at the age o ...

Ivana Wong Ivana Wong Yuen-chi (; born 18 June 1979) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actress. She made her debut in 2005 with the self-titled EP ''Ivana''. She is a four-time winner of the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Singer-songwriter Gold Award ...

* Xidan Girl *

Faith Yang Faith Yang Naiwen ( zh, t=楊乃文, p=Yáng Nǎiwén; born 2 March 1974) is a Taiwanese musician. She grew up in Sydney, Australia and studied biology and genetics at the University of Sydney. In 2000, Yang won the Golden Melody Award for Bes ...

Rainie Yang Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (Chinese: 楊丞琳; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host. Yang began her career in 2000 as a member of girl group 4 in Love (group), 4 in Love. After the group disbanded in 2002, she began ...

* Bella Yao *

Sally Yeh Sally Yeh (born 30 September 1961), sometimes credited as Sally Yip or Yip Sin-man, is a Hong Kong and Canadian singer and actress. Early life Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Yeh immigrated to Canada at the age of four with her family and grew up in Vict ...

Miriam Yeung Miriam Yeung Chin-wah (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awar ...

Joey Yung Joey Yung Tso-Yi (, ; born 16 June 1980) is a Hong Kong singer signed to Emperor Entertainment Group. Since her debut in 1996, Yung has won numerous awards, including the JSG Most Popular Female Singer and Ultimate Best Female Singer – Gol ...

* Jane Zhang * Jana Chen *

Zhao Wei Zhao Wei (; born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicky Zhao or Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese nationality law, Chinese actress, singer, filmmaker, and businesswoman. Regarded as one of China's Four Dan Actresses, she rose to pan-Asian fame for her rol ...

Fong Fei Fei Fong Fei-Fei (), born Lim Chiu-Luan (; 20 August 1953 – 3 January 2012), was a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese singer, host and actress. As one of the biggest pop singers in Taiwan, she was known for her melodic love songs, unique personal stage ...

* Yangwei Linghua *

Jenny Tseng Jenny Tseng (, Yan Nei; born Yan Suk Si (); 3 April 1953) is a Macanese singer. She has been based in Taiwan and Hong Kong for much of her career. Career Collaboration with Roman Tam In 1983 Jenny and Roman Tam issued the soundtrack to the hit H ...

* Bibi Zhou * Zhang Zining * Curley G * Wang Yijin *

Liu Xiening Liu Xiening ( zh, s=刘些宁, ), also known by her English name Sally Liu or simply Sally, is a Chinese actress, singer and dancer. She is a former member of South Korean girl group Gugudan. She achieved recognition in China after finishing si ...

Chen Zhuoxuan Chen Zhuoxuan ( zh, s=陈卓璇, t=, p=Chén Zhuóxuán; born 13 August 1997; also known by her English name Krystal Chan) is a Chinese actress and singer. She first appeared in the 2016 audition show '' Super Girl 2016'', where she was awarded f ...

* Nene * Cheng Xiao * Wu Xuanyi *

Meng Meiqi Meng Meiqi (born October 15, 1998) is a Chinese singer and actress signed under Yuehua Entertainment. She began her career as a member of South Korean girl group WJSN in 2016 and went on hiatus from the group from early-2018 prior to leaving ...

*Zhao Yue *Ju Jingyi *Yu Yan (singer), Yu Yan *Xie Keyin *Xu Ziyin *Zhou Jieqiong

Male artists

*Tao (entertainer), Huang Zitao *Bi Wenjun *Cai Xukun *Chang Chen-yue *Daniel Chan *Danny Chan *Eason Chan *Jackie Chan *Jordan Chan *Jeff Chang (singer), Jeff Chang *Tony Yu, Yu Jingtian *Phil Chang *Chang Yu-Sheng *Gary Chaw *Pakho Chau *Wakin Chau *Bobby Chen *Chen Chusheng *Edison Chen *Chen Linong *Ronald Cheng *Dicky Cheung *Hins Cheung *Hua Chenyu *Jacky Cheung *Leslie Cheung *Chyi Chin *Chou Chuan-huing *Eric Chou *Jay Chou *Cui Jian *Fan Chengcheng *Van Fan *Khalil Fong *Han Geng *Jam Hsiao *Hsiao Huang-chi *Anson Hu *Hu Xia *Stanley Huang *Yida Huang *Andy Hui *Samuel Hui *Richie Jen *Justin (singer, born 2002), Justin *Joseph Koo *Aaron Kwok *Leo Ku *Qian Kun, Kun *Chet Lam *Leon Lai *Andy Lau *Hacken Lee *Nicky Lee (singer), Nicky Lee *Edmond Leung *Li Wenhan *JJ Lin *Yoga Lin *Lin Yanjun *Liu Huan *Show Lo *Lo Ta-yu *Crowd Lu *Luhan (singer), Luhan *MC HotDog *Anthony Neely *Will Pan *Pu Shu *Sun Nan *William So *Alan Tam *David Tao *Nicholas Tse *Wang Feng (singer), Wang Feng *Jackson Wang *Jiro Wang *Karry Wang *Leehom Wang *Roy Wang *Wang Yibo *Vision Wei *Winwin *Anthony Wong (singer), Anthony Wong *Dave Wong *Lucas (rapper), Lucas *Michael Wong (singer), Michael Wong *Wu Bai *Kenji Wu *Kris Wu *Xie Hexian *Xu Song (singer), Xu Song *Xu Wei (musician), Xu Wei *Aaron Yan *Yang Pei-An *Jackson Yi *Zeng Yi (singer), Zeng Yi *Evan Yo *You Zhangjing *Harlem Yu *Joker Xue *Xiao Zhan *Jason Zhang *Lay Zhang *Zhou Yixuan *Zhou Zhennan *Zhu Zhengting *Zuoxiao Zuzhou *INTO1, Liu Yu *INTO1, Santa Uno *INTO1, Rikimaru Chikada *INTO1, Mika Hashizume *Kornchid Boonsathitpakdee, Nine *INTO1, Lin Mo *INTO1, Bo Yuan *INTO1, Zhang Jiayuan *INTO1, Zhou Keyu *Nattawat Finkler, Patrick Yin Haoyu *INTO1, Liu Zhang

Music groups and bands

*183 Club *2moro *4 in Love (group), 4 in Love *5566 *A-One (band), A-One *at17 *BEJ48 *Beyond (band), Beyond *BoBo (band), BoBo *BonBon Girls 303, BonBon Girls *Boy Story *Boy'z *BY2 *C AllStar *Catchers *Choc7 *Comic Boyz *Da Mouth *Dream Girls (band), Dream Girls *Energy (Taiwanese band), Energy *EO2 *F.I.R. *F4 (band), F4 *Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band), Fahrenheit *Fanxy Red *Four Golden Princess *INTO1 *Grasshopper (band), Grasshopper *GNZ48 *I Me *JPM (band), JPM *K One *Lollipop F *M-Girls *Mayday (Taiwanese band), Mayday *M.I.C. (band), M.I.C. *My little airport *Nan Quan Mama *NEXT (Chinese band), NEXT *Nine Percent *Phoenix Legend *Popu Lady *Power Station (Taiwanese band), Power Station *Produce Pandas *R1SE *Rocket Girls (band), Rocket Girls *RubberBand *S.H.E *Shin (band), Shin *Super Impassioned Net Generation *SNH48 *Sodagreen *SpeXial *Sweety *Tension (Taiwanese band), Tension *TFBOYS *Teens In Times *The Flowers (Chinese band), The Flowers *The9 (group), The9 *Top Combine *TransForm Project *Twins (group), Twins *Unine (band), UNINE *UNIQ (band), UNIQ *WayV *Xiao Hu Dui *X Nine *Y2J (band), Y2J *Yu Quan *ZERO-G

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Female artists

Male artists

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See also

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